| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 11 May 2024 |
There are 2.96 million males and 2.98 million females in Denmark. The percentage of the male population is 49.76%, compared to 50.24% of the female population. Denmark has 29k more females than males. The sex ratio in Denmark in 2024 will be 99.042 males per 100 females. Denmark is in the 133rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,267,694 | 0.76 |
| 1955 | 4,426,508 | 0.75 |
| 1960 | 4,581,727 | 0.67 |
| 1965 | 4,756,337 | 0.83 |
| 1970 | 4,922,963 | 0.55 |
| 1975 | 5,058,203 | 0.50 |
| 1980 | 5,125,392 | 0.07 |
| 1985 | 5,119,452 | -0.03 |
| 1990 | 5,144,623 | 0.23 |
| 1995 | 5,235,197 | 0.39 |
| 2000 | 5,340,655 | 0.40 |
| 2005 | 5,436,313 | 0.39 |
| 2010 | 5,550,849 | 0.46 |
| 2015 | 5,677,796 | 0.48 |
| 2020 | 5,825,641 | 0.51 |
| 2021 | 5,854,240 | 0.47 |
| 2022 | 5,882,261 | 0.49 |
| 2023 | 5,910,913 | 0.49 |
| 2024 | 5,939,695 | 0.48 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 39,252 | 79,451 | 9.189 | 18.601 |
| 1955 | 38,811 | 75,940 | 8.764 | 17.148 |
| 1960 | 43,740 | 75,249 | 9.545 | 16.420 |
| 1965 | 47,929 | 85,705 | 10.077 | 18.019 |
| 1970 | 48,322 | 71,434 | 9.820 | 14.516 |
| 1975 | 50,903 | 71,522 | 10.068 | 14.146 |
| 1980 | 56,023 | 56,983 | 10.936 | 11.123 |
| 1985 | 58,521 | 53,691 | 11.434 | 10.490 |
| 1990 | 60,987 | 63,357 | 11.864 | 12.325 |
| 1995 | 63,115 | 69,611 | 12.073 | 13.315 |
| 2000 | 58,026 | 66,812 | 10.878 | 12.525 |
| 2005 | 54,995 | 64,565 | 10.127 | 11.890 |
| 2010 | 54,269 | 62,804 | 9.792 | 11.332 |
| 2015 | 52,741 | 57,868 | 9.307 | 10.212 |
| 2020 | 54,744 | 61,396 | 9.415 | 10.560 |
| 2021 | 58,422 | 63,148 | 9.998 | 10.807 |
| 2022 | 55,539 | 64,107 | 9.458 | 10.917 |
| 2023 | 56,275 | 65,003 | 9.536 | 11.015 |
| 2024 | 57,060 | 65,891 | 9.622 | 11.112 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 2,901,692 | 1,366,579 | 67.983 |
| 1955 | 3,091,616 | 1,349,162 | 69.619 |
| 1960 | 3,375,657 | 1,205,444 | 73.687 |
| 1965 | 3,667,824 | 1,092,636 | 77.048 |
| 1970 | 3,932,046 | 999,195 | 79.737 |
| 1975 | 4,158,823 | 903,906 | 82.146 |
| 1980 | 4,289,924 | 834,021 | 83.723 |
| 1985 | 4,313,899 | 800,344 | 84.351 |
| 1990 | 4,361,901 | 779,214 | 84.843 |
| 1995 | 4,446,693 | 786,011 | 84.979 |
| 2000 | 4,545,356 | 795,838 | 85.100 |
| 2005 | 4,654,838 | 766,864 | 85.856 |
| 2010 | 4,821,305 | 733,539 | 86.795 |
| 2015 | 4,979,108 | 709,587 | 87.526 |
| 2020 | 5,107,903 | 688,897 | 88.116 |
| 2021 | 5,134,933 | 684,329 | 88.240 |
| 2022 | 5,162,762 | 679,660 | 88.367 |
| 2023 | 5,191,155 | 674,860 | 88.495 |
| 2024 | 5,219,784 | 669,889 | 88.626 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 164,625 | 155,915 | 320,540 | 5.40 | 105.586 |
| 05-09 | 158,836 | 150,371 | 309,207 | 5.21 | 105.629 |
| 10-14 | 160,125 | 152,312 | 312,437 | 5.26 | 105.130 |
| 15-19 | 177,581 | 169,244 | 346,825 | 5.84 | 104.926 |
| 20-24 | 185,153 | 177,531 | 362,685 | 6.11 | 104.293 |
| 25-29 | 205,128 | 197,508 | 402,636 | 6.78 | 103.858 |
| 30-34 | 207,179 | 199,123 | 406,302 | 6.84 | 104.046 |
| 35-39 | 182,964 | 175,774 | 358,738 | 6.04 | 104.090 |
| 40-44 | 168,446 | 165,773 | 334,219 | 5.63 | 101.612 |
| 45-49 | 184,737 | 184,643 | 369,380 | 6.22 | 100.051 |
| 50-54 | 194,718 | 195,200 | 389,918 | 6.56 | 99.753 |
| 55-59 | 206,323 | 204,989 | 411,312 | 6.92 | 100.651 |
| 60-64 | 185,006 | 186,957 | 371,962 | 6.26 | 98.956 |
| 65-69 | 159,931 | 166,843 | 326,774 | 5.50 | 95.857 |
| 70-74 | 142,233 | 154,556 | 296,789 | 5.00 | 92.027 |
| 75-79 | 135,456 | 152,798 | 288,253 | 4.85 | 88.650 |
| 80-84 | 83,121 | 103,597 | 186,718 | 3.14 | 80.235 |
| 85-89 | 39,087 | 57,623 | 96,709 | 1.63 | 67.832 |
| 90-94 | 12,380 | 24,812 | 37,192 | 0.63 | 49.895 |
| 95-99 | 2,337 | 7,408 | 9,745 | 0.16 | 31.547 |
| 100+ | 194 | 1,161 | 1,354 | 0.02 | 16.710 |
| Total | 2,955,560 | 2,984,138 | 5,939,695 | 99.042 | |