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Ballerup

Ballerup had 53,950 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 285,035 per person in 2024, 11% below the regional average. 31% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 51% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 12% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 151 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
53,950residents1 January 2026
DKK 285,035disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
31%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
16%green within 500 maverage
Ballerup · Capital Region of DenmarkBallerup highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Ballerup highlighted

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

All 4 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
Ballerup15,76621%20%42.961%15%15%116
Måløv8,71320%23%42.564%17%21%74
Pederstrup14,65018%19%40.658%8%––
Skovlunde14,75719%21%41.562%13%15%116

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.

21%
aged under 18
14%
aged 18–29
26%
aged 30–49
19%
aged 50–64
20%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201648,224
201748,231
201848,295
201948,458
202048,602
202149,310
202249,274
202350,039
202451,237
202552,939
202653,950

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 285,035
average disposable income per person
61%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.3%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.8%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary24%
Upper secondary (general)9%
Vocational29%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor18%
Master’s and PhD13%

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.

25,676 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner31%
Rented68%
Social housing (almene boliger)51%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses25%
Terraced and semi-detached houses15%
Flats56%
Student halls and care homes5%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19000%
1900–19392%
1940–195915%
1960–197953%
1980–199912%
2000–20096%
2010 or later13%
389cars per 1,000 residents2026
3,398summer housesholiday homes
1,591residents per km²33.9 km²

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

Everyday life.

107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% 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 Ballerup, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ballerup Station 03
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Ballerup Station 03
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ballerup Station 01
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Ballerup Station 01
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ballerup Station 02
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Ballerup Station 02
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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