Single person households were the most common type of household in Denmark at the beginning of 2023, with nearly 1.3 million. Of these, 727,267 were female households. The second most common type of household was married couples, counting 937,000. In Denmark, the total number of households in Denmark increased by over 170,000 over the past decade.
Households with children
In 2021, most households in Denmark were without children, reaching roughly two million. The largest number of households with children only had one child, amounting to around 326,000. It was closely followed by households with two children. There were 4,000 households with five children or more in 2021.
Marriages and divorces
While the number of single person households in Denmark has increased over the past decade, the number of marriages and partnerships have fallen over the past 20 years, even though there was an increase from 2013 to 2018. Moreover, the number of divorces decreased from 2014 to 2019, but increased again in 2020.
Number of households in Denmark from 2013 to 2023, by type of household
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