Population in Hovedstaden

Hovedstaden had 1,930,793 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2007.

Measure: Population on 1 January, by region Unit: People Data: 2007 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Hovedstaden, 2025 1,930,793 People
Change from 2024 +1.0% 2024: 1,911,067 people
Denmark, 2025 5,992,734 people Country total
Position in 2025 100th of 295 See the full ranking

Population in Hovedstaden over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population on 1 January, by region (people), 2001 to 2025
Period HovedstadenDenmark
2025 1,930,793 people 5,992,734 people
2024 1,911,067 people 5,961,249 people
2023 1,891,871 people 5,932,654 people
2022 1,867,948 people 5,873,420 people
2021 1,855,084 people 5,840,045 people
2020 1,846,023 people 5,822,763 people
2019 1,835,562 people 5,806,081 people
2018 1,822,659 people 5,781,190 people
2017 1,807,404 people 5,748,769 people
2016 1,789,174 people 5,707,251 people
2015 1,768,125 people 5,659,715 people
2014 1,749,405 people 5,627,235 people
2013 1,732,068 people 5,602,628 people
2012 1,714,589 people 5,580,516 people
2011 1,699,387 people 5,560,628 people
2010 1,680,271 people 5,534,738 people
2009 1,662,285 people 5,511,451 people
2008 1,645,825 people 5,475,791 people
2007 1,636,749 people 5,447,084 people
2006 – 5,427,459 people
2005 – 5,411,405 people
2004 – 5,397,640 people
2003 – 5,383,507 people
2002 – 5,368,354 people
2001 – 5,349,212 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 1,911,067 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1,768,125 people, the figure has changed by +9.2%.
  • Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Hovedstaden has the 100th highest value.
  • The figure for Denmark in 2025 was 5,992,734 people.

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Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_d2jan · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=TOTAL unit=NR
Observation period
2007 to 2025 for Hovedstaden
Provider update
28 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat