Denmark vs Finland: The global population hockey stick
Denmark
5.95 million people
in 2023
Finland
5.60 million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
115th
Finland rank
118th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.95 million people against 5.60 million people in Finland, a difference of 346,950 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 115th and Finland ranks 118th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 33 and Finland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 74,000 people | 326,000 people | Denmark |
| 1100s | 466,963 people | 86,000 people | 380,963 people | Denmark |
| 1200s | 535,422 people | 98,000 people | 437,422 people | Denmark |
| 1300s | 600,000 people | 110,000 people | 490,000 people | Denmark |
| 1400s | 400,000 people | 100,000 people | 300,000 people | Denmark |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 100,000 people | 500,000 people | Denmark |
| 1600s | 700,000 people | 200,000 people | 500,000 people | Denmark |
| 1700s | 800,000 people | 400,119 people | 399,881 people | Denmark |
| 1710s | 815,422 people | 437,513 people | 377,909 people | Denmark |
| 1720s | 831,743 people | 478,402 people | 353,341 people | Denmark |
| 1730s | 848,860 people | 523,113 people | 325,747 people | Denmark |
| 1740s | 866,863 people | 572,002 people | 294,861 people | Denmark |
| 1750s | 885,854 people | 625,460 people | 260,394 people | Denmark |
| 1760s | 920,000 people | 683,914 people | 236,086 people | Denmark |
| 1770s | 940,000 people | 747,832 people | 192,168 people | Denmark |
| 1780s | 960,000 people | 817,722 people | 142,278 people | Denmark |
| 1790s | 980,000 people | 894,145 people | 85,855 people | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 872,564 people | 160,610 people | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.11 million people | 1.06 million people | 55,411 people | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.21 million people | 1.25 million people | 46,561 people | Finland |
| 1830s | 1.31 million people | 1.40 million people | 87,297 people | Finland |
| 1840s | 1.42 million people | 1.52 million people | 103,743 people | Finland |
| 1850s | 1.59 million people | 1.68 million people | 89,627 people | Finland |
| 1860s | 1.78 million people | 1.74 million people | 36,809 people | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.97 million people | 1.88 million people | 90,807 people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 2.18 million people | 7,431 people | Finland |
| 1890s | 2.41 million people | 2.49 million people | 71,059 people | Finland |
| 1900s | 2.71 million people | 2.77 million people | 61,671 people | Finland |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 3.02 million people | 29,752 people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 3.27 million people | 110,135 people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3.68 million people | 3.55 million people | 121,871 people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 4.03 million people | 3.83 million people | 201,223 people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 4.41 million people | 4.21 million people | 206,594 people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 4.74 million people | 4.55 million people | 193,317 people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5.04 million people | 4.69 million people | 348,762 people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.12 million people | 4.88 million people | 240,534 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.23 million people | 5.09 million people | 137,983 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.42 million people | 5.25 million people | 174,605 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.68 million people | 5.46 million people | 216,786 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.88 million people | 5.56 million people | 324,540 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 5.95 million people against 5.60 million people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Denmark and Finland?
- 346,950 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Denmark ranks 115th and Finland ranks 118th 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 The global population hockey stick. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.