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Population figures

How many people live in Denmark? Are we becoming more or fewer? The population statistics include people who have an officially registered address in Denmark. The population can be disaggregated by e.g. municipalities, sex and age.

Selected statistics on Population figures

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Population figures. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Development in the number of inhabitants since 2008

Here you can see the quarterly development in the number of inhabitants since 2008.
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Last update
11.8.2023
Next update
10.11.2023
Source data

The source of the statistics is Statistic Denmark's population register, which daily receives a outdraw which include information about the events such as removals, emi-/immigrations, births and deaths from CPR (Central Person Register).

Development in the number of inhabitants since 1901

Here you can see the yearly development in the number of inhabitants since 1901.
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Last update
1.3.2023
Next update
12.2.2024
Source data

The source of the statistics is Statistic Denmark's population register, which daily receives a outdraw which include information about the events such as removals, emi-/immigrations, births and deaths from CPR (Central Person Register).

Development in population increase

Here you can see the development in population increase.
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Last update
11.8.2023
Next update
10.11.2023
Source data

The source of the statistics is Statistic Denmark's population register, which daily receives a outdraw which include information about the events such as removals, emi-/immigrations, births and deaths from CPR (Central Person Register).

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Age structure of the population
See the development in the age distribution of the population since 1980. Use the interactive population pyramid.
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The population in the future
See the population projections disaggregated by e.g. sex and age.

The population disaggregated by municipalities

Here you can see the latest population figure disaggregated by municipalities.
More about the figure
Last update
11.8.2023
Next update
10.11.2023
Source data

The source of the statistics is Statistic Denmark's population register, which daily receives a outdraw which include information about the events such as removals, emi-/immigrations, births and deaths from CPR (Central Person Register).

The population disaggregated by age

Here you can see the latest population figure disaggregated by age.
More about the figure
Last update
11.8.2023
Next update
10.11.2023
Source data

The source of the statistics is Statistic Denmark's population register, which daily receives a outdraw which include information about the events such as removals, emi-/immigrations, births and deaths from CPR (Central Person Register).

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Church Statistics

The statistics cover the people’s relation to the national church. Furthermore it accounts for the number of different religious ceremonies, among other baptisms, confirmations and funerals.

The production of statistics on the national church was introduced in 1974. There have not been produced statistics on the national church for the years 2003-2006. For the years 1984-2002 statistics on recognized religious communities, their members and religious ceremonies corresponding to the religious ceremonies of the national church was also produced.

The Population

These statistics show the size, composition and development of the population in Denmark. The purpose of the statistics is to analyze and enlighten the size, composition of the population in Denmark. The purpose is to contribute information about the for planning in relation to the state , the regions, the municipalities or for private users/firms. The population is electronic available from the 1. of January 1976.

Urban Areas

The statistics show the number of urban areas and the number of persons in each urban area and in the rural areas within each municipality. Statistics on urban areas can be found every 5th or 10th year in the old census publications. From 1976 to 1996, information on urban areas was compiled every other year, since 1996 annually.

Need more data on Population figures?

You can search further in Statbank Denmark yourself. Find more detailed figures, e.g. about the population disaggregated by marital status, geography and dates of birth.

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