Over the past 10 years, the highest number of inhabitants in Denmark lived in the Capital Region. As of the first quarter of 2024, over 1.9 million people lived in the Danish Capital Region. The second highest number of inhabitants was found in the Central Denmark Region, followed by the Region of Southern Denmark. Meanwhile, les than 600,000 people live in Northern Denmark. The population in all Danish regions increased over the past years.
Number of inhabitants in Denmark from 2023 to 2023, by region
Characteristic
Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Denmark)
Region Sjælland (Region Zealand)
Region Syddanmark (Region Southern Denmark)
Region Midjylland (Central Denmark Region)
Region Nordjylland (Region Northern Denmark)
2023
1,911,067
852,953
1,238,406
1,365,688
593,135
2022
1,889,272
849,629
1,236,926
1,357,612
594,925
2021
1,855,084
838,840
1,223,634
1,332,048
590,439
2020
1,846,023
837,359
1,223,105
1,326,340
589,936
2019
1,835,562
836,738
1,223,348
1,320,678
589,755
2018
1,822,659
835,024
1,220,763
1,313,596
589,148
2017
1,807,404
832,553
1,217,224
1,304,253
587,335
2016
1,789,174
827,499
1,211,770
1,293,309
585,499
2015
1,768,125
820,480
1,205,728
1,282,750
582,632
2014
1,749,405
816,726
1,202,509
1,277,538
581,057
2013
1,732,068
816,359
1,201,419
1,272,510
580,272
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Statistics Denmark. (February 12, 2024). Number of inhabitants in Denmark from 2023 to 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/572982/population-in-denmark-by-region/
Statistics Denmark. "Number of inhabitants in Denmark from 2023 to 2023, by region." Chart. February 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572982/population-in-denmark-by-region/
Statistics Denmark. (2024). Number of inhabitants in Denmark from 2023 to 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572982/population-in-denmark-by-region/
Statistics Denmark. "Number of Inhabitants in Denmark from 2023 to 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572982/population-in-denmark-by-region/
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Number of inhabitants in Denmark from 2023 to 2023, by region [Graph], Statistics Denmark, February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/572982/population-in-denmark-by-region/
