Denmark vs Singapore: The global population hockey stick
Denmark
5.95 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
115th
Singapore rank
116th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Denmark
- Singapore
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.95 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore, a difference of 159,040 people.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 115th and Singapore ranks 116th of 239 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 78 people | 399,922 people | Denmark |
| 1100s | 466,963 people | 118 people | 466,845 people | Denmark |
| 1200s | 535,422 people | 177 people | 535,245 people | Denmark |
| 1300s | 600,000 people | 265 people | 599,735 people | Denmark |
| 1400s | 400,000 people | 398 people | 399,602 people | Denmark |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 597 people | 599,403 people | Denmark |
| 1600s | 700,000 people | 896 people | 699,104 people | Denmark |
| 1700s | 800,000 people | 1,345 people | 798,655 people | Denmark |
| 1710s | 815,422 people | 1,740 people | 813,682 people | Denmark |
| 1720s | 831,743 people | 2,252 people | 829,491 people | Denmark |
| 1730s | 848,860 people | 2,915 people | 845,945 people | Denmark |
| 1740s | 866,863 people | 3,772 people | 863,091 people | Denmark |
| 1750s | 885,854 people | 4,882 people | 880,972 people | Denmark |
| 1760s | 920,000 people | 6,318 people | 913,682 people | Denmark |
| 1770s | 940,000 people | 8,176 people | 931,824 people | Denmark |
| 1780s | 960,000 people | 10,581 people | 949,419 people | Denmark |
| 1790s | 980,000 people | 13,693 people | 966,307 people | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 30,000 people | 1.00 million people | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.11 million people | 30,013 people | 1.08 million people | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.21 million people | 33,066 people | 1.17 million people | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.31 million people | 40,654 people | 1.27 million people | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.42 million people | 50,055 people | 1.37 million people | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.59 million people | 61,363 people | 1.52 million people | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.78 million people | 74,877 people | 1.71 million people | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.97 million people | 96,297 people | 1.88 million people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 131,029 people | 2.05 million people | Denmark |
| 1890s | 2.41 million people | 178,602 people | 2.24 million people | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.71 million people | 254,774 people | 2.45 million people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 3.04 million people | 343,343 people | 2.70 million people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 3.38 million people | 464,790 people | 2.91 million people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3.68 million people | 644,850 people | 3.03 million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 4.03 million people | 844,742 people | 3.19 million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 4.41 million people | 1.29 million people | 3.12 million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 4.74 million people | 1.84 million people | 2.90 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5.04 million people | 2.25 million people | 2.79 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.12 million people | 2.71 million people | 2.42 million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.23 million people | 3.50 million people | 1.73 million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.42 million people | 4.37 million people | 1.05 million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.68 million people | 5.44 million people | 234,786 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.88 million people | 5.65 million people | 233,478 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Denmark or Singapore?
- Denmark, at 5.95 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Denmark and Singapore?
- 159,040 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Singapore?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Singapore rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Denmark ranks 115th and Singapore ranks 116th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.