The average Dane
The average Dane has the surname Nielsen and is 42.2 years old. He or she sees a doctor or a dentist about eleven times a year. He or she drives a Volkswagen and usually spends his or her holidays in Spain.
Him and her
- 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 42.2 years - women are 43.0 years, and men are 41.3 years.
- 50.2 per cent of the population are women.
- On average, men live 79.6 years, while women live 83.4 years.
Earnings and wealth
- The average employee in Denmark earns DKK 44,514 per 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 2020, Danes had an average net worth of DKK 1,190,730 after subtracting liabilities from assets.
Relationships
- 44.9 per cent of Danes above the age of 18 are either married or separated.
- 41.8 per cent of all marriages are dissolved by divorce.
- Marriages dissolved by divorce last for an average of 12.7 years.
- The average age of women who get married for the first time is 32.9 years, while that of men is 35.1 years.
- On average, brides age is 36.4 years, while grooms are 38.9 years.
- Most divorces happen when people are 40 to 49 years old.
Family life
- Women give birth to their first child at the average age of 29.8 years.
- The average age of all women giving birth is 31.3 years.
- The average age of first-time fathers is 31.5 years, and the average age of all fathers at the birth of their children is 33.5 years.
- These days, new babies are most frequently named Alma or Oscar.
- We have an average of 1.7 children.
Leisure
- "Another round" was the best-selling film in 2020 with 785,000 sold cinema tickets.
- In 2020, cinema ticket sales reached 7.0m, which was 5.8m fewer tickets than in 2019, corresponding to a decline of 45 per cent. The explanation is the extensive lockdowns during COVID-19.
- When Danes go on holidays of at least four nights, they most often go to Spain. In 2019, Danes spent 14 per cent of their long holidays in Spain.
- The majority of adults use social media. 85 per cent of Danes between the age of 16 and 74 have a profile on social media.
- The majority of both women and men listen to (stream) music via the internet. This goes for pretty much all 16-39-year-old Danes and slightly more men than women, and for 70 per cent of the population as a whole.
- 64 per cent of Danish internet users between 16 and 89 years stream television or films.
- Crime novels are the most popular literary genre. One in three adults prefer to read crime stories.
- The majority of online shoppers ordered clothes, shoes and leisure equipment, cooked dishes and things for their homes, e.g. furniture, lamps or garden tools.
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93 per cent of families have at least one smartphone.
Housing
- One in six persons moved in the course of 2021 – altogether, 950,019 changes of address were registered during the year.
- 56 per cent of all dwellings are occupied by the owner.
- An average of 2.1 persons live in each household.
- A total of 96 per cent of Danish families have internet access at home.
Health
- 11 per cent of the Danes were admitted to a hospital in 2018.
- On average, each Dane is in contact with doctors, dentists and medical specialists etc. and medical specialists etc. 11 times per year.
- Danes above the age of 18 purchase beer, wine and spirits corresponding to 9.7 litres of pure alcohol per year. This corresponds to 12.4 units per week.
- The annual sales of cigarettes etc. is 979 – or close to 50 packets – per capita above the age of 18.
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29 per cent of Danes between the age of 16 and 74 have purchased medicine via the internet within a year.