medborger_i_danmark_engelsk.pdf - Ny i Danmark

High housing standards35The standard of housing in Denmark hasimproved considerably since the 1950s.With rising incomes, larger accommodationwas built. In addition, families hadfewer children, and since the 1960sespecially, more citizens are living alone,or only two people share a house or a flat.In 1955, approximately 50% of thepopulation lived in dwellings with less thanone room per person. 45 years later, mostaccommodation had one room for eachfamily member.In 1970, approximately one-third ofdwellings did not have private bathroomand toilet facilities or central heating. In2000, this was down to 7%, mainlylacking a private bathroom. Almost allmodern dwellings have central heating ordistrict heating. This means that heatingis provided by a central heating stationfired with oil or natural gas.A few dwellings are still heated by oil orparaffin burners.Especially in the 1960s, many Danesmoved into single-family houses. In 2000,twice as many people lived in single-familyhouses as in 1955. At the same time, thepercentage of people living in multi-storeyblocks dropped from 50% to 30%.The number of owner-occupieddwellings has increased considerably, notjust because most single-family houses areowner-occupied, but also because manypreviously tenanted flats in multi-storeybuildings have been converted into owneroccupiedflats. However, many newly-builtmulti-storey buildings are rented accommodation.The prices of rented and owneroccupiedaccommodation vary a greatdeal, depending on where the accommodationis located, how old it is, how largeit is and its state of repair.HOUSING