Denmark vs Türkiye: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Denmark
0.7%
in 2020
Türkiye
0.7%
in 2020
Denmark rank
64th
Türkiye rank
61st
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Denmark
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Türkiye ahead.
Denmark ranks 64th and Türkiye ranks 61st of 144 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | -1.3% | 1.8% | 3.1% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | -1.3% | 1.3% | 2.5% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | -0.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Denmark or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Denmark and Türkiye?
- 0.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Türkiye?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Türkiye rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Denmark ranks 64th and Türkiye ranks 61st of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.