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Employment and unemployment

How many Danes are employed? And how many work within the private and the public sector? Here is the statistic on employment in Denmark.

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/arbejde-og-indkomst/beskaeftigelse-og-arbejdsloeshed

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Social support services

Disadvantaged children and young people, Shows how many children and young people were the subjects of notifications of concern, support activities or placements outside the home., Drug abuse treatment, Shows the number of people that municipalities have referred to drug abuse treatment., Crisis shelters, Shows the number of stays and the number of adults and children in crisis shelters., Shelters and care homes, Shows the number of citizens in shelters and care homes., The disability sector, Family benefits and child supplements, Shows the number of recipients of family benefits and child supplements., Housing benefit, Shows the number of recipients and the housing benefit amounts citizens receive., Social services for senior citizens, Shows the number of recipients and information about the extent and types of municipal services targeting senior citizens., Assistive products, Shows the number of recipients of assistive products, and how many assistive products that are lended to recipients.

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/sociale-forhold/social-stoette

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Sustainable development goals Indicator: 1.5.1 - Disasters

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population, Definition, Denmark does not produce continuous or official statistics on this indicator., In 2024, the Government established a new ministry, the Ministry of Safety and Emergency Preparedness (MSSB). , In close cooperation with the responsible sectors, MSSB is tasked with preventing, resisting, and managing major accidents, crises, disasters, and other incidents that challenge the fundamental functions of society in Denmark., Last updated:, 28-02-2026

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/temaer/SDG/globale-verdensmaal/01-afskaf-fattigdom/delmaal-05/indikator-1

Countries in international trade in services and balance of payments, v1:2017

Please note, a more current version of this classification is now available. See the current version , here., Name: , LANDE_UHT_BB_V1_2017 , Description: , International trade in services and the balance of payments are calculated on the basis of the UN's Nomenclature of Services EBOPS 2010 (Extended Balance of Payments Services Classification), as stated in the International Service Trade Manual [MSITS 2010](https://unstats.un.org/unsd/tradeserv/TFSITS/default.htm) (Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services), issued by the UN, et al in 2010. EBOPS is incorporated as a nomenclature in the EU balance of payments regulation etc. cf. above, which is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard., Valid from: , January 1, 2017 , Valid to: , December 31, 2019 , Office: , Udenrigsøkonomi , Contact: , Albana Sopa, , aso@dst.dk, , ph. +45 20 41 39 93 , Codes and categories, Codes and categories are only available in Danish , All versions, Name, Valid from, Valid to, Countries in international trade in services and balance of payments, v1:2025, January 1, 2025, Still valid, Countries in international trade in services and balance of payments, v1:2020, January 1, 2020, Countries in international trade in services and balance of payments, v1:2017, January 1, 2017, December 31, 2019

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/lande-uht-bb?id=dda121e4-1da1-4b60-930e-c6fd02e4ab78

Documentation of statistics: Charges for child care

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Stine Gøral-Larsen , +45 30 35 55 38 , STI@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Charges for child care 2026 , Previous versions, Charges for child care 2025, Charges for child care 2024, Charges for child care 2023, Charges for child care 2022, Charges for child care 2021, Charges for child care 2020, Charges for child care 2019, Charges for child care 2018, Under construction., Statistical presentation, Under construction., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Under construction., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Under construction., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Under construction., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Under construction., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Under construction., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Childcare, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/charges-for-child-care

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Labour market status of the population

How many Danes are employed? And how many receive early retirement pay? Here is the statistic on the labour market status in Denmark.

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/arbejde-og-indkomst/befolkningens-arbejdsmarkedsstatus

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Regions, provinces and municipalities, v1:2007-

Name: , NUTS_V1_2007_DK , Description: , With the Danish Structural Reform, which came into force on 1 January 2007, The counties were abolished and replaced by 5 new regions. In addition, 98 municipalities were formed, which replaced the previous 271. For statistical purposes, the 5 regions are further divided into 11 provinces., The reform resulted by law in a new local and regional structure of the whole country with two administrative levels - regions and municipalities - and thereby a change of administrative units. Of the 98 municipalities, 32 municipalities retained the same municipal code and title before and after the reform., This classification includes Christiansø (code 411). Christiansø does not belong to a municipality, but is managed directly by the state via the Ministry of Defense., The geographical breakdown of regions and provinces is consistent with the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS).Municipalities correspond to local administrative units (LAU), which complement the NUTS nomenclature., Valid from: , January 1, 2007 , Office: , Metode og Data Science , Contact: , Søren Kristensen, , skr@dst.dk, , ph. +45 20 51 64 42 , Codes and categories, Open hierarchy, Download , CSV, DDI, 084: Capital Region of Denmark, 01: Province City of Copenhagen, 101: København, 147: Frederiksberg, 155: Dragør, 185: Tårnby, 02: Province Copenhagen environs, 165: Albertslund, 151: Ballerup, 153: Brøndby, 157: Gentofte, 159: Gladsaxe, 161: Glostrup, 163: Herlev, 167: Hvidovre, 169: Høje-Taastrup, 183: Ishøj, 173: Lyngby-Taarbæk, 175: Rødovre, 187: Vallensbæk, 03: Province North Zealand, 201: Allerød, 240: Egedal, 210: Fredensborg, 250: Frederikssund, 190: Furesø, 270: Gribskov, 260: Halsnæs, 217: Helsingør, 219: Hillerød, 223: Hørsholm, 230: Rudersdal, 04: Province Bornholm, 400: Bornholm, 411: Christiansø, 085: Region Zealand, 05: Province East Zealand, 253: Greve, 259: Køge, 350: Lejre, 265: Roskilde, 269: Solrød, 06: Province West and South Zealand, 320: Faxe, 376: Guldborgsund, 316: Holbæk, 326: Kalundborg, 360: Lolland, 370: Næstved, 306: Odsherred, 329: Ringsted, 330: Slagelse, 340: Sorø, 336: Stevns, 390: Vordingborg, 083: Region of Southern Denmark, 07: Province Fyn, 420: Assens, 430: Faaborg-Midtfyn, 440: Kerteminde, 482: Langeland, 410: Middelfart, 480: Nordfyns, 450: Nyborg, 461: Odense, 479: Svendborg, 492: Ærø, 08: Province South Jutland, 530: Billund, 561: Esbjerg, 563: Fanø, 607: Fredericia, 510: Haderslev, 621: Kolding, 540: Sønderborg, 550: Tønder, 573: Varde, 575: Vejen, 630: Vejle, 580: Aabenraa, 082: Central Denmark Region, 09: Province East Jutland, 710: Favrskov, 766: Hedensted, 615: Horsens, 707: Norddjurs, 727: Odder, 730: Randers, 741: Samsø, 740: Silkeborg, 746: Skanderborg, 706: Syddjurs, 751: Aarhus, 10: Province West Jutland, 657: Herning, 661: Holstebro, 756: Ikast-Brande, 665: Lemvig, 760: Ringkøbing-Skjern, 779: Skive, 671: Struer, 791: Viborg, 081: North Denmark Region, 11: Province North Jutland, 810: Brønderslev, 813: Frederikshavn, 860: Hjørring, 849: Jammerbugt, 825: Læsø, 846: Mariagerfjord, 773: Morsø, 840: Rebild, 787: Thisted, 820: Vesthimmerlands, 851: Aalborg, All versions, Name, Valid from, Valid to, Regions, provinces and municipalities, v1:2007-, January 1, 2007, Still valid

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/nuts

Socio-Economic Status, v2:2022

Name: , SOC_STATUS_KODE_V2_2022 , Description: , This is a classification of the population's attachment to the labour market in Denmark. The classification is based on international guidelines for labor statistics, as recommended by the International Labor Organization (ILO)., Valid from: , January 1, 2022 , Office: , Arbejde og Indkomst , Contact: , Pernille Stender, , psd@dst.dk, , ph. +45 24 92 12 33 , Codes and categories, Codes and categories are only available in Danish , All versions, Name, Valid from, Valid to, Socio-Economic Status, v2:2022, January 1, 2022, Still valid, Socio-Economic Status, v1:2008, January 1, 2008, December 31, 2021, Socio-Economic Status, v1:1996, January 1, 1996, December 31, 2007, Socio-Economic Status, v1:1994, January 1, 1994, December 31, 1995, Socio-Economic Status, v1:1980, January 1, 1980, December 31, 1993

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/socio-arb

Social protection expenditure, v1:2019

Name: , ESSPROS_V1_2019 , Description: , Social benefits are classified by function, i.e. expenditure associated with social protection. Social protection expenditures refers to a society's social arrangements and benefits, where the purpose is to ease the financial burden of individuals or households in connection with one or more defined risks or needs, e.g. illness or unemployment. The classification is based on the concepts that are defined in the [European System of Integrated Social Protection Statistics (ESSPROS) classification](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-manuals-and-guidelines/-/KS-GQ-19-014)., Valid from: , January 1, 2019 , Office: , Offentlige Finanser , Contact: , Marianne Ahle Møller, , mnm@dst.dk, , ph. +45 24 66 00 28 , Codes and categories, Open hierarchy, Download , CSV, DDI, 1: Sickness and health care, 1.1: Public health insurance, 1.2: Hospitals, 1.3: Municipal health care benefits, 1.4: Employers expenses to sickness benefits, 1.5: Sickness benefits, 1.6: Voluntary sickness insurance, 1.7: Care allowances to relatives (sickness) and other expenses, 1.8: Municipal expenses to rehabilitation, 2: Disability, 2.1: Care and accomodation to disabled people as well as other help, 2.2: Special day-care facilities for children in special need for assistance, 2.3: Support to activities for disabled people, 2.4: Unemployment benefits for unemployed persons with limited working capacities, 2.5: Early retirement (including supplements), 2.6: Disability payouts from insurance companies and pension funds, 2.7: Cash allowances to disabled people in work or selfemployed (engaged in economic activities), 2.8: Other benefits to disabled persons, 2.9: Care allowances to relatives (disability), 2.10: Occupational injuries insurance, 2.11: Senior pension, 3: Old age, 3.1: Care and accommodation for elderly and other help, 3.2: Old age pensions including supplements, 3.3: Civil servant pensions, 3.4: Obligatory labor market pensions, 3.5: Anticipated old age pension, 3.6: Labour market supplementary pension, 4: Survivors, 4.1: Other benefits to survivors, 4.2: Survivors pensions, 4.3: Funeral expenses, 5: Family and children, 5.1: Child day care, 5.2: Supportive measures for families, 5.3: Maternity leave benefits, 5.4: Family allowances, 5.5: Child support paid by the municipality, 6: Unemployment, 6.1: Municipal employment measures, 6.2: Active employment measures, 6.3: Unemployment insurance benefits; unemployed people not joining training programmes, 6.4: Unemployment insurance benefits and other income substitution for unemployed people in training programmes, 7: Housing, 7.1: Housing benefit (families), 7.2: Housing benefit (pensioners), 8: Other social benefits, 8.1: Residential institutions for people with special social problems, 8.2: Treatment and other assistance to people with special social problems (alcohol/drugs), 8.3: Asylum applicants - various costs, 8.4: Immigrants - various costs, 8.5: Various support through private organisations, 8.6: Other social benefits, 8.7: Subsistence income for people outside the labourmarket, 8.8: Asylum applicants and immigrants; subsistence income and cash benefits, 8.9: Benefits from the Wage Earners Guarantee Fund, 8.10: Compensations for increased duties on energy, 8.11: Compulsory pension scheme for recipients of transfer payments, 9: Administration costs, All versions, Name, Valid from, Valid to, Social protection expenditure, v1:2019, January 1, 2019, Still valid, Social protection expenditure (ESSPROS), v1:2016, January 1, 2016, December 31, 2018

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/esspros

Classification by sector in the Statistical Business Register (SBR), v1:2013

Please note, a more current version of this classification is now available. , Name: , ESR_SEKTOR_V1_2013 , Description: , ESR sectors is a statistical classification in Statistics Denmark’s Statistical Business Register, which, like [ESA2010 sectors](https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/sektorer-esa2010), is used to group institutional units with the same characteristics. Compared to ESA2010 sector codes, it is possible to group corporations with market activities between central government, regions, and municipalities., Valid from: , January 1, 2013 , Office: , Offentlige Finanser , Contact: , Helene Gjermansen, , hgj@dst.dk, , ph. +45 24 76 70 09 , Codes and categories, Open hierarchy, Download , CSV, DDI, VIR: Corporations and organisations, 11: Central government non-financial quasi-corporations, 12: Municipal non-financial quasi-corporations, 13: Regional non-financial quasi-corporations, 14: Non-financial corporations owned by central government, 15: Municipally owned non-financial corporations, 16: Regionally owned non-financial corporations, 18: Private non-financial corporations, 19: Foreign controlled non-financial corporations, 21: The central bank, 27: Public banks and mortgage credit institutions, 28: Private banks and mortgage credit institutions, 29: Foreign-controlled banks and mortgage credit institutions, 31: Public money market funds, 32: Private money market funds, 33: Foreign controlled money market funds, 37: Public investment funds, 38: Private investment funds, 39: Foreign controlled investment funds, 41: Other public financial intermediaries, except insurance companies and pension funds, 42: Other private financial intermediaries, except insurance companies and pension funds, 43: Other foreign controlled financial intermediaries, except insurance companies and pension funds, 47: Public financial auxiliaries, 48: Private financial auxiliaries, 49: Foreign-controlled financial auxiliaries, 51: Public captive financial entities, 52: Private captive financial entities, 53: Foreign controlled captive financial entities, 57: Public insurance companies, 58: Private insurance companies, 59: Foreign controlled insurance companies, 61: Public pension funds, 62: Private pension funds, 63: Foreign-controlled pension funds, 81: Personally owned companies, 83: Employees and others, 89: Non-profit institutions serving households, OFF: General Government, 71: Central government administration and service - integrated entities, 72: Central government administration and services - non-integrated entities, 74: Regional management and service - integrated entities, 75: Regional management and service - non-integrated entities, 76: Municipal management and service - integrated entities, 77: Municipal administration and services - non-integrated entities, 79: Social security funds, INT: International organizations, 91: Abroad - including international organizations, such as EU institutions and foreign embassies in Denmark, UOP: Unspecified, 99: Unspecified, All versions, Name, Valid from, Valid to, Classification by sector in the Statistical Business Register (SBR), v1:2013, January 1, 2013, Classification by function in the Statistical Business Register (SBR), v2:2007, January 1, 2007, December 31, 2012, Classification by function in the Statistical Business Register (SBR), v1:1994, January 1, 1994, December 31, 2006

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/esr-sektor