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) 46.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Armenia (Person mn) 3.1 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025
Australia (Person mn) 27.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Austria (Person mn) 9.2 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 10.3 2025 yearly 1925 - 2025
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Bangladesh (Person mn) 169.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Belarus (Person mn) 9.1 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Belgium (Person mn) 11.9 2025 yearly 1953 - 2025
Bolivia (Person mn) 12.6 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Botswana (Person mn) 2.6 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Brazil (Person mn) 213.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Brunei (Person mn) 0.5 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.4 2025 yearly 1880 - 2025
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) 1,404.9 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Colombia (Person mn) 52.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Croatia (Person mn) 3.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Cyprus (Person mn) 1.0 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Denmark (Person mn) 5.8 2020 yearly 1900 - 2020
Ecuador (Person mn) 18.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Egypt (Person mn) 107.9 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Estonia (Person mn) 1.4 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
European Union (Person mn) 450.6 2024 yearly 1959 - 2024
Finland (Person mn) 5.7 2025 yearly 1749 - 2025
France (Person mn) 69.1 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Georgia (Person mn) 3.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Germany (Person mn) 83.5 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Ghana (Person mn) 31.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Greece (Person mn) 10.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.5 2025 yearly 1961 - 2025
Hungary (Person mn) 9.5 2026 yearly 1949 - 2026
Iceland (Person mn) 0.4 2025 yearly 1732 - 2025
India (Person mn) 1,420.6 2026 yearly 1951 - 2026
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) 10.2 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Italy (Person mn) 58.9 2025 yearly 1911 - 2025
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 32.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Japan (Person mn) 123.2 2025 yearly 1899 - 2025
Jordan (Person mn) 11.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 20.3 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Kenya (Person mn) 53.3 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
South Korea (Person mn) 51.7 2025 yearly 1956 - 2025
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Kuwait (Person mn) 5.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Laos (Person mn) 7.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Latvia (Person mn) 1.8 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Lebanon (Person mn) 5.8 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Lithuania (Person mn) 2.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.7 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
North Macedonia (Person mn) 1.8 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Malawi (Person mn) 22.2 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Malaysia (Person mn) 34.2 2025 yearly 1947 - 2025
Malta (Person mn) 0.5 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Mauritius (Person mn) 1.2 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Mexico (Person mn) 132.8 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Moldova (Person mn) 2.4 2025 yearly 2013 - 2025
Mongolia (Person mn) 3.6 2025 yearly 1935 - 2025
Montenegro (Person mn) 0.6 2025 yearly 1921 - 2025
Morocco (Person mn) 36.5 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Mozambique (Person mn) 34.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Myanmar (Person mn) 54.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Nepal (Person mn) 30.0 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Netherlands (Person mn) 17.3 2018 yearly 1899 - 2018
New Zealand (Person mn) 5.3 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Nigeria (Person mn) 221.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
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) 37.3 2025 yearly 1946 - 2025
Portugal (Person mn) 11.4 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
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) 6.5 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Singapore (Person mn) 6.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Slovakia (Person mn) 5.5 2020 yearly 1945 - 2020
Slovenia (Person mn) 2.1 2025 yearly 1920 - 2025
South Africa (Person mn) 63.1 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Spain (Person mn) 49.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Sri Lanka (Person mn) 21.8 2025 yearly 1948 - 2025
Sudan (Person mn) 48.2 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
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 (%) 2.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 1,462.696 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 51,726.694 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 43.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 129,567.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 26.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Forecast: Government Expenditure (DKK bn) 1,912.461 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (DKK bn) 1,125.692 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (DKK bn) 1,893.313 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Central Government Debt: Gross: Domestic (DKK bn) 584.824 May 2026 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2026
Central Government Debt: Gross (DKK bn) 606.813 May 2026 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2026
Central Government Debt: Gross: Foreign (DKK bn) 21.989 May 2026 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2026
General Government Expenditure (DKK mn) 366,100.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
General Government Expenditure: Capital (DKK mn) 24,630.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
General Government Revenue (DKK mn) 375,434.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
General Government: Overall Surplus (DKK mn) 9,334.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
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 (%) 1.760 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,882.1 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 17,377.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 6.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 875,393.230 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 10,163,688.655 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 5,861,807.104 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 13,494.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,828,832.817 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,935,169.288 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 769.414 May 2026 monthly Jun 1976 - May 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 398.166 May 2026 monthly Jun 1976 - May 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 589.518 May 2026 monthly Jun 1976 - May 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,069.480 May 2026 monthly Jun 1976 - May 2026
Exports: BCP: China (DKK mn) 3,322.452 May 2026 monthly Jan 2022 - May 2026
Exports: BCP: United States (DKK mn) 5,141.334 May 2026 monthly Jan 2022 - May 2026
Imports: BCP: China (DKK mn) 6,524.900 May 2026 monthly Jan 2022 - May 2026
Imports: BCP: United States (DKK mn) 2,853.068 May 2026 monthly Jan 2022 - May 2026
Imports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) 131.100 May 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2026
Exports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) 138.800 May 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2026
Natural Gas Exports: Sweden (TJ) 1,299.614 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Natural Gas Exports: Germany (TJ) 2,610.748 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Natural Gas Exports: Netherlands (TJ) 2,387.353 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,334.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 6,659.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 8.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -2,624.2 May 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,165.986 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -177.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1975 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3,389.337 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1975 - Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 687,617.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 140.6 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 297,709.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 60.5 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 830.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 68.343 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 530,177.299 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (DKK mn) -2,907.100 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (DKK mn) -44,244.900 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (DKK mn) 38,657.600 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services (DKK mn) 30,756.800 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Services (DKK mn) 6,950.100 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Goods f.o.b (DKK mn) 23,806.600 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (DKK mn) 10,808.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
Balance of Payment (BoP): Financial Account (FA): Net Assets (DKK mn) -6,400.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -1,339.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) 50,558.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 8,536.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 910.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investments (DKK mn) 5,270.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Assets (DKK mn) -12,426.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 25,324.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -46,406.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities (DKK mn) -6,026.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investments (DKK mn) -16,788.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 910.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -14,052.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) 36,506.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Other Investments (DKK mn) -17,243.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (DKK mn) 11,707,838.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (DKK mn) 3,438,836.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
International Investment Position (IIP): Liabilities (DKK mn) 8,269,002.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Gross External Debt (DKK bn) 4,445.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Gross External Debt: Short Term (DKK bn) 1,931.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Gross External Debt: Long Term (DKK bn) 2,514.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
No of Bankruptcy: Registry Based (Unit) 370.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 88.1 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 262,824.386 May 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 299,839.127 May 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2026
M2 Growth (%) 5.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 92,480.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 18.574 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,735.592 May 2026 monthly Jan 1962 - May 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 331,771.261 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
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 (%) 11.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 23.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 405.301 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 1,083.700 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1953 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 426,850.7 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 144,007.813 May 2026 monthly Oct 2013 - May 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 9.46 May 2026 monthly Oct 2014 - May 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 28.74 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (DKK bn) 1,694.655 May 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2026
Money Supply: M3 (DKK bn) 2,118.859 May 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2 (DKK bn) 1,921.124 May 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2026
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (DKK bn) 344.500 May 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2026
Official Reserve Assets (DKK bn) 706.100 May 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - May 2026
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (DKK bn) 17.800 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2018
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued in Denmark (DKK mn) 204,068.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2026
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued Abroad (DKK mn) 8,907.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2026
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Financial Corporations (DKK mn) 570,157.400 May 2026 monthly Oct 2013 - May 2026
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Total (DKK mn) 1,504,778.900 May 2026 monthly Oct 2013 - May 2026
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Households (DKK mn) 501,477.200 May 2026 monthly Oct 2013 - May 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -5.5 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jun 2026
Business Sentiment Indicator: Retail Trade (1998-2024=100) 99.900 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jun 2026
Business Sentiment Indicator: Industry (1998-2024=100) 90.800 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jun 2026
Business Sentiment Indicator: Construction (1998-2024=100) 101.500 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jun 2026
Business Sentiment Indicator: Service Sector (1998-2024=100) 105.500 Jun 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Jun 2026

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