Denmark vs Germany: Census based on population register recently completed

Denmark
1
in 2015
Germany
1
in 2015
Denmark rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Census based on population register recently completed over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Germany Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0 0
1770s 0 0 0
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.4 0 0.4 Denmark
1980s 1 0 1 Denmark
1990s 1 0 1 Denmark
2000s 1 0 1 Denmark
2010s 1 0.8333 0.1667 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher census based on population register recently completed, Denmark or Germany?
Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2015.
What is the difference in census based on population register recently completed between Denmark and Germany?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for census based on population register recently completed?
Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Census based on population register recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Census based on population register recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A modern census is defined as a census that meets four requirements: universality, well-defined territory, simultaneity, and individual enumeration.. Population registers are state agencies that keep detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.