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Albertslund

Albertslund had 29,262 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 248,808 per person in 2024, 23% below the regional average. 31% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 52% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 5.0% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 165 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
29,262residents1 January 2026
DKK 248,808disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
31%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
33%green within 500 maverage
Albertslund · Capital Region of DenmarkAlbertslund highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Albertslund highlighted

Sources: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); municipal and regional boundaries from OpenStreetMap

All 3 parishes.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ParishResidents65+Under 18Avg. ageIn workMaster’s levelGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Herstedvester8,86220%22%41.961%10%36%66
Herstedøster10,84916%21%38.664%10%51%28
Opstandelseskirkens9,47021%19%42.554%5%10%77

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 Capital Region of Denmark.

20%
aged under 18
17%
aged 18–29
26%
aged 30–49
19%
aged 50–64
18%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201627,880
201727,896
201827,743
201927,877
202027,731
202127,366
202227,599
202327,530
202427,677
202528,117
202629,262

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.

DKK 248,808
average disposable income per person
60%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
3.1%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.9%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary28%
Upper secondary (general)11%
Vocational26%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor19%
Master’s and PhD8%

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.

13,204 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner31%
Rented69%
Social housing (almene boliger)52%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses12%
Terraced and semi-detached houses42%
Flats35%
Student halls and care homes10%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19001%
1900–19392%
1940–19592%
1960–197974%
1980–19999%
2000–20092%
2010 or later10%
406cars per 1,000 residents2026
43summer housesholiday homes
1,251residents per km²23.4 km²

Source: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank)

Everyday life.

55 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 33% 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.

Photographs taken near Albertslund, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Glostrup Hospital
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Glostrup Hospital
Photo: Mogens Engelund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Herstedgård substation DK 2017 - 04
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Herstedgård substation DK 2017 - 04
Photo: Victor Valore · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Herstedgård substation DK 2017 - 05
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Herstedgård substation DK 2017 - 05
Photo: Victor Valore · CC BY-SA 2.0
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