Denmark - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Denmark was 5,831,404 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,831,404 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,579,603 in 1960.

Definition: 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: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
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

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Denmark was 2,932,556 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,932,556 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,307,409 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: 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: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,307,409
1961 2,324,007
1962 2,342,694
1963 2,361,695
1964 2,380,857
1965 2,399,304
1966 2,418,014
1967 2,436,154
1968 2,449,952
1969 2,462,751
1970 2,481,117
1971 2,498,855
1972 2,514,189
1973 2,530,848
1974 2,544,259
1975 2,553,213
1976 2,561,213
1977 2,570,770
1978 2,580,308
1979 2,588,161
1980 2,592,761
1981 2,593,418
1982 2,592,801
1983 2,592,130
1984 2,591,623
1985 2,593,189
1986 2,596,811
1987 2,599,910
1988 2,600,721
1989 2,601,671
1990 2,605,214
1991 2,611,254
1992 2,619,128
1993 2,627,058
1994 2,635,094
1995 2,647,983
1996 2,662,105
1997 2,672,273
1998 2,681,113
1999 2,689,192
2000 2,697,501
2001 2,706,617
2002 2,714,812
2003 2,721,780
2004 2,728,329
2005 2,735,229
2006 2,743,473
2007 2,754,784
2008 2,770,023
2009 2,783,770
2010 2,794,956
2011 2,805,142
2012 2,814,288
2013 2,824,671
2014 2,837,901
2015 2,857,267
2016 2,879,322
2017 2,897,965
2018 2,912,704
2019 2,923,597
2020 2,932,556

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Denmark was 50.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.71 in 1986, while its lowest value was 50.27 in 2016.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.38
1961 50.39
1962 50.41
1963 50.42
1964 50.42
1965 50.42
1966 50.40
1967 50.38
1968 50.36
1969 50.34
1970 50.34
1971 50.35
1972 50.37
1973 50.40
1974 50.43
1975 50.46
1976 50.49
1977 50.52
1978 50.55
1979 50.58
1980 50.61
1981 50.64
1982 50.66
1983 50.68
1984 50.70
1985 50.71
1986 50.71
1987 50.71
1988 50.70
1989 50.69
1990 50.68
1991 50.66
1992 50.65
1993 50.63
1994 50.61
1995 50.60
1996 50.58
1997 50.56
1998 50.55
1999 50.53
2000 50.52
2001 50.51
2002 50.50
2003 50.49
2004 50.48
2005 50.47
2006 50.46
2007 50.44
2008 50.42
2009 50.40
2010 50.38
2011 50.36
2012 50.33
2013 50.31
2014 50.29
2015 50.27
2016 50.27
2017 50.27
2018 50.27
2019 50.28
2020 50.29

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Denmark was 2,898,848 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,898,848 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,272,194 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: 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: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,272,194
1961 2,287,680
1962 2,305,033
1963 2,322,788
1964 2,341,215
1965 2,359,708
1966 2,379,367
1967 2,399,200
1968 2,414,931
1969 2,429,109
1970 2,447,640
1971 2,464,271
1972 2,477,407
1973 2,491,013
1974 2,501,038
1975 2,506,649
1976 2,511,383
1977 2,517,649
1978 2,523,940
1979 2,528,640
1980 2,530,266
1981 2,528,154
1982 2,525,009
1983 2,522,167
1984 2,519,996
1985 2,520,502
1986 2,523,723
1987 2,527,114
1988 2,528,795
1989 2,530,923
1990 2,535,725
1991 2,543,044
1992 2,552,242
1993 2,561,570
1994 2,571,086
1995 2,585,390
1996 2,600,969
1997 2,612,718
1998 2,623,106
1999 2,632,607
2000 2,642,115
2001 2,652,166
2002 2,661,119
2003 2,668,794
2004 2,676,194
2005 2,684,203
2006 2,693,799
2007 2,706,654
2008 2,723,598
2009 2,739,325
2010 2,752,727
2011 2,765,430
2012 2,777,284
2013 2,790,261
2014 2,805,574
2015 2,826,216
2016 2,848,688
2017 2,867,015
2018 2,880,932
2019 2,890,825
2020 2,898,848

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Denmark was 49.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.73 in 2016, while its lowest value was 49.29 in 1986.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.62
1961 49.61
1962 49.59
1963 49.58
1964 49.58
1965 49.58
1966 49.60
1967 49.62
1968 49.64
1969 49.66
1970 49.66
1971 49.65
1972 49.63
1973 49.60
1974 49.57
1975 49.54
1976 49.51
1977 49.48
1978 49.45
1979 49.42
1980 49.39
1981 49.36
1982 49.34
1983 49.32
1984 49.30
1985 49.29
1986 49.29
1987 49.29
1988 49.30
1989 49.31
1990 49.32
1991 49.34
1992 49.35
1993 49.37
1994 49.39
1995 49.40
1996 49.42
1997 49.44
1998 49.45
1999 49.47
2000 49.48
2001 49.49
2002 49.50
2003 49.51
2004 49.52
2005 49.53
2006 49.54
2007 49.56
2008 49.58
2009 49.60
2010 49.62
2011 49.64
2012 49.67
2013 49.69
2014 49.71
2015 49.73
2016 49.73
2017 49.73
2018 49.73
2019 49.72
2020 49.71

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population