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The statistics of board members and managers shows active members in board and management of active enterprises in Denmark. It includes the private sector and all activity codes, but is limited to shareholder companies, Limited Liability Companies and entrepreneurship companies.
From the publication of the reference year 2019 and forward, the statistics changes name to “Board members and managers”. The former name was “Members of boards and management”. The change in name was conducted to more precisely reflect the content of the statistics regarding managers. The production method for the statistics remain unchanged. The data source is from the production year 2024 and onwards vastly improved compared to earlier.
Data description
The statistics of board members and managers shows active members in board and management of active enterprises in Denmark (shareholder company, Limited Liability company and entrepreneurship company). Furthermore it contains information about activity codes, enterprise sizes as well as information about the sex, age, education and the area of residence of the members.
A board member/manager is defined as a person who is registered as a member of the board/management of the company. A person in the administrative register with a role as member of the board. A person can participate in the management of more than one company, and the statistic is therefore aggregated to member level and not persons. The Statistic contains active members. They must must have joined as a member in or before the reference year, and be active by the end of the reference year. Furthermore there is a distinction between identifiable persons, who have personal ID numbers, and other members. For other members their sex is estimated based on their given name, but it is not possible to know their age, education or residence. Some members - such as accountants or liquidators - are excluded from the statistic.
Classification system
The statistics are published on NACE sector and enterprise size.
Sector coverage
The statistics covers all activity codes in the private sector.
Statistical concepts and definitions
Board member: A person who is a member, deputy or chairman of the board in an active enterprise.
Manager: A person who is a member of the executive board, a CEO or a director of an active enterprise.
Statistical unit
The statistics is published on member level.
Statistical population
The population includes board members and managers of active enterprises in Denmark, in the private sector with the enterprise forms shareholder company, Limited Liability company and entrepreneurship company.
Board members includes persons who are members, deputies or chairmen of the board. Mangers includes persons who are members of the executive board, CEO's or directors.
Reference area
Denmark
Time coverage
2019-2022
Base period
Not relevant for these statistics.
Unit of measure
Number of members
Reference period
Calendar year.
Frequency of dissemination
Yearly.
Legal acts and other agreements
The statistics are solely based on administrative registers.
Cost and burden
The response burden is zero, since the statistics are solely based on administrative registers.
Comment
Further information can be obtained on the subject page for the statistics or by contacting Statistics Denmark.