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Crisis shelters

How many adults and children stay at a crisis shelter? In the statistics on crisis shelters, you can, among other things, find the number of registered adults and children at shelters according to section 109 of the Consolidation Act on Social Services. The statistics also contain information on the resident's country of origin, the duration of their stays and how many stays there are with children accompanying them.

Selected statistics on Crisis shelters

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Crisis shelters. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Duration of stays at crisis shelters

This figure shows how many days women and children stay in crisis shelters.
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Last update
3.6.2025
Next update
26.6.2026
Source data

Every quarter, the individual crisis shelter report data about the citizens and their possibly brought children who are registered and/or discharged from the shelter. The statistics include all stays registered during the year. The reported data contains information about each stay at the individual center, including the social security number of the citizen and any children brought along, as well as the date of enrolment. If the stay has ended, a date for discharge is also indicated. If the citizen wants her and/or her children to be anonymous, a fictitious social security number is used. The collected data is supplemented with information from the population statistics register in Statistics Denmark.

Women staying at crisis shelters distributed by country of origin

This figure shows the distribution of women of Danish origin as well as immigrants and descendants.
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Last update
3.6.2025
Next update
26.6.2026
Source data

Every quarter, the individual crisis shelter report data about the citizens and their possibly brought children who are registered and/or discharged from the shelter. The statistics include all stays registered during the year. The reported data contains information about each stay at the individual center, including the social security number of the citizen and any children brought along, as well as the date of enrolment. If the stay has ended, a date for discharge is also indicated. If the citizen wants her and/or her children to be anonymous, a fictitious social security number is used. The collected data is supplemented with information from the population statistics register in Statistics Denmark.

Stays and number of residents at crisis shelters over time

This figure shows the number of stays as well as the number of women staying at a crisis shelter from 2017 to now.
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Last update
3.6.2025
Next update
26.6.2026
Source data

Every quarter, the individual crisis shelter report data about the citizens and their possibly brought children who are registered and/or discharged from the shelter. The statistics include all stays registered during the year. The reported data contains information about each stay at the individual center, including the social security number of the citizen and any children brought along, as well as the date of enrolment. If the stay has ended, a date for discharge is also indicated. If the citizen wants her and/or her children to be anonymous, a fictitious social security number is used. The collected data is supplemented with information from the population statistics register in Statistics Denmark.

Age distribution of women in crisis shelters

This figure shows the distribution of age groups among women staying at a crisis shelter.
More about the figure
Last update
3.6.2025
Next update
26.6.2026
Source data

Every quarter, the individual crisis shelter report data about the citizens and their possibly brought children who are registered and/or discharged from the shelter. The statistics include all stays registered during the year. The reported data contains information about each stay at the individual center, including the social security number of the citizen and any children brought along, as well as the date of enrolment. If the stay has ended, a date for discharge is also indicated. If the citizen wants her and/or her children to be anonymous, a fictitious social security number is used. The collected data is supplemented with information from the population statistics register in Statistics Denmark.

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Crises shelters

The purpose of the statistics crisis shelters is to provide information about citizens and children brought along staying at crises shelters in accordance with section 109 in the Act on Social Services. The statistics were first compiled for 2017.

Requests for shelter at womens crises centres

The statistics on inquiries to women's crisis centers aims to provide information on the demand for and the capacity of the crises centers based on the number of inquiries to this. The inquiries include both questions about available spots and general guidance. The statistics were first compiled in 2022 with data from the second half of 2021. Reporting to the statistics is voluntary.

Need more data on Crisis shelters?

Continue your search in the Statbank. Find more detailed figures, such as men's stays at crisis shelters (from 2024 onwards) and the geographical distribution of stays and residents.

Contact

Kvindekrisecentre
Phone: +45 39 17 33 90