Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population in Denmark

Denmark: Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population was 4.20 million Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.20 million Persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 37 countries
All-time high
4.20 million Persons
in 2025
All-time low
3.54 million Persons
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population in Denmark, 1995–2025

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1995201020251995: 3.5M Persons1996: 3.6M Persons1997: 3.6M Persons1998: 3.6M Persons1999: 3.6M Persons2000: 3.6M Persons2001: 3.6M Persons2002: 3.6M Persons2003: 3.6M Persons2004: 3.7M Persons2005: 3.7M Persons2006: 3.7M Persons2007: 3.7M Persons2008: 3.7M Persons2009: 3.8M Persons2010: 3.8M Persons2011: 3.8M Persons2012: 3.8M Persons2013: 3.9M Persons2014: 3.9M Persons2015: 3.9M Persons2016: 4.0M Persons2017: 4.0M Persons2018: 4.0M Persons2019: 4.0M Persons2020: 4.1M Persons2021: 4.1M Persons2022: 4.1M Persons2023: 4.2M Persons2024: 4.2M Persons2025: 4.2M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 4.20 million Persons for economic indicators by access to city typology — population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic indicators by access to city typology — population in Denmark peaked at 4.20 million Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.54 million Persons, in 1995.

Denmark ranks 24th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population in Denmark, 1995 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1995 3.54 million Persons
1996 3.56 million Persons +0.6%
1997 3.58 million Persons +0.4%
1998 3.59 million Persons +0.4%
1999 3.60 million Persons +0.4%
2000 3.61 million Persons +0.2%
2001 3.62 million Persons +0.4%
2002 3.64 million Persons +0.4%
2003 3.65 million Persons +0.3%
2004 3.66 million Persons +0.3%
2005 3.67 million Persons +0.3%
2006 3.68 million Persons +0.3%
2007 3.70 million Persons +0.4%
2008 3.72 million Persons +0.7%
2009 3.75 million Persons +0.8%
2010 3.78 million Persons +0.7%
2011 3.80 million Persons +0.7%
2012 3.83 million Persons +0.6%
2013 3.85 million Persons +0.7%
2014 3.88 million Persons +0.8%
2015 3.92 million Persons +0.9%
2016 3.95 million Persons +1.0%
2017 3.98 million Persons +0.8%
2018 4.01 million Persons +0.7%
2019 4.04 million Persons +0.6%
2020 4.05 million Persons +0.4%
2021 4.07 million Persons +0.6%
2022 4.12 million Persons +1.0%
2023 4.15 million Persons +0.9%
2024 4.18 million Persons +0.7%
2025 4.20 million Persons +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.57 million Persons 3.54 million Persons 3.60 million Persons 5
2000s 3.67 million Persons 3.61 million Persons 3.75 million Persons 10
2010s 3.90 million Persons 3.78 million Persons 4.04 million Persons 10
2020s 4.13 million Persons 4.05 million Persons 4.20 million Persons 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 21 Portugal 5.28 million Persons compare
  2. 22 Hungary 4.92 million Persons compare
  3. 23 Greece 4.68 million Persons compare
  4. 25 Ireland 3.12 million Persons compare
  5. 26 Bulgaria 3.09 million Persons compare
  6. 27 New Zealand 3.05 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic indicators by access to city typology — population in Denmark?
Economic indicators by access to city typology — population in Denmark was 4.20 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic indicators by access to city typology — population recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 4.20 million Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest economic indicators by access to city typology — population recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 3.54 million Persons in 1995.
How does Denmark rank for economic indicators by access to city typology — population?
Denmark ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic indicators by access to city typology — population rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 1,164 data points, 1995–2025
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This dataset provides economic indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by territorial typology according to the population's access to cities. Data source and definition The indicators include GDP, GDP per capita, gross value added, employment at place of work and labour productivity by type of territory. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_eco10) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. The indicators are aggregated data at the national level, using the typology of small (TL3) regions to calculate totals or averages for all metropolitan large regions, metropolitan midsize regions, near a midsize/large FUA regions, near a small FUA regions and remote regions. Territorial typology on the population's access to cities Territorial typologies helps to assess differences in socio-economic trends in regions, both within and across countries and to highlight the specific issues faced by each type of region. The OECD territorial typology on access to cities uses the concept of functional urban areas (FUA) – composed of urban centres and their commuting areas – and classifies small (TL3) regions (Fadic et al., 2019) according to the following criteria: Metropolitan regions, if more than half of the population live in a FUA. Metropolitan regions are further classified into: metropolitan large, if more than half of the population live in a (large) FUA of at least 1.5 million inhabitants; and metropolitan midsize, if more than half of the population live in a (midsize) FUA of at 250 000 to 1.5 million inhabitants. Non-metropolitan regions, if less than half of the population live in a midsize/large FUA. These regions are further classified according to their level of access to FUAs of different sizes: near a midsize/large FUA if more than half of the population live within a 60-minute drive from a midsize/large FUA (of more than 250 000 inhabitants) or if the TL3 region contains more than 80% of the area of a midsize/large FUA; near a small FUA if the region does not have access to a midsize/large FUA and at least half of its population have access to a small FUA (i.e. between 50 000 and 250 000 inhabitants) within a 60-minute drive, or contains 80% of the area of a small FUA; and remote, otherwise. List of OECD regions and typologies are presented in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Maps of For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.