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Denmark population, 1950 to 2100

Denmark had 5.95 million people in 2023, and the UN projects a gentle peak of 6.14 million in 2042 and 5.86 million in 2100.

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  • Denmark: 4.27M in 1950, 5.86M in 2100 (projected). The latest estimate is 5.95M in 2023. It is projected to peak at 6.14M in 2041.

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Denmark's line is the calm one in this series. The population grew from 4.3 million in 1950 to 5.1 million in 1975, 5.3 million in 2000 and about 5.95 million in 2023. The UN medium projection adds only a little more, peaking at about 6.14 million in 2042. That is roughly 0.2 million above the 2023 level.

After the peak the decline is small. Denmark is projected at about 6.12 million in 2050, 6.03 million in 2075 and 5.86 million in 2100, only about 0.1 million below the 2023 estimate. The change that matters is in the rankings: Denmark was 73rd in the world in 1950 and 114th in 2023, and it is projected to be 118th in 2050 and 120th in 2100. Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Denmark's population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇩🇰 Denmark
19504.27M
19514.30M
19524.33M
19534.37M
19544.41M
19554.44M
19564.47M
19574.49M
19584.52M
19594.55M
19604.58M
19614.61M
19624.65M
19634.68M
19644.72M
19654.76M
19664.80M
19674.84M
19684.87M
19694.89M
19704.93M
19714.96M
19724.99M
19735.02M
19745.05M
19755.06M
19765.07M
19775.09M
19785.10M
19795.12M
19805.12M
19815.12M
19825.12M
19835.11M
19845.11M
19855.11M
19865.12M
19875.13M
19885.13M
19895.13M
19905.14M
19915.15M
19925.17M
19935.19M
19945.21M
19955.23M
19965.26M
19975.29M
19985.30M
19995.32M
20005.34M
20015.36M
20025.38M
20035.39M
20045.41M
20055.42M
20065.44M
20075.46M
20085.49M
20095.52M
20105.55M
20115.57M
20125.59M
20135.62M
20145.64M
20155.68M
20165.73M
20175.77M
20185.79M
20195.82M
20205.83M
20215.86M
20225.90M
20235.95M
20245.98M
20256.00M
20266.02M
20276.04M
20286.06M
20296.07M
20306.08M
20316.09M
20326.10M
20336.11M
20346.11M
20356.12M
20366.12M
20376.13M
20386.13M
20396.13M
20406.14M
20416.14M
20426.14M
20436.14M
20446.14M
20456.14M
20466.13M
20476.13M
20486.13M
20496.13M
20506.13M
20516.12M
20526.12M
20536.11M
20546.11M
20556.10M
20566.10M
20576.09M
20586.09M
20596.08M
20606.08M
20616.07M
20626.07M
20636.06M
20646.06M
20656.05M
20666.05M
20676.05M
20686.04M
20696.04M
20706.04M
20716.03M
20726.03M
20736.03M
20746.03M
20756.03M
20766.02M
20776.02M
20786.02M
20796.01M
20806.01M
20816.01M
20826.00M
20835.99M
20845.99M
20855.98M
20865.97M
20875.97M
20885.96M
20895.95M
20905.94M
20915.93M
20925.92M
20935.92M
20945.91M
20955.90M
20965.89M
20975.89M
20985.88M
20995.87M
21005.86M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Denmark?

Denmark had about 5.95 million people in 2023, the latest UN estimate, which ranks 114th in the world. The UN projects about 6.08 million by 2030.

When will Denmark's population peak?

The UN medium projection puts Denmark's peak in 2042 at about 6.14 million people. It then projects a slow decline to about 5.86 million in 2100, close to today's level. The peak year is a projection and the curve is very flat.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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