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cimi_ • today at 10:17 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Denmark's population is 6 million [0], where does the diff of 2.8M come from? :)

[0] https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/borgere/befolkning/bef...


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cimi_ • today at 10:20 AM

Answering my own question, from here[0]: 'approximately 8.8 million registered persons (living, departed, deceased, etc.)'

[0] https://ufm.dk/aktuelt/pressemeddelelser/2026/oktober/omfatt...

pelagicAustral • today at 10:20 AM

It's explained in the article, the dataset includes foreign nationals/temporary residents and some deceased people as well.