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Brøndby

Brøndby had 40,990 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 251,169 per person in 2024, 22% below the regional average. 26% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 55% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 16% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 153 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
40,990residents1 January 2026
DKK 251,169disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
26%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
19%green within 500 maverage
Brøndby · Capital Region of DenmarkBrøndby highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Brøndby 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
Brøndby Strand14,25117%23%40.358%8%9%92
Brøndbyvester14,08914%20%38.167%10%16%80
Brøndbyøster6,11321%17%42.456%9%44%122
Nygårds6,38123%19%43.654%6%26%210

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
16%
aged 18–29
28%
aged 30–49
18%
aged 50–64
18%
aged 65 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201635,322
201735,594
201835,538
201935,397
202035,090
202135,232
202235,651
202337,128
202439,067
202540,401
202640,990

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 251,169
average disposable income per person
60%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
3.6%
of the labour force are unemployed
4.2%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary29%
Upper secondary (general)10%
Vocational28%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor17%
Master’s and PhD9%

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.

17,890 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner26%
Rented72%
Social housing (almene boliger)55%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)1%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses19%
Terraced and semi-detached houses14%
Flats64%
Student halls and care homes3%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19001%
1900–19391%
1940–195930%
1960–197946%
1980–19996%
2000–20094%
2010 or later14%
1,482cars per 1,000 residents2026
257summer housesholiday homes
1,952residents per km²21.0 km²

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

Everyday life.

111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% 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 Brøndby, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Nygårdskirken
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Nygårdskirken
Photo: Ole Andersen · Public domain
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Nygaardskirken Broendby Denmark
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Nygaardskirken Broendby Denmark
Photo: Jan Rasmussen · Public domain
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Brondbyoster station
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Brondbyoster station
Photo: User:Masz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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