What Statistics Denmark does

Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) is Denmark's official national statistical institute, founded in 1850 under the country's first Constitution, and operated as a government authority under the Danish state administration. The organization is the sole legal producer of official Danish statistics, covering nine subject areas including citizens, labor and income, the economy, social conditions, education and research, business, transport, culture and leisure, and environment and energy. Its primary customers are Danish government agencies (policy and administration), research institutions (academic and longitudinal analysis), Danish businesses (mandatory reporting and market intelligence), and the general public (free public statistics). The institution reports to the Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health and is funded through the Danish state budget, supplemented by fee-based services.

The core technology stack centers on StatBank Denmark (Statistikbanken), the public-facing online database enabling self-service table, graph, and export creation across all official statistics. IDEP is the secure online reporting platform — partly financed by Eurostat development funds — for businesses to submit Intrastat, International Trade in Services, ProdCom, and earnings declarations, with secure access via MitID Erhverv and inbound file imports from ERP systems including C5, Navision, SAP, XAL, and Visma. The proprietary ADAM (Danmarks Statistiks økonomiske model) macro-economic model supports national accounts, forecasting, and multiplier analysis. The Px-format standard enables interoperability with other statistical systems. The organization holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification (DNV, 2023) and commissions four annual ISAE 3000 audits covering both general statistical production and the three customer-facing offices (Danmarks Datavindue, Consulting, and Survey).

The revenue model is predominantly government appropriations, with ancillary fee income from customized statistics (subscription/multi-year contracts), research data access through Danmarks Datavindue (annual subscriptions), DST Survey data collection services (pay-as-you-go, including omnibus shared-question pricing), training and seminars, and conference fees (e.g., €400 for the Nordic Statistical Meeting 2026). Distribution is primarily self-service digital via dst.dk and StatBank, with direct enterprise engagement for customized solutions and international consulting. The organization is a core member of the European Statistical System (Eurostat), the UN Statistical Commission, UNECE, and OECD, and participates in EU projects such as the DG REGIO Cross-Border Data Collection Project covering 27 countries.

Name

Statistics Denmark

Legal name

Danmarks Statistik

Website

https://dst.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) is Denmark's official national statistical institute, founded in 1850, producing authoritative official statistics on Danish society for government, research institutions, businesses, and the public through StatBank, IDEP, and the ADAM economic model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Statistical Services

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

akta.pro primary industry

National Statistics & Census Administration (BPAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Data, Vital Statistics & Population Health Informatics (BPAIAJAM), Health Statistics & Reporting (National/State/Local Indicators) (HLAJAJAC)

Keywords

• Official statistics services
• National statistical authority
• Government data services
• Statistical database access
• Economic forecasting models

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Statistics Services: Core government-funded statistical services provided free of charge to the public, including StatBank access, publications, and basic statistical information through the website.
2. Customized Statistics and Data Services: Fee-based customized statistical solutions, tailored data extracts, and specialized analytical services for businesses, researchers, and government agencies requiring specific data configurations.
3. Research Data Access: Data access services for research institutions through secure platforms like Danmarks Datavindue (Denmark's Data Portal), with fees for specialized data products and analysis platform access.
4. Survey and Interview Services: DST Survey conducts data collection via interviews and questionnaires on behalf of customers for a fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) is Denmark's official national statistical institute, producing and disseminating official statistics on Danish society across population, economy, labour market, trade, education, social conditions, environment, and culture. It operates the StatBank online database for public data access, the IDEP reporting platform for business declarations, and the ADAM macroeconomic model, while also offering fee-based customized statistics, microdata for research, and survey services.

Product overview

Statistics Denmark operates as Denmark's official national statistical agency, offering a comprehensive portfolio of statistical products and services. The core offering is the StatBank Denmark database for accessing official statistics, complemented by IDEP for business survey reporting, the ADAM macro-economic model for analysis, and customized statistics services. Additional offerings include microdata access for research, survey services, municipal mapping tools, and international consulting. The organization maintains a portal for official statistics covering 9 subject areas including citizens, labor/income, economy, social conditions, education/research, business, transport, culture/leisure, and environment/energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• StatBank Denmark (Statistikbanken) The primary online statistical database providing public access to official Danish statistics, allowing users to create custom tables, graphs, and data exports across all statistical domains.
• IDEP Reporting System Online reporting program for businesses to submit declarations to Intrastat, International Trade in Services, ProdCom, and Earnings statistics, supporting file imports from ERP systems and secure access via MitID Erhverv.
• ADAM Economic Model Denmark's macroeconomic model used for economic analysis, national accounts, forecasting, multiplier analysis, and policy simulations, including databanks, multipliers, and documentation.
• Customized Statistics (Skræddersyet statistik) Tailored statistical solutions where customers can order custom analyses and data products based on specific needs for businesses, researchers, and government agencies.
• Microdata for Research Data services for research and analysis providing microdata access through Denmark's Data Portal (Danmarks Datavindue) in a secure environment, with authorization requirements for institutions.
• DST Survey Services (Dataindsamling) Fee-based data collection service that conducts interviews and questionnaires on behalf of customers, including omnibus surveys with shared-question pricing options.
• International Consulting Consulting services providing capacity building to help other countries develop their statistical infrastructure and production capabilities.
• Municipal Maps (Kommunekort) Interactive mapping tool providing municipal-level statistics on topics including municipal accounts, elderly care, disability, children, sickness absence, childcare, incomes, and unemployment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Inflation declined from 10.2% peak in 2023 to 2.4% in early 2025 - a 76.5% decrease surpassing Germany, France, and Sweden

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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API docs

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AI maturity

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Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DG REGIO (European Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Cross-Border Data Collection Project commissioned by DG REGIO to develop harmonized EU methodology for collecting data on cross-border workers based on administrative sources at NUTS 3 regional detail. Project launched October 2024, extended to July 2026, processing 13 datasets across 27 countries.
• Eurostat (European Statistical Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the European Statistical System (ESS) partnership with Eurostat and national statistical institutes of EU member states. Participates in EU statistical legislation development and production of European statistics under 5-year statistical programs.
• United Nations Statistical CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in UN Statistical Commission activities and cooperation with UNECE Statistical Division for development of national statistics and international comparability.
• OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with OECD's statistics division for collecting and processing statistics enabling international comparisons. Statistical cooperation organized through CSSP committee working groups.
• Nordic Statistical Meeting Organizing CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatistics Denmark hosts the Nordic Statistical Meeting 2026 in Copenhagen (August 25-26) bringing together statisticians from Nordic and Baltic countries for knowledge exchange on statistical methods and practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Statistics Norway (SSB): Norway's official national statistical institute, structurally and functionally equivalent to Statistics Denmark with parallel Nordic cooperation, microdata research services, and Eurostat participation.
• Statistics Netherlands (CBS): Dutch national statistical office with a strong reputation for innovative data-linkage, ESS membership, and similar fee-based customized-statistics and research-data product lines.
• Statistics Sweden (SCB): Sweden's national statistical authority, also a Nordic ESS member with a comparable mandate, customized-statistics offering, and shared Nordic Statistical Meeting participation.
• Statistics Finland: Finland's national statistical institute with a similar Nordic-ESS mandate, custom data services, and research microdata offering mirroring Statistics Denmark's product set.

Broad incumbents

• Office for National Statistics (UK): United Kingdom's national statistical institute with comparable population, economic, and social statistics production plus research data access services at greater scale.
• Eurostat: The statistical office of the European Union, the supranational aggregator that Statistics Denmark feeds into and partners with; comparable in mandate scope at the EU level rather than national.
• Destatis (Federal Statistical Office of Germany): Germany's federal statistical office, the largest NSI in Europe, comparable in mandate and ESS role but operating at substantially greater scale across more extensive programs.
• OECD Statistics Directorate: International organization producing comparative economic and social statistics; Statistics Denmark cooperates with OECD's statistics division, making it a peer in international statistical production.
• U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. federal statistical agency producing demographic and economic data; comparable in statutory mandate and data-product portfolio but operates in a fundamentally different governance context.
• United Nations Statistics Division: UN entity coordinating international statistical standards and data; Statistics Denmark participates in its work, making UNSD a peer in producing comparable cross-country statistics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/danmarksstatistik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/statistics-denmark
• Xx.com/dstdk

Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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