Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Denmark

Denmark: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 9.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9.9
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
26th
of 37 countries
All-time high
10
in 2019
All-time low
7.1
in 2006
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Denmark, 2003–2025

02468102003201420252003: 7.72004: 7.52005: 7.42006: 7.12007: 7.42008: 7.32009: 7.82010: 7.32011: 7.42012: 7.22013: 7.92014: 8.22015: 8.12016: 8.22017: 8.62018: 9.22019: 102020: 9.52021: 9.22022: 9.82023: 8.72024: 9.32025: 9.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Denmark is 9.9, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Denmark peaked at 10 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.1, in 2006.

Denmark ranks 26th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.46 7.1 7.8 7
2010s 8.21 7.2 10 10
2020s 9.4 8.7 9.9 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 23 Iceland 11.3 compare
  2. 24 France 10.8 compare
  3. 25 Slovenia 10.5 compare
  4. 27 Spain 9.5 compare
  5. 27 Finland 9.5 compare
  6. 29 Luxembourg 8.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Denmark?
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Denmark was 9.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2019.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1 in 2006.
How does Denmark rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
Denmark ranks 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 839 data points, 2003–2025
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