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

Denmark and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Denmark	United States	Denmark	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	4,579,603	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	4,611,687	183,691,481	0.7%	1.67%
1962	4,647,727	186,537,737	0.78%	1.55%
1963	4,684,483	189,241,798	0.79%	1.45%
1964	4,722,072	191,888,791	0.8%	1.4%
1965	4,759,012	194,302,963	0.78%	1.26%
1966	4,797,381	196,560,338	0.81%	1.16%
1967	4,835,354	198,712,056	0.79%	1.09%
1968	4,864,883	200,706,052	0.61%	1%
1969	4,891,860	202,676,946	0.55%	0.98%
1970	4,928,757	205,052,174	0.75%	1.17%
1971	4,963,126	207,660,677	0.7%	1.27%
1972	4,991,596	209,896,021	0.57%	1.08%
1973	5,021,861	211,908,788	0.61%	0.96%
1974	5,045,297	213,853,928	0.47%	0.92%
1975	5,059,862	215,973,199	0.29%	0.99%
1976	5,072,596	218,035,164	0.25%	0.95%
1977	5,088,419	220,239,425	0.31%	1.01%
1978	5,104,248	222,584,545	0.31%	1.06%
1979	5,116,801	225,055,487	0.25%	1.11%
1980	5,123,027	226,542,250	0.12%	0.66%
1981	5,121,572	229,465,744	-0.03%	1.29%
1982	5,117,810	231,664,432	-0.07%	0.96%
1983	5,114,297	233,792,014	-0.07%	0.92%
1984	5,111,619	235,824,908	-0.05%	0.87%
1985	5,113,691	237,923,734	0.04%	0.89%
1986	5,120,534	240,132,831	0.13%	0.93%
1987	5,127,024	242,288,936	0.13%	0.9%
1988	5,129,516	244,499,004	0.05%	0.91%
1989	5,132,594	246,819,222	0.06%	0.95%
1990	5,140,939	250,131,894	0.16%	1.34%
1991	5,154,298	253,492,503	0.26%	1.34%
1992	5,171,370	256,894,189	0.33%	1.34%
1993	5,188,628	260,255,352	0.33%	1.31%
1994	5,206,180	263,435,673	0.34%	1.22%
1995	5,233,373	266,557,091	0.52%	1.18%
1996	5,263,074	269,667,391	0.57%	1.17%
1997	5,284,991	272,911,760	0.42%	1.2%
1998	5,304,219	276,115,288	0.36%	1.17%
1999	5,321,799	279,294,713	0.33%	1.15%
2000	5,339,616	282,162,411	0.33%	1.03%
2001	5,358,783	284,968,955	0.36%	0.99%
2002	5,375,931	287,625,193	0.32%	0.93%
2003	5,390,574	290,107,933	0.27%	0.86%
2004	5,404,523	292,805,298	0.26%	0.93%
2005	5,419,432	295,516,599	0.28%	0.93%
2006	5,437,272	298,379,912	0.33%	0.97%
2007	5,461,438	301,231,207	0.44%	0.96%
2008	5,493,621	304,093,966	0.59%	0.95%
2009	5,523,095	306,771,529	0.54%	0.88%
2010	5,547,683	309,327,143	0.45%	0.83%
2011	5,570,572	311,583,481	0.41%	0.73%
2012	5,591,572	313,877,662	0.38%	0.74%
2013	5,614,932	316,059,947	0.42%	0.7%
2014	5,643,475	318,386,329	0.51%	0.74%
2015	5,683,483	320,738,994	0.71%	0.74%
2016	5,728,010	323,071,755	0.78%	0.73%
2017	5,764,980	325,122,128	0.65%	0.63%
2018	5,793,636	326,838,199	0.5%	0.53%
2019	5,814,422	328,329,953	0.36%	0.46%
2020	5,831,404	331,526,933	0.29%	0.97%
2021	5,856,733	331,893,745	0.43%	0.11%
2022	5,903,037	333,271,411	0.79%	0.42%
2023	5,946,952	334,914,895	0.74%	0.49%
2024	5,976,992	340,110,988	0.51%	1.55%
2025	6,002,090	341,931,772	0.42%	0.54%
2026	6,023,091	343,664,369	0.35%	0.51%
2027	6,041,010	345,331,185	0.3%	0.49%
2028	6,056,755	346,981,137	0.26%	0.48%
2029	6,070,186	348,601,982	0.22%	0.47%
2030	6,081,559	350,176,974	0.19%	0.45%
2031	6,091,513	351,725,612	0.16%	0.44%
2032	6,099,943	353,249,060	0.14%	0.43%
2033	6,107,156	354,749,644	0.12%	0.42%
2034	6,113,785	356,234,239	0.11%	0.42%
2035	6,119,365	357,694,316	0.09%	0.41%
2036	6,123,874	359,119,002	0.07%	0.4%
2037	6,127,386	360,517,853	0.06%	0.39%
2038	6,130,437	361,895,407	0.05%	0.38%
2039	6,132,752	363,229,908	0.04%	0.37%
2040	6,134,223	364,512,364	0.02%	0.35%
2041	6,135,120	365,753,139	0.01%	0.34%
2042	6,135,315	366,969,419	0.003%	0.33%
2043	6,135,244	368,146,925	-0.001%	0.32%
2044	6,134,789	369,258,123	-0.007%	0.3%
2045	6,134,218	370,318,770	-0.009%	0.29%
2046	6,133,182	371,328,255	-0.02%	0.27%
2047	6,131,427	372,299,116	-0.03%	0.26%
2048	6,129,548	373,230,539	-0.03%	0.25%
2049	6,127,293	374,119,803	-0.04%	0.24%
2050	6,124,397	374,986,259	-0.05%	0.23%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 295,276 (a 5.15% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.68% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.