DK · 2021 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Denmark, 2021
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,840,045
Denmark, 2021
▲ 0.3% vs 2020 (5,822,763)
Analysis
In 2021, Denmark's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 2020, reaching 5,840,045.
Denmark accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 445,891,011.
Denmark ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.3% (from 5,707,251 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
1.3%
EU-27: 445,891,011
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan