Urban population in Denmark
Denmark: Urban population was 88.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Denmark, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Denmark stood at 88.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Denmark peaked at 88.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More climate change data for Denmark
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 6.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.34 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 23.3% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.9344 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 15.6% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.4% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 23.8% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 27.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Denmark?
- Urban population in Denmark was 88.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for urban population?
- Denmark ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.