Documentation of statistics: Old age pension and disability pension
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Old age pension and disability pension 2026
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, Old age pension and disability pension 2025, Old age pension and disability pension 2024, Old age pension and disability pension 2023, Old age pension and disability pension 2022, Old age pension and disability pension 2021, Old age pension and disability pension 2020, Old age pension and disability pension 2019, Old age pension and disability pension 2018, Old age pension and disability pension 2017, Old age pension and disability pension 2016, Old age pension and disability pension 2015, Old age pension and disability pension 2014, The purpose of the statistics "Old age and disability pension" are to measure the number of recipients of old age pension or disability pension and the average benefit. The statistics include recipients living abroad. The statistics are consistent from 2009 and onwards. However from 2021 it is available for all months., Statistical presentation, The statistics quarterly describe the number of recipients of old age pension, senior pension, disability pension or early retirement pension, recipients share of the identical population group as well as the average benefit. Old age pension and disability pension are shown separately and are broken down into sex, age, type of benefits, family type and geography. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics are based on complete administrative registers. Data are checked for consistency and at aggregate level compared to data from previous years., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The main users are municipalities, ministries and organisations such as Ældre Sagen and ATP. The statistics contain information on the financial living condition of pensioners. Also, data provide the opportunity to estimate the financial effect of changes in legislation. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, All recipients of old-age pension and disability pension under the legislation covered, both residents in Denmark and abroad based on Udbetaling Danmarks register. There may be errors and duplicates in the registry that are removed, but it affects less than 0.01 per cent. of the persons to whom money is paid., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published in April, July, November and January. The statistics have always been published as planned., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Changes in legislation including changes in the retirement age from 2004 to 2007 and again from 2019 to 2022 affect the number of pensioners. From 1993 to 1994 the old age pension became taxable and increased significantly. A high degree of consistency with similar figures based on the income register or similar statistics in other Nordic countries is expected., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published annually in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Old-age pensioners and disability pensioners, . For further information, go to the , subject page, . , Read more about accessibility and clarity
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Documentation of statistics