Denmark vs Gabon: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Denmark
89.6%
in 2025
Gabon
89.4%
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
Gabon rank
27th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Denmark
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 89.6% against 89.4% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 24th and Gabon ranks 27th of 202 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Gabon Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Denmark
1100s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Denmark
1200s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Denmark
1300s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Denmark
1400s 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% Denmark
1500s 0.9% 0.1% 0.8% Denmark
1600s 1.4% 0.4% 1.0% Denmark
1700s 4.0% 1.1% 2.9% Denmark
1710s 5.4% 1.3% 4.2% Denmark
1720s 6.0% 1.4% 4.6% Denmark
1730s 6.7% 1.5% 5.2% Denmark
1740s 7.4% 1.7% 5.8% Denmark
1750s 8.3% 1.8% 6.4% Denmark
1760s 9.2% 2.0% 7.2% Denmark
1770s 10.2% 2.2% 8.0% Denmark
1780s 11.3% 2.4% 8.9% Denmark
1790s 12.6% 2.6% 10.0% Denmark
1800s 14.0% 2.9% 11.1% Denmark
1810s 15.6% 3.2% 12.4% Denmark
1820s 17.3% 3.5% 13.8% Denmark
1830s 19.2% 3.8% 15.4% Denmark
1840s 21.3% 4.2% 17.2% Denmark
1850s 23.7% 4.5% 19.2% Denmark
1860s 26.4% 5.0% 21.4% Denmark
1870s 29.3% 5.5% 23.8% Denmark
1880s 32.5% 6.0% 26.6% Denmark
1890s 36.2% 6.5% 29.6% Denmark
1900s 40.2% 7.2% 33.0% Denmark
1910s 44.6% 7.9% 36.8% Denmark
1920s 49.6% 8.6% 41.0% Denmark
1930s 55.1% 9.4% 45.7% Denmark
1940s 61.2% 10.3% 50.9% Denmark
1950s 69.9% 13.7% 56.2% Denmark
1960s 76.6% 21.9% 54.7% Denmark
1970s 81.9% 40.7% 41.1% Denmark
1980s 84.3% 61.3% 22.9% Denmark
1990s 84.9% 74.4% 10.5% Denmark
2000s 85.9% 82.7% 3.1% Denmark
2010s 87.8% 87.3% 0.5% Denmark
2020s 89.2% 89.1% 0.2% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Denmark or Gabon?
Denmark, at 89.6% against 89.4% in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Denmark and Gabon?
0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Gabon?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Gabon rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Denmark ranks 24th and Gabon ranks 27th 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

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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