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
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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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.