Denmark
Urban population in Denmark
Urban population in Denmark: 68.7% in 1950 and 88.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 88.9%
- Since 1950
- +20.2 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 40 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 93%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 93% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Denmark |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.9 |
| 2024 | 88.7 |
| 2023 | 88.6 |
| 2022 | 88.4 |
| 2021 | 88.3 |
| 2020 | 88.2 |
| 2019 | 88.2 |
| 2018 | 88.1 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2016 | 87.7 |
| 2015 | 87.7 |
| 2014 | 87.7 |
| 2013 | 87.5 |
| 2012 | 87.2 |
| 2011 | 87.2 |
| 2010 | 86.9 |
| 2009 | 86.8 |
| 2008 | 86.6 |
| 2007 | 86.4 |
| 2006 | 86.3 |
| 2005 | 86 |
| 2004 | 85.7 |
| 2003 | 85.4 |
| 2002 | 85.3 |
| 2001 | 85.2 |
| 2000 | 85.1 |
| 1999 | 85.1 |
| 1998 | 85.1 |
| 1997 | 85.1 |
| 1996 | 85 |
| 1995 | 85 |
| 1994 | 85 |
| 1993 | 84.9 |
| 1992 | 84.9 |
| 1991 | 84.9 |
| 1990 | 84.8 |
| 1989 | 84.8 |
| 1988 | 84.8 |
| 1987 | 84.8 |
| 1986 | 84.7 |
| 1985 | 84.6 |
| 1984 | 84.4 |
| 1983 | 84.3 |
| 1982 | 84.1 |
| 1981 | 84 |
| 1980 | 83.8 |
| 1979 | 83.5 |
| 1978 | 83.3 |
| 1977 | 83 |
| 1976 | 82.6 |
| 1975 | 82.2 |
| 1974 | 81.8 |
| 1973 | 81.3 |
| 1972 | 80.8 |
| 1971 | 80.3 |
| 1970 | 79.7 |
| 1969 | 79.2 |
| 1968 | 78.6 |
| 1967 | 78.1 |
| 1966 | 77.5 |
| 1965 | 76.9 |
| 1964 | 76.3 |
| 1963 | 75.7 |
| 1962 | 75.1 |
| 1961 | 74.5 |
| 1960 | 74 |
| 1959 | 73.4 |
| 1958 | 72.9 |
| 1957 | 72.3 |
| 1956 | 71.8 |
| 1955 | 71.3 |
| 1954 | 70.7 |
| 1953 | 70.2 |
| 1952 | 69.7 |
| 1951 | 69.2 |
| 1950 | 68.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Denmark |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 |
| 2027 | 89.2 |
| 2028 | 89.3 |
| 2029 | 89.5 |
| 2030 | 89.6 |
| 2031 | 89.8 |
| 2032 | 89.9 |
| 2033 | 90.1 |
| 2034 | 90.2 |
| 2035 | 90.4 |
| 2036 | 90.6 |
| 2037 | 90.7 |
| 2038 | 90.9 |
| 2039 | 91 |
| 2040 | 91.2 |
| 2041 | 91.4 |
| 2042 | 91.6 |
| 2043 | 91.7 |
| 2044 | 91.9 |
| 2045 | 92.1 |
| 2046 | 92.2 |
| 2047 | 92.4 |
| 2048 | 92.6 |
| 2049 | 92.8 |
| 2050 | 93 |
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.
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- Military spending3.25% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$14.1B in 2025
- Military spending per person$2,495 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel15,000 people in 2020
- National power0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.49% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports278 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports165 million TIV in 2025