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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,032,403 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 11.6 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.03M (10.9% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Denmark vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark United Kingdom
2100 5,879,692 74,700,585
2099 5,887,324 74,831,175
2098 5,894,688 74,950,267
2097 5,902,451 75,064,397
2096 5,909,729 75,176,691
2095 5,917,219 75,287,063
2094 5,925,288 75,383,856
2093 5,933,241 75,482,205
2092 5,941,337 75,575,769
2091 5,949,626 75,666,091
2090 5,958,205 75,753,129
2089 5,966,645 75,835,723
2088 5,974,290 75,907,614
2087 5,982,321 75,978,712
2086 5,989,976 76,046,742
2085 5,997,455 76,105,680
2084 6,004,175 76,156,223
2083 6,010,595 76,205,894
2082 6,016,013 76,246,844
2081 6,020,048 76,274,040
2080 6,023,906 76,306,205
2079 6,027,570 76,334,949
2078 6,030,553 76,353,484
2077 6,033,561 76,371,123
2076 6,037,007 76,373,520
2075 6,039,523 76,386,071
2074 6,041,944 76,397,426
2073 6,044,803 76,406,554
2072 6,046,641 76,398,941
2071 6,048,624 76,388,223
2070 6,051,078 76,378,505
2069 6,053,869 76,371,827
2068 6,056,924 76,370,973
2067 6,060,476 76,363,548
2066 6,064,191 76,356,638
2065 6,069,049 76,355,841
2064 6,073,904 76,352,770
2063 6,078,625 76,353,175
2062 6,083,792 76,346,535
2061 6,088,815 76,344,206
2060 6,094,310 76,344,725
2059 6,099,236 76,345,215
2058 6,103,864 76,326,961
2057 6,108,995 76,307,006
2056 6,114,524 76,274,247
2055 6,120,037 76,235,304
2054 6,124,581 76,167,710
2053 6,129,266 76,094,051
2052 6,132,944 76,001,979
2051 6,136,666 75,895,690
2050 6,139,893 75,777,445
2049 6,142,477 75,646,044
2048 6,144,414 75,499,380
2047 6,146,231 75,338,951
2046 6,147,918 75,171,300
2045 6,148,320 74,993,186
2044 6,149,066 74,807,530
2043 6,149,226 74,607,485
2042 6,149,216 74,407,783
2041 6,148,827 74,203,292
2040 6,147,418 73,994,525
2039 6,145,884 73,782,112
2038 6,142,758 73,559,085
2037 6,139,788 73,335,723
2036 6,135,708 73,101,646
2035 6,130,764 72,850,722
2034 6,124,513 72,597,177
2033 6,117,467 72,322,802
2032 6,110,061 72,046,316
2031 6,100,566 71,757,868
2030 6,090,119 71,442,811
2029 6,077,752 71,123,782
2028 6,063,214 70,783,199
2027 6,046,188 70,421,923
2026 6,027,292 70,055,911
2025 6,004,069 69,658,188
2024 5,976,992 69,226,000
2023 5,946,952 68,492,000
2022 5,903,037 67,604,000
2021 5,856,733 66,984,000
2020 5,831,404 66,744,000
2019 5,814,422 66,631,000
2018 5,793,636 66,289,000
2017 5,764,980 65,966,000
2016 5,728,010 65,607,000
2015 5,683,483 65,088,000
2014 5,643,475 64,620,000
2013 5,614,932 64,139,000
2012 5,591,572 63,711,000
2011 5,570,572 63,258,810
2010 5,547,683 62,766,365
2009 5,523,095 62,276,270
2008 5,493,621 61,806,995
2007 5,461,438 61,322,463
2006 5,437,272 60,846,820
2005 5,419,432 60,401,206
2004 5,404,523 59,987,905
2003 5,390,574 59,647,577
2002 5,375,931 59,370,479
2001 5,358,783 59,119,673
2000 5,339,616 58,892,514
1999 5,321,799 58,682,466
1998 5,304,219 58,487,141
1997 5,284,991 58,316,954
1996 5,263,074 58,166,950
1995 5,233,373 58,019,030
1994 5,206,180 57,865,745
1993 5,188,628 57,718,614
1992 5,171,370 57,580,402
1991 5,154,298 57,424,897
1990 5,140,939 57,247,586
1989 5,132,594 57,076,711
1988 5,129,516 56,928,327
1987 5,127,024 56,802,050
1986 5,120,534 56,681,396
1985 5,113,691 56,550,268
1984 5,111,619 56,422,072
1983 5,114,297 56,332,848
1982 5,117,810 56,313,641
1981 5,121,572 56,333,829
1980 5,123,027 56,314,216
1979 5,116,801 56,246,951
1978 5,104,248 56,196,504
1977 5,088,419 56,193,492
1976 5,072,596 56,211,968
1975 5,059,862 56,225,800
1974 5,045,297 56,229,974
1973 5,021,861 56,194,527
1972 4,991,596 56,086,065
1971 4,963,126 55,896,223
1970 4,928,757 55,663,250
1969 4,891,860 55,441,750
1968 4,864,883 55,211,700
1967 4,835,354 54,943,600
1966 4,797,381 54,648,500
1965 4,759,012 54,348,050
1964 4,722,072 54,000,000
1963 4,684,483 53,650,000
1962 4,647,727 53,250,000
1961 4,611,687 52,800,000
1960 4,579,603 52,400,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.78% to 6,139,893 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark United Kingdom
2100 -0.13% -0.17%
2099 -0.12% -0.16%
2098 -0.13% -0.15%
2097 -0.12% -0.15%
2096 -0.13% -0.15%
2095 -0.14% -0.13%
2094 -0.13% -0.13%
2093 -0.14% -0.12%
2092 -0.14% -0.12%
2091 -0.14% -0.11%
2090 -0.14% -0.11%
2089 -0.13% -0.09%
2088 -0.13% -0.09%
2087 -0.13% -0.09%
2086 -0.12% -0.08%
2085 -0.11% -0.07%
2084 -0.11% -0.07%
2083 -0.09% -0.05%
2082 -0.07% -0.04%
2081 -0.06% -0.04%
2080 -0.06% -0.04%
2079 -0.05% -0.02%
2078 -0.05% -0.02%
2077 -0.06% -0.003%
2076 -0.04% -0.02%
2075 -0.04% -0.01%
2074 -0.05% -0.01%
2073 -0.03% 0.01%
2072 -0.03% 0.01%
2071 -0.04% 0.01%
2070 -0.05% 0.009%
2069 -0.05% 0.001%
2068 -0.06% 0.01%
2067 -0.06% 0.009%
2066 -0.08% 0.001%
2065 -0.08% 0.004%
2064 -0.08% -0%
2063 -0.08% 0.009%
2062 -0.08% 0.003%
2061 -0.09% -0.001%
2060 -0.08% -0.001%
2059 -0.08% 0.02%
2058 -0.08% 0.03%
2057 -0.09% 0.04%
2056 -0.09% 0.05%
2055 -0.07% 0.09%
2054 -0.08% 0.1%
2053 -0.06% 0.12%
2052 -0.06% 0.14%
2051 -0.05% 0.16%
2050 -0.04% 0.17%
2049 -0.03% 0.19%
2048 -0.03% 0.21%
2047 -0.03% 0.22%
2046 -0.007% 0.24%
2045 -0.01% 0.25%
2044 -0.003% 0.27%
2043 0% 0.27%
2042 0.006% 0.28%
2041 0.02% 0.28%
2040 0.02% 0.29%
2039 0.05% 0.3%
2038 0.05% 0.3%
2037 0.07% 0.32%
2036 0.08% 0.34%
2035 0.1% 0.35%
2034 0.12% 0.38%
2033 0.12% 0.38%
2032 0.16% 0.4%
2031 0.17% 0.44%
2030 0.2% 0.45%
2029 0.24% 0.48%
2028 0.28% 0.51%
2027 0.31% 0.52%
2026 0.39% 0.57%
2025 0.45% 0.62%
2024 0.51% 1.07%
2023 0.74% 1.31%
2022 0.79% 0.93%
2021 0.43% 0.36%
2020 0.29% 0.17%
2019 0.36% 0.52%
2018 0.5% 0.49%
2017 0.65% 0.55%
2016 0.78% 0.8%
2015 0.71% 0.72%
2014 0.51% 0.75%
2013 0.42% 0.67%
2012 0.38% 0.71%
2011 0.41% 0.78%
2010 0.45% 0.79%
2009 0.54% 0.76%
2008 0.59% 0.79%
2007 0.44% 0.78%
2006 0.33% 0.74%
2005 0.28% 0.69%
2004 0.26% 0.57%
2003 0.27% 0.47%
2002 0.32% 0.42%
2001 0.36% 0.39%
2000 0.33% 0.36%
1999 0.33% 0.33%
1998 0.36% 0.29%
1997 0.42% 0.26%
1996 0.57% 0.25%
1995 0.52% 0.26%
1994 0.34% 0.25%
1993 0.33% 0.24%
1992 0.33% 0.27%
1991 0.26% 0.31%
1990 0.16% 0.3%
1989 0.06% 0.26%
1988 0.05% 0.22%
1987 0.13% 0.21%
1986 0.13% 0.23%
1985 0.04% 0.23%
1984 -0.05% 0.16%
1983 -0.07% 0.03%
1982 -0.07% -0.04%
1981 -0.03% 0.03%
1980 0.12% 0.12%
1979 0.25% 0.09%
1978 0.31% 0.005%
1977 0.31% -0.03%
1976 0.25% -0.02%
1975 0.29% -0.007%
1974 0.47% 0.06%
1973 0.61% 0.19%
1972 0.57% 0.34%
1971 0.7% 0.42%
1970 0.75% 0.4%
1969 0.55% 0.42%
1968 0.61% 0.49%
1967 0.79% 0.54%
1966 0.81% 0.55%
1965 0.78% 0.64%
1964 0.8% 0.65%
1963 0.79% 0.75%
1962 0.78% 0.85%
1961 0.7% 0.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Denmark grew by 0.51%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Denmark United Kingdom
Current population
6032403
70154914
Population rank 114/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.85%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
9.11 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +82 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 132/197 97/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +389,911
Net migration rank 32/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 389,911
2024 - 25,639 - 417,114
2023 -595 31,006 34,589 445,523
2022 -1,180 60,219 39,751 487,029
2021 5,857 26,887 30,612 462,967
2020 5,831 10,851 -4,272 144,221
2019 6,977 9,488 108,342 232,727
2018 6,373 18,919 119,321 259,744
2017 8,071 24,561 145,125 272,311
2016 9,165 33,391 177,139 324,649
2015 5,683 42,284 175,738 347,839
2014 5,644 27,242 206,784 306,091
2013 3,931 21,359 198,830 237,272
2012 5,592 16,871 248,473 172,088
2011 6,685 13,495 259,361 228,773
2010 8,876 17,533 251,066 274,811
2009 8,285 15,551 230,422 249,639
2008 10,438 25,775 216,325 263,390
2007 8,192 20,560 196,232 309,385
2006 9,787 10,491 176,455 288,923
2005 9,755 6,887 144,963 308,279
2004 9,188 5,166 131,974 276,077
2003 7,007 7,228 89,471 211,846
2002 5,376 9,629 65,308 203,577
2001 6,967 12,192 65,032 175,133
2000 9,078 10,441 70,671 153,917
1999 6,919 9,520 64,551 152,653
1998 7,956 11,098 87,730 125,541
1997 7,927 12,269 99,138 59,723
1996 6,842 17,534 98,884 54,964
1995 6,280 28,958 87,028 61,385
1994 8,850 10,766 127,304 45,339
1993 4,670 11,411 103,893 27,403
1992 6,722 11,937 149,709 17,846
1991 4,639 10,827 143,562 27,601
1990 2,056 8,667 154,569 57,132
1989 2,053 3,720 119,861 49,586
1988 0 677 136,628 13,952
1987 -1,538 6,338 136,325 8,266
1986 -2,561 11,463 90,690 41,836
1985 -4,603 9,957 79,170 83,164
1984 -5,623 4,325 84,633 71,107
1983 -6,649 1,952 61,966 27,063
1982 -2,559 235 56,314 -61,152
1981 -3,073 -1,741 73,234 -83,876
1980 1,537 803 95,734 -25,187
1979 4,605 5,808 61,872 11,255
1978 9,187 5,678 16,859 3,783
1977 11,703 5,548 0 -21,636
1976 11,667 3,182 -5,621 -19,135
1975 20,746 -10,672 33,735 -40,241
1974 19,676 -437 67,476 -65,710
1973 21,092 7,107 112,389 -33,840
1972 24,958 7,053 162,650 -1,406
1971 26,801 -1,159 257,123 1,175
1970 22,673 20,947 244,918 -15,254
1969 23,481 6,687 260,577 -60,655
1968 27,243 -3,557 292,622 -38,852
1967 33,363 1,623 346,145 -39,659
1966 38,858 2,011 333,356 -27,935
1965 37,596 -2,098 364,132 -24,955
1964 36,832 1,333 405,000 -23,885
1963 36,539 594 337,995 8,271
1962 32,070 3,900 340,800 76,443
1961 33,205 3,012 311,519 52,295
1960 32,515 -4,047 314,400 19,953

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/united-kingdom | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 15.4% of the population change in Denmark is from natural causes (a gain of 51,826 people) and 84.6% is from migration (a gain of 284,848 people). In the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Gentofte 75.8K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.5K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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