Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8875 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Denmark, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.8875 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.8875 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7396 people per person, in 1960.
That places Denmark 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7396 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7451 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7508 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7567 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7626 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7686 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7746 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7805 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7863 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7919 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7973 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8026 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8078 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.813 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8179 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8224 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8262 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8295 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8327 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8354 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8377 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8395 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8411 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8427 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8442 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8456 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8467 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8475 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8481 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8483 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8484 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8485 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8488 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8492 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8496 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.85 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8504 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8507 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8509 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.851 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.851 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8519 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.853 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8542 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8571 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8601 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8625 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8643 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8659 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8676 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8687 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8716 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8724 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8755 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8769 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8773 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.877 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8802 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8811 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8821 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8824 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8826 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8839 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8857 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.887 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8875 people per person | +0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.8875 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.8875 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7657 people per person | 0.7396 people per person | 0.7919 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8185 people per person | 0.7973 people per person | 0.8354 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8441 people per person | 0.8377 people per person | 0.8483 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8498 people per person | 0.8484 people per person | 0.851 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8588 people per person | 0.851 people per person | 0.8676 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8763 people per person | 0.8687 people per person | 0.8821 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8848 people per person | 0.8824 people per person | 0.8875 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More population data for Denmark
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1645 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,445 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4223 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2287 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 261,283 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Denmark?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Denmark was 0.8875 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8875 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7396 people per person in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.