Denmark vs Pre-demographic dividend: Urban population (% of total population)
Denmark
88.8%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
46.0%
in 2025
Denmark rank
37th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
34th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Denmark
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 88.8% against 46.0% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 42.8%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.9 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 37th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.6% | 15.1% | 61.5% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 81.8% | 20.7% | 61.2% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 84.4% | 26.4% | 58.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 31.2% | 53.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 35.8% | 50.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 40.9% | 46.7% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 44.7% | 43.8% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Denmark or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Denmark, at 88.8% against 46.0% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Denmark and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 42.8%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for urban population?
- Denmark ranks 37th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 34th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
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.