Denmark - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Denmark was 88.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 88.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.69 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 73.69
1961 74.42
1962 75.09
1963 75.76
1964 76.41
1965 77.05
1966 77.62
1967 78.16
1968 78.70
1969 79.22
1970 79.74
1971 80.24
1972 80.73
1973 81.21
1974 81.68
1975 82.15
1976 82.60
1977 82.89
1978 83.17
1979 83.45
1980 83.72
1981 83.92
1982 84.03
1983 84.13
1984 84.24
1985 84.35
1986 84.46
1987 84.57
1988 84.67
1989 84.78
1990 84.84
1991 84.87
1992 84.90
1993 84.93
1994 84.95
1995 84.98
1996 85.01
1997 85.03
1998 85.06
1999 85.09
2000 85.10
2001 85.15
2002 85.25
2003 85.36
2004 85.57
2005 85.86
2006 86.10
2007 86.29
2008 86.49
2009 86.65
2010 86.80
2011 86.96
2012 87.14
2013 87.29
2014 87.41
2015 87.53
2016 87.64
2017 87.76
2018 87.87
2019 87.99
2020 88.12

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Percentages urban are the numbers of persons residing in an area defined as ''urban'' per 100 total population. They are calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Particular caution should be used in interpreting the figures for percentage urban for different countries. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization