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Allerød

Allerød had 26,496 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 363,562 per person in 2024, 13% above the regional average. 69% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 18% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 7.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 201 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
26,496residents1 January 2026
DKK 363,562disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
69%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
15%green within 500 maverage
Allerød · Capital Region of DenmarkAllerød highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Allerød highlighted

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

All 5 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
Blovstrød4,10521%26%41.567%27%6%27
Engholm6,38622%25%42.866%25%14%86
Lillerød10,73524%22%44.562%23%23%106
Lynge2,79220%22%43.468%17%6%50
Uggeløse2,83720%23%42.769%15%11%12

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.

24%
aged under 18
9%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
22%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201624,732
201724,942
201825,235
201925,646
202025,633
202125,893
202225,867
202326,061
202425,962
202526,128
202626,496

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 363,562
average disposable income per person
65%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.5%
of the labour force are unemployed
1.6%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary18%
Upper secondary (general)9%
Vocational24%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor21%
Master’s and PhD22%

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.

10,988 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner69%
Rented31%
Social housing (almene boliger)18%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses51%
Terraced and semi-detached houses29%
Flats20%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19002%
1900–19396%
1940–19598%
1960–197945%
1980–199919%
2000–20097%
2010 or later14%
509cars per 1,000 residents2026
49summer housesholiday homes
393residents per km²67.4 km²

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

Everyday life.

73 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.

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

Lillerød Kirke 21-09-06 01
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Lillerød Kirke 21-09-06 01
Photo: author named on the file page · CC BY 2.5 dk
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Engholmkirken-syd2
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Engholmkirken-syd2
Photo: Sir48 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Engholmkirken-nord
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Engholmkirken-nord
Photo: Sir48 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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