Denmark: population by marital status 2024 | Statista

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

Characteristic	Never married	Married/separated	Widowed	Divorced
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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February 2024

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2014 to 2024

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Statistic shows the number as of January 1st.

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