Denmark, Census, 1930

This collection contains the 1930 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.

Denmark, Census, 1930

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 1930. This index was created by MyHeritage from images provided by the National Archives of 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 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.

Column Heading (Danish) Column Heading (English) Rural Cities Copenhagen
Forhus / Sidebygn. / Mellembygn. / Bagbygn. Front / Side / Between / Back Building X X
By eller stednavn og matr. Nr. Name and tax No. of the place X
Løbenummer Enumeration No. X X
Gadens Navn, Nr., Etage Street name, building number, floor number X X
Ejer eller Lejer Owner or Tenant X X
Samtlige personers navne / Fulde Navn Names of all persons / Full name X X X
Eventuel fast bopæl andetsteds Possible permanent residence elsewhere X X X
Til stede ja/nej Present yes/no X X X
Hvis nej, hvor i givet fald If no, where is the person staying X X X
Bopæl 5. November 1929 Address 5th November 1929 X X X
Køn Sex X X X
Fødselsdag Birth day X X X
Fødselsår Birth year X X X
Fødested Birthplace X X X
Statsborgerskab Citizenship X X
Ægteskabelig stilling Marital status X X
Stilling i familien Position in the family X X X
Erhverv Occupation X X X
Erhvervssted/Navn og Adress for den Virksomhed Place of employment/Name and address of workplace X X
Handikaps Handicaps X
Hvornår gift (udyldes kun af gifte) / Hvilke Aar indgaaet Ægteskab? When married (only to be filled by married people) / What year married? X X
Antal levende børn (do.) Number of living children (do.) X X
Antal afdøde børn (do.) Number of deceased childen (do.) X X

Collection Content

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

Sample Images

Collection Details

Record Type: Census
3,729,376 Personas

Language

Danish

Location of Original Records

Denmark State Archives

Cite This Collection

"Denmark, Census, 1930." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 26 September 2025. From "1930 Denmark Census," database and images. MyHeritage. https://www.myheritage.com : n.d. Citing Rigsarkivet (Danish National Archives), Copenhagen.