Denmark, Census, 1916

This collection contains the 1916 population schedule for Denmark. Commonly indexed fields include principle name, locality data, gender, marital status, and relationship to head of household. The images and index were provided in partnership with MyHeritage. Original images are housed in the National Archives of Denmark.

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Denmark, Census, 1916

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What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index & images to the enumeration of all persons in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 February 1916. The index was created by MyHeritage from images provided by the National Archives of Denmark.

This census was taken on the first of February for the countries of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Danish West Indies. The enumeration for Denmark was divided into three sections: Copenhagen city, other cities, and rural areas. This collection includes only the records for Denmark.

The National Archives of Denmark has cataloged this census with Danmarks Statistik (Dennmark Statistical Office) as the responsible government office. More information about the records created by this office can be found at the National Archives of Denmark's online catalog, Daisy. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Danish. For help reading them see:

What Can These Records Tell Me?

This census contained two different lists. The main list (Hovedliste) is for persons present at their residence on the date of the enumeration. The second is an abbreviated schedule for persons temporarily present or absent. The main list contains the following information.

Main List

Column (Danish)	Column (English)	Rural	City	Copenhagen
Byernes eller Stedernes Navne, Matr.-Nr.	Village or place name, tax registration number	X
Forhus, Sidehus, Mellembygning, Bagbygn	Front house, side house, main building, rear building		X	X
Familiernes Løbenumre	Consecutive family number	X	X	X
Samtlige Personers Navn	Persons's name	X	X	X
Kønnet	Gender	X	X	X
Fødselsdag og Fødselsaar	Birthdate and birth year	X	X	X
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital status	X	X	X
Fødested	Birthplace			X
Er vedkommendes arbejdsevne varigt forringet paa grund af kronisk sygdom, vanførhed eller anden abnormitet	Is this person's ability to work permanently impaired because of chronic illness, disability it or other abnormality	X	X	X
Hvad er årsagen til arbejdsevnen forringelse?	What is the cause of the impaired working capability?	X	X	X
Stilling i Familien	Position in family	X	X	X
Erhverv	Occupation	X	X	X
Navn og Virksomhed	Employer and type of business	X	X	X
Anmærkinger	Comments	X	X	X

Persons Temporarily Absent

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)	Rural	Cities	Copenhagen
Forhus, Sidehus, Mellembygning eller Bagbygning. Etage	Front house, side house, between or rear building. Floor		X	X
Stedets Betgnelse	Place's Designation		X
Personernes Navn	Person's Name	X	X	X
Kønnet - Mandkøn (M), Kvindekøn (K)	Sex - Male (M), Female (K)	X	X	X
Fødselsaar og Fødselsdag	Birth year and birth date	X	X	X
Ægteskabelig Stilling - Ugift (U), Gift (G), Enkem. eller Enke (E), Separeret (S), Fraskilt (F)	Marital Status - Unmarried (U), Married (G), Widower or widow (E), Separated (S), Divorced (F)	X	X	X
Stilling i Familien: Husfader, Husmoder, Barn, Slægtning o.l., Tjenestetyende, Pensionær, Logerende	Position in the family: head of household, housewife, child, relative and similar, hired help, pensioner, lodger	X	X	X
Erhverv	Occupation	X	X	X
Midlertidigt Opholdssted	Temporary residence	X	X	X
Anmærkinger	Remarks	X	X	X

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Denmark, Censuses - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sample Images

Provinsbyerne (cities) - Hillerød, Kannikegade 3
Page 1, Regler (property identification and instructions)
Page 2, Hovedliste (persons present)
Page 3, Tillægliste (persons absent)

Landdistrikterne (rural) - Skårupøre by, Skårup sogn, Sunds herred, Svendborg amt
Page 1, Regler (property identification and instructions)
Page 2, Hovedliste (persons present)
Page 3, Tillægliste (persons absent)

København (Copenhagen city) - Bredgade 23
Page 1, Regler (property identification and instructions)
Page 2, Hovedliste (persons present) - part 1
Page 3, Hovedliste (persons present) - part 2
Page 4, Hovedliste (persons present) - part 3
Page 5, Tillægliste (persons absent)

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS numbers | DGS browse collection. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Denmark Census, 1916 Digital Folder Number List.

Collection Details

Record Type: Census

2,989,846 Personas

Language

Danish

Location of Original Records

State Archives of Denmark

Cite This Collection

"Denmark, Census, 1916." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 26 September 2025. From "1916 Denmark Census." Database and images. MyHeritage. https://www.myheritage.com : 2016. Citing Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives), Copenhagen.

Denmark, Census, 1916