Photo: Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.093% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 93% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Half of Denmark’s residents are over 48.8, older than in 82% of Canadian towns. Its population is down 3% on 2016. Residents aged 65 and over: a quarter of the total. The share of Indigenous residents tops just over three quarters of Canadian towns: 6.3%.
What stands out about the people of Denmark
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Denmark went from 1,471 to 1,424 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 92% of Canadian towns grew faster than Denmark: −3%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is close to the census count. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +3% across New Brunswick’s towns.
Fewer children under 15 than 80% of Canadian towns: 13%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 55–59: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, against 6.5% in Denmark. On the census count, 27% of households are one person living alone.
17% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 80% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Denmark comes in at 49%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of renter households than 86% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
34% of homes were built before 1961 and 8% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%.
Median household income: $57,600 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Denmark had $57,600 before tax, 33% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $73,300, the median across New Brunswick’s towns. Pandemic benefits reached 25% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 8.5%, a lower share than 77% of Canadian towns
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Census figures put immigrants at 4.2% in Denmark.
Denmark ranks below 66% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 30%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
In Denmark, 32% of residents speak English and French, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nearly a quarter of residents have French as their mother tongue, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%.
In Denmark, 5.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 18%, beside a typical 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
42% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 42% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 25% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age: 3 of the 5 towns around Denmark are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1,412 | — | 48.8 | 25% | 4.2% |
| Drummond | 2,113 | 10.0 km | 46.4 | 18% | 1.2% |
| Grand Falls | 1,114 | 11.2 km | 48 | 19% | 3.7% |
| Gordon | 1,576 | 11.8 km | 54.4 | 28% | 4.2% |
| Grand Falls / Grand-Sault | 5,465 | 14.3 km | 52.8 | 29% | 3.6% |
| Plaster Rock | 1,062 | 16.2 km | 56 | 32% | 1.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of New Brunswick’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Denmark’s residents
How diverse is Denmark?
Immigrants make up 4.2% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 0% are members of a visible minority, and 6.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Denmark?
Christian: 70%. No religion: 30%. Another religion: 0.4%.
Is Denmark good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 13%. 61% of households are couple families and 6.5% one-parent families. Schools near Denmark are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Denmark?
$57,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Denmark (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Denmark?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,412 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,424 in Denmark, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Denmark?
48.8 is the median age. Under 15: 13%. 65 and over: 25%.
Is Denmark bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 32% are. Another 1.8% speak only French and 67% only English, and French is the first language of 24%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).