Persons per household fell 0.250% to 2.12 persons in Denmark in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, persons per household in Denmark reached an all time high of 2.96 persons in 1960 and an all time low of 2.12 persons in 2017. When compared to Denmark's main peers, persons per household in Germany amounted to 1.99 persons, 2.19 persons in Netherlands, 2.14 persons in Norway and 2.01 persons in Sweden in 2017.
Denmark has been ranked 108th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of persons per household, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Persons Per Household | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | persons | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | persons | 2.07 | 2.06 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.00 | 1.99 | 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | 2.58 | 2.57 | 2.56 | 2.54 | 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 2.78 | 2.77 | 2.76 | 2.75 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | persons | 2.69 | 2.68 | 2.66 | 2.65 | 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.25 |
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