Denmark vs Greece: Population

Denmark
5.86 million people
in 2100
Greece
6.28 million people
in 2100
Denmark rank
120th
Greece rank
117th

Population over time

  • Denmark
  • Greece
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M202420622100

How they compare

Greece currently reports 6.28 million people against 5.86 million people in Denmark, a difference of 412,370 people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 120th and Greece ranks 117th of 236 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Greece Difference Ahead
2020s 6.03 million people 9.89 million people 3.86 million people Greece
2030s 6.11 million people 9.52 million people 3.41 million people Greece
2040s 6.13 million people 9.08 million people 2.94 million people Greece
2050s 6.11 million people 8.55 million people 2.44 million people Greece
2060s 6.06 million people 7.91 million people 1.85 million people Greece
2070s 6.03 million people 7.30 million people 1.28 million people Greece
2080s 5.98 million people 6.87 million people 886,565 people Greece
2090s 5.91 million people 6.50 million people 590,668 people Greece
2100s 5.86 million people 6.28 million people 412,370 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Denmark or Greece?
Greece, at 6.28 million people against 5.86 million people in Denmark as of 2100.
What is the difference in population between Denmark and Greece?
412,370 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for population?
Denmark ranks 120th and Greece ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.