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Population in Denmark compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 6,009,169 in 2025 vs 11,513,149 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,042,125 people compared to 11,885,001 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • The United Arab Emirates' population is 1.97 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.04M (11.1% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.9M (137.3% growth).

Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark UAE
2100 5,884,686 26,706,595
2099 5,892,325 26,465,166
2098 5,899,695 26,225,773
2097 5,907,465 25,988,828
2096 5,914,749 25,753,753
2095 5,922,245 25,520,511
2094 5,930,321 25,288,801
2093 5,938,280 25,058,430
2092 5,946,384 24,829,182
2091 5,954,679 24,600,702
2090 5,963,266 24,372,725
2089 5,971,713 24,144,467
2088 5,979,364 23,916,513
2087 5,987,402 23,688,452
2086 5,995,064 23,460,422
2085 6,002,549 23,232,061
2084 6,009,275 23,002,795
2083 6,015,700 22,772,229
2082 6,021,123 22,540,771
2081 6,025,161 22,308,390
2080 6,029,023 22,075,331
2079 6,032,690 21,841,417
2078 6,035,675 21,606,907
2077 6,038,686 21,371,631
2076 6,042,135 21,136,110
2075 6,044,653 20,900,601
2074 6,047,076 20,665,468
2073 6,049,937 20,430,105
2072 6,051,777 20,196,342
2071 6,053,762 19,963,477
2070 6,056,217 19,732,649
2069 6,059,011 19,503,294
2068 6,062,068 19,276,535
2067 6,065,624 19,052,348
2066 6,069,342 18,831,237
2065 6,074,204 18,612,821
2064 6,079,063 18,397,315
2063 6,083,788 18,185,402
2062 6,088,960 17,977,010
2061 6,093,987 17,772,656
2060 6,099,487 17,571,910
2059 6,104,417 17,373,047
2058 6,109,049 17,176,551
2057 6,114,183 16,982,730
2056 6,119,717 16,791,613
2055 6,125,235 16,602,585
2054 6,129,783 16,414,963
2053 6,134,472 16,230,105
2052 6,138,153 16,047,360
2051 6,141,878 15,866,073
2050 6,145,108 15,685,433
2049 6,147,694 15,505,176
2048 6,149,633 15,326,671
2047 6,151,452 15,149,859
2046 6,153,140 14,977,516
2045 6,153,542 14,808,230
2044 6,154,289 14,639,661
2043 6,154,449 14,472,097
2042 6,154,439 14,305,483
2041 6,154,049 14,139,883
2040 6,152,639 13,975,444
2039 6,151,105 13,812,227
2038 6,147,975 13,650,128
2037 6,145,003 13,489,998
2036 6,140,920 13,331,723
2035 6,135,972 13,175,838
2034 6,129,715 13,022,467
2033 6,122,663 12,872,359
2032 6,115,251 12,725,892
2031 6,105,748 12,583,470
2030 6,095,292 12,445,626
2029 6,082,914 12,304,314
2028 6,068,364 12,153,292
2027 6,051,324 11,982,666
2026 6,032,411 11,781,850
2025 6,009,169 11,513,149
2024 5,976,992 10,986,400
2023 5,946,952 10,483,751
2022 5,903,037 10,074,977
2021 5,856,733 9,575,152
2020 5,831,404 9,401,038
2019 5,814,422 9,445,785
2018 5,793,636 9,346,701
2017 5,764,980 9,223,225
2016 5,728,010 8,935,095
2015 5,683,483 8,505,237
2014 5,643,475 8,059,440
2013 5,614,932 7,693,031
2012 5,591,572 7,391,448
2011 5,570,572 7,104,538
2010 5,547,683 6,869,838
2009 5,523,095 6,707,058
2008 5,493,621 6,302,664
2007 5,461,438 5,624,635
2006 5,437,272 5,009,100
2005 5,419,432 4,664,790
2004 5,404,523 4,428,967
2003 5,390,574 4,192,457
2002 5,375,931 3,956,826
2001 5,358,783 3,723,590
2000 5,339,616 3,493,575
1999 5,321,799 3,266,009
1998 5,304,219 3,040,421
1997 5,284,991 2,817,410
1996 5,263,074 2,597,564
1995 5,233,373 2,434,662
1994 5,206,180 2,328,188
1993 5,188,628 2,222,093
1992 5,171,370 2,114,730
1991 5,154,298 2,006,626
1990 5,140,939 1,898,220
1989 5,132,594 1,789,851
1988 5,129,516 1,681,788
1987 5,127,024 1,574,244
1986 5,120,534 1,467,383
1985 5,113,691 1,377,911
1984 5,111,619 1,305,996
1983 5,114,297 1,235,305
1982 5,117,810 1,166,370
1981 5,121,572 1,099,855
1980 5,123,027 1,015,700
1979 5,116,801 912,010
1978 5,104,248 809,274
1977 5,088,419 710,209
1976 5,072,596 615,866
1975 5,059,862 542,856
1974 5,045,297 489,087
1973 5,021,861 436,399
1972 4,991,596 385,014
1971 4,963,126 335,027
1970 4,928,757 286,536
1969 4,891,860 239,660
1968 4,864,883 199,416
1967 4,835,354 179,700
1966 4,797,381 173,976
1965 4,759,012 167,103
1964 4,722,072 159,692
1963 4,684,483 152,211
1962 4,647,727 144,946
1961 4,611,687 137,989
1960 4,579,603 131,334

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 314,115 people (a 5.48% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,949,906 people (a 33% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.7% to 6,145,108 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32% to 15,685,433 people and rank change from 84th to 82nd.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 26.7M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark UAE
2100 -0.13% 0.91%
2099 -0.12% 0.91%
2098 -0.13% 0.91%
2097 -0.12% 0.91%
2096 -0.13% 0.91%
2095 -0.14% 0.92%
2094 -0.13% 0.92%
2093 -0.14% 0.92%
2092 -0.14% 0.93%
2091 -0.14% 0.94%
2090 -0.14% 0.95%
2089 -0.13% 0.95%
2088 -0.13% 0.96%
2087 -0.13% 0.97%
2086 -0.12% 0.98%
2085 -0.11% 1%
2084 -0.11% 1.01%
2083 -0.09% 1.03%
2082 -0.07% 1.04%
2081 -0.06% 1.06%
2080 -0.06% 1.07%
2079 -0.05% 1.09%
2078 -0.05% 1.1%
2077 -0.06% 1.11%
2076 -0.04% 1.13%
2075 -0.04% 1.14%
2074 -0.05% 1.15%
2073 -0.03% 1.16%
2072 -0.03% 1.17%
2071 -0.04% 1.17%
2070 -0.05% 1.18%
2069 -0.05% 1.18%
2068 -0.06% 1.18%
2067 -0.06% 1.17%
2066 -0.08% 1.17%
2065 -0.08% 1.17%
2064 -0.08% 1.17%
2063 -0.08% 1.16%
2062 -0.08% 1.15%
2061 -0.09% 1.14%
2060 -0.08% 1.14%
2059 -0.08% 1.14%
2058 -0.08% 1.14%
2057 -0.09% 1.14%
2056 -0.09% 1.14%
2055 -0.07% 1.14%
2054 -0.08% 1.14%
2053 -0.06% 1.14%
2052 -0.06% 1.14%
2051 -0.05% 1.15%
2050 -0.04% 1.16%
2049 -0.03% 1.16%
2048 -0.03% 1.17%
2047 -0.03% 1.15%
2046 -0.007% 1.14%
2045 -0.01% 1.15%
2044 -0.003% 1.16%
2043 0% 1.16%
2042 0.006% 1.17%
2041 0.02% 1.18%
2040 0.02% 1.18%
2039 0.05% 1.19%
2038 0.05% 1.19%
2037 0.07% 1.19%
2036 0.08% 1.18%
2035 0.1% 1.18%
2034 0.12% 1.17%
2033 0.12% 1.15%
2032 0.16% 1.13%
2031 0.17% 1.11%
2030 0.2% 1.15%
2029 0.24% 1.24%
2028 0.28% 1.42%
2027 0.31% 1.7%
2026 0.39% 2.33%
2025 0.54% 4.79%
2024 0.51% 4.79%
2023 0.74% 4.06%
2022 0.79% 5.22%
2021 0.43% 1.85%
2020 0.29% -0.47%
2019 0.36% 1.06%
2018 0.5% 1.34%
2017 0.65% 3.22%
2016 0.78% 5.05%
2015 0.71% 5.53%
2014 0.51% 4.76%
2013 0.42% 4.08%
2012 0.38% 4.04%
2011 0.41% 3.42%
2010 0.45% 2.43%
2009 0.54% 6.42%
2008 0.59% 12.1%
2007 0.44% 12.3%
2006 0.33% 7.38%
2005 0.28% 5.32%
2004 0.26% 5.64%
2003 0.27% 5.96%
2002 0.32% 6.26%
2001 0.36% 6.58%
2000 0.33% 6.97%
1999 0.33% 7.42%
1998 0.36% 7.92%
1997 0.42% 8.46%
1996 0.57% 6.69%
1995 0.52% 4.57%
1994 0.34% 4.77%
1993 0.33% 5.08%
1992 0.33% 5.39%
1991 0.26% 5.71%
1990 0.16% 6.05%
1989 0.06% 6.43%
1988 0.05% 6.83%
1987 0.13% 7.28%
1986 0.13% 6.49%
1985 0.04% 5.51%
1984 -0.05% 5.72%
1983 -0.07% 5.91%
1982 -0.07% 6.05%
1981 -0.03% 8.29%
1980 0.12% 11.4%
1979 0.25% 12.7%
1978 0.31% 13.9%
1977 0.31% 15.3%
1976 0.25% 13.4%
1975 0.29% 11%
1974 0.47% 12.1%
1973 0.61% 13.3%
1972 0.57% 14.9%
1971 0.7% 16.9%
1970 0.75% 19.6%
1969 0.55% 20.2%
1968 0.61% 11%
1967 0.79% 3.29%
1966 0.81% 4.11%
1965 0.78% 4.64%
1964 0.8% 4.91%
1963 0.79% 5.01%
1962 0.78% 5.04%
1961 0.7% 5.07%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Denmark grew by 0.54%, while the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Denmark UAE
Current population
6042125
11885001
Population rank 114/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.14%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
1 minute
One birth every
9.26 minutes
4.87 minutes
One death every
9.26 minutes
49.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +88 +1,443
Annual growth/decline +32,177 +526,749
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 126/197 1/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +158,634
Net migration rank 32/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 158,634
2024 0 25,639 97,197 278,439
2023 -595 31,006 92,698 300,004
2022 -1,180 60,219 81,758 322,773
2021 5,857 26,887 76,802 421,663
2020 5,831 10,851 87,871 92,541
2019 6,977 9,488 86,296 -125,186
2018 6,373 18,919 86,840 14,611
2017 8,071 24,561 89,382 34,155
2016 9,165 33,391 87,028 195,317
2015 5,683 42,284 85,044 342,468
2014 5,644 27,242 84,277 360,174
2013 3,931 21,359 82,977 279,269
2012 5,592 16,871 78,682 225,921
2011 6,685 13,495 73,496 215,183
2010 8,876 17,533 69,907 161,842
2009 8,285 15,551 66,521 163,643
2008 10,438 25,775 55,426 523,207
2007 8,192 20,560 55,048 722,380
2006 9,787 10,491 54,338 399,306
2005 9,755 6,887 60,046 174,926
2004 9,188 5,166 60,344 176,319
2003 7,007 7,228 59,118 177,237
2002 5,376 9,629 55,922 178,988
2001 6,967 12,192 52,789 178,779
2000 9,078 10,441 49,993 178,469
1999 6,919 9,520 46,198 180,469
1998 7,956 11,098 41,176 183,329
1997 7,927 12,269 38,207 183,310
1996 6,842 17,534 37,886 180,296
1995 6,280 28,958 38,685 68,938
1994 8,850 10,766 42,976 62,352
1993 4,670 11,411 41,324 65,545
1992 6,722 11,937 42,119 65,739
1991 4,639 10,827 41,409 66,943
1990 2,056 8,667 41,339 67,118
1989 2,053 3,720 40,148 68,132
1988 0 677 38,861 68,991
1987 -1,538 6,338 37,741 69,493
1986 -2,561 11,463 36,829 69,655
1985 -4,603 9,957 34,855 37,605
1984 -5,623 4,325 33,250 38,124
1983 -6,649 1,952 31,480 38,536
1982 -2,559 235 29,585 38,276
1981 -3,073 -1,741 27,560 37,600
1980 1,537 803 25,005 78,148
1979 4,605 5,808 21,987 82,238
1978 9,187 5,678 18,879 82,359
1977 11,703 5,548 15,787 81,111
1976 11,667 3,182 12,876 78,903
1975 20,746 -10,672 11,859 42,380
1974 19,676 -437 10,835 42,474
1973 21,092 7,107 9,822 42,243
1972 24,958 7,053 8,818 41,888
1971 26,801 -1,159 7,839 41,425
1970 22,673 20,947 6,922 40,792
1969 23,481 6,687 6,138 39,902
1968 27,243 -3,557 5,588 28,866
1967 33,363 1,623 5,264 -283
1966 38,858 2,011 4,955 1,516
1965 37,596 -2,098 4,675 2,598
1964 36,832 1,333 4,410 3,126
1963 36,539 594 4,157 3,264
1962 32,070 3,900 3,901 3,212
1961 33,205 3,012 3,657 3,141
1960 32,515 -4,047 3,418 3,102

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 14% of the population change in Denmark is from natural causes (a gain of 46,182 people) and 86% is from migration (a gain of 283,245 people). In the United Arab Emirates 31.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 870,916 people) and 68.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,876,785 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

Biggest cities by population

Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.7K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K
Vejle 62K
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Fujairah 119K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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