The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,018,959 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 7.1 times bigger than Denmark's.
- Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.42M people to 6.02M (11.1% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 6.14M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
Denmark vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
6018959
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42727988
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| Population rank | 114/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
17.5 minutes
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
9.11 minutes
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
9.02 minutes
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
20.5 minutes
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +25,639 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +82 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +30,040 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.51% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 133/197 | 14/197 |
Denmark and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,579,603 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,611,687 | 5,655,232 | 0.7% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 4,647,727 | 5,782,221 | 0.78% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 4,684,483 | 5,911,135 | 0.79% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 4,722,072 | 6,048,006 | 0.8% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 4,759,012 | 6,195,593 | 0.78% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 4,797,381 | 6,351,494 | 0.81% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 4,835,354 | 6,516,444 | 0.79% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 4,864,883 | 6,690,524 | 0.61% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 4,891,860 | 6,875,859 | 0.55% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 4,928,757 | 7,065,279 | 0.75% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 4,963,126 | 7,257,462 | 0.7% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 4,991,596 | 7,460,068 | 0.57% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 5,021,861 | 7,672,796 | 0.61% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 5,045,297 | 7,896,783 | 0.47% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 5,059,862 | 8,133,598 | 0.29% | 3% |
| 1976 | 5,072,596 | 8,384,113 | 0.25% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 5,088,419 | 8,648,222 | 0.31% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 5,104,248 | 8,926,586 | 0.31% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 5,116,801 | 9,224,194 | 0.25% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 5,123,027 | 9,543,358 | 0.12% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 5,121,572 | 9,882,362 | -0.03% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 5,117,810 | 10,241,006 | -0.07% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 5,114,297 | 10,621,499 | -0.07% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 5,111,619 | 11,025,597 | -0.05% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 5,113,691 | 11,453,825 | 0.04% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 5,120,534 | 11,901,040 | 0.13% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 5,127,024 | 12,369,912 | 0.13% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 5,129,516 | 12,859,708 | 0.05% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 5,132,594 | 13,364,174 | 0.06% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 5,140,939 | 13,887,862 | 0.16% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 5,154,298 | 14,430,201 | 0.26% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 5,171,370 | 14,989,494 | 0.33% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 5,188,628 | 15,563,914 | 0.33% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 5,206,180 | 16,149,147 | 0.34% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 5,233,373 | 16,740,058 | 0.52% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 5,263,074 | 17,313,177 | 0.57% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 5,284,991 | 17,873,936 | 0.42% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 5,304,219 | 18,446,013 | 0.36% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 5,321,799 | 19,029,420 | 0.33% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 5,339,616 | 19,624,141 | 0.33% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 5,358,783 | 20,226,147 | 0.36% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 5,375,931 | 20,835,086 | 0.32% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 5,390,574 | 21,456,379 | 0.27% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 5,404,523 | 22,095,167 | 0.26% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 5,419,432 | 22,790,085 | 0.28% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 5,437,272 | 23,543,083 | 0.33% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 5,461,438 | 24,318,082 | 0.44% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 5,493,621 | 25,111,941 | 0.59% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 5,523,095 | 25,927,724 | 0.54% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 5,547,683 | 26,754,387 | 0.45% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 5,570,572 | 27,582,897 | 0.41% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 5,591,572 | 28,433,647 | 0.38% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 5,614,932 | 29,312,952 | 0.42% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 5,643,475 | 30,226,309 | 0.51% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 5,683,483 | 31,159,379 | 0.71% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 5,728,010 | 32,109,010 | 0.78% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 5,764,980 | 33,090,921 | 0.65% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 5,793,636 | 34,085,182 | 0.5% | 3% |
| 2019 | 5,814,422 | 35,111,408 | 0.36% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 5,831,404 | 36,134,863 | 0.29% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 5,856,733 | 37,140,230 | 0.43% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 5,903,037 | 38,222,876 | 0.79% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 5,946,952 | 39,390,799 | 0.74% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 5,976,992 | 40,583,164 | 0.51% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 6,002,090 | 41,773,871 | 0.42% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 6,023,091 | 42,961,650 | 0.35% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 6,041,010 | 44,145,620 | 0.3% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 6,056,755 | 45,323,685 | 0.26% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 6,070,186 | 46,497,573 | 0.22% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 6,081,559 | 47,667,649 | 0.19% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 6,091,513 | 48,827,503 | 0.16% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 6,099,943 | 49,979,089 | 0.14% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 6,107,156 | 51,129,867 | 0.12% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 6,113,785 | 52,279,989 | 0.11% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 6,119,365 | 53,429,308 | 0.09% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 6,123,874 | 54,578,046 | 0.07% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 6,127,386 | 55,724,259 | 0.06% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 6,130,437 | 56,872,152 | 0.05% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 6,132,752 | 58,024,713 | 0.04% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 6,134,223 | 59,181,514 | 0.02% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 6,135,120 | 60,345,667 | 0.01% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 6,135,315 | 61,517,965 | 0.003% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 6,135,244 | 62,696,517 | -0.001% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 6,134,789 | 63,880,172 | -0.007% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 6,134,218 | 65,066,344 | -0.009% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 6,133,182 | 66,253,578 | -0.02% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 6,131,427 | 67,438,796 | -0.03% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 6,129,548 | 68,620,844 | -0.03% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 6,127,293 | 69,799,794 | -0.04% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 6,124,397 | 70,976,389 | -0.05% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Denmark increased by 264,051 people (a 4.87% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Denmark gained 335,476 (a 5.9% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2005 and is 114th in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.75% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 119th. The population of Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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Population differences between Denmark and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 42.4 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 387 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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