Population in Sjælland
Sjælland had 854,902 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2007.
Sjælland, 2025
854,902
Change from 2024
+0.2%
Denmark, 2025
5,992,734 people
Position in 2025
221st of 295
Population in Sjælland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sjælland | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 854,902 people | 5,992,734 people |
| 2024 | 852,953 people | 5,961,249 people |
| 2023 | 849,857 people | 5,932,654 people |
| 2022 | 843,513 people | 5,873,420 people |
| 2021 | 838,840 people | 5,840,045 people |
| 2020 | 837,359 people | 5,822,763 people |
| 2019 | 836,738 people | 5,806,081 people |
| 2018 | 835,024 people | 5,781,190 people |
| 2017 | 832,553 people | 5,748,769 people |
| 2016 | 827,499 people | 5,707,251 people |
| 2015 | 820,480 people | 5,659,715 people |
| 2014 | 816,726 people | 5,627,235 people |
| 2013 | 816,359 people | 5,602,628 people |
| 2012 | 817,907 people | 5,580,516 people |
| 2011 | 819,763 people | 5,560,628 people |
| 2010 | 820,564 people | 5,534,738 people |
| 2009 | 821,252 people | 5,511,451 people |
| 2008 | 819,427 people | 5,475,791 people |
| 2007 | 816,118 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 +0.2% from 852,953 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 820,480 people, the figure has changed by +4.2%.
- Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Sjælland has the 221st highest value.
- The figure for Denmark in 2025 was 5,992,734 people.