Population in Denmark 2014-2024, by marital status

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024
As of January 2024, nearly three million people in Denmark had never been married. The second highest number of people were either married or separated, amounting to about 2.15 million people, which was slightly higher than in 2023. On the other hand, more than 560,000 people were divorced, while around 286,000 were widowed.

Population of Denmark from 2014 to 2024, by marital status

CharacteristicNever marriedMarried/separatedWidowedDivorced
2024 2,959,427 2,151,329 285,506 564,987
2023 2,939,671 2,144,937 285,936 562,110
2022 2,895,240 2,131,016 286,553 560,611
2021 2,861,497 2,136,102 287,344 555,102
2020 2,844,060 2,146,017 288,098 544,588
2019 2,830,166 2,141,704 289,126 545,085
2018 2,811,181 2,141,429 290,746 537,834
2017 2,785,800 2,140,830 292,682 529,457
2016 2,753,160 2,142,540 294,687 516,864
2015 2,714,540 2,143,625 297,045 504,505
2014 2,687,098 2,154,621 299,180 486,336
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of inhabitantsNever marriedMarried/separatedWidowedDivorced20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
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February 2024

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Denmark

Survey time period

2014 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Statistic shows the number as of January 1st.

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