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.
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.
Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by gender
(in millions)
Characteristic
Male
Female
2024
2.96
3
2023
2.95
2.98
2022
2.92
2.95
2021
2.91
2.94
2020
2.9
2.93
2019
2.89
2.92
2018
2.88
2.91
2017
2.86
2.89
2016
2.84
2.87
2015
2.81
2.85
2014
2.79
2.83
2013
2.78
2.82
2012
2.77
2.81
2011
2.76
2.8
2010
2.74
2.79
2009
2.73
2.78
2008
2.71
2.76
2007
2.7
2.75
2006
2.69
2.74
2005
2.68
2.73
2004
2.67
2.73
2003
2.66
2.72
2002
2.65
2.71
2001
2.64
2.7
2000
2.63
2.7
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Statistics Denmark. (February 12, 2024). Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/570358/total-population-in-denmark-by-gender/
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Statistics Denmark. (2024). Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570358/total-population-in-denmark-by-gender/
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Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by gender (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Denmark, February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/570358/total-population-in-denmark-by-gender/