Population of Denmark

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date	23 Aug 2021

The current population of Denmark is 5,861,447 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Denmark is projected at 5,813,298 or 5.813 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Denmark is projected at 5,792,202 or 5.792 million people for the year 2020. Denmark ranks number 115th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Denmark is ranked 22nd among 48 countries in Europe.

Denmark's population will be increased year by year. The Denmark population is projected to reach 6.0 million in 2030 and increase further to 6.25 million in 2050 and 6.87 million by 2100. Denmark accounts for 0.074 percent of the world population. However, its global share increased by 0.167% in 1951 and is projected to decline by 0.063% by 2100.

Denmark was at 74th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 116th in 2100.

Denmark population projections

Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2020	5,792,202	20,326	0.35	0.074
2021	5,813,298	21,096	0.36	0.074
2022	5,834,950	21,652	0.37	0.073
2023	5,856,930	21,980	0.38	0.073
2024	5,878,876	21,946	0.37	0.073
2025	5,900,493	21,617	0.37	0.072
2026	5,921,744	21,251	0.36	0.072
2027	5,942,671	20,927	0.35	0.071
2028	5,963,112	20,441	0.34	0.071
2029	5,982,891	19,779	0.33	0.071
2030	6,001,867	18,976	0.32	0.070
2031	6,019,978	18,111	0.30	0.070
2032	6,037,214	17,236	0.29	0.069
2033	6,053,578	16,364	0.27	0.069
2034	6,069,113	15,535	0.26	0.069
2035	6,083,849	14,736	0.24	0.068
2036	6,097,799	13,950	0.23	0.068
2037	6,110,968	13,169	0.22	0.068
2038	6,123,428	12,460	0.20	0.067
2039	6,135,276	11,848	0.19	0.067
2040	6,146,589	11,313	0.18	0.067
2041	6,157,406	10,817	0.18	0.067
2042	6,167,784	10,378	0.17	0.066
2043	6,177,831	10,047	0.16	0.066
2044	6,187,628	9,797	0.16	0.066
2045	6,197,288	9,660	0.16	0.065
2046	6,206,863	9,575	0.15	0.065
2047	6,216,398	9,535	0.15	0.065
2048	6,225,948	9,550	0.15	0.065
2049	6,235,592	9,644	0.15	0.064
2050	6,245,374	9,782	0.16	0.064
2051	6,255,336	9,962	0.16	0.064
2052	6,265,512	10,176	0.16	0.064
2053	6,275,907	10,395	0.17	0.064
2054	6,286,501	10,594	0.17	0.063
2055	6,297,293	10,792	0.17	0.063
2056	6,308,284	10,991	0.17	0.063
2057	6,319,501	11,217	0.18	0.063
2058	6,330,977	11,476	0.18	0.063
2059	6,342,741	11,764	0.19	0.063
2060	6,354,809	12,068	0.19	0.063
2061	6,367,188	12,379	0.19	0.063
2062	6,379,869	12,681	0.20	0.062
2063	6,392,842	12,973	0.20	0.062
2064	6,406,070	13,228	0.21	0.062
2065	6,419,531	13,461	0.21	0.062
2066	6,433,217	13,686	0.21	0.062
2067	6,447,094	13,877	0.22	0.062
2068	6,461,147	14,053	0.22	0.062
2069	6,475,357	14,210	0.22	0.062
2070	6,489,698	14,341	0.22	0.062
2071	6,504,151	14,453	0.22	0.062
2072	6,518,667	14,516	0.22	0.062
2073	6,533,171	14,504	0.22	0.062
2074	6,547,583	14,412	0.22	0.062
2075	6,561,818	14,235	0.22	0.062
2076	6,575,835	14,017	0.21	0.062
2077	6,589,632	13,797	0.21	0.062
2078	6,603,193	13,561	0.21	0.062
2079	6,616,488	13,295	0.20	0.062
2080	6,629,523	13,035	0.20	0.062
2081	6,642,296	12,773	0.19	0.062
2082	6,654,811	12,515	0.19	0.062
2083	6,667,058	12,247	0.18	0.062
2084	6,679,045	11,987	0.18	0.062
2085	6,690,756	11,711	0.18	0.062
2086	6,702,215	11,459	0.17	0.062
2087	6,713,458	11,243	0.17	0.062
2088	6,724,600	11,142	0.17	0.062
2089	6,735,787	11,187	0.17	0.062
2090	6,747,117	11,330	0.17	0.062
2091	6,758,666	11,549	0.17	0.062
2092	6,770,442	11,776	0.17	0.063
2093	6,782,425	11,983	0.18	0.063
2094	6,794,604	12,179	0.18	0.063
2095	6,806,981	12,377	0.18	0.063
2096	6,819,559	12,578	0.18	0.063
2097	6,832,369	12,810	0.19	0.063
2098	6,845,470	13,101	0.19	0.063
2099	6,858,953	13,483	0.20	0.063
2100	6,872,908	13,955	0.20	0.063

Denmark population estimates

Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	4,268,271	-	-	0.168
1951	4,308,921	40,650	0.95	0.167
1952	4,346,182	37,261	0.86	0.165
1953	4,380,301	34,119	0.79	0.164
1954	4,411,657	31,356	0.72	0.162
1955	4,440,778	29,121	0.66	0.160
1956	4,468,346	27,568	0.62	0.158
1957	4,495,221	26,875	0.60	0.156
1958	4,522,334	27,113	0.60	0.155
1959	4,550,682	28,348	0.63	0.153
1960	4,581,101	30,419	0.67	0.151
1961	4,614,027	32,926	0.72	0.149
1962	4,649,346	35,319	0.77	0.148
1963	4,686,279	36,933	0.79	0.146
1964	4,723,629	37,350	0.80	0.144
1965	4,760,460	36,831	0.78	0.143
1966	4,796,487	36,027	0.76	0.141
1967	4,831,752	35,265	0.74	0.139
1968	4,866,068	34,316	0.71	0.137
1969	4,899,291	33,223	0.68	0.135
1970	4,931,241	31,950	0.65	0.133
1971	4,961,762	30,521	0.62	0.131
1972	4,990,546	28,784	0.58	0.130
1973	5,017,248	26,702	0.54	0.128
1974	5,041,419	24,171	0.48	0.126
1975	5,062,729	21,310	0.42	0.124
1976	5,081,267	18,538	0.37	0.122
1977	5,097,045	15,778	0.31	0.121
1978	5,109,690	12,645	0.25	0.119
1979	5,118,707	9,017	0.18	0.117
1980	5,123,945	5,238	0.10	0.115
1981	5,125,298	1,353	0.03	0.113
1982	5,123,349	-1,949	-0.04	0.111
1983	5,119,607	-3,742	-0.07	0.109
1984	5,116,058	-3,549	-0.07	0.107
1985	5,114,243	-1,815	-0.04	0.105
1986	5,114,657	414	0.01	0.103
1987	5,117,277	2,620	0.05	0.101
1988	5,122,441	5,164	0.10	0.100
1989	5,130,361	7,920	0.15	0.098
1990	5,141,115	10,754	0.21	0.097
1991	5,154,908	13,793	0.27	0.095
1992	5,171,650	16,742	0.32	0.094
1993	5,190,742	19,092	0.37	0.093
1994	5,211,334	20,592	0.40	0.092
1995	5,232,704	21,370	0.41	0.091
1996	5,254,860	22,156	0.42	0.090
1997	5,277,711	22,851	0.43	0.089
1998	5,300,379	22,668	0.43	0.089
1999	5,321,774	21,395	0.40	0.088
2000	5,341,194	19,420	0.36	0.087
2001	5,358,062	16,868	0.32	0.086
2002	5,372,801	14,739	0.28	0.085
2003	5,386,968	14,167	0.26	0.084
2004	5,402,761	15,793	0.29	0.084
2005	5,421,702	18,941	0.35	0.083
2006	5,444,286	22,584	0.42	0.082
2007	5,469,921	25,635	0.47	0.082
2008	5,497,729	27,808	0.51	0.081
2009	5,526,388	28,659	0.52	0.080
2010	5,554,844	28,456	0.51	0.080
2011	5,582,978	28,134	0.51	0.079
2012	5,610,903	27,925	0.50	0.079
2013	5,638,145	27,242	0.49	0.078
2014	5,664,196	26,051	0.46	0.078
2015	5,688,695	24,499	0.43	0.077
2016	5,711,349	22,654	0.40	0.077
2017	5,732,274	20,925	0.37	0.076
2018	5,752,126	19,852	0.35	0.075
2019	5,771,876	19,750	0.34	0.075