Denmark vs Netherlands: Rural population

Denmark
670,272
in 2025
Netherlands
734,613
in 2025
Denmark rank
144th
Netherlands rank
141st

Rural population over time

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 734,613 against 670,272 in Denmark, a difference of 64,341.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Globally, Denmark ranks 144th and Netherlands ranks 141st of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.