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Home equity

What is the home equity in the Danish regions? And how has it developed over time? On this page you can see the market value of home equity among Danish households distributed by housing types, regions, etc.

Selected statistics on Home equity

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Home equity. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Total home equity by housing types and regions

The total home equity is compiled from the home equity of different housing types. The figure shows the total home equity within each housing type in the various Danish regions.

Home equity by housing types and regions

All DenmarkRegion HovedstadenRegion SjællandRegion SyddanmarkRegion MidtjyllandRegion Nordjylland
Total (DKK million)
Market value
2025
TOTAL, REAL ESTATE5,609,4482,407,224803,110874,0951,085,364439,654
One-family houses3,359,5591,377,477499,242553,777690,341238,722
Flats (in a block of flats)744,882571,53332,00034,44384,79022,116
Multi-family houses92,55050,4137,86713,57015,5325,169
Houseing cooperative285,709233,37814,52012,09818,4547,259
Residential properties associated with business52,40313,5118,66211,89412,6915,645
Other residential properties152,49919,21730,69639,06442,86120,662
Farms with buildings388,57721,59080,861108,291108,82669,009
Holiday cottages420,176104,419107,44371,00281,23456,079
Sites, farm land, areas of nature70,1064,21115,82920,96619,7569,344
Commercial real estate35,59110,4195,0916,9438,7544,385
Other kinds of properties7,3961,0579002,0472,1271,265
More about the figure
Last update
12.5.2026
Next update
19.3.2027
Source data

The calculation of the market value of real estate is based on information contained in the Register with Official Real Estate Valuations. The Register with Official Real Estate Valuations and the Building and Real Estate Register and the Business Register are used to define data and to the calculation of the market value. People statistics are used to group persons who owns real estate into families and wealth statistics are used for debt components.

Development of home equity in the regions

The figure shows how the average home equity (per dwelling) has developed in the regions over the past 10 years.
More about the figure
Last update
12.5.2026
Next update
19.3.2027
Source data

The calculation of the market value of real estate is based on information contained in the Register with Official Real Estate Valuations. The Register with Official Real Estate Valuations and the Building and Real Estate Register and the Business Register are used to define data and to the calculation of the market value. People statistics are used to group persons who owns real estate into families and wealth statistics are used for debt components.

Average home equity by family type

The average home equity varies between family types. The figure gives an overview of the average home equity by selected family types. Note: The category “Total families” includes both individuals and families.
More about the figure
Last update
12.5.2026
Next update
19.3.2027
Source data

The calculation of the market value of real estate is based on information contained in the Register with Official Real Estate Valuations. The Register with Official Real Estate Valuations and the Building and Real Estate Register and the Business Register are used to define data and to the calculation of the market value. People statistics are used to group persons who owns real estate into families and wealth statistics are used for debt components.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Market Value for Households Real Estate

This is the first publication of the households’ assets in real estate on individual level. The purpose is to follow the development of the households’ real estate. Sector delimitation of units in the sector of households is defined in European system of national accounts (ESA2010). From this it appears that sole proprietorships are a part of the households’ sector. Registers on individual level can be used for distribution analyses, e.g. in relation to income, financial liabilities or socioeconomic status.

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