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Population Pyramid of Denmark2024

Total population
6.0M
Median age
42.3
Peak year
2042
Peak population
6.1M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 4.3M · median age 31.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 5.1M · median age 34.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 5.3M · median age 38.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 6.0M · median age 42.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 6.1M · median age 45.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 5.9M · median age 48.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Denmark presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 42.3 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 15.7% of the population; people 65 and older account for 20.9%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Denmark's peak population in 2042.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 4.3 million with median age 31.7. Projected 2100 values are 5.9 million and median age 48.5.

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