Population 6,009,169
people· 2025
Published observation World Bank · World Development Indicators
Over time Full published history Denmark 2025 · 6.01M
0 1.5M 3M 4.51M 6.01M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 4,579,603 1961: 4,611,687 1962: 4,647,727 1963: 4,684,483 1964: 4,722,072 1965: 4,759,012 1966: 4,797,381 1967: 4,835,354 1968: 4,864,883 1969: 4,891,860 1970: 4,928,757 1971: 4,963,126 1972: 4,991,596 1973: 5,021,861 1974: 5,045,297 1975: 5,059,862 1976: 5,072,596 1977: 5,088,419 1978: 5,104,248 1979: 5,116,801 1980: 5,123,027 1981: 5,121,572 1982: 5,117,810 1983: 5,114,297 1984: 5,111,619 1985: 5,113,691 1986: 5,120,534 1987: 5,127,024 1988: 5,129,516 1989: 5,132,594 1990: 5,140,939 1991: 5,154,298 1992: 5,171,370 1993: 5,188,628 1994: 5,206,180 1995: 5,233,373 1996: 5,263,074 1997: 5,284,991 1998: 5,304,219 1999: 5,321,799 2000: 5,339,616 2001: 5,358,783 2002: 5,375,931 2003: 5,390,574 2004: 5,404,523 2005: 5,419,432 2006: 5,437,272 2007: 5,461,438 2008: 5,493,621 2009: 5,523,095 2010: 5,547,683 2011: 5,570,572 2012: 5,591,572 2013: 5,614,932 2014: 5,643,475 2015: 5,683,483 2016: 5,728,010 2017: 5,764,980 2018: 5,793,636 2019: 5,814,422 2020: 5,831,404 2021: 5,856,733 2022: 5,903,037 2023: 5,946,952 2024: 5,976,992 2025: 6,009,169 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Source & method