Rural population, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Rural population, per capita was 0.1115 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Denmark, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.1115 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.2604 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1115 units per person, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 181st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2343 units per person | 0.2081 units per person | 0.2604 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1815 units per person | 0.1646 units per person | 0.2027 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1559 units per person | 0.1517 units per person | 0.1623 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1502 units per person | 0.149 units per person | 0.1516 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1413 units per person | 0.1324 units per person | 0.149 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1238 units per person | 0.1179 units per person | 0.1313 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.115 units per person | 0.1115 units per person | 0.1176 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 900.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7939 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.17 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.17 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Denmark?
- Rural population, per capita in Denmark was 0.1115 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2604 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1115 units per person in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for rural population, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 181st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.