Population of Denmark

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date14 Oct 2024

The current population of Denmark is 5,985,206 as of October 14, 2024, 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.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Denmark population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20245,963,9035,977,41227,0180.4520.0732
20255,990,9216,002,50723,1720.3860.0729
20266,014,0936,023,52018,8550.3130.0726
20276,032,9486,041,44316,9890.2810.0722
20286,049,9376,057,19014,5060.2390.0718
20296,064,4436,070,61312,3400.2030.0714
20306,076,7836,081,99510,4240.1710.0710
20316,087,2076,091,9449,4740.1560.0706
20326,096,6816,100,3767,3900.1210.0701
20336,104,0716,107,5867,0300.1150.0697
20346,111,1016,114,2206,2380.1020.0693
20356,117,3396,119,8064,9330.0810.0689
20366,122,2726,124,3074,0710.0660.0685
20376,126,3436,127,8242,9630.0480.0680
20386,129,3066,130,8663,1200.0510.0676
20396,132,4266,133,1911,5300.0250.0672
20406,133,9566,134,6591,4060.0230.0668
20416,135,3626,135,5563880.0060.0665
20426,135,7506,135,755100.0000.0661
20436,135,7606,135,681-159-0.0030.0657
20446,135,6016,135,229-745-0.0120.0653
20456,134,8566,134,655-401-0.0070.0650
20466,134,4556,133,614-1,683-0.0270.0646
20476,132,7726,131,865-1,813-0.0300.0643
20486,130,9596,129,993-1,933-0.0320.0640
20496,129,0266,127,737-2,578-0.0420.0637
20506,126,4486,124,838-3,220-0.0530.0634
20516,123,2286,121,371-3,714-0.0610.0631
20526,119,5146,117,679-3,670-0.0600.0628
20536,115,8446,113,507-4,675-0.0760.0625
20546,111,1696,108,902-4,534-0.0740.0623
20556,106,6356,103,885-5,501-0.0900.0620
20566,101,1346,098,376-5,517-0.0900.0617
20576,095,6176,093,057-5,119-0.0840.0615
20586,090,4986,088,189-4,618-0.0760.0613
20596,085,8806,083,422-4,915-0.0810.0611
20606,080,9656,078,224-5,483-0.0900.0608
20616,075,4826,072,976-5,012-0.0830.0606
20626,070,4706,067,892-5,156-0.0850.0605
20636,065,3146,062,958-4,711-0.0780.0603
20646,060,6036,058,181-4,844-0.0800.0601
20656,055,7596,053,336-4,847-0.0800.0599
20666,050,9126,049,059-3,707-0.0610.0598
20676,047,2056,045,432-3,545-0.0590.0596
20686,043,6606,042,136-3,048-0.0500.0595
20696,040,6126,039,220-2,785-0.0460.0594
20706,037,8276,036,603-2,448-0.0410.0592
20716,035,3796,034,390-1,979-0.0330.0591
20726,033,4006,032,483-1,834-0.0300.0590
20736,031,5666,030,140-2,853-0.0470.0589
20746,028,7136,027,506-2,415-0.0400.0589
20756,026,2986,025,042-2,511-0.0420.0588
20766,023,7876,022,068-3,438-0.0570.0587
20776,020,3496,018,848-3,002-0.0500.0586
20786,017,3476,015,859-2,976-0.0490.0586
20796,014,3716,012,543-3,656-0.0610.0585
20806,010,7156,008,790-3,850-0.0640.0584
20816,006,8656,004,852-4,026-0.0670.0584
20826,002,8396,000,136-5,406-0.0900.0583
20835,997,4335,994,230-6,406-0.1070.0583
20845,991,0275,987,675-6,705-0.1120.0582
20855,984,3225,980,591-7,463-0.1250.0581
20865,976,8595,973,040-7,638-0.1280.0581
20875,969,2215,965,214-8,014-0.1340.0580
20885,961,2075,957,393-7,628-0.1280.0579
20895,953,5795,949,368-8,421-0.1420.0579
20905,945,1585,940,877-8,561-0.1440.0578
20915,936,5975,932,462-8,270-0.1390.0578
20925,928,3275,924,288-8,079-0.1360.0577
20935,920,2485,916,280-7,935-0.1340.0577
20945,912,3135,908,287-8,052-0.1360.0577
20955,904,2615,900,525-7,473-0.1270.0576
20965,896,7885,893,157-7,262-0.1230.0576
20975,889,5265,885,653-7,746-0.1320.0576
20985,881,7805,878,106-7,348-0.1250.0576
20995,874,4325,870,624-7,615-0.1300.0576
21005,866,8175,863,216-7,202-0.1230.0576

Denmark population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
19504,251,5264,268,40433,7570.7910.1712
19514,285,2834,300,25929,9520.6970.1695
19524,315,2354,332,23333,9960.7850.1677
19534,349,2314,369,10639,7510.9100.1659
19544,388,9824,406,40834,8510.7910.1641
19554,423,8334,438,83830,0110.6760.1620
19564,453,8444,466,33624,9830.5590.1598
19574,478,8274,489,65421,6530.4820.1574
19584,500,4804,516,07031,1800.6900.1551
19594,531,6604,548,48133,6420.7400.1534
19604,565,3024,579,34228,0810.6130.1519
19614,593,3834,611,36035,9550.7800.1505
19624,629,3384,647,46736,2580.7800.1488
19634,665,5964,684,26637,3390.7970.1467
19644,702,9354,721,89137,9120.8030.1446
19654,740,8474,758,83635,9780.7560.1427
19664,776,8254,797,20740,7630.8500.1409
19674,817,5884,835,21735,2590.7290.1392
19684,852,8474,864,79623,8980.4910.1372
19694,876,7454,891,79930,1080.6150.1352
19704,906,8534,928,66843,6310.8850.1334
19714,950,4844,963,06225,1560.5070.1317
19724,975,6404,991,57331,8660.6380.1298
19735,007,5065,021,75628,4990.5680.1281
19745,036,0055,045,63219,2550.3820.1263
19755,055,2605,060,40010,2810.2030.1243
19765,065,5415,072,80514,5270.2860.1224
19775,080,0685,088,57217,0070.3340.1206
19785,097,0755,104,34314,5370.2850.1189
19795,111,6125,116,85910,4930.2050.1171
19805,122,1055,123,0811,9520.0380.1152
19815,124,0575,121,629-4,856-0.0950.1131
19825,119,2015,117,894-2,615-0.0510.1110
19835,116,5865,114,467-4,237-0.0830.1089
19845,112,3495,111,831-1,037-0.0200.1069
19855,111,3125,113,8805,1350.1000.1050
19865,116,4475,120,6888,4820.1660.1033
19875,124,9295,127,1324,4070.0860.1015
19885,129,3365,129,6406080.0120.0998
19895,129,9445,132,7155,5420.1080.0981
19905,135,4865,141,02511,0780.2150.0965
19915,146,5645,154,34515,5610.3020.0951
19925,162,1255,171,36718,4840.3570.0939
19935,180,6095,188,63716,0560.3090.0928
19945,196,6655,206,19019,0490.3660.0917
19955,215,7145,233,36035,2920.6740.0909
19965,251,0065,263,06824,1240.4580.0901
19975,275,1305,285,03519,8100.3750.0892
19985,294,9405,304,26218,6440.3510.0883
19995,313,5845,321,81016,4510.3090.0874
20005,330,0355,339,65819,2470.3600.0865
20015,349,2825,358,82819,0920.3560.0857
20025,368,3745,375,95915,1700.2820.0848
20035,383,5445,390,62014,1530.2630.0840
20045,397,6975,404,59813,8020.2550.0831
20055,411,4995,419,55516,1110.2970.0823
20065,427,6105,437,42019,6200.3610.0815
20075,447,2305,461,60728,7540.5260.0808
20085,475,9845,493,76435,5590.6470.0803
20095,511,5435,523,17323,2600.4210.0797
20105,534,8035,547,86326,1190.4710.0790
20115,560,9225,570,84919,8540.3560.0783
20125,580,7765,591,91722,2810.3980.0777
20135,603,0575,615,33324,5510.4370.0770
20145,627,6085,643,79432,3720.5740.0765
20155,659,9805,683,70147,4420.8350.0761
20165,707,4225,728,20141,5580.7260.0758
20175,748,9805,765,16832,3760.5620.0754
20185,781,3565,793,82424,9370.4300.0750
20195,806,2935,814,61816,6510.2860.0744
20205,822,9445,831,53017,1720.2940.0739
20215,840,1165,856,77633,3210.5690.0736
20225,873,4375,902,90458,9330.9980.0736
20235,932,3705,948,13631,5330.5300.0735