Rural population in Denmark in 2025 — 670,272 people. Ranked 145 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 43.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 670,272 | −5,364 | −0.79% |
| 2024 | 675,636 | −5,133 | −0.75% |
| 2023 | 680,769 | −4,690 | −0.68% |
| 2022 | 685,459 | −2,025 | −0.29% |
| 2021 | 687,484 | +1,679 | +0.24% |
| 2020 | 685,805 | +264 | +0.04% |
| 2019 | 685,541 | −3,555 | −0.52% |
| 2018 | 689,096 | −1,768 | −0.26% |
| 2017 | 690,864 | −13,681 | −1.94% |
| 2016 | 704,545 | +6,921 | +0.99% |
| 2015 | 697,624 | +2,483 | +0.36% |
| 2014 | 695,141 | −4,274 | −0.61% |
| 2013 | 699,415 | −14,426 | −2.02% |
| 2012 | 713,841 | −1,601 | −0.22% |
| 2011 | 715,442 | −13,233 | −1.82% |
| 2010 | 728,675 | −2,485 | −0.34% |
| 2009 | 731,160 | −5,912 | −0.8% |
| 2008 | 737,072 | −4,310 | −0.58% |
| 2007 | 741,382 | −6,236 | −0.83% |
| 2006 | 747,618 | −10,779 | −1.42% |
| 2005 | 758,397 | −13,746 | −1.78% |
| 2004 | 772,143 | −13,803 | −1.76% |
| 2003 | 785,946 | −4,316 | −0.55% |
| 2002 | 790,262 | −3,464 | −0.44% |
| 2001 | 793,726 | −1,877 | −0.24% |
| 2000 | 795,603 | +2,655 | +0.33% |
| 1999 | 792,948 | +2,199 | +0.28% |
| 1998 | 790,749 | +1,734 | +0.22% |
| 1997 | 789,015 | +1,617 | +0.21% |
| 1996 | 787,398 | +2,456 | +0.31% |
| 1995 | 784,942 | +1,942 | +0.25% |
| 1994 | 783,000 | +534 | +0.07% |
| 1993 | 782,466 | +707 | +0.09% |
| 1992 | 781,759 | +1,074 | +0.14% |
| 1991 | 780,685 | +1,107 | +0.14% |
| 1990 | 779,578 | +964 | +0.12% |
| 1989 | 778,614 | −704 | −0.09% |
| 1988 | 779,318 | −2,541 | −0.32% |
| 1987 | 781,859 | −3,441 | −0.44% |
| 1986 | 785,300 | −4,654 | −0.59% |
| 1985 | 789,954 | −6,430 | −0.81% |
| 1984 | 796,384 | −7,985 | −0.99% |
| 1983 | 804,369 | −8,710 | −1.07% |
| 1982 | 813,079 | −9,015 | −1.1% |
| 1981 | 822,094 | −9,380 | −1.13% |
| 1980 | 831,474 | −10,672 | −1.27% |
| 1979 | 842,146 | −12,062 | −1.41% |
| 1978 | 854,208 | −13,309 | −1.53% |
| 1977 | 867,517 | −14,491 | −1.64% |
| 1976 | 882,008 | −17,189 | −1.91% |
| 1975 | 899,197 | −19,815 | −2.16% |
| 1974 | 919,012 | −20,231 | −2.15% |
| 1973 | 939,243 | −20,043 | −2.09% |
| 1972 | 959,286 | −20,597 | −2.1% |
| 1971 | 979,883 | −19,044 | −1.91% |
| 1970 | 998,927 | −18,833 | −1.85% |
| 1969 | 1.02M | −21,738 | −2.09% |
| 1968 | 1.04M | −21,693 | −2.04% |
| 1967 | 1.06M | −20,013 | −1.85% |
| 1966 | 1.08M | −19,782 | −1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.1M | −19,725 | −1.76% |
| 1964 | 1.12M | −18,943 | −1.66% |
| 1963 | 1.14M | −18,281 | −1.58% |
| 1962 | 1.16M | −17,374 | −1.48% |
| 1961 | 1.18M | −17,154 | −1.44% |
| 1960 | 1.19M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
