Population density in Denmark
Denmark had 149.4 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Denmark, 2024
149.4
Change from 2023
+0.5%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
77th of 214
Population density in Denmark over time
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Denmark
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 149.4 people per km² |
| 2023 | 148.7 people per km² |
| 2022 | 147.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 146.4 people per km² |
| 2020 | 145.8 people per km² |
| 2019 | 145.4 people per km² |
| 2018 | 144.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 144.1 people per km² |
| 2016 | 143.2 people per km² |
| 2015 | 142.1 people per km² |
| 2014 | 141.1 people per km² |
| 2013 | 140.4 people per km² |
| 2012 | 139.8 people per km² |
| 2011 | 139.3 people per km² |
| 2010 | 138.7 people per km² |
| 2009 | 138.1 people per km² |
| 2008 | 137.3 people per km² |
| 2007 | 136.5 people per km² |
| 2006 | 135.9 people per km² |
| 2005 | 135.5 people per km² |
| 2004 | 135.1 people per km² |
| 2003 | 134.8 people per km² |
| 2002 | 134.4 people per km² |
| 2001 | 134.0 people per km² |
| 2000 | 133.5 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 148.7 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 141.1 people per km², the figure has changed by +5.9%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 77th highest value.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Population
6,009,169 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
88.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
5,992,734 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,992,734 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat