Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Denmark
Denmark: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.22 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Denmark, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Denmark stood at 1.22 million people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Denmark peaked at 1.22 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 385,448 people, in 1950.
That places Denmark 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 428,963 people | 385,448 people | 473,690 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 536,881 people | 484,931 people | 590,768 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 668,631 people | 604,793 people | 729,351 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 768,846 people | 738,001 people | 798,014 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 797,148 people | 789,999 people | 803,321 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 822,953 people | 790,686 people | 888,473 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million people | 917,667 people | 1.15 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.22 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Denmark
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 261,283 people (2100)
- Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 98,204 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Denmark?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Denmark was 1.22 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 385,448 people in 1950.
- How does Denmark rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Denmark ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.