Denmark vs Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Denmark
5.33 million people
in 2025
Guinea
5.82 million people
in 2025
Denmark rank
96th
Guinea rank
94th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Denmark
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.82 million people against 5.33 million people in Denmark, a difference of 482,910 people.
That makes Guinea'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.
Denmark ranks 96th and Guinea ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.14 million people | 274,973 people | 2.86 million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3.63 million people | 495,072 people | 3.14 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.13 million people | 962,966 people | 3.16 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.32 million people | 1.48 million people | 2.84 million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 4.44 million people | 2.18 million people | 2.26 million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 4.66 million people | 2.97 million people | 1.69 million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.97 million people | 4.08 million people | 891,709 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.24 million people | 5.34 million people | 97,657 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Denmark or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 5.82 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 Denmark and Guinea?
- 482,910 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Guinea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Denmark ranks 96th and Guinea ranks 94th 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.