The average Dane (2024)

Anne and Peter are the most common first names, while Nielsen is the most common last name. The most common full names are Henrik Nielsen and Kirsten Jensen.
The average age is 42.2years- women are 43.3years, and men are 41.5years.
50.3per cent of the population are women.
On average, men live 79.6years, while women live 83.4years.

The average employee in Denmark earns DKK 46,972per month before taxes. The amount includes pension and is calculated by the so-called standardised hourly earnings translated to a full-time monthly salary.
In 2022, Danes had a median net worth of DKK 701,429after subtracting liabilities from assets.

44.5per cent of Danes above the age of 18 are eithermarried or separated.
41.0per cent of all marriages are dissolved bydivorce.
Marriages dissolved by divorce last for an average of 12.5 years.
The average age of women who get married for the first timeis33.7years, while that of men is 35.9years.
On average,brides age is 37.4years, while grooms are39.8years.
Most divorces happen when people are40to49 years old.

Women give birth to their first child at the average age of 30.0years.
The average age of all women giving birth is 31.5years.
The average age of first-time fathers is 31.7 years, and the average age of all fathers at the birth of their children is 33.6 years.
These days, new babies are most frequently named Frida or Carl.
We have an average of 1.5 children.

"Barbie" was the best-selling film in 2023with 618,000 sold cinema tickets.
We don't go to the cinema as often as we used to. In 2023, cinema ticket sales reached 9.7m, which was 4.1m fewer tickets than in 2015.
When Danes go on holidays of at least four nights, they most often go to Spain. In 2022, Danes spent 19per cent of their long holidays in Spain.
The majority of adults use social media. 91per cent of Danes between the age of 16 and 74 have a profile on social media.
Nearly twice as many men as women aged 16-74 are using dating apps or dating websites, that is 12 per cent of the men and 7 per cent of the women.
Nearly one in three women aged 16-74 is using apps to reduce food waste, while just about one in five men is using them.
Crime novels are the most popular literary genre. One in three adults prefer to read crime stories.
1.4 million Danes were regular readers of a national newspaper in 2023.
The majority of online shoppers ordered clothes, sports goods, tickets for events and fastfood.
92 per cent of the 16-74-year-olds sold goods and services online in 2023.

One in sevenpersons moved in the course of 2023– altogether,854,008changes of address were registered during the year.
56per cent of all dwellings are occupied by the owner.
An average of 2.1 persons live in each household.
In 2024, there are 50,142 students living in halls of residence.
A total of 96per centof Danish families haveinternet access at home.

13per cent of the Danes were admitted to a hospital in 2022.
On average, each Dane is in contact withdoctors, dentists and medical specialists etc.and medical specialists etc. 11timesper year.
8 per cent of the population aged 16+ refrained from going to the dentist in 2023, because they could not afford it.
Danes above the age of 18 purchase beer, wine and spirits corresponding to9.3litresofpure alcohol per year. This corresponds to11.9unitsper week.
The annual sales of cigarettes etc. is 804– or40packets – per capita above the age of 18.
33per cent of Danes between the age of 16 and 74 have purchased medicine via the internet within a year.

An average Danish household spent DKK 23,440on energy (electricity, gas and other fuels). One third went for electricity.
76 per cent of all passenger transportin Denmark is by car.
With 334,049cars, Volkswagen was the most common car in 2023.