Denmark vs Namibia: Population by world region
Denmark
5.86 million people
in 2100
Namibia
5.90 million people
in 2100
Denmark rank
121st
Namibia rank
120th
Population by world region over time
- Denmark
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 5.90 million people against 5.86 million people in Denmark, a difference of 34,740 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 120th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 47 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 93,535 people | 306,465 people | Denmark |
| 1100s | 466,963 people | 100,464 people | 366,499 people | Denmark |
| 1200s | 535,422 people | 107,906 people | 427,516 people | Denmark |
| 1300s | 600,000 people | 115,899 people | 484,101 people | Denmark |
| 1400s | 400,000 people | 124,484 people | 275,516 people | Denmark |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 133,705 people | 466,295 people | Denmark |
| 1600s | 700,000 people | 143,609 people | 556,391 people | Denmark |
| 1700s | 800,000 people | 154,247 people | 645,753 people | Denmark |
| 1710s | 815,422 people | 161,148 people | 654,274 people | Denmark |
| 1720s | 831,743 people | 168,386 people | 663,357 people | Denmark |
| 1730s | 848,860 people | 175,979 people | 672,881 people | Denmark |
| 1740s | 866,863 people | 183,945 people | 682,918 people | Denmark |
| 1750s | 885,854 people | 192,304 people | 693,550 people | Denmark |
| 1760s | 920,000 people | 201,078 people | 718,922 people | Denmark |
| 1770s | 940,000 people | 210,288 people | 729,712 people | Denmark |
| 1780s | 960,000 people | 219,958 people | 740,042 people | Denmark |
| 1790s | 980,000 people | 230,112 people | 749,888 people | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 215,817 people | 817,357 people | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.11 million people | 188,899 people | 921,581 people | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.21 million people | 165,309 people | 1.04 million people | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.31 million people | 144,666 people | 1.17 million people | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.42 million people | 126,655 people | 1.29 million people | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.59 million people | 123,761 people | 1.46 million people | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.78 million people | 137,812 people | 1.64 million people | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.97 million people | 153,722 people | 1.82 million people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 171,454 people | 2.01 million people | Denmark |
| 1890s | 2.41 million people | 191,244 people | 2.22 million people | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.71 million people | 219,630 people | 2.49 million people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 259,443 people | 2.79 million people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 311,167 people | 3.07 million people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3.68 million people | 381,471 people | 3.29 million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 4.03 million people | 463,750 people | 3.57 million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 4.41 million people | 545,140 people | 3.87 million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 4.74 million people | 657,040 people | 4.08 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5.04 million people | 865,497 people | 4.17 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.12 million people | 1.10 million people | 4.02 million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.23 million people | 1.58 million people | 3.65 million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.42 million people | 1.95 million people | 3.47 million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.68 million people | 2.36 million people | 3.32 million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.97 million people | 3.05 million people | 2.92 million people | Denmark |
| 2030s | 6.11 million people | 3.65 million people | 2.46 million people | Denmark |
| 2040s | 6.13 million people | 4.21 million people | 1.92 million people | Denmark |
| 2050s | 6.11 million people | 4.74 million people | 1.37 million people | Denmark |
| 2060s | 6.06 million people | 5.17 million people | 888,807 people | Denmark |
| 2070s | 6.03 million people | 5.49 million people | 534,829 people | Denmark |
| 2080s | 5.98 million people | 5.73 million people | 257,102 people | Denmark |
| 2090s | 5.91 million people | 5.86 million people | 43,081 people | Denmark |
| 2100s | 5.86 million people | 5.90 million people | 34,740 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Denmark or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 5.90 million people against 5.86 million people in Denmark as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Denmark and Namibia?
- 34,740 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Namibia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Denmark and Namibia rank globally for population by world region?
- Denmark ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 120th 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.