Denmark vs Germany
Denmark vs Germany: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 88.9% in Denmark and 82.1% in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Denmark, by 6.7 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Germany.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Denmark has been higher since 1970, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2025, Denmark ranked 40 and Germany ranked 56 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Denmark at 93% and Germany at 84.8% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Denmark | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.9 | 82.1 |
| 2024 | 88.7 | 82 |
| 2023 | 88.6 | 81.9 |
| 2022 | 88.4 | 81.8 |
| 2021 | 88.3 | 81.6 |
| 2020 | 88.2 | 81.5 |
| 2019 | 88.2 | 81.3 |
| 2018 | 88.1 | 81.1 |
| 2017 | 88 | 81 |
| 2016 | 87.7 | 80.8 |
| 2015 | 87.7 | 80.7 |
| 2014 | 87.7 | 80.6 |
| 2013 | 87.5 | 80.5 |
| 2012 | 87.2 | 80.4 |
| 2011 | 87.2 | 80.3 |
| 2010 | 86.9 | 80.3 |
| 2009 | 86.8 | 80.3 |
| 2008 | 86.6 | 80.3 |
| 2007 | 86.4 | 80.2 |
| 2006 | 86.3 | 80.2 |
| 2005 | 86 | 80.2 |
| 2004 | 85.7 | 80.2 |
| 2003 | 85.4 | 80.1 |
| 2002 | 85.3 | 80.1 |
| 2001 | 85.2 | 80.1 |
| 2000 | 85.1 | 80.1 |
| 1999 | 85.1 | 80.1 |
| 1998 | 85.1 | 80.1 |
| 1997 | 85.1 | 80.1 |
| 1996 | 85 | 80.1 |
| 1995 | 85 | 80.1 |
| 1994 | 85 | 80 |
| 1993 | 84.9 | 80 |
| 1992 | 84.9 | 80 |
| 1991 | 84.9 | 80 |
| 1990 | 84.8 | 80 |
| 1989 | 84.8 | 80 |
| 1988 | 84.8 | 80 |
| 1987 | 84.8 | 80 |
| 1986 | 84.7 | 80 |
| 1985 | 84.6 | 80 |
| 1984 | 84.4 | 80 |
| 1983 | 84.3 | 80 |
| 1982 | 84.1 | 79.9 |
| 1981 | 84 | 79.9 |
| 1980 | 83.8 | 79.9 |
| 1979 | 83.5 | 79.9 |
| 1978 | 83.3 | 79.9 |
| 1977 | 83 | 79.9 |
| 1976 | 82.6 | 79.8 |
| 1975 | 82.2 | 79.8 |
| 1974 | 81.8 | 79.8 |
| 1973 | 81.3 | 79.8 |
| 1972 | 80.8 | 79.7 |
| 1971 | 80.3 | 79.7 |
| 1970 | 79.7 | 79.7 |
| 1969 | 79.2 | 79.6 |
| 1968 | 78.6 | 79.4 |
| 1967 | 78.1 | 79.1 |
| 1966 | 77.5 | 78.7 |
| 1965 | 76.9 | 78.3 |
| 1964 | 76.3 | 77.7 |
| 1963 | 75.7 | 77.2 |
| 1962 | 75.1 | 76.7 |
| 1961 | 74.5 | 76.2 |
| 1960 | 74 | 75.7 |
| 1959 | 73.4 | 75.2 |
| 1958 | 72.9 | 74.8 |
| 1957 | 72.3 | 74.3 |
| 1956 | 71.8 | 73.8 |
| 1955 | 71.3 | 73.3 |
| 1954 | 70.7 | 72.7 |
| 1953 | 70.2 | 72.2 |
| 1952 | 69.7 | 71.6 |
| 1951 | 69.2 | 71 |
| 1950 | 68.7 | 70.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Denmark | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 82.3 |
| 2027 | 89.2 | 82.4 |
| 2028 | 89.3 | 82.5 |
| 2029 | 89.5 | 82.6 |
| 2030 | 89.6 | 82.7 |
| 2031 | 89.8 | 82.8 |
| 2032 | 89.9 | 82.9 |
| 2033 | 90.1 | 83.1 |
| 2034 | 90.2 | 83.2 |
| 2035 | 90.4 | 83.3 |
| 2036 | 90.6 | 83.4 |
| 2037 | 90.7 | 83.5 |
| 2038 | 90.9 | 83.6 |
| 2039 | 91 | 83.7 |
| 2040 | 91.2 | 83.8 |
| 2041 | 91.4 | 83.9 |
| 2042 | 91.6 | 84 |
| 2043 | 91.7 | 84.1 |
| 2044 | 91.9 | 84.2 |
| 2045 | 92.1 | 84.3 |
| 2046 | 92.2 | 84.4 |
| 2047 | 92.4 | 84.5 |
| 2048 | 92.6 | 84.6 |
| 2049 | 92.8 | 84.7 |
| 2050 | 93 | 84.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Denmark vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyDenmark: 81.9 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDenmark: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDenmark: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDenmark: 99.9% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionDenmark: 3.29% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateDenmark: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDenmark: 5.95 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDenmark: 0.53% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDenmark: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageDenmark: 41.3 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDenmark: 20.6% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateDenmark: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDenmark: 3.25% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDenmark: $14.1B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personDenmark: $2,495 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDenmark: 6.6% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDenmark: 15,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerDenmark: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDenmark: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDenmark: 278 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDenmark: 165 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025