Furesø

Furesø had 42,874 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 371,605 per person in 2024, 15% above the regional average. 61% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 28% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 6.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 190 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

42,874residents1 January 2026

DKK 371,605disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024

61%owner-occupiedof occupied homes

15%green within 500 maverage

Furesø · Capital Region of DenmarkFuresø highlighted; the rest of the region in grey

Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Furesø 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
Farum	21,091	23%	22%	43.6	63%	21%	16%	70
Hareskov	3,888	17%	29%	39.8	71%	40%	23%	32
Værløse	17,815	23%	24%	43.6	62%	27%	12%	133

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.

23%

aged under 18

aged 18–29

24%

aged 30–49

21%

aged 50–64

22%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201640,156

201740,613

201840,911

201941,069

202040,965

202141,001

202241,402

202342,077

202442,533

202542,540

202642,874

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 371,605

average disposable income per person

63%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

2.1%

of the labour force are unemployed

2.4%

full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary19%

Upper secondary (general)9%

Vocational20%

Short-cycle higher5%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor21%

Master’s and PhD25%

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.

18,149 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner61%

Rented39%

Social housing (almene boliger)28%

Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses35%

Terraced and semi-detached houses33%

Flats32%

Student halls and care homes0%

Other0%

Year built

Before 19001%

1900–19394%

1940–195911%

1960–197948%

1980–199916%

2000–20098%

2010 or later11%

428cars per 1,000 residents2026

106summer housesholiday homes

755residents per km²56.8 km²

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

Everyday life.

93 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.

Around here.

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

Furesø

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.