| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 14 Oct 2024 |
The current population of Denmark is 5,999,531 as of April 25, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Denmark is projected at 5,977,412, or 5.98 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Denmark is projected at 5,948,136, or 5.95 million people for the year 2023.
Denmark ranks 114th in the world by population on the237 countries and territories list. Denmark is ranked 22nd among 50 countries and territories in Europe.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 5,963,903 | 5,977,412 | 27,018 | 0.452 | 0.0732 |
| 2025 | 5,990,921 | 6,002,507 | 23,172 | 0.386 | 0.0729 |
| 2026 | 6,014,093 | 6,023,520 | 18,855 | 0.313 | 0.0726 |
| 2027 | 6,032,948 | 6,041,443 | 16,989 | 0.281 | 0.0722 |
| 2028 | 6,049,937 | 6,057,190 | 14,506 | 0.239 | 0.0718 |
| 2029 | 6,064,443 | 6,070,613 | 12,340 | 0.203 | 0.0714 |
| 2030 | 6,076,783 | 6,081,995 | 10,424 | 0.171 | 0.0710 |
| 2031 | 6,087,207 | 6,091,944 | 9,474 | 0.156 | 0.0706 |
| 2032 | 6,096,681 | 6,100,376 | 7,390 | 0.121 | 0.0701 |
| 2033 | 6,104,071 | 6,107,586 | 7,030 | 0.115 | 0.0697 |
| 2034 | 6,111,101 | 6,114,220 | 6,238 | 0.102 | 0.0693 |
| 2035 | 6,117,339 | 6,119,806 | 4,933 | 0.081 | 0.0689 |
| 2036 | 6,122,272 | 6,124,307 | 4,071 | 0.066 | 0.0685 |
| 2037 | 6,126,343 | 6,127,824 | 2,963 | 0.048 | 0.0680 |
| 2038 | 6,129,306 | 6,130,866 | 3,120 | 0.051 | 0.0676 |
| 2039 | 6,132,426 | 6,133,191 | 1,530 | 0.025 | 0.0672 |
| 2040 | 6,133,956 | 6,134,659 | 1,406 | 0.023 | 0.0668 |
| 2041 | 6,135,362 | 6,135,556 | 388 | 0.006 | 0.0665 |
| 2042 | 6,135,750 | 6,135,755 | 10 | 0.000 | 0.0661 |
| 2043 | 6,135,760 | 6,135,681 | -159 | -0.003 | 0.0657 |
| 2044 | 6,135,601 | 6,135,229 | -745 | -0.012 | 0.0653 |
| 2045 | 6,134,856 | 6,134,655 | -401 | -0.007 | 0.0650 |
| 2046 | 6,134,455 | 6,133,614 | -1,683 | -0.027 | 0.0646 |
| 2047 | 6,132,772 | 6,131,865 | -1,813 | -0.030 | 0.0643 |
| 2048 | 6,130,959 | 6,129,993 | -1,933 | -0.032 | 0.0640 |
| 2049 | 6,129,026 | 6,127,737 | -2,578 | -0.042 | 0.0637 |
| 2050 | 6,126,448 | 6,124,838 | -3,220 | -0.053 | 0.0634 |
| 2051 | 6,123,228 | 6,121,371 | -3,714 | -0.061 | 0.0631 |
| 2052 | 6,119,514 | 6,117,679 | -3,670 | -0.060 | 0.0628 |
| 2053 | 6,115,844 | 6,113,507 | -4,675 | -0.076 | 0.0625 |
| 2054 | 6,111,169 | 6,108,902 | -4,534 | -0.074 | 0.0623 |
| 2055 | 6,106,635 | 6,103,885 | -5,501 | -0.090 | 0.0620 |
| 2056 | 6,101,134 | 6,098,376 | -5,517 | -0.090 | 0.0617 |
| 2057 | 6,095,617 | 6,093,057 | -5,119 | -0.084 | 0.0615 |
| 2058 | 6,090,498 | 6,088,189 | -4,618 | -0.076 | 0.0613 |
| 2059 | 6,085,880 | 6,083,422 | -4,915 | -0.081 | 0.0611 |
| 2060 | 6,080,965 | 6,078,224 | -5,483 | -0.090 | 0.0608 |
| 2061 | 6,075,482 | 6,072,976 | -5,012 | -0.083 | 0.0606 |
| 2062 | 6,070,470 | 6,067,892 | -5,156 | -0.085 | 0.0605 |
| 2063 | 6,065,314 | 6,062,958 | -4,711 | -0.078 | 0.0603 |
| 2064 | 6,060,603 | 6,058,181 | -4,844 | -0.080 | 0.0601 |
| 2065 | 6,055,759 | 6,053,336 | -4,847 | -0.080 | 0.0599 |
| 2066 | 6,050,912 | 6,049,059 | -3,707 | -0.061 | 0.0598 |
| 2067 | 6,047,205 | 6,045,432 | -3,545 | -0.059 | 0.0596 |
| 2068 | 6,043,660 | 6,042,136 | -3,048 | -0.050 | 0.0595 |
| 2069 | 6,040,612 | 6,039,220 | -2,785 | -0.046 | 0.0594 |
| 2070 | 6,037,827 | 6,036,603 | -2,448 | -0.041 | 0.0592 |
| 2071 | 6,035,379 | 6,034,390 | -1,979 | -0.033 | 0.0591 |
| 2072 | 6,033,400 | 6,032,483 | -1,834 | -0.030 | 0.0590 |
| 2073 | 6,031,566 | 6,030,140 | -2,853 | -0.047 | 0.0589 |
| 2074 | 6,028,713 | 6,027,506 | -2,415 | -0.040 | 0.0589 |
| 2075 | 6,026,298 | 6,025,042 | -2,511 | -0.042 | 0.0588 |
| 2076 | 6,023,787 | 6,022,068 | -3,438 | -0.057 | 0.0587 |
| 2077 | 6,020,349 | 6,018,848 | -3,002 | -0.050 | 0.0586 |
| 2078 | 6,017,347 | 6,015,859 | -2,976 | -0.049 | 0.0586 |
| 2079 | 6,014,371 | 6,012,543 | -3,656 | -0.061 | 0.0585 |
| 2080 | 6,010,715 | 6,008,790 | -3,850 | -0.064 | 0.0584 |
| 2081 | 6,006,865 | 6,004,852 | -4,026 | -0.067 | 0.0584 |
| 2082 | 6,002,839 | 6,000,136 | -5,406 | -0.090 | 0.0583 |
| 2083 | 5,997,433 | 5,994,230 | -6,406 | -0.107 | 0.0583 |
| 2084 | 5,991,027 | 5,987,675 | -6,705 | -0.112 | 0.0582 |
| 2085 | 5,984,322 | 5,980,591 | -7,463 | -0.125 | 0.0581 |
| 2086 | 5,976,859 | 5,973,040 | -7,638 | -0.128 | 0.0581 |
| 2087 | 5,969,221 | 5,965,214 | -8,014 | -0.134 | 0.0580 |
| 2088 | 5,961,207 | 5,957,393 | -7,628 | -0.128 | 0.0579 |
| 2089 | 5,953,579 | 5,949,368 | -8,421 | -0.142 | 0.0579 |
| 2090 | 5,945,158 | 5,940,877 | -8,561 | -0.144 | 0.0578 |
| 2091 | 5,936,597 | 5,932,462 | -8,270 | -0.139 | 0.0578 |
| 2092 | 5,928,327 | 5,924,288 | -8,079 | -0.136 | 0.0577 |
| 2093 | 5,920,248 | 5,916,280 | -7,935 | -0.134 | 0.0577 |
| 2094 | 5,912,313 | 5,908,287 | -8,052 | -0.136 | 0.0577 |
| 2095 | 5,904,261 | 5,900,525 | -7,473 | -0.127 | 0.0576 |
| 2096 | 5,896,788 | 5,893,157 | -7,262 | -0.123 | 0.0576 |
| 2097 | 5,889,526 | 5,885,653 | -7,746 | -0.132 | 0.0576 |
| 2098 | 5,881,780 | 5,878,106 | -7,348 | -0.125 | 0.0576 |
| 2099 | 5,874,432 | 5,870,624 | -7,615 | -0.130 | 0.0576 |
| 2100 | 5,866,817 | 5,863,216 | -7,202 | -0.123 | 0.0576 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 4,251,526 | 4,268,404 | 33,757 | 0.791 | 0.1712 |
| 1951 | 4,285,283 | 4,300,259 | 29,952 | 0.697 | 0.1695 |
| 1952 | 4,315,235 | 4,332,233 | 33,996 | 0.785 | 0.1677 |
| 1953 | 4,349,231 | 4,369,106 | 39,751 | 0.910 | 0.1659 |
| 1954 | 4,388,982 | 4,406,408 | 34,851 | 0.791 | 0.1641 |
| 1955 | 4,423,833 | 4,438,838 | 30,011 | 0.676 | 0.1620 |
| 1956 | 4,453,844 | 4,466,336 | 24,983 | 0.559 | 0.1598 |
| 1957 | 4,478,827 | 4,489,654 | 21,653 | 0.482 | 0.1574 |
| 1958 | 4,500,480 | 4,516,070 | 31,180 | 0.690 | 0.1551 |
| 1959 | 4,531,660 | 4,548,481 | 33,642 | 0.740 | 0.1534 |
| 1960 | 4,565,302 | 4,579,342 | 28,081 | 0.613 | 0.1519 |
| 1961 | 4,593,383 | 4,611,360 | 35,955 | 0.780 | 0.1505 |
| 1962 | 4,629,338 | 4,647,467 | 36,258 | 0.780 | 0.1488 |
| 1963 | 4,665,596 | 4,684,266 | 37,339 | 0.797 | 0.1467 |
| 1964 | 4,702,935 | 4,721,891 | 37,912 | 0.803 | 0.1446 |
| 1965 | 4,740,847 | 4,758,836 | 35,978 | 0.756 | 0.1427 |
| 1966 | 4,776,825 | 4,797,207 | 40,763 | 0.850 | 0.1409 |
| 1967 | 4,817,588 | 4,835,217 | 35,259 | 0.729 | 0.1392 |
| 1968 | 4,852,847 | 4,864,796 | 23,898 | 0.491 | 0.1372 |
| 1969 | 4,876,745 | 4,891,799 | 30,108 | 0.615 | 0.1352 |
| 1970 | 4,906,853 | 4,928,668 | 43,631 | 0.885 | 0.1334 |
| 1971 | 4,950,484 | 4,963,062 | 25,156 | 0.507 | 0.1317 |
| 1972 | 4,975,640 | 4,991,573 | 31,866 | 0.638 | 0.1298 |
| 1973 | 5,007,506 | 5,021,756 | 28,499 | 0.568 | 0.1281 |
| 1974 | 5,036,005 | 5,045,632 | 19,255 | 0.382 | 0.1263 |
| 1975 | 5,055,260 | 5,060,400 | 10,281 | 0.203 | 0.1243 |
| 1976 | 5,065,541 | 5,072,805 | 14,527 | 0.286 | 0.1224 |
| 1977 | 5,080,068 | 5,088,572 | 17,007 | 0.334 | 0.1206 |
| 1978 | 5,097,075 | 5,104,343 | 14,537 | 0.285 | 0.1189 |
| 1979 | 5,111,612 | 5,116,859 | 10,493 | 0.205 | 0.1171 |
| 1980 | 5,122,105 | 5,123,081 | 1,952 | 0.038 | 0.1152 |
| 1981 | 5,124,057 | 5,121,629 | -4,856 | -0.095 | 0.1131 |
| 1982 | 5,119,201 | 5,117,894 | -2,615 | -0.051 | 0.1110 |
| 1983 | 5,116,586 | 5,114,467 | -4,237 | -0.083 | 0.1089 |
| 1984 | 5,112,349 | 5,111,831 | -1,037 | -0.020 | 0.1069 |
| 1985 | 5,111,312 | 5,113,880 | 5,135 | 0.100 | 0.1050 |
| 1986 | 5,116,447 | 5,120,688 | 8,482 | 0.166 | 0.1033 |
| 1987 | 5,124,929 | 5,127,132 | 4,407 | 0.086 | 0.1015 |
| 1988 | 5,129,336 | 5,129,640 | 608 | 0.012 | 0.0998 |
| 1989 | 5,129,944 | 5,132,715 | 5,542 | 0.108 | 0.0981 |
| 1990 | 5,135,486 | 5,141,025 | 11,078 | 0.215 | 0.0965 |
| 1991 | 5,146,564 | 5,154,345 | 15,561 | 0.302 | 0.0951 |
| 1992 | 5,162,125 | 5,171,367 | 18,484 | 0.357 | 0.0939 |
| 1993 | 5,180,609 | 5,188,637 | 16,056 | 0.309 | 0.0928 |
| 1994 | 5,196,665 | 5,206,190 | 19,049 | 0.366 | 0.0917 |
| 1995 | 5,215,714 | 5,233,360 | 35,292 | 0.674 | 0.0909 |
| 1996 | 5,251,006 | 5,263,068 | 24,124 | 0.458 | 0.0901 |
| 1997 | 5,275,130 | 5,285,035 | 19,810 | 0.375 | 0.0892 |
| 1998 | 5,294,940 | 5,304,262 | 18,644 | 0.351 | 0.0883 |
| 1999 | 5,313,584 | 5,321,810 | 16,451 | 0.309 | 0.0874 |
| 2000 | 5,330,035 | 5,339,658 | 19,247 | 0.360 | 0.0865 |
| 2001 | 5,349,282 | 5,358,828 | 19,092 | 0.356 | 0.0857 |
| 2002 | 5,368,374 | 5,375,959 | 15,170 | 0.282 | 0.0848 |
| 2003 | 5,383,544 | 5,390,620 | 14,153 | 0.263 | 0.0840 |
| 2004 | 5,397,697 | 5,404,598 | 13,802 | 0.255 | 0.0831 |
| 2005 | 5,411,499 | 5,419,555 | 16,111 | 0.297 | 0.0823 |
| 2006 | 5,427,610 | 5,437,420 | 19,620 | 0.361 | 0.0815 |
| 2007 | 5,447,230 | 5,461,607 | 28,754 | 0.526 | 0.0808 |
| 2008 | 5,475,984 | 5,493,764 | 35,559 | 0.647 | 0.0803 |
| 2009 | 5,511,543 | 5,523,173 | 23,260 | 0.421 | 0.0797 |
| 2010 | 5,534,803 | 5,547,863 | 26,119 | 0.471 | 0.0790 |
| 2011 | 5,560,922 | 5,570,849 | 19,854 | 0.356 | 0.0783 |
| 2012 | 5,580,776 | 5,591,917 | 22,281 | 0.398 | 0.0777 |
| 2013 | 5,603,057 | 5,615,333 | 24,551 | 0.437 | 0.0770 |
| 2014 | 5,627,608 | 5,643,794 | 32,372 | 0.574 | 0.0765 |
| 2015 | 5,659,980 | 5,683,701 | 47,442 | 0.835 | 0.0761 |
| 2016 | 5,707,422 | 5,728,201 | 41,558 | 0.726 | 0.0758 |
| 2017 | 5,748,980 | 5,765,168 | 32,376 | 0.562 | 0.0754 |
| 2018 | 5,781,356 | 5,793,824 | 24,937 | 0.430 | 0.0750 |
| 2019 | 5,806,293 | 5,814,618 | 16,651 | 0.286 | 0.0744 |
| 2020 | 5,822,944 | 5,831,530 | 17,172 | 0.294 | 0.0739 |
| 2021 | 5,840,116 | 5,856,776 | 33,321 | 0.569 | 0.0736 |
| 2022 | 5,873,437 | 5,902,904 | 58,933 | 0.998 | 0.0736 |
| 2023 | 5,932,370 | 5,948,136 | 31,533 | 0.530 | 0.0735 |