Denmark Population

1900 - 2020 | Yearly | Person mn | Statistics Denmark

Key information about Denmark population

  • The Denmark population reached 5.8 million people in Dec 2020, compared with the previously reported figure of 5.8 million people in Dec 2019
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.8 million people in Dec 2020 and a record low of 2.4 million people in Dec 1900

CEIC calculates annual Population from quarterly Population. Statistics Denmark provides quarter-end Population. Population prior to 1988 is sourced directly from Statistics Denmark.


Further information about Denmark population data

  • In the latest reports, Denmark Unemployment Rate increased to 4.9 % in Apr 2023
  • Monthly earnings of the Denmark population was 7,084.1 USD in Dec 2021
  • Denmark Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 70.8 % in Apr 2023

View Denmark's Population from 1900 to 2020 in the chart:

Denmark Population

What was Denmark's Population in 2020?

The Denmark population reached 5.8 million people in Dec 2020, compared with the previously reported figure of 5.8 million people in Dec 2019 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.8 2020 5.8 2019 2.4 1900 5.8 2020 Person mn yearly 1900 - 2020

Population by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1989 - 2020
Algeria (Person mn) 46.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Argentina (Person mn) 47.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Armenia (Person mn) 3.1 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Australia (Person mn) 27.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Austria (Person mn) 0.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 10.2 2024 yearly 1925 - 2024
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Bangladesh (Person mn) 169.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Belarus (Person mn) 9.1 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Belgium (Person mn) 11.8 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Bolivia (Person mn) 12.2 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Botswana (Person mn) 2.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Brazil (Person mn) 213.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Brunei (Person mn) 0.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.4 2024 yearly 1880 - 2024
Cambodia (Person mn) 17.1 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Canada (Person mn) 41.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Chile (Person mn) 20.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
China (Person mn) 1,408.3 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Colombia (Person mn) 52.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Croatia (Person mn) 3.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Cyprus (Person mn) 1.0 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.9 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Denmark (Person mn) 5.8 2020 yearly 1900 - 2020
Ecuador (Person mn) 18.0 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Egypt (Person mn) 107.7 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Estonia (Person mn) 1.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
European Union (Person mn) 449.3 2023 yearly 1959 - 2023
Finland (Person mn) 5.6 2024 yearly 1749 - 2024
France (Person mn) 68.6 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Georgia (Person mn) 3.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Germany (Person mn) 83.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Ghana (Person mn) 31.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Greece (Person mn) 10.4 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.5 2024 yearly 1961 - 2024
Hungary (Person mn) 9.5 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Iceland (Person mn) 0.4 2024 yearly 1732 - 2024
India (Person mn) 1,408.0 2025 yearly 1951 - 2025
Indonesia (Person mn) 281.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Iran (Person mn) 85.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Ireland (Person mn) 5.5 2025 yearly 1900 - 2025
Israel (Person mn) 10.1 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Italy (Person mn) 58.9 2024 yearly 1911 - 2024
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 28.9 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Japan (Person mn) 123.7 2024 yearly 1899 - 2024
Jordan (Person mn) 11.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 20.3 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Kenya (Person mn) 52.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
South Korea (Person mn) 51.8 2024 yearly 1956 - 2024
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Kuwait (Person mn) 5.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Laos (Person mn) 7.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Latvia (Person mn) 1.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Lebanon (Person mn) 5.8 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Lithuania (Person mn) 2.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.7 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
North Macedonia (Person mn) 1.8 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Malawi (Person mn) 21.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Malaysia (Person mn) 34.2 2025 yearly 1947 - 2025
Malta (Person mn) 0.5 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Mauritius (Person mn) 1.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Mexico (Person mn) 131.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Moldova (Person mn) 2.4 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Mongolia (Person mn) 3.5 2024 yearly 1935 - 2024
Montenegro (Person mn) 0.6 2024 yearly 1921 - 2024
Morocco (Person mn) 36.5 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Mozambique (Person mn) 34.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Myanmar (Person mn) 54.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Nepal (Person mn) 30.0 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Netherlands (Person mn) 17.3 2018 yearly 1899 - 2018
New Zealand (Person mn) 5.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Nigeria (Person mn) 216.8 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Norway (Person mn) 5.4 2019 yearly 1845 - 2019
Oman (Person mn) 4.5 2020 yearly 1977 - 2020
Pakistan (Person mn) 241.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (Person mn) 5.9 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Panama (Person mn) 4.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Paraguay (Person mn) 6.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Peru (Person mn) 32.8 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Philippines (Person mn) 112.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Poland (Person mn) 37.5 2024 yearly 1946 - 2024
Portugal (Person mn) 10.6 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Qatar (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1984 - 2020
Romania (Person mn) 19.0 2024 yearly 1930 - 2024
Russia (Person mn) 146.1 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person mn) 35.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Serbia (Person mn) 6.6 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Singapore (Person mn) 6.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Slovakia (Person mn) 5.5 2020 yearly 1945 - 2020
Slovenia (Person mn) 2.1 2024 yearly 1920 - 2024
South Africa (Person mn) 63.1 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Spain (Person mn) 48.1 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Sri Lanka (Person mn) 21.8 2025 yearly 1948 - 2025
Sudan (Person mn) 37.3 2014 yearly 1970 - 2014
Sweden (Person mn) 10.4 2020 yearly 1749 - 2020
Switzerland (Person mn) 9.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024

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Denmark Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 4,386.136 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 51,741.867 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 44.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 140,044.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (DKK bn) 1,840.206 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (DKK bn) 1,109.412 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (DKK bn) 1,820.316 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Central Government Debt: Gross (DKK bn) 620.252 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Central Government Debt: Gross: Domestic (DKK bn) 588.108 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Central Government Debt: Gross: Foreign (DKK bn) 32.144 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
General Government: Overall Surplus (DKK mn) 20,936.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
General Government Revenue (DKK mn) 356,936.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
General Government Expenditure: Capital (DKK mn) 29,967.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
General Government Expenditure (DKK mn) 336,001.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
General Government Expenditure: Current (DKK mn) 268,269.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
General Government Revenue: Current: Taxes on Production and Imports: ow Value A... (DKK mn) 57,510.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
General Government Revenue: Current (DKK mn) 290,258.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.400 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,740.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 17,236.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 875,393.230 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,533,222.198 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 5,485,857.096 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 12,527.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,090,831.404 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,784,992.379 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 877.349 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1975 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 389.996 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1975 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 470.632 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1975 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 976.717 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1975 - Oct 2025
Exports: BCP: China (DKK mn) 3,468.027 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2022 - Oct 2025
Imports: BCP: United States (DKK mn) 2,479.261 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2022 - Oct 2025
Natural Gas Exports: Netherlands (TJ) 4,122.171 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Natural Gas Exports: Sweden (TJ) 1,837.036 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Germany (TJ) 331.595 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 5,005.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 6,659.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 4,846.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,119.772 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1,429.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -5,849.395 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 675,848.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 142.2 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 300,219.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 838.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 63.225 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 409,941.628 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (DKK mn) 38,179.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services (DKK mn) 30,769.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -804.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) -2,336.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (DKK mn) 39,401.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 16,775.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -34,703.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Services (DKK mn) 1,781.600 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (DKK mn) -4,888.300 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (DKK mn) 9,980.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (DKK mn) 25,422.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Goods f.o.b (DKK mn) 23,127.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investments (DKK mn) -32,890.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Financial Account (FA): Net Assets (DKK mn) 55,648.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 8.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Other Investments (DKK mn) 40,272.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -12,821.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -18,836.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 19,620.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -31,657.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (DKK mn) -107,928.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investments (DKK mn) -6,888.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Liabilities (DKK mn) 9,398,066.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (DKK mn) 11,023,977.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (DKK mn) 1,625,911.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Short Term (DKK bn) 1,741.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt (DKK bn) 3,945.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Long Term (DKK bn) 2,204.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
No of Bankruptcy: Registry Based (Unit) 928.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 92.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 186,387.350 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 203,577.099 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2017
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 91,259.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.968 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 8,563.258 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 330,953.042 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 750,006.4 May 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -11.6 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 11.900 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 23.800 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 398.488 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 1,039.917 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1953 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 383,590.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 134,236.092 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2013 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.95 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2014 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 28.26 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (DKK bn) 1,850.151 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (DKK bn) 1,631.711 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3 (DKK bn) 2,021.417 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (DKK bn) 355.400 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Official Reserve Assets (DKK bn) 720.200 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M2: M1: sa (DKK bn) 1,165.480 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Money Supply: M2: sa (DKK bn) 1,272.968 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (DKK bn) 17.800 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2018
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued in Denmark (DKK mn) 211,930.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued Abroad (DKK mn) 14,419.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Financial Corporations (DKK mn) 552,339.300 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2013 - Oct 2025
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Total (DKK mn) 1,434,107.300 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2013 - Oct 2025
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Households (DKK mn) 474,912.600 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2013 - Oct 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -20.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Business Sentiment Indicator: Retail Trade (1998-2024=100) 102.400 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Business Sentiment Indicator: Industry (1998-2024=100) 107.300 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Business Sentiment Indicator: Construction (1998-2024=100) 102.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Business Sentiment Indicator: Service Sector (1998-2024=100) 107.100 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2025

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