Denmark
Population 2026
6,023,518
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.35%
- Density
- 151 per km²
- Land area
- 40,000 km²
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Currency
- Krone (DKK)
- Official languages
- DA-DK, EN, FO, DE-DK
- Urban population
- 88.8%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 59,6162026
- Deaths
- 59,1162026
- Birth rate
- 9.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 9.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.47
- Life expectancy
- 82.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 41.3
- Net migration
- 22,103
Age distribution
- 0–1415.6%
- 15–6463.3%
- 65+21.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $463B
- GDP per capita
- $77.0K
- GDP growth
- +2.9%
- Inflation
- 1.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Exports
- $324B
- Imports
- $273B
- Tourism receipts
- 4.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture1.2%
- Industry24.8%
- Manufacturing18.7%
- Services62.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture1.6%
- Industry18.8%
- Services79.6%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CopenhagenCapital Region | 1,153,6152024 |
| 2 | ÅrhusCentral Jutland | 285,2732026 |
| 3 | OdenseSouth Denmark | 180,8632022 |
| 4 | AalborgNorth Denmark | 142,9372026 |
| 5 | FrederiksbergCapital Region | 95,0292023 |
| 6 | EsbjergSouth Denmark | 71,6982022 |
| 7 | RandersCentral Jutland | 62,8022022 |
| 8 | KoldingSouth Denmark | 61,6382022 |
| 9 | HorsensCentral Jutland | 61,0742022 |
| 10 | VejleSouth Denmark | 60,2312026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,023,518 | 59.6K | 59.1K |
| 2020 | 5,831,529 | 61.0K | 54.7K |
| 2010 | 5,547,865 | 62.8K | 54.2K |
| 2000 | 5,339,659 | 66.7K | 57.9K |
| 1990 | 5,141,024 | 63.2K | 60.8K |
| 1980 | 5,123,079 | 57.1K | 55.9K |
| 1970 | 4,928,674 | 70.9K | 48.2K |
| 1960 | 4,579,347 | 75.8K | 43.7K |
| 1950 | 4,268,408 | 79.5K | 39.3K |