Andel

Andel is a noun used in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish that means a part of a whole, a portion, or a share. It denotes a relative portion, often expressed as a fraction or percentage. In statistics, economics, and everyday language, andel describes how large a subset is within a total. For example, andelen of the population that is vaccinated refers to the share of people who are vaccinated.

In business and finance, andel can indicate ownership or stake in an entity, such as a company or a project. The term is common in official statistics and government reports in the Nordic countries, where it is used in phrases describing distribution, market shares, or resource allocation. In written form, andel is subject to the language’s normal inflection and definite forms, and its plural forms vary by language.

Origin and related terms: Andel is a native term in Scandinavian languages and has cognates in other Germanic languages that convey the idea of a part or portion. While its exact cognate set differs across languages, the core concept remains consistent: a portion of a whole.

See also: share, portion, percentage, proportion. While andel is primarily used in Nordic contexts, the concept it represents is widely understood in mathematics and economics across many languages.