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Denmark

Population

6,029,283

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
114th
Share of world
0.07%
Annual change
+21,0130.56%

Population of Denmark

4M5M6M7M8M9M95% prediction intervalProjected peak20266M2050 projection6.1M↑ 2% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 6,029,283. 2050 projection: 6,124,838.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Denmark. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20266,023,5200.56%114
20256,002,5070.58%114
20205,831,5300.29%113
20195,814,6180.36%113
20185,793,8240.50%114
20175,765,1680.65%114
20155,683,7010.49%114
20105,547,8630.47%112
20055,419,5550.30%109
20005,339,6580.40%106

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Copenhagen is home to 671,714 people, 11.15% of Denmark's population.

City population600K300K100K
Copenhagen 671.7KAarhus 378.4KAalborg 226.0KOdense 213.2KVejle 123.3KEsbjerg 114.9KFrederiksberg 106.2KSilkeborg 102.8KRanders 100.6KHorsens 98.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Copenhagen671.7K11.15%
2Aarhus378.4K6.28%
3Aalborg226.0K3.75%
4Odense213.2K3.54%
5Vejle123.3K2.05%
6Esbjerg114.9K1.91%
7Frederiksberg106.2K1.76%
8Silkeborg102.8K1.71%
9Randers100.6K1.67%
10Horsens98.8K1.64%

Denmark by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Denmark is home to an estimated 6,029,283 people, the 114th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Denmark has a net population change of approximately 51 people per day, driven by 163 births, 162 deaths, and net immigration of 50 people.
Share of world
Denmark makes up 0.07% of the world's population and 0.81% of Europe's.
Density
150.6 people per km² of land (390.0 per mi²), ranking 87th among countries and territories.
Urban living
88.85% of people live in urban areas.

Denmark Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 198100+ years, female: 1,13095–99 years, male: 2,40495–99 years, female: 7,31890–94 years, male: 13,59090–94 years, female: 26,34085–89 years, male: 43,34985–89 years, female: 62,79580–84 years, male: 97,06880–84 years, female: 118,96975–79 years, male: 129,76975–79 years, female: 148,21070–74 years, male: 144,19670–74 years, female: 156,37365–69 years, male: 165,01365–69 years, female: 171,85760–64 years, male: 198,55860–64 years, female: 200,41955–59 years, male: 197,78655–59 years, female: 197,61050–54 years, male: 196,26750–54 years, female: 198,25345–49 years, male: 177,75545–49 years, female: 177,91640–44 years, male: 171,37940–44 years, female: 167,97135–39 years, male: 195,30135–39 years, female: 187,85830–34 years, male: 211,60430–34 years, female: 203,46825–29 years, male: 202,54025–29 years, female: 195,60920–24 years, male: 190,35720–24 years, female: 183,18015–19 years, male: 179,11315–19 years, female: 170,32910–14 years, male: 158,93110–14 years, female: 150,8845–9 years, male: 164,4745–9 years, female: 155,7990–4 years, male: 154,9150–4 years, female: 146,659100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

42.3 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

82.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.71%

Female

50.29%

Life expectancy 80.6Life expectancy 84.2

Ethnicity

86.3%

Danish

  • Danish86.3%
  • Other12.6%
  • Turkish1.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

data represent population by country of origin

Religion

74.7%

Evangelical Lutheran (official), the largest religion

  • Evangelical Lutheran (official)74.7%
  • Other/None/Unspecified19.8%
  • Muslim5.5%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Denmark United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistics Denmark