Antal personer 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
  5.580.516 5.560.628 5.534.738 5.511.451 5.475.790 5.447.084 5.427.459 5.411.405 5.397.640 5.383.507 5.368.354 5.349.212 5.330.020 5.313.577 5.294.860 5.275.121 5.251.027 5.215.718 5.196.642 5.180.614 5.162.126 5.146.469 5.135.409 5.129.778 5.129.254 5.124.794 5.116.273 5.111.108 5.112.130 5.116.464 5.119.155 5.123.989 5.122.065
'Missing' værdi 1.086 908 661 357 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                                                   
Kategorier                                                                  
0 : Uoplyst 588 605 620 656 622 3.049 2.985 2.917 2.329 2.276 1.702 1.416                                          
1 : Danmark , Grl. & Fær. 5.000.055 4.998.111 4.992.000 4.985.415 4.977.829 4.969.384 4.964.224 4.959.310 4.955.604 4.952.818 4.953.023 4.953.265 4.951.858 4.950.155 4.947.827 4.944.829 4.942.304 4.937.259 4.930.573 4.927.242 4.922.885 4.920.267 4.920.838 4.925.675 4.933.048 4.938.233 4.942.358 4.947.182 4.952.311 4.957.936 4.962.190 4.968.337 4.969.107
2 : Vestlige lande 263.215 252.694 242.709 234.648 216.825 204.275 194.938 189.072 185.209 182.001 178.517 174.518 170.916 167.841 163.714 158.383 149.415 128.836 125.188 122.220 119.552 117.048 114.642 113.596 113.379 112.812 110.809 109.619 108.837 109.189 109.699 111.019 111.975
3 : Ikke-vestlige lande 315.572 308.310 298.748 290.375 280.514 270.376 265.312 260.106 254.498 246.412 235.112 220.013 207.246 195.581 183.319 171.909 159.308 149.623 140.881 131.152 119.689 109.154 99.929 90.507 82.827 73.749 63.106 54.307 50.982 49.339 47.266 44.633 40.983