Denmark vs Russia: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
Denmark
23.3%
in 2025
Russia
23.9%
in 2025
Denmark rank
58th
Russia rank
56th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- Denmark
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 23.9% against 23.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 58th and Russia ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.4% | 16.2% | 12.3% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 24.2% | 18.3% | 5.9% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 20.8% | 0.1% | Russia |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 22.5% | 0.2% | Russia |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.7% | 0.4% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Denmark or Russia?
- Russia, at 23.9% against 23.3% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Denmark and Russia?
- 0.6%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Russia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Denmark ranks 58th and Russia ranks 56th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.