Denmark vs United States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Denmark
0.5894 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States
0.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Denmark rank
152nd
United States rank
150th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.62 % change on previous year against 0.5894 % change on previous year in Denmark, a difference of 0.0306 % change on previous year.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was United States ahead.
Denmark ranks 152nd and United States ranks 150th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United States in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1960s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 0.5469 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1970s | 0.9894 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.0861 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1980s | 0.1842 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 0.9697 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1990s | 0.3944 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2000s | 0.5665 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.6734 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6822 % change on previous year | 0.8572 % change on previous year | 0.1751 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6522 % change on previous year | 0.4756 % change on previous year | 0.1766 % change on previous year | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Denmark or United States?
- United States, at 0.62 % change on previous year against 0.5894 % change on previous year in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Denmark and United States?
- 0.0306 % change on previous year, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Denmark ranks 152nd and United States ranks 150th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.