Denmark vs Gambia: Population by world region
Denmark
5.86 million people
in 2100
Gambia
5.70 million people
in 2100
Denmark rank
120th
Gambia rank
122nd
Population by world region over time
- Denmark
- Gambia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.86 million people against 5.70 million people in Gambia, a difference of 160,160 people.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 120th and Gambia ranks 122nd of 238 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 1,798 people | 398,202 people | Denmark |
| 1100s | 466,963 people | 2,055 people | 464,908 people | Denmark |
| 1200s | 535,422 people | 2,348 people | 533,074 people | Denmark |
| 1300s | 600,000 people | 2,684 people | 597,316 people | Denmark |
| 1400s | 400,000 people | 3,067 people | 396,933 people | Denmark |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 3,506 people | 596,494 people | Denmark |
| 1600s | 700,000 people | 4,006 people | 695,994 people | Denmark |
| 1700s | 800,000 people | 4,579 people | 795,421 people | Denmark |
| 1710s | 815,422 people | 4,134 people | 811,288 people | Denmark |
| 1720s | 831,743 people | 3,733 people | 828,010 people | Denmark |
| 1730s | 848,860 people | 3,370 people | 845,490 people | Denmark |
| 1740s | 866,863 people | 3,043 people | 863,820 people | Denmark |
| 1750s | 885,854 people | 2,748 people | 883,106 people | Denmark |
| 1760s | 920,000 people | 2,481 people | 917,519 people | Denmark |
| 1770s | 940,000 people | 2,240 people | 937,760 people | Denmark |
| 1780s | 960,000 people | 2,022 people | 957,978 people | Denmark |
| 1790s | 980,000 people | 1,826 people | 978,174 people | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 103,274 people | 929,900 people | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.11 million people | 103,280 people | 1.01 million people | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.21 million people | 104,574 people | 1.10 million people | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.31 million people | 107,438 people | 1.20 million people | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.42 million people | 110,412 people | 1.31 million people | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.59 million people | 115,500 people | 1.47 million people | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.78 million people | 123,356 people | 1.66 million people | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.97 million people | 133,598 people | 1.84 million people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 146,974 people | 2.03 million people | Denmark |
| 1890s | 2.41 million people | 160,244 people | 2.25 million people | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.71 million people | 172,882 people | 2.53 million people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 185,630 people | 2.86 million people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 205,774 people | 3.17 million people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3.68 million people | 237,570 people | 3.44 million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 4.03 million people | 278,153 people | 3.75 million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 4.41 million people | 345,412 people | 4.07 million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 4.74 million people | 451,344 people | 4.29 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5.04 million people | 601,517 people | 4.44 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.12 million people | 850,451 people | 4.27 million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.23 million people | 1.24 million people | 3.99 million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.42 million people | 1.65 million people | 3.77 million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.68 million people | 2.19 million people | 3.48 million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.97 million people | 2.79 million people | 3.18 million people | Denmark |
| 2030s | 6.11 million people | 3.40 million people | 2.71 million people | Denmark |
| 2040s | 6.13 million people | 3.99 million people | 2.14 million people | Denmark |
| 2050s | 6.11 million people | 4.53 million people | 1.57 million people | Denmark |
| 2060s | 6.06 million people | 4.99 million people | 1.07 million people | Denmark |
| 2070s | 6.03 million people | 5.34 million people | 684,561 people | Denmark |
| 2080s | 5.98 million people | 5.57 million people | 411,956 people | Denmark |
| 2090s | 5.91 million people | 5.68 million people | 223,545 people | Denmark |
| 2100s | 5.86 million people | 5.70 million people | 160,160 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Denmark or Gambia?
- Denmark, at 5.86 million people against 5.70 million people in Gambia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Denmark and Gambia?
- 160,160 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Gambia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Denmark and Gambia rank globally for population by world region?
- Denmark ranks 120th and Gambia ranks 122nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.