Children per private household by labour status within households in Denmark
Denmark: Children per private household by labour status within households was 0.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 45 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2006
All-time low
0.4
in 2009
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Children per private household by labour status within households and in Denmark, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.4 for children per private household by labour status within households and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per private household by labour status within households and in Denmark peaked at 0.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2009.
That places Denmark 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Children per private household by labour status within households in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6 | — |
| 2007 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.525 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.49 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4167 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 13 Austria 0.4 compare
- 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4 compare
- 13 Czechia 0.4 compare
- 13 Estonia 0.4 compare
- 13 Greece 0.4 compare
- 13 Spain 0.4 compare
- 13 France 0.4 compare
- 13 Croatia 0.4 compare
- 13 Hungary 0.4 compare
- 13 Luxembourg 0.4 compare
- 13 Latvia 0.4 compare
- 13 Netherlands 0.4 compare
- 13 Norway 0.4 compare
- 13 Poland 0.4 compare
- 13 Portugal 0.4 compare
- 13 Serbia 0.4 compare
- 13 Sweden 0.4 compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.4 compare
- 13 Estonia 0.4 compare
- 13 Croatia 0.4 compare
- 13 Latvia 0.4 compare
- 13 Netherlands 0.4 compare
- 13 Poland 0.4 compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.4 compare
- 13 Serbia 0.4 compare
More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per private household by labour status within households and in Denmark?
- Children per private household by labour status within households and in Denmark was 0.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2009.
- How does Denmark rank for children per private household by labour status within households and?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children per private household by labour status within households and rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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