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Glostrup

Glostrup had 25,834 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 280,422 per person in 2024, 13% below the regional average. 33% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 36% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 15% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 161 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
25,834residents1 January 2026
DKK 280,422disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
33%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
6%green within 500 maverage
Glostrup · Capital Region of DenmarkGlostrup highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Glostrup highlighted

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.

19%
aged under 18
17%
aged 18–29
28%
aged 30–49
18%
aged 50–64
17%
aged 65 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201622,461
201722,528
201822,663
201922,615
202023,128
202123,380
202223,514
202323,635
202423,655
202524,869
202625,834

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 280,422
average disposable income per person
64%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.5%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.1%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary23%
Upper secondary (general)10%
Vocational30%
Short-cycle higher7%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor18%
Master’s and PhD10%

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.

11,849 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner33%
Rented66%
Social housing (almene boliger)36%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)9%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses23%
Terraced and semi-detached houses14%
Flats63%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19000%
1900–193910%
1940–195928%
1960–197931%
1980–199916%
2000–20095%
2010 or later10%
401cars per 1,000 residents2026
1,476summer housesholiday homes
1,942residents per km²13.3 km²

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

Everyday life.

134 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% 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 Glostrup, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Glostrup Kirke
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Glostrup Kirke
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Henrik Hansen assumed (based… · Public domain
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Glostrup Kirke Glostrup Denmark
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Glostrup Kirke Glostrup Denmark
Photo: Jan Rasmussen · Public domain
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Glostrup Kommune raadhus oestfloej
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Glostrup Kommune raadhus oestfloej
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