What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Denmark and Sweden?

0.0023 units per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Urban population, per capita

Denmark

0.8885 units per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.8908 units per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

37th

Sweden rank

35th

Urban population, per capita over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.8908 units per person against 0.8885 units per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0023 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 35th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7657 units per person	0.7661 units per person	0.0004 units per person	Sweden
1970s	0.8185 units per person	0.8241 units per person	0.0056 units per person	Sweden
1980s	0.8441 units per person	0.8314 units per person	0.0127 units per person	Denmark
1990s	0.8498 units per person	0.8379 units per person	0.0119 units per person	Denmark
2000s	0.8587 units per person	0.8438 units per person	0.0149 units per person	Denmark
2010s	0.8762 units per person	0.8643 units per person	0.0119 units per person	Denmark
2020s	0.885 units per person	0.8851 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.8908 units per person against 0.8885 units per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.0023 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Denmark ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.