Cognised existence: Population is the spatial distribution of people — where they live, how many, their age, gender, household composition. It is the denominator for nearly every per-capita indicator.
Question: How is the population distributed and what are its characteristics?
Realisations
1. Person Register (CPR)
Person records every individual with legal residence in Denmark.
Spatial Access Path
person (individual record)
│ FK: person → adresse (registered address)
│ └─ see Addresses leaf for the address → geometry join chain
▼
adresse → husnummer → adgangspunkt.position
3+ levels of joins to get from a person to coordinates: person → adresse → husnummer → adgangspunkt
This realisation is restricted — individual-level data requires authorisation. Aggregated to administrative units, it becomes freely available.
Key Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
foedselsdato | Date of birth → age derivation |
koen | Gender |
civilstand | Marital status |
kommunekode | Municipality of residence → |Administrative Units |
2. Danmarks Statistik (DST)
Pre-aggregated population statistics at municipal, parish, and 100m grid levels.
Spatial Access Path
DST population table (aggregated counts)
│ Key: kommunekode, sognekode, or grid cell ID
│ Join to: DAGI (for kommune/sogn polygon) or statistical grid
▼
DAGI.kommune.geometri OR statistisk_gridcelle.geometri
1 level of join — aggregated statistics join directly to administrative or grid geometries.
Access Restrictions
| Realisation | Access level | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| CPR (individual) | Restricted (authorisation required) | Individual records with address FK |
| DST (aggregated) | Open | Counts by municipality/parish/grid |
| DST (microdata) | Research authorisation | Anonymised individual records |
Classical Theme References
| Standard | Theme | Link |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 19115 | Society | |Society |
| INSPIRE | Population Distribution | |Population Distribution |
| UN-GGIM | Population Distribution | |Population Distribution |
Realised By Links
- Person (collection)
Unmatched Realisations
- DanmarksStatistik
Realised By Links
- Person (collection)
Unmatched Realisations
- DanmarksStatistik