Population in largest city rose 0.900% to 1.36 mil in Denmark in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Denmark reached an all time high of 1.38 mil in 1970 and an all time low of 1.04 mil in 1991. When compared to Denmark's main peers, population in largest city in Germany amounted to 3.57 mil, 1.16 mil in Netherlands, 1.06 mil in Norway and 1.66 mil in Sweden in 2021.
Denmark has been ranked 106th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | mil | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.54 | 3.55 | 3.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | mil | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 0.969 | 0.983 | 0.997 | 1.01 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 8.66 | 8.79 | 8.92 | 9.05 | 9.18 |
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