Denmark vs Greenland: Urban population share 2050
Denmark
88.85
in 2025
Greenland
88.57
in 2025
Denmark rank
45th
Greenland rank
46th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Denmark
- Greenland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 88.85 against 88.57 in Greenland, a difference of 0.28.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 45th and Greenland ranks 46th of 238 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1185 | 0.0002 | 0.1183 | Denmark |
| 1100s | 0.1778 | 0.0007 | 0.1771 | Denmark |
| 1200s | 0.2667 | 0.0021 | 0.2646 | Denmark |
| 1300s | 0.4 | 0.0062 | 0.3938 | Denmark |
| 1400s | 0.6 | 0.0185 | 0.5815 | Denmark |
| 1500s | 0.9 | 0.0556 | 0.8444 | Denmark |
| 1600s | 1.4 | 0.1667 | 1.23 | Denmark |
| 1700s | 4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | Denmark |
| 1710s | 5.43 | 0.6164 | 4.81 | Denmark |
| 1720s | 6.03 | 0.7397 | 5.29 | Denmark |
| 1730s | 6.7 | 0.8877 | 5.81 | Denmark |
| 1740s | 7.44 | 1.07 | 6.38 | Denmark |
| 1750s | 8.27 | 1.28 | 6.99 | Denmark |
| 1760s | 9.19 | 1.53 | 7.66 | Denmark |
| 1770s | 10.21 | 1.84 | 8.37 | Denmark |
| 1780s | 11.34 | 2.21 | 9.14 | Denmark |
| 1790s | 12.61 | 2.65 | 9.95 | Denmark |
| 1800s | 14.01 | 3.18 | 10.83 | Denmark |
| 1810s | 15.56 | 3.82 | 11.75 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 17.29 | 4.58 | 12.71 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 19.21 | 5.5 | 13.72 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 21.35 | 6.6 | 14.75 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 23.72 | 7.91 | 15.8 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 26.35 | 9.5 | 16.86 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 29.28 | 11.4 | 17.89 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 32.54 | 13.68 | 18.86 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 36.15 | 16.41 | 19.74 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 40.17 | 19.69 | 20.48 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 44.63 | 23.63 | 21 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 49.59 | 28.36 | 21.23 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 55.1 | 34.03 | 21.07 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 61.22 | 40.84 | 20.39 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 71.02 | 52.15 | 18.87 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 76.57 | 66.66 | 9.91 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 81.85 | 74.32 | 7.53 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 84.41 | 78.21 | 6.2 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 84.98 | 80.72 | 4.26 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 85.87 | 82.64 | 3.23 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 87.62 | 85.72 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 88.5 | 87.93 | 0.5655 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Denmark or Greenland?
- Denmark, at 88.85 against 88.57 in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Denmark and Greenland?
- 0.28, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greenland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Greenland rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Denmark ranks 45th and Greenland ranks 46th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.