Over the last two decades, the population of Denmark increased overall, reaching 5.9 million at the beginning of 2022. The number of female inhabitants was constantly slightly higher than the number of males and amounted to about 2.95 million as of January 1st 2022, compared to 2.92 million male inhabitants.
In the past decade, the Norwegian population also grew constantly. In 2020, the number of inhabitants reached almost 5.4 million. In the neighboring country Sweden, the number of inhabitants increased as well, rising from 9.42 million in 2010 to nearly 10.4 million in 2020.
Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2022, by gender
(in millions)
Characteristic
Male
Female
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 11, 2022). Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2022, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/570358/total-population-in-denmark-by-gender/
Statistics Denmark. "Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2022, by gender (in millions)." Chart. February 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570358/total-population-in-denmark-by-gender/
Statistics Denmark. (2022). Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2022, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570358/total-population-in-denmark-by-gender/
Statistics Denmark. "Total Population in Denmark from 2000 to 2022, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570358/total-population-in-denmark-by-gender/
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