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Research libraries

How many loans are made annually at research libraries with special obligations? How many visits do research libraries have? Research libraries can be divided into research libraries with special obligations and other research libraries. Research libraries with special obligations are covered by the Danish Act Regarding Library Services. Find information on stock, types of materials and the number of activities for research libraries in Denmark.

Selected statistics on Research libraries

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

Loans from research libraries with special obligations

The figure shows the development of loans from research libraries over time.
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Last update
28.7.2025
Next update
3.7.2026
Source data

Public and research libraries report data to Statistics Denmark via an electronic questionnaire. The Ministry of Culture provides population for the statistics.

Activities at research libraries with special obligations

The table shows the number of physical and digital activities conducted at research libraries over time.

Activities

Unit: Number

202220232024
Research libraries total
Website visits25,098,91417,335,22920,416,506
Website pages visited (in 1,000)177,446,10488,592,27999,093,692
Active borrowers199,381232,955231,537
Visitors4,091,8334,630,1125,136,280
Exhibitions158160208
Events260249270
More about the figure
Last update
28.7.2025
Next update
3.7.2026
Source data

Public and research libraries report data to Statistics Denmark via an electronic questionnaire. The Ministry of Culture provides population for the statistics.

Stocks at research libraries with special obligations

The chart shows the number of stocks distributed by material type over time.
More about the figure
Last update
28.7.2025
Next update
3.7.2026
Source data

Public and research libraries report data to Statistics Denmark via an electronic questionnaire. The Ministry of Culture provides population for the statistics.

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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Libraries

The purpose of the statistics is to disseminate the activity in the area of public libraries in Denmark. The statistics are produced by Statistics Denmark on behalf of the Ministry of Culture. From 2000 and up to and including 2009 the statistics was produced by the Ministry of Culture.

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