Population of Denmark 1769-2020

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.

Population of Denmark from 1769 to 2020 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Population in thousands
2020	5,792.2
2019	5,771.88
2018	5,752.13
2017	5,732.28
2016	5,711.35
2015	5,688.7
2014	5,664.2
2013	5,638.15
2012	5,610.91
2011	5,582.98
2010	5,554.85
2009	5,526.39
2008	5,497.73
2007	5,469.92
2006	5,444.29
2005	5,421.7
2004	5,402.75
2003	5,386.97
2002	5,372.8
2001	5,358.06
2000	5,341.19
1999	5,321.77
1998	5,300.38
1997	5,277.71
1996	5,254.86
1995	5,232.71
1994	5,211.33
1993	5,190.75
1992	5,171.65
1991	5,154.91
1990	5,141.12
1989	5,130.36
1988	5,122.44
1987	5,117.28
1986	5,114.65
1985	5,114.25
1984	5,116.06
1983	5,119.61
1982	5,123.35
1981	5,125.3
1980	5,123.95
1979	5,118.71
1978	5,109.69
1977	5,097.05
1976	5,081.26
1975	5,062.73
1974	5,041.41
1973	5,017.25
1972	4,990.55
1971	4,961.76
1970	4,931.24
1969	4,899.29
1968	4,866.07
1967	4,831.75
1966	4,796.48
1965	4,760.46
1964	4,723.62
1963	4,686.27
1962	4,649.34
1961	4,614.03
1960	4,581.1
1959	4,550.68
1958	4,522.34
1957	4,495.22
1956	4,468.35
1955	4,440.78
1954	4,411.66
1953	4,380.31
1952	4,346.19
1951	4,308.92
1950	4,268.28
1949	4,230
1948	4,190
1947	4,140
1946	4,100
1945	4,050
1944	4,010
1943	3,970
1942	3,920
1941	3,880
1940	3,850
1939	3,810
1938	3,780
1937	3,750
1936	3,720
1935	3,690
1934	3,660
1933	3,630
1932	3,600
1931	3,580
1930	3,550
1929	3,520
1928	3,490
1927	3,450
1926	3,420
1925	3,390
1924	3,360
1923	3,330
1922	3,310
1921	3,270
1920	3,240
1919	3,210
1918	3,170
1917	3,130
1916	3,100
1915	3,060
1914	3,030
1913	2,990
1912	2,960
1911	2,920
1910	2,890
1909	2,850
1908	2,820
1907	2,790
1906	2,750
1905	2,720
1904	2,690
1903	2,660
1902	2,630
1901	2,600
1900	2,570
1899	2,540
1898	2,510
1897	2,480
1896	2,450
1895	2,430
1894	2,400
1893	2,370
1892	2,350
1891	2,320
1890	2,300
1889	2,270
1888	2,250
1887	2,230
1886	2,210
1885	2,190
1884	2,170
1883	2,140
1882	2,120
1881	2,100
1880	2,080
1879	2,060
1878	2,040
1877	2,020
1876	2,000
1875	1,980
1874	1,960
1873	1,950
1872	1,930
1871	1,910
1870	1,890
1869	1,870
1868	1,850
1867	1,830
1866	1,810
1865	1,790
1864	1,770
1863	1,750
1862	1,730
1861	1,710
1860	1,690
1859	1,680
1858	1,660
1857	1,630
1856	1,610
1855	1,590
1854	1,580
1853	1,560
1852	1,540
1851	1,520
1850	1,500
1849	1,490
1848	1,470
1847	1,460
1846	1,440
1845	1,430
1844	1,410
1843	1,400
1842	1,380
1841	1,370
1840	1,360
1839	1,350
1838	1,340
1837	1,330
1836	1,320
1835	1,310
1834	1,310
1833	1,300
1832	1,290
1831	1,280
1830	1,270
1829	1,260
1828	1,250
1827	1,240
1826	1,220
1825	1,210
1824	1,200
1823	1,190
1822	1,180
1821	1,170
1820	1,160
1819	1,150
1818	1,140
1817	1,130
1816	1,120
1815	1,110
1814	1,110
1813	1,100
1812	1,090
1811	1,080
1810	1,070
1809	1,070
1808	1,060
1807	1,050
1806	1,040
1805	1,040
1804	1,030
1803	1,020
1802	1,010
1801	1,010
1800	1,000
...	-
1787	842
....	-
1769	798