Denmark vs United States: Population growth

Denmark
0.5%
in 2025
United States
0.5%
in 2025
Denmark rank
133rd
United States rank
134th

Population growth over time

  • Denmark
  • United States
00.511.5196119932025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 133rd and United States ranks 134th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,128 data points, 1961–2025
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Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.