🇩🇰 Denmark Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Denmark is 6,023,520, ranking #114 in the world (0.07% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.31% per year. The biggest city is Copenhagen with 1,153,615 inhabitants.
Live estimate
6,023,937
Growth rate
0.31%
Density
142
people / km² (368 / mi²)
Median age
41.3
Fertility rate
1.52
births per woman
Life expectancy
82.4
years
Denmark population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Denmark is projected to reach 6,124,838, and 5,863,216 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2042 at 6,135,755, then decline.
Denmark population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,023,520 | 0.31% | 142.1 | 41.3 |
| 2025 | 6,002,507 | 0.39% | 141.6 | 41.3 |
| 2024 | 5,977,412 | 0.45% | 141.0 | 41.3 |
| 2023 | 5,948,136 | 0.53% | 140.3 | 41.2 |
| 2022 | 5,902,904 | 1.00% | 139.2 | 41.2 |
| 2021 | 5,856,776 | 0.57% | 138.2 | 41.2 |
| 2020 | 5,831,530 | 0.29% | 137.6 | 41.1 |
| 2019 | 5,814,618 | 0.29% | 137.2 | 41.0 |
| 2018 | 5,793,824 | 0.43% | 136.7 | 40.9 |
| 2017 | 5,765,168 | 0.56% | 136.0 | 40.7 |
| 2016 | 5,728,201 | 0.73% | 135.1 | 40.6 |
| 2015 | 5,683,701 | 0.83% | 134.1 | 40.5 |
| 2014 | 5,643,794 | 0.57% | 133.1 | 40.4 |
| 2013 | 5,615,333 | 0.44% | 132.5 | 40.2 |
| 2012 | 5,591,916 | 0.40% | 131.9 | 39.9 |
| 2011 | 5,570,849 | 0.36% | 131.4 | 39.7 |
| 2010 | 5,547,862 | 0.47% | 130.9 | 39.6 |
| 2009 | 5,523,173 | 0.42% | 130.3 | 39.4 |
| 2008 | 5,493,764 | 0.65% | 129.6 | 39.3 |
| 2007 | 5,461,607 | 0.53% | 128.8 | 39.1 |
| 2006 | 5,437,420 | 0.36% | 128.3 | 38.8 |
| 2005 | 5,419,554 | 0.30% | 127.8 | 38.5 |
| 2004 | 5,404,598 | 0.26% | 127.5 | 38.2 |
| 2003 | 5,390,620 | 0.26% | 127.2 | 38.0 |
| 2002 | 5,375,959 | 0.28% | 126.8 | 37.7 |
| 2001 | 5,358,828 | 0.36% | 126.4 | 37.5 |
| 2000 | 5,339,658 | 0.36% | 126.0 | 37.3 |
| 1999 | 5,321,810 | 0.31% | 125.5 | 37.1 |
| 1998 | 5,304,262 | 0.35% | 125.1 | 37.0 |
| 1997 | 5,285,035 | 0.38% | 124.7 | 36.8 |
| 1996 | 5,263,068 | 0.46% | 124.1 | 36.7 |
| 1995 | 5,233,360 | 0.67% | 123.4 | 36.7 |
| 1994 | 5,206,190 | 0.37% | 122.8 | 36.6 |
| 1993 | 5,188,637 | 0.31% | 122.4 | 36.5 |
| 1992 | 5,171,367 | 0.36% | 122.0 | 36.4 |
| 1991 | 5,154,344 | 0.30% | 121.6 | 36.3 |
| 1990 | 5,141,025 | 0.21% | 121.3 | 36.1 |
| 1989 | 5,132,715 | 0.11% | 121.1 | 35.9 |
| 1988 | 5,129,640 | 0.01% | 121.0 | 35.7 |
| 1987 | 5,127,132 | 0.09% | 120.9 | 35.5 |
| 1986 | 5,120,688 | 0.17% | 120.8 | 35.3 |
| 1985 | 5,113,880 | 0.10% | 120.6 | 35.1 |
| 1984 | 5,111,830 | -0.02% | 120.6 | 34.8 |
| 1983 | 5,114,468 | -0.08% | 120.6 | 34.5 |
| 1982 | 5,117,894 | -0.05% | 120.7 | 34.1 |
| 1981 | 5,121,629 | -0.10% | 120.8 | 33.7 |
| 1980 | 5,123,081 | 0.04% | 120.8 | 33.3 |
| 1979 | 5,116,858 | 0.20% | 120.7 | 32.9 |
| 1978 | 5,104,344 | 0.28% | 120.4 | 32.6 |
| 1977 | 5,088,572 | 0.33% | 120.0 | 32.3 |
| 1976 | 5,072,804 | 0.29% | 119.7 | 32.0 |
| 1975 | 5,060,400 | 0.20% | 119.4 | 31.8 |
| 1974 | 5,045,632 | 0.38% | 119.0 | 31.6 |
| 1973 | 5,021,756 | 0.57% | 118.5 | 31.5 |
| 1972 | 4,991,573 | 0.64% | 117.7 | 31.5 |
| 1971 | 4,963,062 | 0.51% | 117.1 | 31.5 |
| 1970 | 4,928,668 | 0.89% | 116.3 | 31.5 |
| 1969 | 4,891,799 | 0.61% | 115.4 | 31.4 |
| 1968 | 4,864,796 | 0.49% | 114.8 | 31.4 |
| 1967 | 4,835,218 | 0.73% | 114.1 | 31.5 |
| 1966 | 4,797,206 | 0.85% | 113.2 | 31.6 |
| 1965 | 4,758,836 | 0.76% | 112.3 | 31.8 |
| 1964 | 4,721,891 | 0.80% | 111.4 | 31.9 |
| 1963 | 4,684,266 | 0.80% | 110.5 | 32.0 |
| 1962 | 4,647,467 | 0.78% | 109.6 | 32.1 |
| 1961 | 4,611,360 | 0.78% | 108.8 | 32.1 |
| 1960 | 4,579,342 | 0.61% | 108.0 | 32.1 |
| 1959 | 4,548,481 | 0.74% | 107.3 | 32.0 |
| 1958 | 4,516,070 | 0.69% | 106.5 | 31.9 |
| 1957 | 4,489,654 | 0.48% | 105.9 | 31.8 |
| 1956 | 4,466,336 | 0.56% | 105.4 | 31.6 |
| 1955 | 4,438,838 | 0.68% | 104.7 | 31.5 |
| 1954 | 4,406,408 | 0.79% | 103.9 | 31.3 |
| 1953 | 4,369,106 | 0.91% | 103.1 | 31.1 |
| 1952 | 4,332,233 | 0.79% | 102.2 | 30.9 |
| 1951 | 4,300,259 | 0.70% | 101.4 | 30.7 |
| 1950 | 4,268,404 | 0.79% | 100.7 | 30.6 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 6,041,442 | 0.28% | 142.5 | 41.3 |
| 2028 | 6,057,190 | 0.24% | 142.9 | 41.4 |
| 2029 | 6,070,613 | 0.20% | 143.2 | 41.5 |
| 2030 | 6,081,995 | 0.17% | 143.5 | 41.6 |
| 2031 | 6,091,944 | 0.16% | 143.7 | 41.7 |
| 2032 | 6,100,376 | 0.12% | 143.9 | 41.8 |
| 2033 | 6,107,586 | 0.12% | 144.1 | 42.0 |
| 2034 | 6,114,220 | 0.10% | 144.2 | 42.1 |
| 2035 | 6,119,806 | 0.08% | 144.4 | 42.3 |
| 2036 | 6,124,308 | 0.07% | 144.5 | 42.4 |
| 2037 | 6,127,824 | 0.05% | 144.5 | 42.6 |
| 2038 | 6,130,866 | 0.05% | 144.6 | 42.8 |
| 2039 | 6,133,191 | 0.03% | 144.7 | 43.0 |
| 2040 | 6,134,659 | 0.02% | 144.7 | 43.1 |
| 2041 | 6,135,556 | 0.01% | 144.7 | 43.3 |
| 2042 | 6,135,755 | 0.00% | 144.7 | 43.4 |
| 2043 | 6,135,681 | -0.00% | 144.7 | 43.6 |
| 2044 | 6,135,228 | -0.01% | 144.7 | 43.7 |
| 2045 | 6,134,656 | -0.01% | 144.7 | 43.8 |
| 2046 | 6,133,614 | -0.03% | 144.7 | 43.9 |
| 2047 | 6,131,866 | -0.03% | 144.6 | 44.0 |
| 2048 | 6,129,992 | -0.03% | 144.6 | 44.1 |
| 2049 | 6,127,737 | -0.04% | 144.5 | 44.2 |
| 2050 | 6,124,838 | -0.05% | 144.5 | 44.3 |
| 2051 | 6,121,371 | -0.06% | 144.4 | 44.5 |
| 2052 | 6,117,679 | -0.06% | 144.3 | 44.6 |
| 2053 | 6,113,507 | -0.08% | 144.2 | 44.7 |
| 2054 | 6,108,902 | -0.07% | 144.1 | 44.9 |
| 2055 | 6,103,884 | -0.09% | 144.0 | 45.0 |
| 2056 | 6,098,376 | -0.09% | 143.8 | 45.1 |
| 2057 | 6,093,058 | -0.08% | 143.7 | 45.2 |
| 2058 | 6,088,189 | -0.08% | 143.6 | 45.2 |
| 2059 | 6,083,422 | -0.08% | 143.5 | 45.3 |
| 2060 | 6,078,224 | -0.09% | 143.4 | 45.3 |
| 2061 | 6,072,976 | -0.08% | 143.3 | 45.3 |
| 2062 | 6,067,892 | -0.09% | 143.1 | 45.3 |
| 2063 | 6,062,958 | -0.08% | 143.0 | 45.4 |
| 2064 | 6,058,181 | -0.08% | 142.9 | 45.5 |
| 2065 | 6,053,336 | -0.08% | 142.8 | 45.6 |
| 2066 | 6,049,058 | -0.06% | 142.7 | 45.7 |
| 2067 | 6,045,432 | -0.06% | 142.6 | 45.8 |
| 2068 | 6,042,136 | -0.05% | 142.5 | 45.9 |
| 2069 | 6,039,220 | -0.05% | 142.5 | 45.9 |
| 2070 | 6,036,603 | -0.04% | 142.4 | 46.0 |
| 2071 | 6,034,390 | -0.03% | 142.3 | 46.0 |
| 2072 | 6,032,483 | -0.03% | 142.3 | 46.1 |
| 2073 | 6,030,140 | -0.05% | 142.2 | 46.2 |
| 2074 | 6,027,506 | -0.04% | 142.2 | 46.3 |
| 2075 | 6,025,042 | -0.04% | 142.1 | 46.3 |
| 2076 | 6,022,068 | -0.06% | 142.1 | 46.4 |
| 2077 | 6,018,848 | -0.05% | 142.0 | 46.5 |
| 2078 | 6,015,859 | -0.05% | 141.9 | 46.6 |
| 2079 | 6,012,543 | -0.06% | 141.8 | 46.7 |
| 2080 | 6,008,790 | -0.06% | 141.7 | 46.7 |
| 2081 | 6,004,852 | -0.07% | 141.6 | 46.8 |
| 2082 | 6,000,136 | -0.09% | 141.5 | 46.9 |
| 2083 | 5,994,230 | -0.11% | 141.4 | 46.9 |
| 2084 | 5,987,674 | -0.11% | 141.2 | 47.0 |
| 2085 | 5,980,590 | -0.13% | 141.1 | 47.0 |
| 2086 | 5,973,040 | -0.13% | 140.9 | 47.1 |
| 2087 | 5,965,214 | -0.13% | 140.7 | 47.1 |
| 2088 | 5,957,393 | -0.13% | 140.5 | 47.2 |
| 2089 | 5,949,368 | -0.14% | 140.3 | 47.2 |
| 2090 | 5,940,877 | -0.14% | 140.1 | 47.2 |
| 2091 | 5,932,462 | -0.14% | 139.9 | 47.3 |
| 2092 | 5,924,288 | -0.14% | 139.7 | 47.3 |
| 2093 | 5,916,280 | -0.13% | 139.6 | 47.3 |
| 2094 | 5,908,287 | -0.14% | 139.4 | 47.3 |
| 2095 | 5,900,525 | -0.13% | 139.2 | 47.4 |
| 2096 | 5,893,157 | -0.12% | 139.0 | 47.4 |
| 2097 | 5,885,653 | -0.13% | 138.8 | 47.4 |
| 2098 | 5,878,106 | -0.13% | 138.7 | 47.5 |
| 2099 | 5,870,624 | -0.13% | 138.5 | 47.5 |
| 2100 | 5,863,216 | -0.12% | 138.3 | 47.5 |
States & provinces of Denmark by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hovedstaden | 1,910,395 | 31.7% |
| 2 | Midtjylland | 1,333,245 | 22.1% |
| 3 | Syddanmark | 1,224,100 | 20.3% |
| 4 | Sjaælland | 852,953 | 14.2% |
| 5 | Nordjylland | 590,322 | 9.8% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Denmark
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copenhagen capital | Capital Region | 1,153,615 |
| 2 | Århus | Central Jutland | 285,273 |
| 3 | Odense | South Denmark | 180,863 |
| 4 | Aalborg | North Denmark | 142,937 |
| 5 | Frederiksberg | Capital Region | 95,029 |
| 6 | Esbjerg | South Denmark | 71,698 |
| 7 | Randers | Central Jutland | 62,802 |
| 8 | Kolding | South Denmark | 61,638 |
| 9 | Horsens | Central Jutland | 61,074 |
| 10 | Vejle | South Denmark | 60,231 |
| 11 | Hvidovre | Capital Region | 53,527 |
| 12 | Klinteby Frihed | Zealand | 53,443 |
| 13 | Avedøre | Capital Region | 53,443 |
| 14 | Roskilde | Zealand | 51,916 |
| 15 | Herning | Central Jutland | 50,565 |
FAQ
What is the population of Denmark in 2026?
The population of Denmark is 6,023,520 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Denmark?
Copenhagen is the biggest city in Denmark with 1,153,615 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Denmark growing or shrinking?
The population of Denmark is growing at 0.31% per year, and is projected to peak in 2042 at 6,135,755.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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