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How many people live in detached houses? How many people live in rented homes? How many square metres of dwelling area are there per person? The statistics on occupants include people who have an officially registered address in Denmark. The statistics can be disaggregated by e.g. municipality, sex and age.

Selected statistics on Occupants

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Occupants. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Development in dwelling area per person

Here you can see the development in the average dwelling area per person in the last ten years.
More about the figure
Last update
8.4.2024
Next update
8.4.2025
Source data

The Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings (BBR) and the Central Population Register (CPR). The Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings was established in 1977 (Act No. 243 of May 12, 1976). The purpose of the register is, through arrangements made by the local authorities, to provide for the systematic registration of information relating to buildings and dwellings for use in the administration and planning of both central and local government. The main purposes were primarily property assessment and the population and housing censuses. Several other purposes, mainly for municipalities, have later been added to the use of the register.

Number of people disaggregated by type of dwelling

Here you can see how many people live in detached houses, terraced houses or multi-dwelling houses.
More about the figure
Last update
8.4.2024
Next update
8.4.2025
Source data

The Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings (BBR) and the Central Population Register (CPR). The Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings was established in 1977 (Act No. 243 of May 12, 1976). The purpose of the register is, through arrangements made by the local authorities, to provide for the systematic registration of information relating to buildings and dwellings for use in the administration and planning of both central and local government. The main purposes were primarily property assessment and the population and housing censuses. Several other purposes, mainly for municipalities, have later been added to the use of the register.

Number of people disaggregated by tenancy and geography

Here you can see how many people live in the different regions and whether they are tenants or owners of their dwellings.
More about the figure
Last update
8.4.2024
Next update
8.4.2025
Source data

The Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings (BBR) and the Central Population Register (CPR). The Central Register of Buildings and Dwellings was established in 1977 (Act No. 243 of May 12, 1976). The purpose of the register is, through arrangements made by the local authorities, to provide for the systematic registration of information relating to buildings and dwellings for use in the administration and planning of both central and local government. The main purposes were primarily property assessment and the population and housing censuses. Several other purposes, mainly for municipalities, have later been added to the use of the register.

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Housing stock
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On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

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Census of Housing

The purpose of the housing statistics is to analyze the total housing stock and population housing. The statistics is used in the municipal equalization system. The housing statistics has been conducted annually since 1981. The statistics is comparable from 2010 onwards.

Need more data on Occupants?

You can search further in Statbank Denmark yourself. Find more detailed figures, e.g. about people in dwellings disaggregated by geography, sex and age.

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