Rent indices
How has the rent for housing developed in Denmark? The rent index for housing shows the development in rent broken down by types of rental housing and by region. The rent index covers three different types of rental housing: private rental housing, social housing and cooperative housing.
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Selected statistics on Rent indices
Rent index for housing, all of Denmark
The rent survey is based on a sample of privately owned rented dwellings, social rental housing and cooperative dwellings. The rent development for the social rental housing is based on administrative data from The National Building Fund (Landsbyggefonden) and thus covers the entire population of social rental housing. Privately owned rented dwellings are covered by a sample of approx. 110.000 dwellings out of a population of approx. 500.000 privately owned rented dwellings. Cooperative dwellings are covered by a sample of approx. 600 dwellings. The same rental dwellings are included in the sample over time (a panel) as far as possible, but the sample is updated on a continues basis with newly built rental dwellings to ensure that the sample continues to reflect the population.
Change in rent compared with the previous year
The rent survey is based on a sample of privately owned rented dwellings, social rental housing and cooperative dwellings. The rent development for the social rental housing is based on administrative data from The National Building Fund (Landsbyggefonden) and thus covers the entire population of social rental housing. Privately owned rented dwellings are covered by a sample of approx. 110.000 dwellings out of a population of approx. 500.000 privately owned rented dwellings. Cooperative dwellings are covered by a sample of approx. 600 dwellings. The same rental dwellings are included in the sample over time (a panel) as far as possible, but the sample is updated on a continues basis with newly built rental dwellings to ensure that the sample continues to reflect the population.
Rent index for housing by region
The rent survey is based on a sample of privately owned rented dwellings, social rental housing and cooperative dwellings. The rent development for the social rental housing is based on administrative data from The National Building Fund (Landsbyggefonden) and thus covers the entire population of social rental housing. Privately owned rented dwellings are covered by a sample of approx. 110.000 dwellings out of a population of approx. 500.000 privately owned rented dwellings. Cooperative dwellings are covered by a sample of approx. 600 dwellings. The same rental dwellings are included in the sample over time (a panel) as far as possible, but the sample is updated on a continues basis with newly built rental dwellings to ensure that the sample continues to reflect the population.
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The purpose of this experimental statistic is to measure the development in rent for commercial leases. The statistic is a stand-alone statistic for the area and has been published since 2023, with figures from 2021 onwards.
The purpose of the statistic Rent indices for housing is to measure the development in rent (housing). The statistic covers the years from 2021.