NUTS statistical regions of Denmark
# NUTS statistical regions of Denmark

The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of Denmark for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union. The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Denmark is DK and a hierarchy of three levels is established by Eurostat. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Denmark, the LAU 1 are municipalities and the LAU 2 is Parishes.

## Overall

### NUTS codes

| Level | Subdivisions | # |
| - | - | - |
| NUTS 1 | — | 1 |
| NUTS 2 | Regions (Danish: Regioner) | 5 |
| NUTS 3 | Provinces (Danish: Landsdele) | 11 |

### Local administrative units

Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:

| Level | Subdivisions | # |
| - | - | - |
| LAU 1 | Municipalities (Danish: Kommuner) | 99 |
| LAU 2 | Parishes (Danish: Sogne) | 2143 |

The LAU codes of Denmark can be downloaded here:

## NUTS codes

| NUTS 1 | Code | NUTS 2 | Code | NUTS 3 | Code |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denmark | DK0 | Hovedstaden | DK01 | Byen København | DK011 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Hovedstaden | DK01 | Københavns omegn | DK012 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Hovedstaden | DK01 | Nordsjælland | DK013 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Hovedstaden | DK01 | Bornholm | DK014 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Sjælland | DK02 | Østsjælland | DK021 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Sjælland | DK02 | Vest- og Sydsjælland | DK022 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Southern Denmark | DK03 | Fyn | DK031 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Southern Denmark | DK03 | Sydjylland | DK032 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Midtjylland | DK04 | Vestjylland | DK041 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Midtjylland | DK04 | Østjylland | DK042 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Nordjylland | DK05 | Nordjylland | DK050 |

### Before 2003

In the 2003 version, before the counties were abolished, the codes were as follows:

| NUTS 1 | Code | NUTS 2 | Code | NUTS 3 | Code |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Copenhagen and Frederiksberg | DK001 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Copenhagen County | DK002 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Frederiksborg County | DK003 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Roskilde County | DK004 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | West Zealand County | DK005 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Storstrøm County | DK006 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Bornholm | DK007 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Funen County | DK008 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | South Jutland County | DK009 |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Ribe County | DK00A |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Vejle County | DK00B |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Ringkjøbing County | DK00C |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Århus County | DK00D |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | Viborg County | DK00E |
| Denmark | DK0 | Denmark | DK00 | North Jutland County | DK00F |
