Statistical presentation

Data description

The statistic covers the enterprise groups in Denmark and their extent, measured on both the number of enterprise groups, number of enterprises and the number of full-time equivalent employees.

This statistics are covering those enterprises, which were active in the period of time and who were a part of an enterprise group in Denmark, meaning that these enterprises had a connection to one or more Danish enterprises.

Danish enterprises that solely owns foreign affiliates and are not owned by another Danish enterprise, are not considered an enterprise group in Denmark, and are excluded from the statistics. Danish enterprises, who are directly owned from abroad (outside Denmark) and doesn’t own a Danish enterprise, are not considered an enterprise group in Denmark, and are excluded from the statistics. Unless they are controlled by another Danish enterprise through the foreign owner.

Two or more Danish enterprises with the same foreign owner (hence are enterprise group sister companies) are not considered an enterprise group in Denmark, as there are no connection between the two Danish companies. Therefore these are also excluded from the statistics.

An enterprise group, in this statistics, is regarding to be two or more companies located in Denmark and at the same time have a mutual ownership. A mutual ownership is regarded to be present if one Danish company owns and/or controls more than 50 per cent of another Danish company.

Control is regarded as being present if a Danish company owns and/or controls more than 50 per cent of another Danish company.

Classification system

Enterprise groups in Denmark are disseminated in groups of sizes distributed on:

• number of full-time equivalent employees (that are part of the enterprise group)
• number of enterprises (that are part of the enterprise group)

Furthermore the enterprises that are part of enterprise groups are disseminated in industry groups based on DB07 10-grouping.

Sector coverage

The statistics covers the private primary, secondary and tertiary sector.

Enterprise groups in Denmark covers private sector enterprise groups in the following activities: Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Manufacturing, mining and quarrying, and utility services, Construction, Trade and transport etc., Information and Communication, Financial and insurance, Real estate, Other business services, and select activities within Human health and social work (Societies, charitable trusts and funds for the prevention of diseases and for social and welfare purposes) and Arts, entertainment and other services (Sports activities, Amusement and recreation activities, Repair of computers and personal and household goods, and Other personal service activities). This also applies at the level of the individual enterprise belonging to the enterprise group population.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Enterprise group: A parent company together with one or more subsidiaries constitutes an enterprise group. A subsidiary company can have only one direct parent company. The parent company is the company that exercises controlling influence over the company's financial and operating decisions.

Enterprise: Usually corresponding to the legal unit, e.g. limited-liability corporations, sole traders, partnerships, etc. In a few cases several legal units which are run as one entity are gathered into one enterprise.

Full-time employee: Staff (excluding apprentices) whose regular working hours are the same as the collectively agreed or customary hours worked in the enterprise, even if their contract is for less than one year.

Statistical unit

The statistical unit is the Enterprise Group.

Statistical population

The enterprises in Denmark that are part of an enterprise group in Denmark, which were legally active in the period of time, of which at least one of the enterprises was also economically active. Enterprise group relations are defined as controlling influence.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

2022.

Base period

Not relevant for this statistic.

Unit of measure

Number of enterprise groups

Reference period

01-01-2022 - 31-12-2022

Frequency of dissemination

Enterprise groups in Denmark are compiled on a yearly basis.

Legal acts and other agreements

The data is collected in accordance the the general law on Statistics Denmark §6.

Cost and burden

There is no respondent-burden as the statistics is based on information received from administrative sources and other statistical registers.

Comment

Please refer to the subject page on enterprises and enterprise groups.