Denmark vs New Zealand: Population by world region
Denmark
5.86 million people
in 2100
New Zealand
5.81 million people
in 2100
Denmark rank
121st
New Zealand rank
122nd
Population by world region over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.86 million people against 5.81 million people in New Zealand, a difference of 50,910 people.
Across all 316 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 239 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 46 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 535,422 people | 16,000 people | 519,422 people | Denmark |
| 1300s | 600,000 people | 20,000 people | 580,000 people | Denmark |
| 1400s | 400,000 people | 20,000 people | 380,000 people | Denmark |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 80,000 people | 520,000 people | Denmark |
| 1600s | 700,000 people | 140,000 people | 560,000 people | Denmark |
| 1700s | 800,000 people | 200,000 people | 600,000 people | Denmark |
| 1710s | 815,422 people | 187,739 people | 627,683 people | Denmark |
| 1720s | 831,743 people | 185,880 people | 645,863 people | Denmark |
| 1730s | 848,860 people | 184,040 people | 664,820 people | Denmark |
| 1740s | 866,863 people | 182,218 people | 684,645 people | Denmark |
| 1750s | 885,854 people | 180,414 people | 705,440 people | Denmark |
| 1760s | 920,000 people | 178,627 people | 741,373 people | Denmark |
| 1770s | 940,000 people | 176,859 people | 763,141 people | Denmark |
| 1780s | 960,000 people | 175,108 people | 784,892 people | Denmark |
| 1790s | 980,000 people | 173,374 people | 806,626 people | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 171,968 people | 861,206 people | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.11 million people | 121,814 people | 988,666 people | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.21 million people | 100,214 people | 1.11 million people | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.31 million people | 85,520 people | 1.22 million people | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.42 million people | 79,003 people | 1.34 million people | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.59 million people | 107,920 people | 1.48 million people | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.78 million people | 194,655 people | 1.59 million people | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.97 million people | 383,286 people | 1.59 million people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 580,553 people | 1.60 million people | Denmark |
| 1890s | 2.41 million people | 725,569 people | 1.69 million people | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.71 million people | 908,057 people | 1.80 million people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 1.13 million people | 1.92 million people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 1.35 million people | 2.03 million people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3.68 million people | 1.55 million people | 2.12 million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 4.03 million people | 1.75 million people | 2.28 million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 4.41 million people | 2.12 million people | 2.30 million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 4.74 million people | 2.60 million people | 2.14 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5.04 million people | 3.03 million people | 2.01 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.12 million people | 3.25 million people | 1.88 million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.23 million people | 3.64 million people | 1.58 million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.42 million people | 4.09 million people | 1.33 million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.68 million people | 4.62 million people | 1.06 million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.97 million people | 5.23 million people | 742,325 people | Denmark |
| 2030s | 6.11 million people | 5.51 million people | 605,685 people | Denmark |
| 2040s | 6.13 million people | 5.69 million people | 445,008 people | Denmark |
| 2050s | 6.11 million people | 5.80 million people | 308,397 people | Denmark |
| 2060s | 6.06 million people | 5.85 million people | 210,924 people | Denmark |
| 2070s | 6.03 million people | 5.86 million people | 161,324 people | Denmark |
| 2080s | 5.98 million people | 5.85 million people | 131,026 people | Denmark |
| 2090s | 5.91 million people | 5.83 million people | 76,259 people | Denmark |
| 2100s | 5.86 million people | 5.81 million people | 50,910 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 5.86 million people against 5.81 million people in New Zealand as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 50,910 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 316 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2100.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for population by world region?
- Denmark ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.