Share of population living in urban areas in Denmark
Denmark: Share of population living in urban areas was 88.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas in Denmark, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas in Denmark is 88.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas in Denmark peaked at 88.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 1950.
Denmark ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.0% | 68.7% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 76.6% | 74.0% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.8% | 79.7% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.4% | 83.8% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 84.8% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 85.1% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.9% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.2% | 88.8% | 6 |
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More population data for Denmark
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 98,204 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.5 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas in Denmark?
- Share of population living in urban areas in Denmark was 88.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 1950.
- How does Denmark rank for share of population living in urban areas?
- Denmark ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.