Cyprus vs Denmark: Population density
Cyprus
138.03 people per km²
in 2100
Denmark
146.58 people per km²
in 2100
Cyprus rank
102nd
Denmark rank
100th
Population density over time
- Cyprus
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 146.58 people per km² against 138.03 people per km² in Cyprus, a difference of 8.55 people per km².
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 102nd and Denmark ranks 100th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 11 and Denmark in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 16.23 people per km² | 10 people per km² | 6.23 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 1100s | 16.23 people per km² | 11.67 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 1200s | 18.4 people per km² | 13.39 people per km² | 5.01 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 1300s | 21.64 people per km² | 15 people per km² | 6.64 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 1400s | 16.23 people per km² | 10 people per km² | 6.23 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 1500s | 21.64 people per km² | 15 people per km² | 6.64 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 1600s | 12.99 people per km² | 17.5 people per km² | 4.51 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1700s | 11.9 people per km² | 20 people per km² | 8.1 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1710s | 11.9 people per km² | 20.39 people per km² | 8.48 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1720s | 11.9 people per km² | 20.79 people per km² | 8.89 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1730s | 11.9 people per km² | 21.22 people per km² | 9.32 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1740s | 11.9 people per km² | 21.67 people per km² | 9.77 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1750s | 11.9 people per km² | 22.15 people per km² | 10.24 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1760s | 11.9 people per km² | 23 people per km² | 11.1 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1770s | 11.9 people per km² | 23.5 people per km² | 11.6 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1780s | 11.9 people per km² | 24 people per km² | 12.1 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1790s | 11.9 people per km² | 24.5 people per km² | 12.6 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1800s | 19.97 people per km² | 25.83 people per km² | 5.86 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1810s | 19.99 people per km² | 27.76 people per km² | 7.77 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1820s | 20.01 people per km² | 30.19 people per km² | 10.18 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1830s | 20.03 people per km² | 32.75 people per km² | 12.72 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1840s | 20.05 people per km² | 35.51 people per km² | 15.46 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1850s | 20.07 people per km² | 39.66 people per km² | 19.59 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1860s | 20.08 people per km² | 44.53 people per km² | 24.45 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1870s | 20.1 people per km² | 49.36 people per km² | 29.26 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1880s | 21.21 people per km² | 54.43 people per km² | 33.22 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1890s | 23.9 people per km² | 60.37 people per km² | 36.46 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1900s | 27.33 people per km² | 67.65 people per km² | 40.32 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1910s | 31.31 people per km² | 76.12 people per km² | 44.82 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1920s | 35.31 people per km² | 84.48 people per km² | 49.17 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1930s | 42.3 people per km² | 91.9 people per km² | 49.6 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1940s | 50.58 people per km² | 100.81 people per km² | 50.24 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1950s | 57.5 people per km² | 110.34 people per km² | 52.84 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1960s | 66.56 people per km² | 118.48 people per km² | 51.92 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1970s | 71.75 people per km² | 125.98 people per km² | 54.23 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1980s | 78.66 people per km² | 128.03 people per km² | 49.38 people per km² | Denmark |
| 1990s | 92.58 people per km² | 130.67 people per km² | 38.09 people per km² | Denmark |
| 2000s | 111.2 people per km² | 135.51 people per km² | 24.32 people per km² | Denmark |
| 2010s | 130.88 people per km² | 141.89 people per km² | 11 people per km² | Denmark |
| 2020s | 147.38 people per km² | 149.28 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | Denmark |
| 2030s | 157.38 people per km² | 152.83 people per km² | 4.55 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 2040s | 162.1 people per km² | 153.34 people per km² | 8.76 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 2050s | 163.25 people per km² | 152.63 people per km² | 10.62 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 2060s | 161.07 people per km² | 151.42 people per km² | 9.64 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 2070s | 154.6 people per km² | 150.64 people per km² | 3.96 people per km² | Cyprus |
| 2080s | 146.56 people per km² | 149.55 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | Denmark |
| 2090s | 140.63 people per km² | 147.63 people per km² | 7 people per km² | Denmark |
| 2100s | 138.03 people per km² | 146.58 people per km² | 8.55 people per km² | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Cyprus or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 146.58 people per km² against 138.03 people per km² in Cyprus as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Cyprus and Denmark?
- 8.55 people per km², with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Denmark?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Cyprus and Denmark rank globally for population density?
- Cyprus ranks 102nd and Denmark ranks 100th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.