Denmark vs Germany: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Denmark
0.2%
in 2025
Germany
0.1%
in 2025
Denmark rank
144th
Germany rank
146th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 144th and Germany ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Denmark ranks 144th and Germany ranks 146th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.