Which has higher rural population, Denmark or Guyana?

Denmark, at 670,272 against 614,522 in Guyana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Guyana?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Guyana: Rural population

Denmark

670,272

in 2025

Guyana

614,522

in 2025

Denmark rank

146th

Guyana rank

148th

Rural population over time

Denmark
Guyana

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 670,272 against 614,522 in Guyana, a difference of 55,750.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 146th and Guyana ranks 148th of 218 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.11 million	442,595	666,076	Denmark
1970s	914,143	519,048	395,095	Denmark
1980s	798,244	542,329	255,916	Denmark
1990s	785,254	534,625	250,629	Denmark
2000s	765,331	548,757	216,574	Denmark
2010s	702,018	561,907	140,112	Denmark
2020s	680,904	605,228	75,676	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Denmark or Guyana?: Denmark, at 670,272 against 614,522 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Denmark and Guyana?: 55,750, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Guyana?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Guyana rank globally for rural population?: Denmark ranks 146th and Guyana ranks 148th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.