Shelters and care homes
Selected statistics on Shelters and care homes
Persons in shelters and care homes
See the number of people staying in shelters and care homes distributed by age.
Each quarter, the individual accommodation reports data concerning the users who are enrolled or discharged from the accommodation facility. The statistics include all registered stays of a user during the year.
Data are collected from 114 shelters in 2025 (There are 114 unique propositions within section 110 in 2025 cf. Tilbudsportalen). Accommodations that are covered by the statistics must report enrollment and discharges. In addition, at the enrollment information is obtained on where the user stayed lately, and what type of stay it was according to shelters by section 110. In regards to the discharge, question about how the discharge took place and where the user was discharged to is asked. The collected data are linked to information from the population register in Statistics Denmark.
Persons in shelters and care homes by gender
Each quarter, the individual accommodation reports data concerning the users who are enrolled or discharged from the accommodation facility. The statistics include all registered stays of a user during the year.
Data are collected from 114 shelters in 2025 (There are 114 unique propositions within section 110 in 2025 cf. Tilbudsportalen). Accommodations that are covered by the statistics must report enrollment and discharges. In addition, at the enrollment information is obtained on where the user stayed lately, and what type of stay it was according to shelters by section 110. In regards to the discharge, question about how the discharge took place and where the user was discharged to is asked. The collected data are linked to information from the population register in Statistics Denmark.
Duration of stays in shelters and care homes.
See the number of days that individuals stay in a shelter or in a care home.
Each quarter, the individual accommodation reports data concerning the users who are enrolled or discharged from the accommodation facility. The statistics include all registered stays of a user during the year.
Data are collected from 114 shelters in 2025 (There are 114 unique propositions within section 110 in 2025 cf. Tilbudsportalen). Accommodations that are covered by the statistics must report enrollment and discharges. In addition, at the enrollment information is obtained on where the user stayed lately, and what type of stay it was according to shelters by section 110. In regards to the discharge, question about how the discharge took place and where the user was discharged to is asked. The collected data are linked to information from the population register in Statistics Denmark.
Age and gender of the individuals in shelters and care homes
Each quarter, the individual accommodation reports data concerning the users who are enrolled or discharged from the accommodation facility. The statistics include all registered stays of a user during the year.
Data are collected from 114 shelters in 2025 (There are 114 unique propositions within section 110 in 2025 cf. Tilbudsportalen). Accommodations that are covered by the statistics must report enrollment and discharges. In addition, at the enrollment information is obtained on where the user stayed lately, and what type of stay it was according to shelters by section 110. In regards to the discharge, question about how the discharge took place and where the user was discharged to is asked. The collected data are linked to information from the population register in Statistics Denmark.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of the statistics Shelters is to provide information about the users of the types of accommodation as prescribed by section 110 of the Social Services Act, which includes reception centers etc. The statistics were originally established by the National Board of Social Appeals in 1999. Until July 1st 2016, the Appeals Board managed the statistics, after which it was transferred to Statistics Denmark.