Denmark Population (LIVE)

5,997,341

Denmark Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Denmark is 5,997,240 as of Wednesday, April 16, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Denmark 2025 population is estimated at 6,002,507 people at mid-year.
Denmark population is equivalent to 0.073% of the total world population.
Denmark ranks number 114 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Denmark is 141 per Km² (366 people per mi²).
The total land area is 42,430 Km² (16,382 sq. miles).
87.44% of the population is urban (5,248,366 people in 2025)
The median age in Denmark is 41.3 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Denmark (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Denmark Global Rank
2025	6,002,507	0.42%	25,095	22,103	41.3	1.52	141	87.4%	5,248,366	0.073%	8,231,613,070	114
2024	5,977,412	0.49%	29,276	25,639	41.3	1.52	141	87.3%	5,219,784	0.073%	8,161,972,572	114
2023	5,948,136	0.77%	45,232	31,006	41.2	1.51	140	87.3%	5,191,155	0.074%	8,091,734,930	114
2022	5,902,904	0.61%	35,687	60,219	41.2	1.56	139	87.5%	5,162,762	0.074%	8,021,407,192	114
2020	5,831,530	0.51%	29,566	10,851	41.1	1.68	137	87.6%	5,107,903	0.074%	7,887,001,292	113
2015	5,683,701	0.48%	27,168	42,284	40.5	1.71	134	87.6%	4,979,108	0.076%	7,470,491,872	114
2010	5,547,863	0.47%	25,662	17,533	39.6	1.86	131	86.9%	4,821,305	0.079%	7,021,732,148	112
2005	5,419,555	0.3%	15,979	6,887	38.5	1.8	128	85.9%	4,654,838	0.082%	6,586,970,132	109
2000	5,339,658	0.4%	21,260	10,441	37.3	1.76	126	85.1%	4,545,356	0.087%	6,171,702,993	106
1995	5,233,360	0.36%	18,467	28,958	36.7	1.8	123	85%	4,446,693	0.091%	5,758,878,982	102
1990	5,141,025	0.11%	5,429	8,667	36.1	1.66	121	84.8%	4,361,901	0.096%	5,327,803,110	101
1985	5,113,880	−0.04%	−1,840	9,957	35.1	1.44	121	84.4%	4,313,899	0.11%	4,868,943,465	96
1980	5,123,081	0.25%	12,536	803	33.3	1.54	121	83.7%	4,289,924	0.12%	4,447,606,236	93
1975	5,060,400	0.53%	26,346	−10,672	31.8	1.91	119	82.2%	4,158,823	0.12%	4,070,735,277	87
1970	4,928,668	0.7%	33,966	20,947	31.5	1.96	116	79.8%	3,932,046	0.13%	3,694,683,794	82
1965	4,758,836	0.77%	35,899	−2,098	31.8	2.61	112	77.1%	3,667,824	0.14%	3,334,533,703	77
1960	4,579,342	0.63%	28,101	−4,047	32.1	2.56	108	73.7%	3,375,657	0.15%	3,015,470,894	77
1955	4,438,838	0.79%	34,087	−8,341	31.5	2.59	105	69.6%	3,091,616	0.16%	2,740,213,792	75

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Denmark Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Denmark Global Rank
2030	6,081,995	0.26%	15,898	13,208	41.6	1.54	143	88.6%	5,388,666	0.071%	8,569,124,911	119
2035	6,119,806	0.12%	7,562	11,990	42.3	1.55	144	90.1%	5,516,117	0.069%	8,885,210,181	121
2040	6,134,659	0.05%	2,971	11,461	43.1	1.56	145	91.8%	5,628,838	0.067%	9,177,190,203	119
2045	6,134,655	0%	−1	11,695	43.8	1.57	145	93.4%	5,731,131	0.065%	9,439,639,668	119
2050	6,124,838	−0.03%	−1,963	10,677	44.3	1.57	144	95.2%	5,829,371	0.063%	9,664,378,587	118

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Denmark Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Denmark

Life Expectancy

82.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

2.7

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

3.3

(per 1,000 live births)

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Notes

The Denmark Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Denmark delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Denmark (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country’s Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Denmark in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.