Denmark Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Denmark is 5,818,553 and the population growth amounts 0.43% (2019). The male and female population are 2,892,878 (49.72%) and 2,925,675 (50.28%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 0.52% (positive growth).

The below table shows the Denmark population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 5,818,553 0.43% 2,892,878
49.72%
2,925,675
50.28%
2018 5,793,636 0.49% 2,880,932
49.73%
2,912,704
50.27%
2017 5,764,980 0.64% 2,867,015
49.73%
2,897,965
50.27%
2016 5,728,010 0.78% 2,848,688
49.73%
2,879,322
50.27%
2015 5,683,483 0.70% 2,826,216
49.73%
2,857,267
50.27%
2014 5,643,475 0.51% 2,805,574
49.71%
2,837,901
50.29%
2013 5,614,932 0.42% 2,790,261
49.69%
2,824,671
50.31%
2012 5,591,572 0.38% 2,777,284
49.67%
2,814,288
50.33%
2011 5,570,572 0.41% 2,765,430
49.64%
2,805,142
50.36%
2010 5,547,683 0.44% 2,752,727
49.62%
2,794,956
50.38%
2009 5,523,095 0.53% 2,739,325
49.60%
2,783,770
50.40%
2008 5,493,621 0.59% 2,723,598
49.58%
2,770,023
50.42%
2007 5,461,438 0.44% 2,706,654
49.56%
2,754,784
50.44%
2006 5,437,272 0.33% 2,693,799
49.54%
2,743,473
50.46%
2005 5,419,432 0.28% 2,684,203
49.53%
2,735,229
50.47%
2004 5,404,523 0.26% 2,676,194
49.52%
2,728,329
50.48%
2003 5,390,574 0.27% 2,668,794
49.51%
2,721,780
50.49%
2002 5,375,931 0.32% 2,661,119
49.50%
2,714,812
50.50%
2001 5,358,783 0.36% 2,652,166
49.49%
2,706,617
50.51%
2000 5,339,616 0.33% 2,642,115
49.48%
2,697,501
50.52%
1999 5,321,799 0.33% 2,632,607
49.47%
2,689,192
50.53%
1998 5,304,219 0.36% 2,623,106
49.45%
2,681,113
50.55%
1997 5,284,991 0.41% 2,612,718
49.44%
2,672,273
50.56%
1996 5,263,074 0.56% 2,600,969
49.42%
2,662,105
50.58%
1995 5,233,373 0.52% 2,585,390
49.40%
2,647,983
50.60%
1994 5,206,180 0.34% 2,571,086
49.39%
2,635,094
50.61%
1993 5,188,628 0.33% 2,561,570
49.37%
2,627,058
50.63%
1992 5,171,370 0.33% 2,552,242
49.35%
2,619,128
50.65%
1991 5,154,298 0.26% 2,543,044
49.34%
2,611,254
50.66%
1990 5,140,939 0.16% 2,535,725
49.32%
2,605,214
50.68%
1989 5,132,594 0.06% 2,530,923
49.31%
2,601,671
50.69%
1988 5,129,516 0.05% 2,528,795
49.30%
2,600,721
50.70%
1987 5,127,024 0.13% 2,527,114
49.29%
2,599,910
50.71%
1986 5,120,534 0.13% 2,523,723
49.29%
2,596,811
50.71%
1985 5,113,691 0.04% 2,520,502
49.29%
2,593,189
50.71%
1984 5,111,619 -0.05% 2,519,996
49.30%
2,591,623
50.70%
1983 5,114,297 -0.07% 2,522,167
49.32%
2,592,130
50.68%
1982 5,117,810 -0.07% 2,525,009
49.34%
2,592,801
50.66%
1981 5,121,572 -0.03% 2,528,154
49.36%
2,593,418
50.64%
1980 5,123,027 0.12% 2,530,266
49.39%
2,592,761
50.61%
1979 5,116,801 0.25% 2,528,640
49.42%
2,588,161
50.58%
1978 5,104,248 0.31% 2,523,940
49.45%
2,580,308
50.55%
1977 5,088,419 0.31% 2,517,649
49.48%
2,570,770
50.52%
1976 5,072,596 0.25% 2,511,383
49.51%
2,561,213
50.49%
1975 5,059,862 0.29% 2,506,649
49.54%
2,553,213
50.46%
1974 5,045,297 0.46% 2,501,038
49.57%
2,544,259
50.43%
1973 5,021,861 0.60% 2,491,013
49.60%
2,530,848
50.40%
1972 4,991,596 0.57% 2,477,407
49.63%
2,514,189
50.37%
1971 4,963,126 0.69% 2,464,271
49.65%
2,498,855
50.35%
1970 4,928,757 0.75% 2,447,640
49.66%
2,481,117
50.34%
1969 4,891,860 0.55% 2,429,109
49.66%
2,462,751
50.34%
1968 4,864,883 0.61% 2,414,931
49.64%
2,449,952
50.36%
1967 4,835,354 0.79% 2,399,200
49.62%
2,436,154
50.38%
1966 4,797,381 0.80% 2,379,367
49.60%
2,418,014
50.40%
1965 4,759,012 0.78% 2,359,708
49.58%
2,399,304
50.42%
1964 4,722,072 0.80% 2,341,215
49.58%
2,380,857
50.42%
1963 4,684,483 0.78% 2,322,788
49.58%
2,361,695
50.42%
1962 4,647,727 0.78% 2,305,033
49.59%
2,342,694
50.41%
1961 4,611,687 0.70% 2,287,680
49.61%
2,324,007
50.39%
1960 4,579,603 N/A% 2,272,194
49.62%
2,307,409
50.38%

Growth rates of Denmark population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Denmark population growth rates for 60 years.

Denmark population and growth rate by ages

The Denmark population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 954,298, 3,702,565, 1,161,689 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 5,818,553 954,298
16.40%
3,702,565
63.63%
1,161,689
19.97%
2018 5,793,636 953,532
16.46%
3,692,214
63.73%
1,147,890
19.81%
2017 5,764,980 950,743
16.49%
3,680,871
63.85%
1,133,366
19.66%
2016 5,728,010 950,693
16.60%
3,664,797
63.98%
1,112,520
19.42%
2015 5,683,483 957,278
16.84%
3,643,647
64.11%
1,082,558
19.05%
2014 5,643,475 961,230
17.03%
3,634,226
64.40%
1,048,019
18.57%
2013 5,614,932 970,533
17.28%
3,632,226
64.69%
1,012,174
18.03%
2012 5,591,572 982,348
17.57%
3,631,273
64.94%
977,951
17.49%
2011 5,570,572 992,145
17.81%
3,629,632
65.16%
948,795
17.03%
2010 5,547,683 995,794
17.95%
3,627,218
65.38%
924,671
16.67%
2009 5,523,095 1,003,124
18.16%
3,619,861
65.54%
900,110
16.30%
2008 5,493,621 1,007,951
18.35%
3,608,862
65.69%
876,807
15.96%
2007 5,461,438 1,010,669
18.51%
3,595,618
65.84%
855,151
15.66%
2006 5,437,272 1,013,188
18.63%
3,587,339
65.98%
836,745
15.39%
2005 5,419,432 1,014,949
18.73%
3,583,293
66.12%
821,190
15.15%
2004 5,404,523 1,013,520
18.75%
3,579,185
66.23%
811,818
15.02%
2003 5,390,574 1,009,431
18.73%
3,575,636
66.33%
805,507
14.94%
2002 5,375,931 1,002,730
18.65%
3,571,923
66.44%
801,279
14.90%
2001 5,358,783 994,477
18.56%
3,566,801
66.56%
797,505
14.88%
2000 5,339,616 986,199
18.47%
3,560,284
66.68%
793,134
14.85%
1999 5,321,799 972,179
18.27%
3,554,798
66.80%
794,823
14.94%
1998 5,304,219 957,069
18.04%
3,550,427
66.94%
796,723
15.02%
1997 5,284,991 941,413
17.81%
3,545,423
67.08%
798,155
15.10%
1996 5,263,074 925,690
17.59%
3,538,680
67.24%
798,705
15.18%
1995 5,233,373 909,015
17.37%
3,526,983
67.39%
797,375
15.24%
1994 5,206,180 895,725
17.21%
3,510,923
67.44%
799,531
15.36%
1993 5,188,628 887,157
17.10%
3,499,270
67.44%
802,201
15.46%
1992 5,171,370 881,735
17.05%
3,486,039
67.41%
803,595
15.54%
1991 5,154,298 878,098
17.04%
3,472,769
67.38%
803,431
15.59%
1990 5,140,939 875,450
17.03%
3,463,436
67.37%
802,053
15.60%
1989 5,132,594 882,315
17.19%
3,451,103
67.24%
799,176
15.57%
1988 5,129,516 892,206
17.39%
3,442,217
67.11%
795,094
15.50%
1987 5,127,024 904,745
17.65%
3,432,989
66.96%
789,290
15.39%
1986 5,120,534 920,629
17.98%
3,418,438
66.76%
781,467
15.26%
1985 5,113,691 941,426
18.41%
3,399,811
66.48%
772,454
15.11%
1984 5,111,619 964,127
18.86%
3,381,217
66.15%
766,276
14.99%
1983 5,114,297 989,923
19.36%
3,363,629
65.77%
760,745
14.87%
1982 5,117,810 1,016,714
19.87%
3,346,171
65.38%
754,925
14.75%
1981 5,121,572 1,042,944
20.36%
3,330,626
65.03%
748,002
14.60%
1980 5,123,027 1,067,393
20.84%
3,316,624
64.74%
739,011
14.43%
1979 5,116,801 1,088,190
21.27%
3,298,851
64.47%
729,760
14.26%
1978 5,104,248 1,106,145
21.67%
3,279,613
64.25%
718,490
14.08%
1977 5,088,419 1,121,350
22.04%
3,261,304
64.09%
705,765
13.87%
1976 5,072,596 1,133,514
22.35%
3,246,711
64.00%
692,370
13.65%
1975 5,059,862 1,142,854
22.59%
3,238,181
64.00%
678,826
13.42%
1974 5,045,297 1,150,866
22.81%
3,228,186
63.98%
666,245
13.21%
1973 5,021,861 1,153,416
22.97%
3,216,119
64.04%
652,326
12.99%
1972 4,991,596 1,151,908
23.08%
3,202,373
64.16%
637,315
12.77%
1971 4,963,126 1,150,226
23.18%
3,190,658
64.29%
622,242
12.54%
1970 4,928,757 1,147,954
23.29%
3,174,761
64.41%
606,042
12.30%
1969 4,891,860 1,143,369
23.37%
3,155,777
64.51%
592,714
12.12%
1968 4,864,883 1,140,951
23.45%
3,143,027
64.61%
580,905
11.94%
1967 4,835,354 1,138,446
23.54%
3,127,998
64.69%
568,910
11.77%
1966 4,797,381 1,135,000
23.66%
3,106,547
64.76%
555,835
11.59%
1965 4,759,012 1,132,209
23.79%
3,084,306
64.81%
542,498
11.40%
1964 4,722,072 1,133,962
24.01%
3,056,997
64.74%
531,113
11.25%
1963 4,684,483 1,138,789
24.31%
3,026,185
64.60%
519,509
11.09%
1962 4,647,727 1,145,666
24.65%
2,994,219
64.42%
507,842
10.93%
1961 4,611,687 1,151,346
24.97%
2,963,981
64.27%
496,360
10.76%
1960 4,579,603 1,154,416
25.21%
2,939,628
64.19%
485,558
10.60%

The below chart and table represents Denmark population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 0.43% 0.08% 0.28% 1.20%
2018 0.50% 0.29% 0.31% 1.28%
2017 0.65% 0.01% 0.44% 1.87%
2016 0.78% -0.69% 0.58% 2.77%
2015 0.71% -0.41% 0.26% 3.30%
2014 0.51% -0.96% 0.06% 3.54%
2013 0.42% -1.20% 0.03% 3.50%
2012 0.38% -0.99% 0.05% 3.07%
2011 0.41% -0.37% 0.07% 2.61%
2010 0.45% -0.73% 0.20% 2.73%
2009 0.54% -0.48% 0.30% 2.66%
2008 0.59% -0.27% 0.37% 2.53%
2007 0.44% -0.25% 0.23% 2.20%
2006 0.33% -0.17% 0.11% 1.89%
2005 0.28% 0.14% 0.11% 1.15%
2004 0.26% 0.41% 0.10% 0.78%
2003 0.27% 0.67% 0.10% 0.53%
2002 0.32% 0.83% 0.14% 0.47%
2001 0.36% 0.84% 0.18% 0.55%
2000 0.33% 1.44% 0.15% -0.21%
1999 0.33% 1.58% 0.12% -0.24%
1998 0.36% 1.66% 0.14% -0.18%
1997 0.42% 1.70% 0.19% -0.07%
1996 0.57% 1.83% 0.33% 0.17%
1995 0.52% 1.48% 0.46% -0.27%
1994 0.34% 0.97% 0.33% -0.33%
1993 0.33% 0.61% 0.38% -0.17%
1992 0.33% 0.41% 0.38% 0.02%
1991 0.26% 0.30% 0.27% 0.17%
1990 0.16% -0.78% 0.36% 0.36%
1989 0.06% -1.11% 0.26% 0.51%
1988 0.05% -1.39% 0.27% 0.74%
1987 0.13% -1.73% 0.43% 1.00%
1986 0.13% -2.21% 0.55% 1.17%
1985 0.04% -2.35% 0.55% 0.81%
1984 -0.05% -2.61% 0.52% 0.73%
1983 -0.07% -2.64% 0.52% 0.77%
1982 -0.07% -2.51% 0.47% 0.93%
1981 -0.03% -2.29% 0.42% 1.22%
1980 0.12% -1.91% 0.54% 1.27%
1979 0.25% -1.62% 0.59% 1.57%
1978 0.31% -1.36% 0.56% 1.80%
1977 0.31% -1.07% 0.45% 1.93%
1976 0.25% -0.82% 0.26% 2.00%
1975 0.29% -0.70% 0.31% 1.89%
1974 0.47% -0.22% 0.38% 2.13%
1973 0.61% 0.13% 0.43% 2.36%
1972 0.57% 0.15% 0.37% 2.42%
1971 0.70% 0.20% 0.50% 2.67%
1970 0.75% 0.40% 0.60% 2.25%
1969 0.55% 0.21% 0.41% 2.03%
1968 0.61% 0.22% 0.48% 2.11%
1967 0.79% 0.30% 0.69% 2.35%
1966 0.81% 0.25% 0.72% 2.46%
1965 0.78% -0.15% 0.89% 2.14%
1964 0.80% -0.42% 1.02% 2.23%
1963 0.79% -0.60% 1.07% 2.30%
1962 0.78% -0.49% 1.02% 2.31%
1961 0.70% -0.27% 0.83% 2.22%

Global rank of Denmark population

The global rank of Denmark population is 104 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 104
0-14 113
15-64 107
65 over 59

Data Source

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