Average household size in Denmark
Households in Denmark had 1.9 people per household on average in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2003.
Denmark, 2025
1.9
Change from 2024
−0.1people per household
European Union, 2025
2.3 people per household
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.3 people per household
Position in 2025
29th of 31
Average household size in Denmark over time
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People per household. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.9 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2024 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2023 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2022 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2021 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2020 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2019 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per household |
| 2018 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2016 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2014 | 2.0 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2013 | 2.0 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2012 | 2.0 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2011 | 2.0 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2010 | 2.0 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2009 | 2.0 people per household | – |
| 2008 | 2.0 people per household | – |
| 2007 | 2.0 people per household | – |
| 2006 | 2.0 people per household | – |
| 2005 | 2.0 people per household | – |
| 2004 | 2.0 people per household | – |
| 2003 | 2.0 people per household | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 from 2.0 people per household in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.0 people per household, the figure has changed by −0.1.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 2.3 people per household.
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