Denmark vs United Kingdom: Long term urban population region

Denmark
89.57
in 2025
United Kingdom
89.4
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
26th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 89.57 against 89.4 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.17.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Denmark ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1185 2.4 2.28 United Kingdom
1100s 0.1778 3.1 2.92 United Kingdom
1200s 0.2667 2.2 1.93 United Kingdom
1300s 0.4 2.2 1.8 United Kingdom
1400s 0.6 2.5 1.9 United Kingdom
1500s 0.9 2.1 1.2 United Kingdom
1600s 1.4 2.1 0.7 United Kingdom
1700s 4 2.1 1.9 Denmark
1710s 5.43 6.32 0.8938 United Kingdom
1720s 6.03 10.54 4.51 United Kingdom
1730s 6.7 14.76 8.06 United Kingdom
1740s 7.44 18.98 11.54 United Kingdom
1750s 8.27 23.2 14.93 United Kingdom
1760s 9.19 24.3 15.11 United Kingdom
1770s 10.21 25.4 15.19 United Kingdom
1780s 11.34 26.5 15.16 United Kingdom
1790s 12.61 27.6 14.99 United Kingdom
1800s 14.01 28.7 14.69 United Kingdom
1810s 15.56 32.05 16.49 United Kingdom
1820s 17.29 35.4 18.11 United Kingdom
1830s 19.21 38.76 19.54 United Kingdom
1840s 21.35 42.11 20.76 United Kingdom
1850s 23.72 45.46 21.74 United Kingdom
1860s 26.35 48.81 22.46 United Kingdom
1870s 29.28 52.16 22.88 United Kingdom
1880s 32.54 55.52 22.98 United Kingdom
1890s 36.15 58.87 22.72 United Kingdom
1900s 40.17 62.22 22.05 United Kingdom
1910s 44.63 65.57 20.94 United Kingdom
1920s 49.59 68.92 19.33 United Kingdom
1930s 55.1 72.28 17.18 United Kingdom
1940s 61.22 75.63 14.41 United Kingdom
1950s 69.92 78.8 8.87 United Kingdom
1960s 76.58 77.9 1.31 United Kingdom
1970s 81.86 81.97 0.1138 United Kingdom
1980s 84.26 88.57 4.31 United Kingdom
1990s 84.88 89.01 4.13 United Kingdom
2000s 85.86 89.4 3.54 United Kingdom
2010s 87.78 89.4 1.62 United Kingdom
2020s 89.23 89.4 0.1703 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Denmark or United Kingdom?
Denmark, at 89.57 against 89.4 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Denmark and United Kingdom?
0.17, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for long term urban population region?
Denmark ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
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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