Denmark - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Denmark was 5,138,400 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,138,400 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,374,572 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 3,374,572
1961 3,431,879
1962 3,490,118
1963 3,548,824
1964 3,608,088
1965 3,666,724
1966 3,723,679
1967 3,779,458
1968 3,828,566
1969 3,875,429
1970 3,930,043
1971 3,982,363
1972 4,029,765
1973 4,078,304
1974 4,121,150
1975 4,156,474
1976 4,189,964
1977 4,217,587
1978 4,245,152
1979 4,269,868
1980 4,289,152
1981 4,297,767
1982 4,300,240
1983 4,302,863
1984 4,306,181
1985 4,313,449
1986 4,324,701
1987 4,335,668
1988 4,343,212
1989 4,351,259
1990 4,361,727
1991 4,374,504
1992 4,390,390
1993 4,406,442
1994 4,422,754
1995 4,447,268
1996 4,473,929
1997 4,493,986
1998 4,511,769
1999 4,528,106
2000 4,544,013
2001 4,563,004
2002 4,582,981
2003 4,601,394
2004 4,624,434
2005 4,652,908
2006 4,681,382
2007 4,712,839
2008 4,751,268
2009 4,785,983
2010 4,815,111
2011 4,844,002
2012 4,872,608
2013 4,901,386
2014 4,932,961
2015 4,974,525
2016 5,020,143
2017 5,059,173
2018 5,091,100
2019 5,116,342
2020 5,138,400

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Denmark was 88.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 88.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.69 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 73.69
1961 74.42
1962 75.09
1963 75.76
1964 76.41
1965 77.05
1966 77.62
1967 78.16
1968 78.70
1969 79.22
1970 79.74
1971 80.24
1972 80.73
1973 81.21
1974 81.68
1975 82.15
1976 82.60
1977 82.89
1978 83.17
1979 83.45
1980 83.72
1981 83.92
1982 84.03
1983 84.13
1984 84.24
1985 84.35
1986 84.46
1987 84.57
1988 84.67
1989 84.78
1990 84.84
1991 84.87
1992 84.90
1993 84.93
1994 84.95
1995 84.98
1996 85.01
1997 85.03
1998 85.06
1999 85.09
2000 85.10
2001 85.15
2002 85.25
2003 85.36
2004 85.57
2005 85.86
2006 86.10
2007 86.29
2008 86.49
2009 86.65
2010 86.80
2011 86.96
2012 87.14
2013 87.29
2014 87.41
2015 87.53
2016 87.64
2017 87.76
2018 87.87
2019 87.99
2020 88.12

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization