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Frederiksberg

Frederiksberg had 106,150 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 344,810 per person in 2024, 7% above the regional average. 23% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 11% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 1.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 147 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
106,150residents1 January 2026
DKK 344,810disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
23%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
20%green within 500 maverage
Frederiksberg · Capital Region of DenmarkFrederiksberg highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Frederiksberg highlighted

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

All 9 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
Flintholm10,50127%14%46.054%19%16%393
Frederiksberg16,37720%17%43.065%33%65%490
Godthaabs11,75221%16%42.167%33%9%473
Lindevang14,24317%15%40.364%23%10%398
Mariendals14,99515%17%38.568%32%10%513
Sankt Lukas7,06211%15%37.673%31%14%585
Sankt Markus11,29418%18%41.667%33%6%995
Sankt Thomas10,18112%17%37.170%33%12%675
Solbjerg9,31517%16%40.569%31%20%517

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.

16%
aged under 18
22%
aged 18–29
27%
aged 30–49
18%
aged 50–64
18%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016104,481
2017105,037
2018104,410
2019103,960
2020104,305
2021103,677
2022103,608
2023104,664
2024104,899
2025105,840
2026106,150

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 344,810
average disposable income per person
66%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.8%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.2%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary14%
Upper secondary (general)14%
Vocational14%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor23%
Master’s and PhD30%

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.

55,371 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner23%
Rented76%
Social housing (almene boliger)11%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)26%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses2%
Terraced and semi-detached houses1%
Flats92%
Student halls and care homes5%
Other0%

Year built

Before 190021%
1900–193942%
1940–195911%
1960–197913%
1980–19997%
2000–20093%
2010 or later4%
236cars per 1,000 residents2026
205summer housesholiday homes
12,201residents per km²8.7 km²

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

Everyday life.

550 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 20% 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 Frederiksberg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Gammel Kongevej at Sankt Jørgens Sø
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Gammel Kongevej at Sankt Jørgens Sø
Photo: Dannebrog Spy · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Det Ny Teater - Gammel Kongevej-side
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Det Ny Teater - Gammel Kongevej-side
Photo: Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Funky funkis
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Funky funkis
Photo: malouette from Frederiksberg / Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY-SA 2.0
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