Urban area over the long-term in Denmark
Denmark: Urban area over the long-term was 2,630 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,630 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
47th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,630 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.6784 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Denmark, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Denmark stood at 2,630 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Denmark peaked at 2,630 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6784 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Denmark ranks 47th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Denmark, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 1.19 km² per grid cell | +75.1% |
| 1200 | 2.04 km² per grid cell | +72.0% |
| 1300 | 3.43 km² per grid cell | +68.1% |
| 1400 | 3.43 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 7.73 km² per grid cell | +125.0% |
| 1600 | 14.02 km² per grid cell | +81.5% |
| 1700 | 45.79 km² per grid cell | +226.5% |
| 1710 | 63.31 km² per grid cell | +38.3% |
| 1720 | 71.75 km² per grid cell | +13.3% |
| 1730 | 81.37 km² per grid cell | +13.4% |
| 1740 | 92.33 km² per grid cell | +13.5% |
| 1750 | 104.83 km² per grid cell | +13.5% |
| 1760 | 120.97 km² per grid cell | +15.4% |
| 1770 | 137.31 km² per grid cell | +13.5% |
| 1780 | 155.78 km² per grid cell | +13.4% |
| 1790 | 176.55 km² per grid cell | +13.3% |
| 1800 | 199.78 km² per grid cell | +13.2% |
| 1810 | 238.07 km² per grid cell | +19.2% |
| 1820 | 279.83 km² per grid cell | +17.5% |
| 1830 | 326.85 km² per grid cell | +16.8% |
| 1840 | 366.36 km² per grid cell | +12.1% |
| 1850 | 414.91 km² per grid cell | +13.3% |
| 1860 | 467.02 km² per grid cell | +12.6% |
| 1870 | 503.03 km² per grid cell | +7.7% |
| 1880 | 524.5 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1890 | 541.17 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1900 | 567.72 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1910 | 613.02 km² per grid cell | +8.0% |
| 1920 | 701.36 km² per grid cell | +14.4% |
| 1930 | 795.02 km² per grid cell | +13.4% |
| 1940 | 926.55 km² per grid cell | +16.5% |
| 1950 | 1,073 km² per grid cell | +15.8% |
| 1951 | 1,092 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 1,110 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 1,128 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 1,145 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 1,163 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 1,186 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 1,212 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 1,239 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 1,266 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 1,293 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 1,321 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 1,349 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 1,377 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 1,406 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 1,436 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 1,464 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1,492 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1,520 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1,548 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1,575 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 1,604 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1,632 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1,659 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1,686 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1,712 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1,738 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1,760 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,780 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1,800 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,819 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,830 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,839 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,847 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,855 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,864 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,874 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,884 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1,896 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,909 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,922 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,933 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,946 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,959 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,973 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,988 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,003 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2,019 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,034 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2,050 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2,064 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,082 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,100 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,118 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2,136 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,154 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,177 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,199 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,222 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,245 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,268 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,292 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,315 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,339 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,363 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,387 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,411 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,436 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,460 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2,485 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,510 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,534 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,558 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2,582 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,606 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2,630 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2,630 km² per grid cell is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,007 km² per grid cell, 2.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2,630 km² per grid cell is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,372 km² per grid cell, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +226.5% | 14.02 km² per grid cell | 45.79 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +125.0% | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 7.73 km² per grid cell |
| 1600 | +81.5% | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 14.02 km² per grid cell |
| 1100 | +75.1% | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +72.0% | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +68.1% | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 3.43 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 14.02 km² per grid cell | 14.02 km² per grid cell | 14.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 45.79 km² per grid cell | 45.79 km² per grid cell | 45.79 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 63.31 km² per grid cell | 63.31 km² per grid cell | 63.31 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 71.75 km² per grid cell | 71.75 km² per grid cell | 71.75 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 81.37 km² per grid cell | 81.37 km² per grid cell | 81.37 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 92.33 km² per grid cell | 92.33 km² per grid cell | 92.33 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 104.83 km² per grid cell | 104.83 km² per grid cell | 104.83 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 120.97 km² per grid cell | 120.97 km² per grid cell | 120.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 137.31 km² per grid cell | 137.31 km² per grid cell | 137.31 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 155.78 km² per grid cell | 155.78 km² per grid cell | 155.78 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 176.55 km² per grid cell | 176.55 km² per grid cell | 176.55 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 199.78 km² per grid cell | 199.78 km² per grid cell | 199.78 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 238.07 km² per grid cell | 238.07 km² per grid cell | 238.07 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 279.83 km² per grid cell | 279.83 km² per grid cell | 279.83 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 326.85 km² per grid cell | 326.85 km² per grid cell | 326.85 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 366.36 km² per grid cell | 366.36 km² per grid cell | 366.36 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 414.91 km² per grid cell | 414.91 km² per grid cell | 414.91 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 467.02 km² per grid cell | 467.02 km² per grid cell | 467.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 503.03 km² per grid cell | 503.03 km² per grid cell | 503.03 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 524.5 km² per grid cell | 524.5 km² per grid cell | 524.5 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 541.17 km² per grid cell | 541.17 km² per grid cell | 541.17 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 567.72 km² per grid cell | 567.72 km² per grid cell | 567.72 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 613.02 km² per grid cell | 613.02 km² per grid cell | 613.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 701.36 km² per grid cell | 701.36 km² per grid cell | 701.36 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 795.02 km² per grid cell | 795.02 km² per grid cell | 795.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 926.55 km² per grid cell | 926.55 km² per grid cell | 926.55 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 1,073 km² per grid cell | 1,266 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,421 km² per grid cell | 1,293 km² per grid cell | 1,548 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 1,800 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,862 km² per grid cell | 1,819 km² per grid cell | 1,909 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,983 km² per grid cell | 1,922 km² per grid cell | 2,050 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,150 km² per grid cell | 2,064 km² per grid cell | 2,245 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,376 km² per grid cell | 2,268 km² per grid cell | 2,485 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,570 km² per grid cell | 2,510 km² per grid cell | 2,630 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Denmark?
- Urban area over the long-term in Denmark was 2,630 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2,630 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6784 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Denmark rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.