Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Denmark
Denmark: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 6.01 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.01 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 49 countries
All-time high
6.01 million
in 2025
All-time low
4.58 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Denmark, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Denmark is 6.01 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Denmark peaked at 6.01 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.58 million, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 24th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.58 million | — |
| 1961 | 4.61 million | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 4.65 million | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 4.68 million | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 4.72 million | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 4.76 million | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 4.80 million | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 4.84 million | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 4.86 million | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.89 million | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 4.93 million | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 4.96 million | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.99 million | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 5.02 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 5.05 million | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.06 million | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.07 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.09 million | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.10 million | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.12 million | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.12 million | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.12 million | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.12 million | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.11 million | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.11 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.11 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.12 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.13 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.13 million | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.13 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.14 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.15 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.17 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.19 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.21 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.23 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.26 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.30 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.32 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.34 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.42 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.59 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.73 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.76 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.81 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.83 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6.01 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.74 million | 4.58 million | 4.89 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.04 million | 4.93 million | 5.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.12 million | 5.11 million | 5.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 million | 5.14 million | 5.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 million | 5.34 million | 5.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 million | 5.55 million | 5.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 million | 5.83 million | 6.01 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Denmark?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Denmark was 6.01 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.58 million in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Denmark ranks 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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