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Denmark: area, population and density
Denmark has 40,000 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 6,009,169; calculated population density is 150 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Denmark ranks 130th of 196 by land area, 114th by population and 64th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 40,000 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 6,009,169World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 150 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Denmark in the country comparison set
Denmark has 40,000 sq km of land area and a population value of 6,009,169 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 130th by land area, 114th by population, and 64th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Denmark first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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