Public libraries
How many materials do citizens borrow from the public libraries in Denmark? How many people visit the public libraries? The public library statistics show the activity of the Danish public libraries – for example, the number of books, loans, and renewals. It also provides information regarding the number of loans taken through digital services, such as eReolen and Filmstriben., Visits to public libraries , The figure shows the number of visits to the public libraries in Denmark., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Public libraries (BIB2B), More about the figure, Last update, 1.8.2025, Next update, 3.7.2026, Source data, Public and research libraries report data to Statistics Denmark via an electronic questionnaire. The Ministry of Culture provides population for the statistics., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Libraries, Loans of physical and digital materials, The figure shows the distribution of loans from the public libraries and eReolen (digital loans)., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Lending and borrowers (IBIB1A), More about the figure, Last update, 27.2.2025, Next update, 24.2.2026, Source data, Public and research libraries report data to Statistics Denmark via an electronic questionnaire. The Ministry of Culture provides population for the statistics., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Libraries, Loans of materials in Filmstriben, The figure shows the number of loans in Filmstriben., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Filmstribens loans and loaners (FSTRIB1), More about the figure, Last update, 24.11.2025, Next update, 24.2.2026, Source data, Public and research libraries report data to Statistics Denmark via an electronic questionnaire. The Ministry of Culture provides population for the statistics., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Libraries, Loans from public school libraries by material type, The table shows the number of loans from Danish public school libraries distributed by material type., Loans from public school libraries, Unit: , Number, 2023, 2024, Lending. All materials, 24,892,932, 25,875,496, Lending. Books, 22,347,865, 23,552,047, Lending. Audio books, 167,418, 140,267, Lending. Music recordings, 395,170, 362,060, Lending. Moving pictures, 738,953, 687,274, Lending. Multimedia, 179,257, 159,759, Lending. Other materials, 141,820, 144,401, Lending. Serial publications, 922,449, 829,688, In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Public libraries key figures (BIB1), More about the figure, Last update, 26.9.2025, Next update, 3.7.2026, Source data, Public and research libraries report data to Statistics Denmark via an electronic questionnaire. The Ministry of Culture provides population for the statistics., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Libraries, Borrowers at public libraries by gender, The figure shows the gender distribution of public library borrowers., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Lending and borrowers (IBIB1A), More about the figure, Last update, 27.2.2025, Next update, 24.2.2026, Source data, Public and research libraries report data to Statistics Denmark via an electronic questionnaire. The Ministry of Culture provides population for the statistics., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Libraries, On the statistics – documentation, sources and method, Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published., See the documentation of statistics to learn more:, Cultural Habits Survey, The purpose of the Cultural Habits Survey is to document the cultural habits of the residents of Denmark. Culture is broadly defined, as the survey covers habits within the topics of culture, media and recreational activities, e.g. concerts, performing arts, cinema, literature, exercise, digital games and hobbies. The survey has been carried out regularly since 1964. Statistics Denmark has carried out the survey from 2018-2023 and in 2024-, while previous surveys have been carried out by the Ministry of Culture. The survey has been carried out with a new questionnaire since the first quarter of 2024, and is therefore not directly comparable with previous versions., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Cultural Habits Survey, Libraries, The purpose of the statistics is to disseminate the activity in the area of public libraries in Denmark. The statistics are produced by Statistics Denmark on behalf of the Ministry of Culture. From 2000 and up to and including 2009 the statistics was produced by the Ministry of Culture. , Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Libraries, Need more data on Public libraries?, Go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find detailed figures, for example about public libraries activities, material types and book stocks. In addition, you can find statistics about public library borrowers., Go to the StatBank, Contact, Trine Jensen, Phone: +45 20 13 88 17, Mail: , tsn@dst.dk
https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/kultur-og-fritid/biblioteker/folkebiblioteker
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