Urban Population: Denmark
Denmark's urban population is currently 88.7% as of 2024. # Denmark Urban Population Denmark's urban population reached 88.
Current (2024)
88.7%
+0.2% y/y
Peak (2024)
88.7%
Low (1960)
74.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Denmark
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Denmark
Analysis# Denmark Urban Population
Denmark's urban population reached 88.696% in 2024, matching its all-time peak. This figure represents a substantial 19.9 percentage point increase since 1960, when only 73.961% of Danes lived in urban areas. The country has undergone a dramatic shift from a predominantly rural society to one of Europe's most urbanized nations over the past six decades.
The acceleration in urbanization intensified after 2015, when the urban share stood at 87.725%. Year-over-year gains from 2015 through 2024 averaged approximately 0.12 percentage points annually, indicating steady but slowing growth. With urbanization now at its historical maximum, Denmark's trajectory suggests the nation approaches saturation, with limited room for further population concentration in cities.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.7% | +0.16% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.19% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +0.14% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +0.03% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +0.03% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.12% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +0.10% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.36% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | -0.03% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.05% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.16% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.36% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.09% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.34% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.12% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +0.21% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +0.20% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +0.28% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.34% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 85.7% | +0.34% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.14% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +0.13% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.10% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | +0.01% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +0.02% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | +0.04% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.04% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | +0.05% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +0.05% |
| 1993 | 84.9% | +0.04% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | +0.03% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | +0.02% |
| 1990 | 84.8% | +0.01% |
| 1989 | 84.8% | +0.03% |
| 1988 | 84.8% | +0.07% |
| 1987 | 84.8% | +0.10% |
| 1986 | 84.7% | +0.13% |
| 1985 | 84.6% | +0.16% |
| 1984 | 84.4% | +0.18% |
| 1983 | 84.3% | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 84.1% | +0.20% |
| 1981 | 83.9% | +0.21% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | +0.27% |
| 1979 | 83.5% | +0.33% |
| 1978 | 83.3% | +0.38% |
| 1977 | 83.0% | +0.41% |
| 1976 | 82.6% | +0.47% |
| 1975 | 82.2% | +0.54% |
| 1974 | 81.8% | +0.60% |
| 1973 | 81.3% | +0.64% |
| 1972 | 80.8% | +0.65% |
| 1971 | 80.3% | +0.66% |
| 1970 | 79.7% | +0.68% |
| 1969 | 79.2% | +0.71% |
| 1968 | 78.6% | +0.74% |
| 1967 | 78.1% | +0.76% |
| 1966 | 77.5% | +0.78% |
| 1965 | 76.9% | +0.78% |
| 1964 | 76.3% | +0.79% |
| 1963 | 75.7% | +0.78% |
| 1962 | 75.1% | +0.77% |
| 1961 | 74.5% | +0.75% |
| 1960 | 74.0% | — |
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