Archives
The statistics contain data on the of the National Archives and town and local archives conventional collections' size and the accession of records, number of visitors in the reading rooms and number of queries via letters or email. Additionally, manpower is listed by the number of full-time employees, distributed by regular employees, voluntary employees and subsidized employees. For the National Archives, the electronic collections' size and homepage visits are also included.
Selected statistics on Archives
The National Archives conventional collections' size over time
Data is collected from the National Archives and ODA/SLA as a joint data report collected by the National Archives and SLA.
The National Archives electronic collections' size over time
Data is collected from the National Archives and ODA/SLA as a joint data report collected by the National Archives and SLA.
The town and local archives conventional collections' size over time
Data is collected from the National Archives and ODA/SLA as a joint data report collected by the National Archives and SLA.
Activity and staff at the town and local archives
Data is collected from the National Archives and ODA/SLA as a joint data report collected by the National Archives and SLA.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of the statistics is to provide a comprehensive overview of the Danish archives. Initially, only the activities of the National Archives were included. However, from 2017, the statistics have been augmented by data on the activities of town and local archives. Time series concerning the National Archives dating back to 1980 can be found in the Statistical Yearbook.