Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
122nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0295 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 0.0295 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.
Denmark ranks 122nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0295 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0279 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0264 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0259 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0254 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0245 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0236 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0231 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0226 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0218 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0212 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0205 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0203 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0192 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0187 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0179 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0178 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0174 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0254 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0295 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0212 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0178 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 119 Costa Rica 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 120 United Arab Emirates 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 121 Spain 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 123 Greece 0.0165 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 124 Sudan 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 125 South Africa 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Denmark was 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0295 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 122nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.