NUTS statistical regions of Denmark


The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 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. In Denmark, the LAU 1 are municipalities and the LAU 2 are parishes.

Overall

Local administrative units

Below the NUTS levels, the LAU levels are:
LevelSubdivisions#
LAU1Municipalities 99
LAU2Parishes 2133

''The LAU codes of Denmark can be downloaded here:''

NUTS codes

NUTS 1CodeNUTS 2CodeNUTS 3Code
DenmarkDK0HovedstadenDK01Byen KøbenhavnDK011
DenmarkDK0HovedstadenDK01Københavns omegnDK012
DenmarkDK0HovedstadenDK01NordsjællandDK013
DenmarkDK0HovedstadenDK01BornholmDK014
DenmarkDK0SjællandDK02ØstsjællandDK021
DenmarkDK0SjællandDK02Vest- og SydsjællandDK022
DenmarkDK0Southern DenmarkDK03FynDK031
DenmarkDK0Southern DenmarkDK03SydjyllandDK032
DenmarkDK0MidtjyllandDK04VestjyllandDK041
DenmarkDK0MidtjyllandDK04ØstjyllandDK042
DenmarkDK0NordjyllandDK05NordjyllandDK050

Before 2003

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