Denmark: Administrative Division

flag Contents: Danmark

Kingdom

5,840,045 Population [2021] – estimate

6,025,603 Population [2026] – estimate

42,954km² Area

140.3/km² Density [2026]

Contents: Regions and Municipalities

The population of the regions and municipalities in Denmark according to official estimates.

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2006-01-01	Population Estimate 2011-01-01	Population Estimate 2016-01-01	Population Estimate 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2026-01-01
Hovedstaden [Capital Region]	Region	1,633,565	1,699,387	1,789,174	1,855,084	1,947,212	→
Albertslund	Municipality	27,853	27,800	27,880	27,366	29,262	→
Allerød	Municipality	23,498	24,096	24,732	25,893	26,496	→
Ballerup	Municipality	46,654	47,930	48,224	49,310	53,950	→
Bornholm	Municipality	43,245	41,802	39,756	39,570	38,677	→
Brøndby	Municipality	34,247	34,021	35,322	35,232	40,990	→
Christiansø (Ertholmene)	Unincorporated Area	92	94	91	90	92	→
Dragør	Municipality	13,154	13,717	14,142	14,569	14,474	→
Egedal	Municipality	39,948	41,614	42,773	43,696	46,240	→
Fredensborg	Municipality	39,131	39,341	40,112	40,998	42,445	→
Frederiksberg	Municipality	91,855	98,782	104,481	103,677	106,150	→
Frederikssund	Municipality	43,702	44,307	44,725	45,439	47,450	→
Furesø	Municipality	37,370	38,286	40,156	41,001	42,874	→
Gentofte	Municipality	68,623	71,714	75,350	74,550	75,106	→
Gladsaxe	Municipality	61,735	64,951	67,914	69,200	71,185	→
Glostrup	Municipality	20,699	21,384	22,461	23,380	25,834	→
Gribskov	Municipality	40,360	40,700	41,107	40,971	41,787	→
Halsnæs	Municipality	30,513	31,056	31,049	31,420	31,738	→
Helsingør	Municipality	61,340	61,368	62,092	63,000	64,244	→
Herlev	Municipality	27,023	26,597	28,423	28,913	32,030	→
Hillerød	Municipality	45,616	47,916	49,672	51,528	55,182	→
Høje-Taastrup	Municipality	46,257	47,753	49,960	51,729	60,458	→
Hørsholm	Municipality	24,317	24,415	24,965	24,917	25,354	→
Hvidovre	Municipality	49,762	50,081	52,831	53,451	54,228	→
Ishøj	Municipality	20,820	20,797	22,358	23,131	24,685	→
København [Copenhagen]	Municipality	501,158	539,542	591,481	638,117	671,714	→
Lyngby-Taarbæk	Municipality	51,908	52,754	55,097	56,614	58,614	→
Rødovre	Municipality	36,506	36,524	38,002	41,113	45,138	→
Rudersdal	Municipality	54,241	54,765	55,739	57,024	57,912	→
Tårnby	Municipality	39,708	40,835	42,860	42,670	44,214	→
Vallensbæk	Municipality	12,230	14,445	15,419	16,515	18,689	→
Midtjylland [Mid Jutland]	Region	1,219,725	1,260,993	1,293,309	1,332,048	1,383,261	→
Aarhus	Municipality	295,513	310,956	330,639	352,751	378,361	→
Favrskov	Municipality	44,272	46,894	47,655	48,381	49,773	→
Hedensted	Municipality	44,158	45,980	46,206	46,773	48,578	→
Herning	Municipality	83,330	85,852	87,593	89,238	90,546	→
Holstebro	Municipality	56,462	57,161	57,661	58,662	59,324	→
Horsens	Municipality	77,895	82,835	87,736	92,229	98,806	→
Ikast-Brande	Municipality	39,528	40,571	40,798	41,473	43,305	→
Lemvig	Municipality	22,483	21,554	20,399	19,607	18,596	→
Norddjurs	Municipality	38,427	38,029	38,144	36,943	36,477	→
Odder	Municipality	21,332	21,852	22,131	22,979	24,310	→
Randers	Municipality	92,498	95,318	97,520	98,190	100,564	→
Ringkøbing-Skjern	Municipality	57,774	58,068	57,139	56,182	55,405	→
Samsø	Municipality	4,124	3,885	3,710	3,682	3,617	→
Silkeborg	Municipality	85,376	88,913	90,719	95,488	102,753	→
Skanderborg	Municipality	54,646	57,717	59,481	63,390	66,352	→
Skive	Municipality	48,264	47,986	46,639	45,425	44,104	→
Struer	Municipality	22,695	22,190	21,474	20,808	20,122	→
Syddjurs	Municipality	40,430	41,734	41,889	43,168	44,394	→
Viborg	Municipality	90,518	93,498	95,776	96,679	97,874	→
Nordjylland [North Jutland]	Region	576,807	579,829	585,499	590,439	593,114	→
Aalborg	Municipality	193,529	199,188	210,316	219,487	226,033	→
Brønderslev	Municipality	35,313	35,789	36,047	36,177	36,529	→
Frederikshavn	Municipality	63,084	61,576	60,246	59,039	57,523	→
Hjørring	Municipality	67,480	66,473	65,411	64,155	62,979	→
Jammerbugt	Municipality	38,704	38,733	38,466	38,175	37,998	→
Læsø	Municipality	2,091	1,949	1,817	1,764	1,683	→
Mariagerfjord	Municipality	42,123	42,572	42,131	41,536	41,541	→
Morsø	Municipality	22,333	21,600	20,629	20,066	19,344	→
Rebild	Municipality	28,369	28,940	29,149	30,518	31,280	→
Thisted	Municipality	45,910	45,145	43,991	43,160	42,572	→
Vesthimmerland	Municipality	37,871	37,864	37,296	36,362	35,632	→
Sjælland [Zealand]	Region	811,511	819,763	827,499	838,840	858,102	→
Faxe	Municipality	34,661	35,277	35,614	36,713	38,143	→
Greve	Municipality	47,968	47,978	49,518	50,514	54,120	→
Guldborgsund	Municipality	63,451	62,583	60,979	60,328	59,119	→
Holbæk	Municipality	67,621	69,521	69,972	71,913	75,009	→
Kalundborg	Municipality	48,944	49,088	48,660	48,487	47,954	→
Køge	Municipality	55,718	57,271	59,868	61,475	63,962	→
Lejre	Municipality	26,132	26,764	27,317	28,173	29,879	→
Lolland	Municipality	48,967	46,111	42,638	40,539	38,533	→
Næstved	Municipality	79,284	80,963	82,342	83,181	85,163	→
Odsherred	Municipality	32,890	32,845	32,816	32,923	31,988	→
Ringsted	Municipality	31,094	32,890	34,031	34,847	36,010	→
Roskilde	Municipality	80,455	82,542	86,207	88,889	92,697	→
Slagelse	Municipality	76,519	77,442	78,140	79,122	80,959	→
Solrød	Municipality	20,877	20,964	21,788	23,441	25,040	→
Sorø	Municipality	28,686	29,499	29,543	29,993	30,853	→
Stevns	Municipality	21,834	21,855	22,260	23,034	23,842	→
Vordingborg	Municipality	46,410	46,170	45,806	45,268	44,831	→
Syddanmark [South Denmark]	Region	1,185,851	1,200,656	1,211,770	1,223,634	1,243,914	→
Aabenraa	Municipality	59,974	59,795	58,869	58,526	58,405	→
Ærø	Municipality	6,873	6,663	6,290	5,960	5,766	→
Assens	Municipality	41,369	41,635	41,224	40,867	40,369	→
Billund	Municipality	26,133	26,155	26,434	26,551	27,200	→
Esbjerg	Municipality	114,373	115,184	115,748	115,579	114,947	→
Faaborg-Midtfyn	Municipality	51,144	51,926	51,236	51,683	52,328	→
Fanø	Municipality	3,143	3,213	3,290	3,456	3,332	→
Fredericia	Municipality	49,252	50,104	50,689	51,275	52,939	→
Haderslev	Municipality	56,229	56,117	56,029	55,376	55,218	→
Kerteminde	Municipality	23,239	23,758	23,880	23,847	24,299	→
Kolding	Municipality	86,466	89,210	91,695	93,161	96,214	→
Langeland	Municipality	14,120	13,322	12,547	12,367	11,841	→
Middelfart	Municipality	36,417	37,701	37,913	39,116	40,625	→
Nordfyn	Municipality	28,876	29,507	29,298	29,549	29,179	→
Nyborg	Municipality	31,208	31,499	31,886	31,933	32,401	→
Odense	Municipality	186,595	190,245	198,972	205,509	213,168	→
Sønderborg	Municipality	76,598	76,193	74,737	73,831	74,123	→
Svendborg	Municipality	58,506	58,713	58,228	58,588	60,027	→
Tønder	Municipality	40,691	39,464	37,904	37,050	36,174	→
Varde	Municipality	50,056	50,351	50,289	49,628	49,468	→
Vejen	Municipality	41,551	42,683	42,869	42,790	42,641	→
Vejle	Municipality	103,038	107,218	111,743	116,992	123,250	→
Danmark [Denmark]	Kingdom	5,427,459	5,560,628	5,707,251	5,840,045	6,025,603

Source: Denmark Statistik.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	2,996,312
Females	3,029,291

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	1,135,912
18-64 years	3,618,817
65+ years	1,270,874

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	49,055
80-89 years	311,581
70-79 years	576,324
60-69 years	725,300
50-59 years	795,687
40-49 years	700,161
30-39 years	802,385
20-29 years	785,363
10-19 years	661,996
0-9 years	617,751

Citizenship (E 2026)
Denmark	5,318,721
EU 27	284,248
Europe (other)	163,751
Asia	181,389
Other Citizenship	77,456

Country of Birth (E 2026)
Denmark	5,014,567
EU 27	290,525
Europe (other)	247,444
Asia	343,937
Other country	128,845

Urbanization (E 2025)
Rural	671,948
Urban	5,311,655