This graph shows Denmark's total population from the year 1769 until 2020. Generally speaking, Denmark's population has been growing at a rather steady rate for the past 250 years. The numbers begin in 1769 where Denmark's population was approximately 798 thousand; it then grows at a consistent rate for the next 210 years, before the population decreases slightly in the 1980s. This dip in population is attributed to a decrease in the fertility rate across Europe during this time, resulting from improvements and increased access to contraception. The population then begins growing again in the late 1980s, due to a positive net migration rate and ageing population; today, the population is just under 5.8 million people.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Denmark population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Denmark. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Denmark by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Denmark.

Key observations

The largest age group in Denmark, SC was for the group of age 20 to 24 years years with a population of 536 (17.06%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Denmark, SC was the 45 to 49 years years with a population of 14 (0.45%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Denmark is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Denmark total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Denmark Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Chart and table of Denmark population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

Over the past decade, the Danish population gradually grew older. While there were around 230,000 inhabitants aged 80 years or older in 2014, this group counted over 320,000 people at the beginning of 2023. The largest age group, however, were Danes between 20 and 39 years of age, counting over 1.55 million people that year. Growing population The Danish population has constantly grown since 2000, almost reaching six million in 2024. This is explained by a higher number of people born than deceasing, and a higher number of immigrants than emigrants. In 2023, however, more people deceased than babies born. Eastern Europeans make up largest immigrant group The over 600,000 inhabitants in Denmark with a foreign citizenship underline the increasing role migrants play in Danish society. Many of these are people migrating to Denmark for work, such as many Poles, who make up the largest immigrant group ahead of Ukrainians. Many of the Ukrainians are refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war that broke out in 2022.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Denmark town population over the last 20 plus years. It lists the population for each year, along with the year on year change in population, as well as the change in percentage terms for each year. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population change of Denmark town across the last two decades. For example, using this dataset, we can identify if the population is declining or increasing. If there is a change, when the population peaked, or if it is still growing and has not reached its peak. We can also compare the trend with the overall trend of United States population over the same period of time.

Key observations

In 2023, the population of Denmark town was 1,231, a 0.49% increase year-by-year from 2022. Previously, in 2022, Denmark town population was 1,225, an increase of 0.82% compared to a population of 1,215 in 2021. Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Denmark town increased by 228. In this period, the peak population was 1,231 in the year 2023. The numbers suggest that the population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Data Coverage:

• From 2000 to 2023

Variables / Data Columns

• Year: This column displays the data year (Measured annually and for years 2000 to 2023)
• Population: The population for the specific year for the Denmark town is shown in this column.
• Year on Year Change: This column displays the change in Denmark town population for each year compared to the previous year.
• Change in Percent: This column displays the year on year change as a percentage. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Denmark town Population by Year. You can refer the same here

The population of Denmark increased steadily over the past 24 years. From 5.3 million at the millennium, it had grown to nearly six million in 2024. The number of female inhabitants has been slightly higher than the number of male inhabitants in all years during this period and amounted to about 2.98 million women in 2023, compared to roughly 2.95 million men.

Births and deaths

The fertility rate in Denmark fluctuated over the past 20 years. In 2022, a Danish woman gave birth to 1.55 children on average. A total of 58,000 children were born in Denmark that year. Meanwhile, 59,000 people died in Denmark that year.

Migration

The arrival of immigrants play an important role in the increasing population in Denmark. In 2022, more than 120,000 immigrants arrived in the country, a number that must be seen in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The same year, the number of people emigrating from Denmark amounted to 60,000.

Denmark DK: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data was reported at 3.471 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.351 % for 2016. Denmark DK: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.470 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.471 % in 2017 and a record low of 1.486 % in 1960. Denmark DK: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

The number of immigrants living in Denmark increased from 2014 to 2024. In 2014, there were 480,000 immigrants living in Denmark, whereas this number had increased to 700,000 in 2024. That year, there were over five million inhabitants of Danish origin, and 220,000 descendants residing in Denmark. The largest group of immigrants living in Denmark comes from Poland.

From 2000, the population in Denmark increased steadily. Next to an increasing number of people of Danish origin, the number of immigrants in the country also increased steadily over the past 24 years. At the beginning of 2024, there were more than twice as many people with an immigrant background living in Denmark compared to 2000. 5.02 million people were of Danish origin.

Denmark DK: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data was reported at 6.592 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.645 % for 2016. Denmark DK: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.972 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.179 % in 1969 and a record low of 5.270 % in 2005. Denmark DK: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Denmark DK: Rural Population: % of Total Population data was reported at 12.243 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.358 % for 2016. Denmark DK: Rural Population: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 15.276 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.313 % in 1960 and a record low of 12.243 % in 2017. Denmark DK: Rural Population: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

Denmark DK: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 136.520 Person/sq km in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 135.536 Person/sq km for 2016. Denmark DK: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 121.080 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 136.520 Person/sq km in 2017 and a record low of 108.843 Person/sq km in 1961. Denmark DK: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.; Weighted average;

Denmark DK: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data was reported at 22.435 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.369 % for 2016. Denmark DK: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 21.370 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.852 % in 1965 and a record low of 20.006 % in 1993. Denmark DK: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted Average;

Denmark DK: Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 1,135,300.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,113,001.000 Person for 2016. Denmark DK: Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 793,978.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,135,300.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 485,558.000 Person in 1960. Denmark DK: Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Denmark town population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Denmark town. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Denmark town by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Denmark town.

Key observations

The largest age group in Denmark, Maine was for the group of age 60 to 64 years years with a population of 140 (12.18%), according to the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Denmark, Maine was the 80 to 84 years years with a population of 22 (1.91%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Denmark town is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Denmark town total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Denmark town Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Denmark DK: Population Projection: Mid Year data was reported at 6,266,278.000 Person in 2050. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,262,335.000 Person for 2049. Denmark DK: Population Projection: Mid Year data is updated yearly, averaging 5,337,416.000 Person from Jun 1950 (Median) to 2050, with 101 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,266,278.000 Person in 2050 and a record low of 4,271,000.000 Person in 1950. Denmark DK: Population Projection: Mid Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

Denmark DK: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 16.485 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.594 % for 2016. Denmark DK: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 18.643 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.208 % in 1960 and a record low of 16.485 % in 2017. Denmark DK: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Denmark DK: Population: Female: Ages 70-74: % of Female Population data was reported at 5.558 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.222 % for 2016. Denmark DK: Population: Female: Ages 70-74: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.185 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.558 % in 2017 and a record low of 3.216 % in 1960. Denmark DK: Population: Female: Ages 70-74: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Denmark DK: Population: Midyear Estimates data was reported at 5,733.551 Person th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,711.870 Person th for 2016. Denmark DK: Population: Midyear Estimates data is updated yearly, averaging 5,119.157 Person th from Dec 1950 (Median) to 2017, with 68 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,733.551 Person th in 2017 and a record low of 4,268.271 Person th in 1950. Denmark DK: Population: Midyear Estimates data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.IMF.IFS: Population: Annual.

Over the last two decades, the population of Denmark increased overall, reaching nearly six million at the beginning of 2024. The number of female inhabitants was constantly slightly higher than the number of men and amounted to about three million as of January 1, 2024, compared to 2.96 million male inhabitants.

Average age of the Danish population

Since 2005, the Danish population’s average age gradually increased. In this time period, the average age of women was constantly a little higher than that of men. As of January 2023, female inhabitants had an average age of 43.1 years, while male inhabitants on average were 41.4 years old.

 Population of Norway and Sweden

In the past decade, the Norwegian population also grew constantly. In 2023, the number of inhabitants reached nearly 5.5 million. In the neighboring country Sweden, the number of inhabitants increased as well, rising from 9.42 million in 2010 to nearly 10.55 million in 2023.