Industries
The company stock split across top-level industry groups (NACE sections). The 'ceased/distressed' column counts companies that are no longer active — ceased, dissolved (voluntarily or after bankruptcy) or carrying a registered distress status.
| Industry group | Companies | Of which ceased/distressed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other service activities (S) | 222,494 | 90,915 | |
| Financial and insurance activities (K) | 192,077 | 27,431 | |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities (M) | 163,737 | 72,367 | |
| Wholesale and retail trade (G) | 135,383 | 72,496 | |
| Real estate activities (L) | 124,984 | 51,620 | |
| Construction (F) | 99,057 | 51,877 | |
| Administrative and support services (N) | 96,102 | 58,008 | |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A) | 95,814 | 48,148 | |
| Human health and social work (Q) | 70,172 | 23,414 | |
| Households as employers (T) | 68,642 | 68,195 | |
| Information and communication (J) | 65,035 | 18,651 | |
| Manufacturing (C) | 58,852 | 32,452 | |
| Transportation and storage (H) | 54,791 | 38,704 | |
| Education (P) | 40,351 | 22,218 | |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation (R) | 38,733 | 15,008 | |
| Accommodation and food service (I) | 33,482 | 14,427 | |
| Electricity, gas and steam supply (D) | 7,135 | 3,426 | |
| Water supply and waste management (E) | 5,106 | 2,329 | |
| Public administration and defence (O) | 1,164 | 637 | |
| Mining and quarrying (B) | 840 | 426 | |
| Extraterritorial organisations (U) | 152 | 41 |
Register status
The most common status values exactly as they appear in the source register. The vocabulary is the register's own and is shown untranslated.
| Status | Companies | |
|---|---|---|
| CEASED | 946,338 | |
| ACTIVE | 859,586 | |
| DISSOLVED AFTER BANKRUPTCY | 131,012 | |
| DISSOLVED AFTER DECLARATION | 106,681 | |
| DISSOLVED AFTER ENFORCED CLOSURE | 85,823 | |
| DISSOLVED AFTER VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION | 57,779 | |
| DISSOLVED AFTER FUSION | 41,120 | |
| DELETED | 12,880 | |
| DISSOLVED AFTER DEMERGER | 11,514 | |
| UNDER BANKRUPTCY | 6,856 | |
| UNDER ENFORCED CLOSURE | 3,777 | |
| UNDER VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION | 1,802 |
New registrations per month
Companies registered per month (most recent full months; the current month is excluded).
| Month | Companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2024 | 5,146 | |
| Oct 2024 | 5,414 | |
| Nov 2024 | 4,988 | |
| Dec 2024 | 4,130 | |
| Jan 2025 | 6,707 | |
| Feb 2025 | 4,813 | |
| Mar 2025 | 5,874 | |
| Apr 2025 | 5,409 | |
| May 2025 | 5,740 | |
| Jun 2025 | 5,627 | |
| Jul 2025 | 4,967 | |
| Aug 2025 | 5,268 | |
| Sept 2025 | 6,310 | |
| Oct 2025 | 6,245 | |
| Nov 2025 | 5,587 | |
| Dec 2025 | 5,603 | |
| Jan 2026 | 7,382 | |
| Feb 2026 | 5,620 | |
| Mar 2026 | 6,384 | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,038 | |
| May 2026 | 5,410 | |
| Jun 2026 | 6,413 | |
| Jul 2026 | 5,194 | |
| Aug 2026 | 4,834 |
Methodology and sources
The figures are aggregates over Risika's unified Nordic company index, built on the official register for Denmark (CVR / Virk). See data sources & methodology for the full source chain.
The barometer refreshes monthly. 'Ceased or in distress' is a snapshot of companies that are no longer active — spanning ordinary cessations (voluntary liquidation, mergers, etc.) as well as genuine distress statuses (bankruptcy, forced dissolution). It is not the number of new bankruptcies in the period; see the register-status table for the split.
Journalists and analysts are free to cite these figures with attribution to Riskpilot/Risika.
- We only show what the register holds — where a figure is missing it is omitted, never estimated.
- Companies with an unknown or dormant status count toward the total but neither as active nor as ceased/distressed.
- Industry splits use each company's registered NACE code; companies without a code are not in the industry table.
Last updated: 1 September 2026