Denmark, Census, 1925

This collection contains the 1925 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, 1925

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What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index & images of the enumeration of all persons in the Kingdom of Denmark on 5 November 1925. This index was created by MyHeritage from images provided by the National Archives of Denmark. This census was taken for the countries of Denmark and the Faeroe Islands. The enumeration for Denmark was divided into three sections: cities outside of Copenhagen, rural areas, and Copenhagen city. This collection includes Denmark and the Faeroe Islands.

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 used different forms for rural parishes (landdistrikter), cities (provinsbyer), and Copenhagen city (København). Each form included an identical supplemental list to record information about persons temporarily absent. The forms contain the following information. The order in which the information appears on the varies.

Main List

This census Hovedliste form contains the following information.

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
Familiernes Løbenumre	Consecutive family number	X	X
Samtlige Personers Navn / Fulde Navn	Persons's name	X	X	X
Kønnet	Gender	X	X	X
Fødselsdag	Birthdate	X	X	X
Fødselsaar	Birth year	X	X	X
Fødested	Birthplace	X	X	X
Statsborgerforhold	Nationality	X	X	X
Ægteskabelig Stilling	Marital status	X	X	X
Stilling i Familien / Hussstanden	Position in Family	X	X	X
Erhverv eller Livsstilling	Occupation	X	X	X
Bopæl / Hvor boet d. 5. November 1924	Residence on 5 November 1924	X	X	X
Anmærkinger	Comments	X	X	X

Supplementary List

Column Heading (Danish)	Column Heading (English)	Rural	Cities	Copenhagen
Løbenummer	Consecutive number	X	X
Navn / Fulde Navn	Name / Full Name	X	X	X
Køn	Sex	X	X	X
Fødselsdag	Birthday	X	X	X
Fødselsår	Birth year	X	X	X
Fødested	Birthplace	X	X	X
Statsborgerskab	Citizenship	X	X	X
Ægteskabelig stilling	Marital status	X	X	X
Stilling i familien på den faste bopæl	Position in the family at the permanent address	X	X	X
Erhverv	Occupation	X	X	X
Kommune og fast adresse	Community and permanent address	X	X	X
Dato for begyndelse af midlertidig ophold	Beginning date of temporary stay			X
Anmærkning	Remarks	X	X

Collection Content

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

Sample Images - Main Form Only

11 Store Sct. Pederstræde, Viborg City, Viborg County
Assingløse, Daastrup Parish, Ramsø District, Roskilde County
Jagtvej 9, 4th floor, Copenhagen

Sample Images - All Schedules

Provinsbyerne (cities) - Odense, Overstræde 184c
Page 1, Regler (property identification and instructions)
Page 2, Hovedliste (persons present)
Page 3, Tillægliste (persons absent)

Landdistrikterne (rural) - Rifbjerg, Simmerbølle, Svendborg
Page 1, Regler (property identification and instructions)
Page 2, Hovedliste (persons present)
Page 3, Tillægliste (persons absent)

København (Copenhagen city) - Løngangstræde 23, 3de etage
Page 1, Regler (property identification and instructions)
Page 2, Hovedliste (persons present)

Collection Details

Record Type: Census

3,631,142 Personas

Language

Danish

Location of Original Records

Rigsarkivet Danmark

Cite This Collection

"Denmark, Census, 1925." Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 26 September 2025. From "1925 Denmark Census." Database and images. MyHeritage. https://www.myheritage.com: 5 June 2016. Citing Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives), Copenhagen

Denmark, Census, 1925