Europe & Central Asia · Country statistics

Denmark

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Urban population
88.8%

% of population·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Denmark2025 · 88.8%
022.2144.4266.6388.851960199320251960: 74%1961: 74.5%1962: 75.1%1963: 75.7%1964: 76.3%1965: 76.9%1966: 77.5%1967: 78.1%1968: 78.6%1969: 79.2%1970: 79.7%1971: 80.3%1972: 80.8%1973: 81.3%1974: 81.8%1975: 82.2%1976: 82.6%1977: 83%1978: 83.3%1979: 83.5%1980: 83.8%1981: 83.9%1982: 84.1%1983: 84.3%1984: 84.4%1985: 84.6%1986: 84.7%1987: 84.8%1988: 84.8%1989: 84.8%1990: 84.8%1991: 84.9%1992: 84.9%1993: 84.9%1994: 85%1995: 85%1996: 85%1997: 85.1%1998: 85.1%1999: 85.1%2000: 85.1%2001: 85.2%2002: 85.3%2003: 85.4%2004: 85.7%2005: 86%2006: 86.3%2007: 86.4%2008: 86.6%2009: 86.8%2010: 86.9%2011: 87.2%2012: 87.2%2013: 87.5%2014: 87.7%2015: 87.7%2016: 87.7%2017: 88%2018: 88.1%2019: 88.2%2020: 88.2%2021: 88.3%2022: 88.4%2023: 88.6%2024: 88.7%2025: 88.8%

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.

Country context

Denmark in perspective

Region
Europe & Central Asia
Capital
Copenhagen
Country code
DNK