Denmark Population

Population now

5,929,183

World: 112th
Europe: 22nd

Male:	2,946,032	(49.68 %)
Female:	2,983,151	(50.32 %)

Births in 2025:	37,485
Deaths in 2025:	34,032

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	79.97 years
Female:	83.57 years
Total:	81.73 years
Median Age:	41.35 years

Birth Rate:	11.29
Death Rate:	10.25
Growth Rate:	0.10 %
Fertility Rate:	1.78

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Denmark Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.75%	16.60	9.50	2.57	72.18	70.44	74.00	32.02	73.69%	106.27
1961	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.77%	16.60	9.40	2.55	72.44	70.57	74.40	31.97	74.42%	107.01
1962	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.70%	16.70	9.80	2.55	72.32	70.31	74.43	31.93	75.09%	107.85
1963	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.80%	17.60	9.80	2.67	72.40	70.42	74.48	31.88	75.76%	108.70
1964	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.79%	17.70	9.90	2.60	72.49	70.29	74.79	31.83	76.41%	109.58
1965	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.78%	18.00	10.10	2.61	72.37	70.20	74.65	31.77	77.05%	110.43
1966	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.79%	18.40	10.30	2.62	72.44	70.21	74.79	31.67	77.62%	111.32
1967	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.70%	16.80	9.90	2.35	72.92	70.61	75.35	31.59	78.16%	112.20
1968	5M	2M	2M	0.99	0.58%	15.30	9.70	2.12	73.12	70.78	75.58	31.54	78.70%	112.89
1969	5M	2M	2M	0.99	0.49%	14.60	9.80	2.00	73.22	70.86	75.70	31.52	79.22%	113.52
1970	5M	2M	2M	0.99	0.47%	14.40	9.80	1.95	73.34	70.88	75.93	31.53	79.74%	114.37
1971	5M	2M	2M	0.99	0.55%	15.20	9.80	2.04	73.41	70.80	76.16	31.57	80.24%	115.17
1972	5M	2M	3M	0.99	0.50%	15.10	10.10	2.03	73.44	70.80	76.21	31.63	80.73%	115.83
1973	5M	2M	3M	0.98	0.42%	14.30	10.10	1.92	73.68	70.97	76.53	31.72	81.21%	116.53
1974	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.38%	14.10	10.20	1.90	73.81	70.94	76.82	31.85	81.68%	117.08
1975	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.41%	14.20	10.10	1.92	74.08	71.28	77.01	32.03	82.15%	117.41
1976	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.22%	12.90	10.60	1.75	73.74	70.93	76.69	32.21	82.60%	117.71
1977	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.23%	12.20	9.90	1.66	74.63	71.73	77.68	32.44	82.89%	118.08
1978	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.17%	12.20	10.40	1.67	74.39	71.51	77.42	32.70	83.17%	118.44
1979	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.08%	11.60	10.70	1.60	74.22	71.19	77.40	32.97	83.45%	118.74
1980	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.03%	11.20	10.90	1.55	74.10	71.17	77.18	33.27	83.72%	118.88
1981	5M	3M	3M	0.97	-0.05%	10.40	11.00	1.44	74.23	71.25	77.36	33.59	83.92%	118.85
1982	5M	3M	3M	0.97	-0.05%	10.30	10.80	1.43	74.55	71.60	77.65	33.96	84.03%	118.76
1983	5M	3M	3M	0.97	-0.12%	9.90	11.20	1.38	74.42	71.44	77.55	34.34	84.13%	118.68
1984	5M	3M	3M	0.97	-0.10%	10.10	11.20	1.40	74.56	71.65	77.62	34.69	84.24%	118.62
1985	5M	3M	3M	0.97	-0.08%	10.50	11.40	1.45	74.43	71.53	77.47	35.01	84.35%	118.66
1986	5M	3M	3M	0.97	-0.04%	10.80	11.30	1.48	74.58	71.77	77.53	35.29	84.46%	118.82
1987	5M	3M	3M	0.97	-0.03%	11.00	11.30	1.50	74.69	71.74	77.79	35.52	84.57%	118.97
1988	5M	3M	3M	0.97	?	11.50	11.50	1.56	74.77	72.04	77.64	35.73	84.67%	119.03
1989	5M	3M	3M	0.97	0.03%	12.00	11.60	1.62	74.80	71.99	77.75	35.94	84.78%	119.10
1990	5M	3M	3M	0.97	0.03%	12.30	11.90	1.67	74.81	72.02	77.73	36.14	84.84%	119.30
1991	5M	3M	3M	0.97	0.08%	12.50	11.60	1.68	75.16	72.47	77.98	36.25	84.87%	119.61
1992	5M	3M	3M	0.97	0.11%	13.10	11.80	1.76	75.19	72.56	77.96	36.36	84.90%	120.00
1993	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.07%	13.00	12.10	1.75	75.12	72.59	77.77	36.47	84.93%	120.40
1994	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.15%	13.40	11.70	1.81	75.38	72.78	78.10	36.58	84.95%	120.81
1995	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.10%	13.30	12.10	1.80	75.21	72.72	77.83	36.69	84.98%	121.44
1996	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.11%	12.90	11.60	1.75	75.59	73.05	78.26	36.81	85.01%	122.13
1997	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.13%	12.80	11.30	1.75	75.95	73.55	78.46	36.95	85.03%	122.64
1998	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.14%	12.50	11.00	1.72	76.14	73.70	78.70	37.10	85.06%	123.08
1999	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.12%	12.40	11.10	1.73	76.34	74.00	78.80	37.26	85.09%	123.49
2000	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.16%	12.60	10.90	1.77	76.59	74.30	79.00	37.42	85.10%	123.91
2001	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.12%	12.20	10.90	1.74	76.79	74.50	79.20	37.65	85.15%	124.35
2002	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.09%	11.90	10.90	1.72	76.90	74.70	79.20	37.88	85.25%	124.75
2003	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.12%	12.00	10.70	1.76	77.14	74.90	79.50	38.12	85.36%	125.09
2004	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.17%	12.00	10.30	1.78	77.49	75.20	79.90	38.37	85.57%	125.41
2005	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.18%	11.90	10.10	1.80	77.84	75.60	80.20	38.62	85.86%	125.76
2006	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.18%	12.00	10.20	1.85	78.10	75.90	80.40	38.83	86.10%	126.17
2007	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.15%	11.70	10.20	1.84	78.20	76.00	80.50	39.02	86.29%	126.73
2008	5M	3M	3M	0.98	0.19%	11.80	9.90	1.89	78.45	76.30	80.70	39.20	86.49%	127.48
2009	6M	3M	3M	0.98	0.15%	11.40	9.90	1.84	78.60	76.50	80.80	39.39	86.65%	128.16
2010	6M	3M	3M	0.98	0.16%	11.40	9.80	1.87	79.10	77.10	81.20	39.60	86.80%	128.73
2011	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.13%	10.60	9.40	1.75	79.80	77.80	81.90	39.80	86.96%	129.27
2012	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.11%	10.40	9.40	1.73	80.05	78.10	82.10	40.02	87.14%	129.75
2013	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.08%	10.00	9.30	1.67	80.30	78.30	82.40	40.24	87.29%	130.29
2014	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.11%	10.10	9.10	1.69	80.70	78.70	82.80	40.43	87.41%	130.96
2015	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.11%	10.20	9.20	1.71	80.70	78.80	82.70	40.60	87.53%	131.89
2016	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.17%	10.80	9.20	1.79	80.85	79.00	82.80	40.82	87.64%	132.92
2017	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.15%	10.60	9.20	1.75	81.10	79.20	83.10	40.98	87.76%	133.78
2018	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.12%	10.60	9.50	1.73	80.95	79.10	82.90	41.09	87.87%	134.44
2019	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.13%	10.50	9.30	1.70	81.45	79.50	83.50	41.19	87.99%	134.92
2020	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.11%	10.40	9.40	1.67	81.55	79.60	83.60	41.30	88.12%	135.32
2021	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.11%	10.40	9.40	1.67	81.55	79.60	83.60	41.31	88.24%	135.91
2022	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.11%	10.40	9.40	1.67	81.55	79.60	83.60	41.38	88.37%	136.38
2023	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.10%	10.93	9.91	1.74	81.66	79.82	83.58	41.34	88.50%	136.84
2024	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.10%	11.11	10.08	1.76	81.69	79.90	83.58	41.35	88.63%	137.33
2025	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.10%	11.29	10.25	1.78	81.73	79.97	83.57	41.35	88.76%	137.79

Denmark Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.09%	11.28	10.34	1.78	81.88	80.15	83.69	41.35	88.89%	138.26
2027	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.08%	11.27	10.42	1.78	82.02	80.32	83.80	41.30	89.03%	138.67
2028	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.07%	11.26	10.51	1.78	82.17	80.50	83.92	41.26	89.17%	139.09
2029	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.06%	11.25	10.59	1.78	82.31	80.67	84.03	41.29	89.31%	139.49
2030	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.05%	11.24	10.68	1.78	82.46	80.85	84.15	41.32	89.45%	139.86
2031	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.04%	11.17	10.75	1.78	82.61	81.03	84.27	41.35	89.59%	140.21
2032	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.03%	11.10	10.82	1.78	82.75	81.20	84.38	41.40	89.73%	140.55
2033	6M	3M	3M	0.99	0.01%	11.03	10.89	1.78	82.90	81.38	84.50	41.49	89.87%	140.90
2034	6M	3M	3M	0.99	?	10.96	10.96	1.78	83.04	81.55	84.61	41.63	90.02%	141.23
2035	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.01%	10.89	11.03	1.78	83.19	81.73	84.73	41.76	90.16%	141.57
2036	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.02%	10.82	11.06	1.78	83.33	81.89	84.84	41.88	90.31%	141.90
2037	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.03%	10.74	11.09	1.78	83.47	82.05	84.95	41.98	90.46%	142.22
2038	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.04%	10.67	11.13	1.79	83.60	82.22	85.07	42.13	90.61%	142.53
2039	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.05%	10.59	11.16	1.79	83.74	82.38	85.18	42.25	90.75%	142.83
2040	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.06%	10.52	11.19	1.79	83.88	82.54	85.29	42.42	90.90%	143.11
2041	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.06%	10.48	11.20	1.79	84.01	82.68	85.40	42.54	91.05%	143.36
2042	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.07%	10.44	11.20	1.79	84.13	82.82	85.51	42.62	91.20%	143.59
2043	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.07%	10.40	11.21	1.79	84.26	82.96	85.63	42.71	91.35%	143.83
2044	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.08%	10.36	11.21	1.79	84.38	83.10	85.74	42.80	91.49%	144.03
2045	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.08%	10.32	11.22	1.79	84.51	83.24	85.85	42.91	91.63%	144.24
2046	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.08%	10.33	11.22	1.79	84.63	83.36	85.96	43.00	91.78%	144.43
2047	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.08%	10.34	11.22	1.79	84.75	83.49	86.07	43.01	91.91%	144.61
2048	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.08%	10.36	11.23	1.79	84.86	83.61	86.19	43.11	92.05%	144.80
2049	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.08%	10.37	11.23	1.79	84.98	83.74	86.30	43.16	92.19%	144.96
2050	6M	3M	3M	0.99	-0.08%	10.38	11.23	1.79	85.10	83.86	86.41	43.25	92.32%	145.12

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