Demographics of Denmark

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date30 Oct 2021

As of 2021, the population of Denmark is projected at 5.81 million, up by 0.36% compared with 5.79 million in 2020. Denmark is ranked 115th in terms of population and 173rd in terms of population growth rate.

There are 64.06 thousand births in Denmark in 2021. That is 176 per day, which is ranked 127th. The crude birth rate is 11.01 per 1000 people. There are 57.79 thousand deaths in Denmark in 2021. That is 158 per day, which is ranked 100th. The crude death rate is 9.94 per 1000 people.

5.13 million people are living in urban areas, which is 88.24% of Denmark population. Denmark is ranked 39th in terms of urbanization.

The Sex Ratio in Denmark in 2021 is 98.83 males per 100 females. There are 2.89 million males and 2.92 million females in Denmark. The percentage of female population is 50.30% compare to 49.70% male population. Denmark has 34.3 thousand more females than males. Denmark is at 103rd position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

Denmark population

Year Population Growth (%)
19504,268,281-
19554,440,7790.66
19604,581,0990.67
19654,760,4610.78
19704,931,2390.65
19755,062,7310.42
19805,123,9450.10
19855,114,250-0.04
19905,141,1170.21
19955,232,7090.41
20005,341,1920.36
20055,421,7010.35
20105,554,8490.51
20155,688,6950.43
20165,711,3460.40
20175,732,2770.37
20185,752,1310.35
20195,771,8770.34
20205,792,2030.35
20215,813,3020.36
  • Total
  • Crude

Denmark death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195038,98579,9489.0718.59
195540,05775,6769.0417.08
196043,47378,6389.4717.12
196547,17180,4619.9116.91
197049,45175,70710.0415.36
197551,81167,59910.2513.37
198055,16856,74510.7911.10
198558,03354,05611.3310.56
199060,40662,45711.7312.12
199560,97867,45111.6512.89
200058,92265,72111.0512.32
200556,55164,76410.4111.92
201053,92161,2889.7111.04
201554,05859,1849.5110.41
202057,16763,2569.8710.92
202157,78964,0599.9411.01
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Denmark

Year Population Urbanization
UrbanRuralgrowth rate (%)Urban (%)
19502,901,6921,366,579-67.983
19553,091,6161,349,1621.1369.619
19603,375,6571,205,4441.7973.687
19653,667,8241,092,6361.6277.048
19703,932,046999,1951.3179.737
19754,158,823903,9060.9982.146
19804,289,924834,0210.4383.723
19854,313,899800,3440.0984.351
19904,361,901779,2140.2984.843
19954,446,693786,0110.4484.979
20004,545,356795,8380.3885.100
20054,654,838766,8640.6985.856
20104,821,305733,5390.6886.795
20154,979,108709,5870.5787.526
20205,107,903688,8970.5188.116
20215,134,933684,3290.5388.240
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Denmark population by Age Group (2011)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 164,270 155,525 319,795 5.50 105.623
05-09 150,619 143,195 293,814 5.05 105.185
10-14 171,080 161,588 332,668 5.72 105.874
15-19 172,926 166,473 339,399 5.84 103.876
20-24 188,468 179,766 368,234 6.33 104.841
25-29 206,076 197,852 403,928 6.95 104.157
30-34 187,228 180,172 367,400 6.32 103.916
35-39 160,413 158,428 318,841 5.48 101.253
40-44 176,543 176,105 352,648 6.07 100.249
45-49 184,173 186,668 370,841 6.38 98.663
50-54 210,439 205,495 415,934 7.15 102.406
55-59 197,537 197,899 395,436 6.80 99.817
60-64 173,637 178,146 351,783 6.05 97.469
65-69 147,228 156,840 304,068 5.23 93.871
70-74 167,851 176,722 344,573 5.93 94.980
75-79 116,947 133,074 250,021 4.30 87.881
80-84 66,735 85,896 152,631 2.63 77.693
85-89 32,063 49,306 81,369 1.40 65.029
90-94 12,389 25,298 37,687 0.65 48.972
95-99 2,629 8,211 10,840 0.19 32.018
100+ 230 1,162 1,392 0.02 19.793
Total 2,889,481 2,923,821 5,813,302 98.826