Urban population rose 0.576% to 5.17 mil in Denmark in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Denmark reached an all time high of 5.17 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 3.37 mil in 1960. When compared to Denmark's main peers, urban population in Germany amounted to 64.5 mil, 16.2 mil in Netherlands, 4.51 mil in Norway and 9.19 mil in Sweden in 2021.
Denmark has been ranked 92nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.99 | 5.06 | 5.11 | 5.15 | 5.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 4.97 | 5.02 | 5.06 | 5.09 | 5.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | mil | 4.67 | 4.69 | 4.70 | 4.71 | 4.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 64.1 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.310 | 0.314 | 0.322 | 0.331 | 0.338 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 4.21 | 4.27 | 4.32 | 4.37 | 4.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 8.48 | 8.62 | 8.76 | 8.90 | 9.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 53.8 | 54.4 | 54.9 | 55.4 | 55.9 |
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