Denmark vs Greece: Population by world region
Denmark
5.86 million people
in 2100
Greece
6.28 million people
in 2100
Denmark rank
121st
Greece rank
118th
Population by world region over time
- Denmark
- Greece
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 318 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 121st and Greece ranks 118th of 239 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 1.00 million people | 600,000 people | Greece |
| 1100s | 466,963 people | 1.08 million people | 613,037 people | Greece |
| 1200s | 535,422 people | 1.17 million people | 634,578 people | Greece |
| 1300s | 600,000 people | 1.25 million people | 650,000 people | Greece |
| 1400s | 400,000 people | 900,000 people | 500,000 people | Greece |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 1.00 million people | 400,000 people | Greece |
| 1600s | 700,000 people | 1.50 million people | 800,000 people | Greece |
| 1700s | 800,000 people | 1.50 million people | 700,000 people | Greece |
| 1710s | 815,422 people | 1.57 million people | 752,248 people | Greece |
| 1720s | 831,743 people | 1.64 million people | 803,587 people | Greece |
| 1730s | 848,860 people | 1.70 million people | 854,140 people | Greece |
| 1740s | 866,863 people | 1.77 million people | 903,807 people | Greece |
| 1750s | 885,854 people | 1.84 million people | 952,476 people | Greece |
| 1760s | 920,000 people | 1.91 million people | 986,000 people | Greece |
| 1770s | 940,000 people | 1.97 million people | 1.03 million people | Greece |
| 1780s | 960,000 people | 2.04 million people | 1.08 million people | Greece |
| 1790s | 980,000 people | 2.11 million people | 1.13 million people | Greece |
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 2.26 million people | 1.23 million people | Greece |
| 1810s | 1.11 million people | 2.30 million people | 1.18 million people | Greece |
| 1820s | 1.21 million people | 2.41 million people | 1.20 million people | Greece |
| 1830s | 1.31 million people | 2.64 million people | 1.33 million people | Greece |
| 1840s | 1.42 million people | 2.90 million people | 1.48 million people | Greece |
| 1850s | 1.59 million people | 3.18 million people | 1.59 million people | Greece |
| 1860s | 1.78 million people | 3.49 million people | 1.70 million people | Greece |
| 1870s | 1.97 million people | 3.84 million people | 1.87 million people | Greece |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 4.26 million people | 2.09 million people | Greece |
| 1890s | 2.41 million people | 4.73 million people | 2.31 million people | Greece |
| 1900s | 2.71 million people | 5.16 million people | 2.46 million people | Greece |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 5.54 million people | 2.50 million people | Greece |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 6.05 million people | 2.67 million people | Greece |
| 1930s | 3.68 million people | 6.83 million people | 3.15 million people | Greece |
| 1940s | 4.03 million people | 7.48 million people | 3.45 million people | Greece |
| 1950s | 4.41 million people | 7.96 million people | 3.55 million people | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.74 million people | 8.55 million people | 3.81 million people | Greece |
| 1970s | 5.04 million people | 9.06 million people | 4.02 million people | Greece |
| 1980s | 5.12 million people | 9.98 million people | 4.86 million people | Greece |
| 1990s | 5.23 million people | 10.49 million people | 5.26 million people | Greece |
| 2000s | 5.42 million people | 10.96 million people | 5.54 million people | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.68 million people | 10.89 million people | 5.22 million people | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.97 million people | 10.12 million people | 4.15 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 by world region, 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 by world region between Denmark and Greece?
- 412,370 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for population by world region?
- Denmark ranks 121st and Greece ranks 118th of 239 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.