Urban Development in Denmark 72 indicators covering urban development for Denmark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 26.2% 2025 up 2.9% 90th Population density 148.67 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 5.9% 75th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 18.2% 173rd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.40 million 2025 up 10.2% 108th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2331 units per person 2025 up 4.2% 58th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.6857 % change on previous year 2025 down 47.0% 93rd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.1% 113th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 34.52 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.5% 30th Population in largest city 1.40 million 2025 up 10.2% 107th Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes 2025 — 97th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 127.82 Hectares 2020 up 1.7% 54th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,243 Number 2025 up 11.7% 33rd PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 56.9% 2017 down 41.4% 173rd Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 39.82 million Number 2024 up 34.3% 22nd Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 23.4% 2025 — 2nd Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2,239 Million euro 2024 up 20.7% 10th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 336 Number 2024 — 46th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 16,623 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 7.2% 28th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 23.4% 2025 up 55.0% 2nd At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 40.3% 2025 up 14.5% 2nd Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.9 Average 2025 unchanged 12th Total housing costs in pps 1,097 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 56.4% 2nd Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 27.5% 2025 up 21.7% 2nd Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 7.3% 2025 up 55.3% 2nd At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 332 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.8% 21st Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 108 Thousand 2024 down 25.0% 19th Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 108 Thousand 2024 down 25.0% 19th Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 56 Thousand persons 2025 down 18.8% 29th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.9 Average 2025 unchanged 12th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 448 Thousand persons 2025 down 4.3% 22nd At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 40.3% 2025 up 14.5% 2nd Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 29.0% 2025 up 11.5% 2nd Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 23.4% 2025 up 55.0% 2nd Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 28.9% 2025 down 11.1% 1st Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 11.6% 2025 up 4.5% 30th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,243 Number 2025 up 11.7% 35th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 373,122 Number 2025 down 12.0% 23rd Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 1.8% 2023 down 21.7% 38th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 24.1% 2023 up 6.2% 7th Financial burden of the total housing cost 13.2% 2023 up 37.5% 41st Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 83.6% 2023 up 4.9% 19th Prison capacity and number of persons held 4,127 Number 2024 down 0.6% 29th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 27,797 Number 2025 down 18.9% 17th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 2.5% 2020 up 316.7% 7th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 24.2% 2023 down 3.6% 14th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 10.9% 2023 down 30.1% 23rd Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 0.5% 2023 down 44.4% 37th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 39.82 million Number 2024 up 34.3% 22nd Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 3.3% 2023 down 5.7% 25th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 8.5% 2025 up 10.4% 28th Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 3.8 2020 down 22.4% 12th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 34,347 Number 2025 down 2.8% 5th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 1.20 million Number 2025 up 23.3% 5th Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 50,907 Number 2025 up 30.0% 15th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 480 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.1% 17th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 8.3% 2025 down 15.3% 9th Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 4.5% 2025 up 40.6% 20th New semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum 4,339 Number 2025 down 3.9% 11th Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 16.0% 2023 down 5.3% 23rd Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability 6.2% 2023 up 100.0% 19th Page 1 of 2 Next →