Eurostat · Demographics
Denmark: Population on 1 January (total)
6.03Mpeople · 2026+5.6% since 2016
Population on 1 January by sex and age (total). Annual figures for Denmark from 1960 to 2026.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,025,603 | |
| 2025 | 5,992,734 | |
| 2024 | 5,961,249 | |
| 2023 | 5,932,654 | |
| 2022 | 5,873,420 | |
| 2021 | 5,840,045 | |
| 2020 | 5,822,763 | |
| 2019 | 5,806,081 | |
| 2018 | 5,781,190 | |
| 2017 | 5,748,769 | |
| 2016 | 5,707,251 | |
| 2015 | 5,659,715 | |
| 2014 | 5,627,235 | |
| 2013 | 5,602,628 | |
| 2012 | 5,580,516 | |
| 2011 | 5,560,628 | |
| 2010 | 5,534,738 | |
| 2009 | 5,511,451 | |
| 2008 | 5,475,791 | |
| 2007 | 5,447,084 | |
| 2006 | 5,427,459 | |
| 2005 | 5,411,405 | |
| 2004 | 5,397,640 | |
| 2003 | 5,383,507 | |
| 2002 | 5,368,354 | |
| 2001 | 5,349,212 | |
| 2000 | 5,330,020 | |
| 1999 | 5,313,577 | |
| 1998 | 5,294,860 | |
| 1997 | 5,275,121 | |
| 1996 | 5,251,027 | |
| 1995 | 5,215,718 | |
| 1994 | 5,196,642 | |
| 1993 | 5,180,614 | |
| 1992 | 5,162,126 | |
| 1991 | 5,146,469 | |
| 1990 | 5,135,409 | |
| 1989 | 5,129,778 | |
| 1988 | 5,129,254 | |
| 1987 | 5,124,794 | |
| 1986 | 5,116,273 | |
| 1985 | 5,111,108 | |
| 1984 | 5,112,130 | |
| 1983 | 5,116,464 | |
| 1982 | 5,119,155 | |
| 1981 | 5,123,989 | |
| 1980 | 5,122,065 | |
| 1979 | 5,111,537 | |
| 1978 | 5,096,959 | |
| 1977 | 5,079,879 | |
| 1976 | 5,065,313 | |
| 1975 | 5,054,410 | |
| 1974 | 5,036,184 | |
| 1973 | 5,007,538 | |
| 1972 | 4,975,653 | |
| 1971 | 4,950,598 | |
| 1970 | 4,906,916 | |
| 1969 | 4,876,803 | |
| 1968 | 4,852,962 | |
| 1967 | 4,817,746 | |
| 1966 | 4,777,015 | |
| 1965 | 4,741,008 | |
| 1964 | 4,703,136 | |
| 1963 | 4,665,829 | |
| 1962 | 4,629,624 | |
| 1961 | 4,593,750 | |
| 1960 | 4,565,455 |
Source
Published by Eurostat, produced by Eurostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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Eurostat (2026). Population on 1 January (total). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-population (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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- Monaco
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- Netherlands
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- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
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- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
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