Brazil vs Denmark: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Brazil
89.5%
in 2025
Denmark
89.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
25th
Denmark rank
24th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Brazil
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 89.6% against 89.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 25th and Denmark ranks 24th of 202 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 1600s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1700s | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1710s | 4.1% | 5.4% | 1.4% | Denmark |
| 1720s | 4.5% | 6.0% | 1.6% | Denmark |
| 1730s | 4.9% | 6.7% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 1740s | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 1750s | 5.9% | 8.3% | 2.4% | Denmark |
| 1760s | 6.4% | 9.2% | 2.8% | Denmark |
| 1770s | 7.0% | 10.2% | 3.2% | Denmark |
| 1780s | 7.7% | 11.3% | 3.6% | Denmark |
| 1790s | 8.4% | 12.6% | 4.2% | Denmark |
| 1800s | 9.2% | 14.0% | 4.8% | Denmark |
| 1810s | 10.1% | 15.6% | 5.4% | Denmark |
| 1820s | 11.1% | 17.3% | 6.2% | Denmark |
| 1830s | 12.1% | 19.2% | 7.1% | Denmark |
| 1840s | 13.3% | 21.3% | 8.1% | Denmark |
| 1850s | 14.6% | 23.7% | 9.2% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 15.9% | 26.4% | 10.4% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 17.5% | 29.3% | 11.8% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 19.1% | 32.5% | 13.4% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 20.9% | 36.2% | 15.2% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 22.9% | 40.2% | 17.2% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 25.1% | 44.6% | 19.5% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 27.5% | 49.6% | 22.1% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 30.1% | 55.1% | 25.0% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 33.0% | 61.2% | 28.2% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 40.2% | 69.9% | 29.7% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 50.2% | 76.6% | 26.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 61.1% | 81.9% | 20.7% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 84.3% | 13.4% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 84.9% | 7.4% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 85.9% | 2.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.8% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 89.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Brazil or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 89.6% against 89.5% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Brazil and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Denmark ranks 24th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.