Capital Region of Denmark
Capital Region of Denmark had 1,947,212 residents on 1 January 2026, in 29 municipalities. Average disposable income was DKK 322,023 per person in 2024, 12% above the national average. A detached house sold for DKK 5.70m on average in 2025. The population has grown by 8.8% since 2016.
Sources: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); municipal and regional boundaries from OpenStreetMap
All 29 municipalities.
Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| Municipality | Residents | Income | Owner-occupied | Social housing | 65+ | Unemployment | Per km² | Cars per 1,000 | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertslund | 29,262 | DKK 248,808 | 31% | 52% | 18% | 3.9% | 1,251 | 406 | 33% | 55 |
| Allerød | 26,496 | DKK 363,562 | 69% | 18% | 22% | 1.6% | 393 | 509 | 15% | 73 |
| Ballerup | 53,950 | DKK 285,035 | 31% | 51% | 20% | 2.8% | 1,591 | 389 | 16% | 107 |
| Bornholm | 38,677 | DKK 242,923 | 65% | 12% | 32% | 2.1% | 66 | 518 | 9% | 22 |
| Brøndby | 40,990 | DKK 251,169 | 26% | 55% | 18% | 4.2% | 1,952 | 1,482 | 19% | 111 |
| Dragør | 14,474 | DKK 375,847 | 73% | 15% | 26% | 1.9% | 791 | 430 | 3% | 48 |
| Egedal | 46,240 | DKK 319,596 | 71% | 14% | 19% | 2.0% | 368 | 482 | 7% | 31 |
| Fredensborg | 42,445 | DKK 344,577 | 58% | 27% | 25% | 2.4% | 379 | 461 | 16% | 32 |
| Frederiksberg | 106,150 | DKK 344,810 | 23% | 11% | 18% | 3.2% | 12,201 | 236 | 20% | 550 |
| Frederikssund | 47,450 | DKK 284,504 | 61% | 14% | 26% | 2.2% | 191 | 535 | 13% | 34 |
| Furesø | 42,874 | DKK 371,605 | 61% | 28% | 22% | 2.4% | 755 | 428 | 15% | 93 |
| Gentofte | 75,106 | DKK 570,329 | 56% | 5% | 22% | 2.5% | 2,934 | 363 | 9% | 101 |
| Gladsaxe | 71,185 | DKK 310,421 | 39% | 35% | 17% | 2.7% | 2,859 | 467 | 15% | 138 |
| Glostrup | 25,834 | DKK 280,422 | 33% | 36% | 17% | 3.1% | 1,942 | 401 | 6% | 134 |
| Gribskov | 41,787 | DKK 292,834 | 70% | 8% | 30% | 1.9% | 150 | 569 | 10% | 38 |
| Halsnæs | 31,738 | DKK 268,127 | 63% | 15% | 29% | 2.5% | 260 | 545 | 27% | 29 |
| Helsingør | 64,244 | DKK 310,173 | 49% | 28% | 26% | 2.6% | 540 | 453 | 13% | 70 |
| Herlev | 32,030 | DKK 291,266 | 30% | 54% | 18% | 3.0% | 2,647 | 574 | 18% | 218 |
| Hillerød | 55,182 | DKK 320,229 | 53% | 17% | 20% | 2.2% | 258 | 458 | 16% | 83 |
| Hvidovre | 54,228 | DKK 284,383 | 38% | 39% | 18% | 2.8% | 2,368 | 612 | 14% | 93 |
| Høje-Taastrup | 60,458 | DKK 269,751 | 48% | 20% | 16% | 3.8% | 773 | 924 | 10% | 89 |
| Hørsholm | 25,354 | DKK 452,520 | 59% | 20% | 29% | 2.3% | 810 | 614 | 25% | 64 |
| Ishøj | 24,685 | DKK 248,266 | 37% | 47% | 16% | 4.7% | 932 | 369 | 10% | 23 |
| Copenhagen | 671,714 | DKK 295,836 | 20% | 19% | 11% | 3.7% | 7,390 | 259 | 12% | 413 |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk | 58,614 | DKK 401,048 | 44% | 21% | 20% | 2.5% | 1,511 | 371 | 13% | 95 |
| Rudersdal | 57,912 | DKK 538,360 | 63% | 16% | 24% | 2.2% | 789 | 693 | 24% | 57 |
| Rødovre | 45,138 | DKK 282,144 | 37% | 40% | 18% | 3.2% | 3,700 | 347 | 16% | 99 |
| Tårnby | 44,214 | DKK 299,878 | 49% | 37% | 19% | 2.3% | 669 | 368 | 24% | 137 |
| Vallensbæk | 18,689 | DKK 298,557 | 61% | 7% | 18% | 3.2% | 1,967 | 380 | 22% | 32 |
Sources: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); municipal and regional boundaries from OpenStreetMap
People.
Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Denmark.
Population on 1 January
Source: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank)
Work, income and education.
Work on 1 January 2025 and highest completed education on 1 October 2025, residents aged 15 and over.
Highest completed education
Disposable income is what is left for spending and saving once tax and interest have been paid. The figure is an average for everyone in the area in 2024.
Parish unemployment comes from residents’ socio-economic status on 1 January 2025. The municipal rate is full-time unemployment averaged over 2025. The two are measured differently.
Source: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank)
Homes.
914,935 occupied homes in 2026.
Types of home
Year built
Average price of a detached house
The average price covers detached houses sold on the open market during the year and depends on which houses happened to be sold.
Source: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank)
Everyday life.
201 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 15% green space within 500 metres.
Shops and services are counted within 1.2 km in a straight line from the parish church, green space within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); municipal and regional boundaries from OpenStreetMap
Around here.
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