Households in Denmark 2023, by number of children
number of households in Denmark grew by over 195 thousand over the past decade. It peaked in 2022, reaching approximately 2.79 million households.
Household types
Over the past decade, the number of married couple households was highest in Denmark. Of these, there were around 937 thousand households registered in 2023. The number of single women households amounted to roughly 727 thousand and the number of single men households amounted to over 565 thousand in the country.
Households in Sweden
In Sweden, the number of households also rose in the past years. As of 2021, Swedish households numbered around 4.8 million. In this year, the most common household type was the single person household without children, reaching in total almost 2 million.
In 2023, most households in Denmark were households without children. The largest number of households with children had two children living in it, amounting to about 332 thousand. The second most common household with children, was households with only one child. About four thousand Danish households with kids had five or more children. The Household types
Over the past decade, the number of married couple households was highest in Denmark. Of these, there were around 937 thousand households registered in 2023. The number of single women households amounted to roughly 727 thousand and the number of single men households amounted to over 565 thousand in the country.
Households in Sweden
In Sweden, the number of households also rose in the past years. As of 2021, Swedish households numbered around 4.8 million. In this year, the most common household type was the single person household without children, reaching in total almost 2 million.