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Documentation of statistics: Corporate Taxation

Contact info, Government Finances, Economic Statistics , Ida Balle Rohde , +45 61 24 24 85 , ILR@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Corporate Taxation 2024 , Previous versions , Corporate Taxation 2023, Corporate Taxation 2022, Corporate Taxation 2021, Corporate Taxation 2020, Corporate Taxation 2018, Corporate Taxation 2016, Corporate Taxation 2013, Corporate Taxation 2012, The purpose of the statistics Corporate taxation is to shed light on trends in companies' taxable income and tax payments. The statistics cover the period from from 1996 and is published yearly in March. The statistics were first published in 1922 and the method used for calculating the corporate tax has not changed since the first publication. , Statistical presentation, The statistics are an annual account of the taxable income and tax for all companies. The statistics provide information about how many companies that actually pay corporate tax in Denmark. The statistics are shown by type of company and type of industry. The tax is divided by industry and type. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data is received annually from the Danish Tax Agency. The companies’ information is combined and checked for consistency between a tax declaration part, an assessed part, a joint taxation part, and a deficit part. The validation takes place by comparing the level of the total corporate taxes in relation to the previous year, where both business tendencies and possible tax rate changes are taken into account., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are part of the general economic debate. The statistics are in demand from ministries, politicians, public and private institutions, researchers, enterprises and news media. The statistics often gets a lot of attention in the media and among other professional users., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics cover all taxable companies. The data are subject to error detection and results control before publication. Error are corrected in collaboration with the Danish Tax Agency. In general, companies have great incentive to report on time, as they otherwise have to pay a tax supplement. The tax can unpredictably either increase or decline, which is impossible to correct for. The unpredictable changes occurs among other things because of errors in either taxable income or a long review time and process. The corrections are allocated to the relevant year., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published in March year two after the income year. The finalised corporate taxes are published in March year three after the income year. The statistics are usually published without delay in respect to the scheduled time. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics were published for the first time in 1922 and the method for computing the tax has not changed – only the tax rate has changed. The taxation systems vary widely across countries, both in terms of conceptual and computational differences which makes the comparison difficult. The statistics are used when computing the overall surplus (Net lending / net borrowing) in government finance statistics. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, In the StatBank the figures are published under , Corporation taxation, . Information about the statistics can be found on , the subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/corporate-taxation

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Documentation of statistics: Stock account for fish and shellfish

Contact info, National Accounts, Climate and Environment, Economic Statistics , Leif Hoffmann , +45 23 69 58 63 , LHF@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Stock account for fish and shellfish 2025 , Previous versions , Stock account for fish and shellfish 2024, Stock account for fish and shellfish 2023, Stock account for fish and shellfish 2022, Stock account for fish and shellfish 2021, Stock account for fish and shellfish 2020, Stock account for fish and shellfish 2015, The stock account for fish and shellfish shows the development in the natural aquatic resources and in aquaculture. The accounts document the development in stocks, growth in stocks, catch/harvest of fish and shellfish for consumption and export of living fish as well as reduction in stocks., Statistical presentation, The stock account for fish and shellfish consist of a physical account for natural aquatic resources, as well as a physical and monetary account for aquaculture. These statistics act as a module in the Environmental-Economic Accounts for Denmark., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Statistics Denmark prepares resource accounts for fish and shellfish based on data and quotas and catches compiled by The Danish Fisheries Agency, information on fish stocks developed by International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), information on aquaculture compiled by The Danish Fisheries Agency., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Stock accounts for fish and shellfish are relevant for national authorities, scientific researchers, organizations, enterprises, the educational sector and anyone with an interest for aquatic resources. . The UN and similar organizations focus on environmental-economic accounts within the statistical framework called System of Environmental-Economical Accounting (SEEA). , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The resource account for natural aquatic resources cover approximately 90 pct. of the Danish stock calculated based on the catch in 2021. The missing coverage can be explained by insufficient information on less important species. The resource account for aquaculture is assessed to cover 100 pct. of the Danish stock ad the fish farms are obliged to report to the authorities annually., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, These statistics are published 12 months after the end of the reference year., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The methods and data sources for these statistics are unchanged throughout the period covered by published figures from 2010 and onwards. International comparison is possible with all other national resource accounts based on UN's statistical standard SEEA 2012., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Natural resource accounts, . For further information, go to the subject page on , Environmental-Economic Accounting, . , Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/stock-account-for-fish-and-shellfish

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Documentation of statistics: Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Sam Blanch , +45 23 63 60 44 , SLB@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2024 , Previous versions , Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2023, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2022, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organisations 2021, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2020, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2019, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2018, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2017, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2016, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2015, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2014, Labour Costs for Corporations and Organizations 2013, The purpose of the statistics of total labour costs for corporations and organizations is to monitor trends and the level of the total labour costs broken down by industry, occupation and main components. The statistics on total labour costs are published once every year and are used to compare the total labour costs across industries and occupations., Statistical presentation, The labour costs for the private sector is published for 9 of the main class of industries in addition to 9 different types of occupation. Data on earnings are obtained from the annual structure of earnings survey for the private sector, which is based on a full-scale survey comprising business enterprises with more than 10 full-time employees, while other labour costs are based on a special sample survey for enterprises with 10 or more employees, also including apprentices and employees under the age 18. The labour costs comprise each employee's total earnings in connection with his/her job and other labour costs that are not considered to be an income for an employee., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data concerning the employees' earnings and wage are collected for each individual employee, while data on the other costs of the enterprise is collected at the level of the enterprise. Other labour costs are distributed on to the employees on the basis of a distribution formed by regulation and logical reasoning. The total labour costs per employee is calculated as the sum of all wages and the sum of other labour costs divided by the number of employees., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The labour costs are used by enterprises to compare costs associated with having people employed, with the costs of other enterprises with similar type of employees. The comparison is often done within a certain branch of economic activity or for a certain type of work. In addition, the statistics can be used to compare labour costs across EU-member countries. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics are based on information about both earnings and other labor costs. Earnings account for the vast majority of total labor costs. The other costs mainly include mandatory contributions. Data is collected from a sample of companies with more than nine employees, and almost all submissions are included in the final statistics, which are only published with final figures, Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published once every year around august. There are normally no delays in publishing the statistics., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Due to changes in the compilation method, comparisons with statistics prior to 2014 are not possible. Owing to the fact that labour costs since 2002 are distributed per employee and not per enterprise as previously done, comparisons with statistics compiled before 2002 is not possible. Also, the statistics on labour costs for 1997-2001 are only to a limited extent comparable to those before 1997, which has to do with the application of a new method starting from 1997., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published yearly in the StatBank under the subject , Labour costs, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/labour-costs-for-corporations-and-organizations

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Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, the UN's 193 member states - including Denmark - adopted 17 Global Goals, also called Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. Statistics Denmark’s SDG platform shows, for a large number of indicators, the fulfillment of the Global Goals for Denmark

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/temaer/SDG/globale-verdensmaal

Documentation of statistics: Recidivism

Contact info, Personal Finances and Welfare, Social Statistics , Iben Birgitte Pedersen , +45 23 60 37 11 , IPE@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Recidivism 2024 , Previous versions , Recidivism 2023, Recidivism 2022, Recidivism 2021, Recidivism 2020, Recidivism 2019, Recidivism 2018, Recidivism 2017, Recidivism 2014-2016, Recidivism 2013-2015, Recidivism 2012-2014, Recidivism 2011-2013, Recidivism 2010-2012, The purpose of Recidivism is to analyze the extent of new criminality among persons who have been released after serving in jail or have received a guilty decision during a calendar year., The statistics on Recidivism was made up the first time for persons released or convicted in 2007 and has hereafter been produced annually., Statistical presentation, The statistics on recidivism form part of the criminal statistics. The criminal statistics include statistics on criminal cases as reported criminal offences, victims of reported criminal offences, imprisonments and convictions., The statistics shed light on new criminality among people who have been released after serving in jail or have received a guilty decision during a year. The extent and type of new crimes committed during a follow-up period of two years are calculated. , Furthermore, information on level of education and the extent of criminality the five years previous to the actual year form part of the statistics., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The source to the statistics are data from other statistical registers operated by Statistics Denmark. Data from the registers are delivered yearly via System-to-system-transmission. Data are already validated. However, central variables go through a probability check in form of a comparison with data from the previous year. Data about decisions, charges and admissions to prisons from Statistics Denmark's criminal statistical registers are linked to data from Statistics Denmark's register of the population's highest level of education and Statistics Denmark's register of Populations Statistics., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Statistikken bliver anvendt bredt af myndigheder, organisationer, forskere, pressen mv. Tabellerne i Statistikbanken er hyppigt anvendt. Fremsatte synspunkter og ønsker fra centrale brugere tages i betragtning ved udarbejdelse af statistikken., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics on recidivism is based on other of Statistics Denmark's statistical registers where the reliability is considered to be good. However, the number of emigrants is assessed to be under-estimated with 15-20 percentages. The statistics include persons who are registered with a decision in the central criminal register at the time the extract to Statistics Denmark is done. A number of decisions made during the calendar year will happen not to be registered at that time. That implies that the total number of persons in the defined population presumably is under-estimated., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published approximately 1 year and 9 months after the end of the reference period. The punctuality is very high as the statistics usually are published without delay in relation to the scheduled time., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Since 2007, the statistics has been prepared on the same date source. In general the statistics is therefore comparable during time., Some of the published data are not available for all years., No international comparable statistics are available., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics on convictions are published in: , News from Statistics Denmark, and in , StatBank, ., At Statistics Denmark's webpage the statistics furthermore are presented on its , Subject Page, ., Taylor made statistics can be prepared on bases of the ready-made files. Through Statistics Denmark's Division of Research Service it is possible for researchers to be granted access to anonymized data., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/recidivism

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Documentation of statistics: Income Statistics

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Uwe Pedersen , +45 23 72 65 69 , UWP@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Income Statistics 2025 , Previous versions , Income Statistics 2024, Income Statistics 2023, Income Statistics 2022, Income Statistics 2021, Income Statistics 2020, Income Statistics 2019, Income Statistics 2018, Income Statistics 2017, Income Statistics 2016, Income Statistics 2015, Income Statistics 2014, Income Statistics 2013, Documents associated with the documentation , Imputering af huslejenedsættelser i 2024 (pdf) (in Danish only), The purpose of the income statistics - is to provide statistics on the population's incomes and tax payments as well as the distribution of incomes. The statistics are useful in the field of social sciences and form the basis for effective policymaking in areas that affect the economic situation of the households. Statistics Denmark has published statistics on income since 1905 and has coherent time series going back to the 1980’s., Statistical presentation, The income statistics are based on a full-population register. It contains information on annual incomes at both the personal- and family level as well as data on the distribution of income. The income is available both pre- and post taxes and can be split into subcategories such as primary income, transfers, property income and taxes. In the income statistics the population is divided into groups by age, socio-economic status, gender, municipalities (NUTS-3), type of family and into income intervals., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data is collected and published yearly. The primary source is administrative data from the Danish tax authorities. Using secondary sources from the municipalities and unemployment funds the incomes are subdivided into more detailed types of income. Finally other registers in Statistics Denmark, such as the population register, provide background information., In case of inconsistencies between data sources on the total income amounts, the data are fitted to match the level of the tax authorities, which are assumed to be correct., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The primary users of the income statistics are ministries, municipalities, research institutes and the media. An annual meeting with some of the users of the main welfare statistics is held in Statistics Denmark. On a daily basis users call with questions related to the statistics or comment on our publications on social media. Through these interactions with the users we continually assess the need for improvements of the statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The quality is in general considered to be very good for the income types included in the statistics as data have been validated by the tax authorities. Undeclared incomes, winnings in lotteries etc. may result in a mismatch between actual and registered income., As the income statistics are based on full-population registers, there are no sampling errors., In 2025 data is extracted in August. Thus revisions after this date will not be taken into account in the income statistics., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Most tables on income statistics are published in September, nine months after the end of the income reference year along with the annual newsletter. Socio-economic status, imputed rent, disposable income and income distribution indicators are published in November. , The statistics have usually been published as planned., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics are comparable over time, but special circumstances affect individual years. COVID-19 and aid packages are important in 2020-2021. In 2022, one-off payments due to inflation are included, and in 2024, 1 month's free rent for certain rental housing units is included as housing benefit. Holiday funds give differences compared to the national accounts 2018-2021. The statistics were revised in 2013 with retroactive effect to 1987. Internationally, Eurostat and OECD are the recommended sources, but income concepts vary., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Income and earnings, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/income-statistics

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Traffic and infrastructure

Roads, Shows the length of the road network, the traffic on the roads and the investments in the road network., Railway, Shows the length of the railway network, the number of kilometres covered by trains as well as investments in the railway network., Pipelines, Shows the length of the pipeline network broken down by type of pipeline., Shipping and ports, Shows the number of calls at the ports — in terms of ships, goods and passengers — as well as investments in the ports., Airports, Shows the transport of goods via the airports.

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/transport/trafik-og-infrastruktur

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Trade

Retail trade index, Retail trade is the sales to consumers. The retail trade index shows the monthly development in the retail trade turnover divided by detailed industries and three main commodity groups: food and other everyday commodities, clothing etc. and other consumer goods., Wholesale stocks, Shows the development in wholesale stocks. The statistics also offer a breakdown by industry., Sales of alcohol and tobacco, Shows the sales of alcohol distributed on beer, wine and spirits as well as tobacco products distributed on cigarettes, cigars and smoking tobacco.

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/erhvervsliv/handel

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Documentation of statistics: Childcare institutions

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Jens Bjerre , +45 29 16 99 21 , JBE@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Childcare institutions 2025 , Previous versions , Childcare institutions 2024, Childcare institutions 2023, Childcare institutions 2022, Childcare institutions 2021, Childcare institutions 2020, Childcare institutions 2019, Childcare institutions and units 2018, These statistics cover the number of childcare institutions and units in Denmark, for children from 0 through 17. Before 2015 these figures were part of the overall childcare statistics., Statistical presentation, This survey is an annual estimate of the number of institutions and units within day care, including whether the institutions are organized by the municipality, the childcare scheme and ownership of the institution., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The count of institutions in Statistics Denmark is continuous updated with new data from data suppliers. New information on closure - or opening of institutions is examined by Statistics Denmark before the changes are added to the count of institutions, Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The data is collected on an agreement between Statistics Denmark, the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs and Ministry of Higher Education and Science. The count is expected to amount to an official register for institution on the day care facilities in the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The accuracy is considered to be high, as it is used by municipalities for their financial administration, and updates in the institution registry undergo extensive error-checking., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published in September of the year following the end of the reference year. The statistics are normally published without delays compared to the pre-announced release date in the release calendar., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, There are figures for the number of childcare institutions back to the 1940s. At that time, the statistics were about institutions for preventive child care. Since 1964 the number of day-care institutions at national level is calculated. Figures from before 2004 can be found in the , Statistical Yearbook, while figures from 2004 onwards can be found in the StatBank. The compilation of institutions from 2017 has been collected through personal contact of the DST survey., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in the StatBank under , Institutions, . For more information go to the subject page on , Childcare, Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/childcare-institutions

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Documentation of statistics: Structure of Earnings

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Bao Chau Do , +45 30 62 50 74 , BCD@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Structure of Earnings 2025 , Previous versions , Structure of Earnings 2024, Structure of Earnings 2023, Structure of Earnings 2022, Structure of Earnings 2021, Structure of Earnings 2020, Structure of Earnings 2019, Structure of Earnings 2018, Structure of Earnings 2017, Structure of Earnings 2016, Structure of Earnings 2015, Structure of Earnings 2014, Structure of Earnings 2013, The purpose of the structure of earnings statistics is to provide detailed information about employees' earnings analysed by level of education, occupation, region, industry and age for the entire labour market. The structural statistics on earnings form part of Statistics Denmark's coherent statistical system for earnings and labour costs. The system covers the public sector as well as corporations and organizations., Statistical presentation, The statistics include all establishments in the general government sector. As for the sector corporations and organizations all enterprises are included with an employment corresponding to ten or more full-time employees, with the exception of the industry agriculture, forestry and fishing. The statistics are not immediately suitable for shedding light on wage developments, as the change between two years, in addition to wage increases, reflects changes in employee composition such as the arrival and departure of employees within given groupings., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Annually payroll information is collected for the entire General government sector as well as for companies in the private sector with 10 or more full-time employees. The public sector is considered full deck while the total population of private sector is only comprised of enterprises with 10 or more full-time employees., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Users of statistics are wide-ranging from national and international organizations , ministries , municipalities and regions for private companies and individuals. The structure of earnings statistics cannot be used as an employment indicator. For this purpose one should instead use the employment statistics. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The margins of statistical errors are especially linked to hours of work. Especially data reported on paid absence can be subject to inaccuracies. In addition to this, there may be errors in the periodic delimitation, which are essential to the compilation of hours worked as well as the agreed working time. However, efforts are continuously made to improve the data quality through feedback to the enterprises and through updating and improvement of the production systems., The statistical uncertainty is not calculated., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The structure of Earnings is published on a yearly basis at then end of September following the reference period. The information is normally published without delay compared to schedule., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, These statistics are in its current form, comparable from 2013 and onwards. Structural changes from year to year must be taken into account, when comparing the level of earnings over time. Annual data are transmitted to Eurostat by all EU Member States, and the statistics Structure of Earnings Survey (SES) are compiled on the basis of these data. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published annually in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under , Structure of earnings, . For further information, go to the , subject page, . , Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/structure-of-earnings

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