Fredensborg

Fredensborg had 42,445 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 344,577 per person in 2024, 7% above the regional average. 58% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 27% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 5.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 210 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

42,445residents1 January 2026

DKK 344,577disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024

58%owner-occupiedof occupied homes

16%green within 500 maverage

Fredensborg · Capital Region of DenmarkFredensborg highlighted; the rest of the region in grey

Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Fredensborg 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.

Parish	Residents	65+	Under 18	Avg. age	In work	Master’s level	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Asminderød-Grønholt	11,280	27%	19%	46.9	62%	16%	3%	60
Humlebæk	9,893	25%	21%	44.8	60%	21%	22%	41
Karlebo	21,180	23%	22%	43.3	61%	16%	19%	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.

21%

aged under 18

10%

aged 18–29

24%

aged 30–49

21%

aged 50–64

25%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201640,112

201740,504

201840,779

201940,819

202040,865

202140,998

202241,211

202341,689

202442,009

202542,186

202642,445

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 344,577

average disposable income per person

61%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

2.0%

of the labour force are unemployed

2.4%

full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary21%

Upper secondary (general)10%

Vocational25%

Short-cycle higher6%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor20%

Master’s and PhD17%

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.

18,754 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner58%

Rented42%

Social housing (almene boliger)27%

Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses34%

Terraced and semi-detached houses37%

Flats28%

Student halls and care homes1%

Other0%

Year built

Before 19005%

1900–19396%

1940–19596%

1960–197950%

1980–199918%

2000–20096%

2010 or later8%

461cars per 1,000 residents2026

91summer housesholiday homes

379residents per km²112.1 km²

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

Everyday life.

32 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.

Around here.

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

Fredensborg

All 3 parishes.

People.

Population on 1 January

Work, income and education.

Highest completed education

Homes.

Types of home

Year built

Everyday life.

Around here.

Other municipalities in Capital Region of Denmark.