DK · 2021 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Denmark, 2021
Population on 1 January by age and sex
2,904,857
Denmark, 2021
▲ 0.3% vs 2020 (2,896,918)
Analysis
In 2021, Denmark's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 2020, reaching 2,904,857.
Denmark accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 217,953,504.
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 2.4% (from 2,837,887 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: 217,953,504
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan