Chad vs Denmark: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Chad
5.79 million people
in 2025
Denmark
5.33 million people
in 2025
Chad rank
95th
Denmark rank
96th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Chad
- Denmark
How they compare
Chad currently reports 5.79 million people against 5.33 million people in Denmark, a difference of 456,880 people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Chad ranks 95th and Denmark ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,084 people | 3.14 million people | 2.99 million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 283,283 people | 3.63 million people | 3.35 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 627,584 people | 4.13 million people | 3.50 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.03 million people | 4.32 million people | 3.29 million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.51 million people | 4.44 million people | 2.93 million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.20 million people | 4.66 million people | 2.45 million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.31 million people | 4.97 million people | 1.67 million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.98 million people | 5.24 million people | 262,907 people | 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, Chad or Denmark?
- Chad, at 5.79 million people against 5.33 million people in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Chad and Denmark?
- 456,880 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Denmark?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Denmark rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Chad ranks 95th and Denmark ranks 96th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 areas, based on each country's national definition.