Denmark vs Sweden: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Denmark

88.8%

in 2025

Sweden

89.1%

in 2025

Denmark rank

45th

Sweden rank

43rd

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Sweden currently reports 89.1% against 88.8% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.