DK · 2024 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Denmark, 2024
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,961,249
Denmark, 2024
▲ 0.5% vs 2023 (5,932,654)
Analysis
In 2024, Denmark's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2023, reaching 5,961,249.
Denmark accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 449,306,184.
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 2.7% (from 5,806,081 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
1.3%
EU-27: 449,306,184
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan