Home ownership rate in Denmark
58.4% of people in Denmark lived in a home owned by their household in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2003. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Denmark, 2025
58.4%
Change from 2024
−2.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
68.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
71.2%
Position in 2025
28th of 31
Home ownership rate in Denmark over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.4% | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | 69.1% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | 69.1% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | 69.8% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | 70.0% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | 69.8% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | 69.9%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 62.2% | 70.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 61.7% | 70.1%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 62.7% | 70.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 63.3% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 64.5% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 66.0% | 71.0%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 68.7%b (break in time series) | 70.8%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 66.6% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 66.3% | – |
| 2008 | 66.5% | – |
| 2007 | 67.1% | – |
| 2006 | 67.4% | – |
| 2005 | 66.6% | – |
| 2004 | 67.2% | – |
| 2003 | 66.0% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −2.5 percentage points from 60.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 62.7%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 68.5%.
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Overcrowding rate
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Housing cost overburden rate
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
4.5%
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Average household size
1.9 people per household
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House prices, quarterly
9.4%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat