Denmark vs Italy: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Denmark
131.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
139.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
56th
Italy rank
53rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 139.91 people per square kilometre against 131.68 people per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 8.23 people per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 56th and Italy ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.44 people per square kilometre | 108.44 people per square kilometre | 17 people per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 103.13 people per square kilometre | 122.68 people per square kilometre | 19.55 people per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 108.08 people per square kilometre | 129.04 people per square kilometre | 20.96 people per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 111.04 people per square kilometre | 130 people per square kilometre | 18.96 people per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 116.38 people per square kilometre | 133.41 people per square kilometre | 17.03 people per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 124.34 people per square kilometre | 141.39 people per square kilometre | 17.05 people per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 130 people per square kilometre | 140.3 people per square kilometre | 10.3 people per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Denmark or Italy?
- Italy, at 139.91 people per square kilometre against 131.68 people per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Denmark and Italy?
- 8.23 people per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 56th and Italy ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.