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
123rd
of 191 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

00.010.020.03196119922023

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 123rd of 191 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 120 Costa Rica 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 121 United Arab Emirates 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 122 Spain 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 124 Greece 0.0165 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 125 Sudan 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 126 South Africa 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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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 123rd out of 191 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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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)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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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.