Denmark vs Kuwait: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Denmark
5.33 million people
in 2025
Kuwait
5.03 million people
in 2025
Denmark rank
96th
Kuwait rank
99th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Denmark
- Kuwait
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.33 million people against 5.03 million people in Kuwait, a difference of 306,900 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 96th and Kuwait ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.14 million people | 136,365 people | 3.00 million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3.63 million people | 401,649 people | 3.23 million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.13 million people | 966,951 people | 3.16 million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.32 million people | 1.81 million people | 2.51 million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 4.44 million people | 1.66 million people | 2.78 million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 4.66 million people | 2.28 million people | 2.38 million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.97 million people | 3.73 million people | 1.24 million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.24 million people | 4.69 million people | 547,440 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, Denmark or Kuwait?
- Denmark, at 5.33 million people against 5.03 million people in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Denmark and Kuwait?
- 306,900 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kuwait?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Kuwait rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Denmark ranks 96th and Kuwait ranks 99th 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.