Denmark vs Western Sahara: World population growth
Denmark
-0.1%
in 2100
Western Sahara
-0.1%
in 2100
Denmark rank
95th
Western Sahara rank
92nd
World population growth over time
- Denmark
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Denmark ranks 95th and Western Sahara ranks 92nd of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Western Sahara |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 6.9% | 5.9% | Western Sahara |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 6.9% | 6.1% | Western Sahara |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 6.9% | 6.0% | Western Sahara |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 8.6% | 7.9% | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 7.9% | 7.2% | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 5.5% | 5.1% | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 4.1% | 3.7% | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 4.2% | 3.8% | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 3.0% | 2.5% | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Western Sahara |
| 2030s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Western Sahara |
| 2040s | -0.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Western Sahara |
| 2050s | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Western Sahara |
| 2060s | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Western Sahara |
| 2070s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
| 2080s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Western Sahara |
| 2090s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
| 2100s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Denmark or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Denmark as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Denmark and Western Sahara?
- 0.0%, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Western Sahara?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Denmark and Western Sahara rank globally for world population growth?
- Denmark ranks 95th and Western Sahara ranks 92nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.