Share of population living in urbanized areas in Denmark
Denmark: Share of population living in urbanized areas was 89.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 202 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 2025
All-time low
0.1%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urbanized areas in Denmark, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urbanized areas in Denmark stood at 89.6%. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urbanized areas in Denmark peaked at 89.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1000.
Denmark ranks 24th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Share of population living in urbanized areas in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.1% | — |
| 1100 | 0.2% | +50.0% |
| 1200 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1300 | 0.4% | +50.0% |
| 1400 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 1.4% | +55.6% |
| 1700 | 4.0% | +185.7% |
| 1710 | 5.4% | +35.7% |
| 1720 | 6.0% | +11.1% |
| 1730 | 6.7% | +11.1% |
| 1740 | 7.4% | +11.1% |
| 1750 | 8.3% | +11.1% |
| 1760 | 9.2% | +11.1% |
| 1770 | 10.2% | +11.1% |
| 1780 | 11.3% | +11.1% |
| 1790 | 12.6% | +11.1% |
| 1800 | 14.0% | +11.1% |
| 1810 | 15.6% | +11.1% |
| 1820 | 17.3% | +11.1% |
| 1830 | 19.2% | +11.1% |
| 1840 | 21.3% | +11.1% |
| 1850 | 23.7% | +11.1% |
| 1860 | 26.4% | +11.1% |
| 1870 | 29.3% | +11.1% |
| 1880 | 32.5% | +11.1% |
| 1890 | 36.2% | +11.1% |
| 1900 | 40.2% | +11.1% |
| 1910 | 44.6% | +11.1% |
| 1920 | 49.6% | +11.1% |
| 1930 | 55.1% | +11.1% |
| 1940 | 61.2% | +11.1% |
| 1950 | 68.0% | +11.1% |
| 1951 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 72.9% | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 75.7% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 84.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 84.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 89.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.9%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 89.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.5%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urbanized areas in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +185.7% | 1.4% | 4.0% |
| 1600 | +55.6% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| 1100 | +50.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1200 | +50.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1300 | +50.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 1400 | +50.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 1740s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 1760s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 1770s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 1780s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 1800s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1 |
| 1820s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 1830s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 1840s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 1850s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 1860s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 1870s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
| 1880s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
| 1890s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
| 1920s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
| 1930s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
| 1950s | 69.9% | 68.0% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 76.6% | 73.7% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.9% | 79.7% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.3% | 83.7% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 84.8% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 85.0% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.9% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.9% | 89.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urbanized areas in Denmark?
- Share of population living in urbanized areas in Denmark was 89.6% in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urbanized areas recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urbanized areas recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1000.
- How does Denmark rank for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Denmark ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urbanized areas rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.