Over the last 24 years, the total population in Denmark grew steadily. Moreover, both the number of people holding a Danish citizenship and the number of people with a foreign citizenship has increased. In 2024, the number of foreign citizens living in Denmark was 650,000, more than twice as many as in 2000. 5.31 million people holding a Danish citizenship lived in Denmark at the beginning of 2024.
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Statistics Denmark. (February 12, 2024). Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by citizenship (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/572155/total-population-in-denmark-by-citizenship/
Statistics Denmark. "Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by citizenship (in millions)." Chart. February 12, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/572155/total-population-in-denmark-by-citizenship/
Statistics Denmark. (2024). Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by citizenship (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/572155/total-population-in-denmark-by-citizenship/
Statistics Denmark. "Total Population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by Citizenship (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Feb 2024, /statistics/572155/total-population-in-denmark-by-citizenship/
Statistics Denmark, Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by citizenship (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/572155/total-population-in-denmark-by-citizenship/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Total population in Denmark from 2000 to 2024, by citizenship (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Denmark, February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/572155/total-population-in-denmark-by-citizenship/
