Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Denmark

Population growth in Denmark in 2025 — 0.54%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.16 pp.

2025 0.54% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 217
Period maximum 0.8%1966
Period minimum -0.07%1982

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Denmark, 1961–2025-0.2500.250.50.75119611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 0.7%1963: 0.79%1965: 0.78%1967: 0.79%1969: 0.55%1971: 0.69%1973: 0.6%1975: 0.29%1977: 0.31%1979: 0.25%1981: -0.03%1983: -0.07%1985: 0.04%1987: 0.13%1989: 0.06%1991: 0.26%1993: 0.33%1995: 0.52%1997: 0.42%1999: 0.33%2001: 0.36%2003: 0.27%2005: 0.28%2007: 0.44%2009: 0.54%2011: 0.41%2013: 0.42%2015: 0.71%2017: 0.64%2019: 0.36%2021: 0.43%2023: 0.74%2025: 0.54%
Change over the period: −0.16 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 0.54%
World 0.91%
Northern Europe computed 0.37%
High-income countries computed 0.43%
Population growth — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.54 +0.03 pp
2024 0.5 −0.24 pp
2023 0.74 −0.05 pp
2022 0.79 +0.35 pp
2021 0.43 +0.14 pp
2020 0.29 −0.07 pp
2019 0.36 −0.14 pp
2018 0.5 −0.15 pp
2017 0.64 −0.14 pp
2016 0.78 +0.07 pp
2015 0.71 +0.2 pp
2014 0.51 +0.09 pp
2013 0.42 +0.04 pp
2012 0.38 −0.04 pp
2011 0.41 −0.03 pp
2010 0.44 −0.09 pp
2009 0.54 −0.05 pp
2008 0.59 +0.14 pp
2007 0.44 +0.11 pp
2006 0.33 +0.05 pp
2005 0.28 +0.02 pp
2004 0.26 −0.01 pp
2003 0.27 −0.05 pp
2002 0.32 −0.04 pp
2001 0.36 +0.02 pp
2000 0.33 +0 pp
1999 0.33 −0.03 pp
1998 0.36 −0.05 pp
1997 0.42 −0.15 pp
1996 0.57 +0.04 pp
1995 0.52 +0.18 pp
1994 0.34 +0 pp
1993 0.33 +0 pp
1992 0.33 +0.07 pp
1991 0.26 +0.1 pp
1990 0.16 +0.1 pp
1989 0.06 +0.01 pp
1988 0.05 −0.08 pp
1987 0.13 −0.01 pp
1986 0.13 +0.09 pp
1985 0.04 +0.09 pp
1984 -0.05 +0.02 pp
1983 -0.07 +0 pp
1982 -0.07 −0.05 pp
1981 -0.03 −0.15 pp
1980 0.12 −0.12 pp
1979 0.25 −0.06 pp
1978 0.31 −0 pp
1977 0.31 +0.06 pp
1976 0.25 −0.04 pp
1975 0.29 −0.18 pp
1974 0.47 −0.14 pp
1973 0.6 +0.03 pp
1972 0.57 −0.12 pp
1971 0.69 −0.06 pp
1970 0.75 +0.2 pp
1969 0.55 −0.06 pp
1968 0.61 −0.18 pp
1967 0.79 −0.01 pp
1966 0.8 +0.02 pp
1965 0.78 −0.02 pp
1964 0.8 +0.01 pp
1963 0.79 +0.01 pp
1962 0.78 +0.08 pp
1961 0.7

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.