China vs Denmark: Population density
Population density over time
- China
- Denmark
How they compare
China currently reports 150.26 people per sq. km of land area against 148.67 people per sq. km of land area in Denmark, a difference of 1.59 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
China ranks 74th and Denmark ranks 75th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.72 people per sq. km of land area | 118.93 people per sq. km of land area | 42.21 people per sq. km of land area | Denmark |
| 1970s | 96.07 people per sq. km of land area | 125.98 people per sq. km of land area | 29.91 people per sq. km of land area | Denmark |
| 1980s | 111.48 people per sq. km of land area | 128.03 people per sq. km of land area | 16.55 people per sq. km of land area | Denmark |
| 1990s | 127.48 people per sq. km of land area | 130.67 people per sq. km of land area | 3.19 people per sq. km of land area | Denmark |
| 2000s | 138.34 people per sq. km of land area | 135.51 people per sq. km of land area | 2.83 people per sq. km of land area | China |
| 2010s | 146.42 people per sq. km of land area | 141.88 people per sq. km of land area | 4.54 people per sq. km of land area | China |
| 2020s | 150.36 people per sq. km of land area | 147.11 people per sq. km of land area | 3.24 people per sq. km of land area | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, China or Denmark?
- China, at 150.26 people per sq. km of land area against 148.67 people per sq. km of land area in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between China and Denmark?
- 1.59 people per sq. km of land area, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Denmark?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Denmark rank globally for population density?
- China ranks 74th and Denmark ranks 75th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.