Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Denmark
Denmark: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 10.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Denmark, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Denmark stood at 10.3%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Denmark peaked at 11.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2008.
That places Denmark 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.8% | 11.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 13 Luxembourg 11.8% compare
- 14 Czechia 11.6% compare
- 14 North Macedonia 11.6% compare
- 17 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 9.5% compare
- 18 France 9.3% compare
- 19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 9.0% compare
- 19 Iceland 9.0% compare
More population data for Denmark
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 261,283 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 98,204 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.5 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Denmark?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Denmark was 10.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 household type - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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