World population growth in Denmark
Denmark: World population growth was -0.1% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.1%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
96th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 1905
All-time low
-0.1%
in 2090
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Denmark, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Denmark stood at -0.1%.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Denmark peaked at 1.2% in 1905 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2090.
Denmark ranks 96th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 0.5% | +247.0% |
| 1900 | 1.1% | +145.1% |
| 1905 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 1910 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.1% | -10.2% |
| 1925 | 0.9% | -16.4% |
| 1930 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 1935 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 1940 | 0.9% | +15.3% |
| 1945 | 1.1% | +19.5% |
| 1950 | 0.8% | -27.1% |
| 1951 | 0.7% | -11.9% |
| 1952 | 0.8% | +12.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9% | +15.9% |
| 1954 | 0.8% | -13.1% |
| 1955 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6% | -17.3% |
| 1957 | 0.5% | -13.8% |
| 1958 | 0.7% | +43.2% |
| 1959 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | -17.2% |
| 1961 | 0.8% | +27.2% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | -14.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | -32.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +25.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +43.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -42.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -32.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -46.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +40.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -28.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -81.5% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -350.0% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -46.3% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | +62.7% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -75.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -600.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +66.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -48.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -86.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +800.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +99.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +40.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +84.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -32.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +45.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +93.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +75.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -46.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -14.6% |
| 2026 | 0.3% | -18.9% |
| 2027 | 0.3% | -10.2% |
| 2028 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2029 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
| 2030 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 2031 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2032 | 0.1% | -22.4% |
| 2033 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2034 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2035 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 2036 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2037 | 0.0% | -27.3% |
| 2038 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2039 | 0.0% | -51.0% |
| 2040 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2041 | 0.0% | -73.9% |
| 2042 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2043 | -0.0% | — |
| 2044 | -0.0% | +300.0% |
| 2045 | -0.0% | -41.7% |
| 2046 | -0.0% | +285.7% |
| 2047 | -0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2048 | -0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2049 | -0.0% | +31.3% |
| 2050 | -0.1% | +26.2% |
| 2051 | -0.1% | +15.1% |
| 2052 | -0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2053 | -0.1% | +26.7% |
| 2054 | -0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2055 | -0.1% | +21.6% |
| 2056 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2057 | -0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2058 | -0.1% | -9.5% |
| 2059 | -0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2060 | -0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2061 | -0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2062 | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2063 | -0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2064 | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2065 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2066 | -0.1% | -23.8% |
| 2067 | -0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2068 | -0.1% | -15.3% |
| 2069 | -0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2070 | -0.0% | -10.9% |
| 2071 | -0.0% | -19.5% |
| 2072 | -0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2073 | -0.0% | +56.7% |
| 2074 | -0.0% | -14.9% |
| 2075 | -0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2076 | -0.1% | +35.7% |
| 2077 | -0.1% | -12.3% |
| 2078 | -0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2079 | -0.1% | +24.5% |
| 2080 | -0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2081 | -0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2082 | -0.1% | +34.3% |
| 2083 | -0.1% | +18.9% |
| 2084 | -0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2085 | -0.1% | +11.6% |
| 2086 | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2087 | -0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2088 | -0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2089 | -0.1% | +10.9% |
| 2090 | -0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2091 | -0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2092 | -0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2093 | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2094 | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2095 | -0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2096 | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2097 | -0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2098 | -0.1% | -5.3% |
| 2099 | -0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2100 | -0.1% | -5.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's -0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 36% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Denmark's -0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 35% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +800.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | +600.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1981 | -350.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2044 | -300.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2046 | -285.7% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1800 | +247.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Denmark?
- World population growth in Denmark was -0.1% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1905.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2090.
- How does Denmark rank for world population growth?
- Denmark ranks 96th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.