Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 30 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.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
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1950 | 4,268,281 | - |
1955 | 4,440,779 | 0.66 |
1960 | 4,581,099 | 0.67 |
1965 | 4,760,461 | 0.78 |
1970 | 4,931,239 | 0.65 |
1975 | 5,062,731 | 0.42 |
1980 | 5,123,945 | 0.10 |
1985 | 5,114,250 | -0.04 |
1990 | 5,141,117 | 0.21 |
1995 | 5,232,709 | 0.41 |
2000 | 5,341,192 | 0.36 |
2005 | 5,421,701 | 0.35 |
2010 | 5,554,849 | 0.51 |
2015 | 5,688,695 | 0.43 |
2016 | 5,711,346 | 0.40 |
2017 | 5,732,277 | 0.37 |
2018 | 5,752,131 | 0.35 |
2019 | 5,771,877 | 0.34 |
2020 | 5,792,203 | 0.35 |
2021 | 5,813,302 | 0.36 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 38,985 | 79,948 | 9.07 | 18.59 |
1955 | 40,057 | 75,676 | 9.04 | 17.08 |
1960 | 43,473 | 78,638 | 9.47 | 17.12 |
1965 | 47,171 | 80,461 | 9.91 | 16.91 |
1970 | 49,451 | 75,707 | 10.04 | 15.36 |
1975 | 51,811 | 67,599 | 10.25 | 13.37 |
1980 | 55,168 | 56,745 | 10.79 | 11.10 |
1985 | 58,033 | 54,056 | 11.33 | 10.56 |
1990 | 60,406 | 62,457 | 11.73 | 12.12 |
1995 | 60,978 | 67,451 | 11.65 | 12.89 |
2000 | 58,922 | 65,721 | 11.05 | 12.32 |
2005 | 56,551 | 64,764 | 10.41 | 11.92 |
2010 | 53,921 | 61,288 | 9.71 | 11.04 |
2015 | 54,058 | 59,184 | 9.51 | 10.41 |
2020 | 57,167 | 63,256 | 9.87 | 10.92 |
2021 | 57,789 | 64,059 | 9.94 | 11.01 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 2,901,692 | 1,366,579 | - | 67.983 |
1955 | 3,091,616 | 1,349,162 | 1.13 | 69.619 |
1960 | 3,375,657 | 1,205,444 | 1.79 | 73.687 |
1965 | 3,667,824 | 1,092,636 | 1.62 | 77.048 |
1970 | 3,932,046 | 999,195 | 1.31 | 79.737 |
1975 | 4,158,823 | 903,906 | 0.99 | 82.146 |
1980 | 4,289,924 | 834,021 | 0.43 | 83.723 |
1985 | 4,313,899 | 800,344 | 0.09 | 84.351 |
1990 | 4,361,901 | 779,214 | 0.29 | 84.843 |
1995 | 4,446,693 | 786,011 | 0.44 | 84.979 |
2000 | 4,545,356 | 795,838 | 0.38 | 85.100 |
2005 | 4,654,838 | 766,864 | 0.69 | 85.856 |
2010 | 4,821,305 | 733,539 | 0.68 | 86.795 |
2015 | 4,979,108 | 709,587 | 0.57 | 87.526 |
2020 | 5,107,903 | 688,897 | 0.51 | 88.116 |
2021 | 5,134,933 | 684,329 | 0.53 | 88.240 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
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 |