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Halsnæs

Halsnæs had 31,738 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 268,127 per person in 2024, 17% below the regional average. 63% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 15% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 2.2% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 260 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
31,738residents1 January 2026
DKK 268,127disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
63%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
27%green within 500 maverage
Halsnæs · Capital Region of DenmarkHalsnæs highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Halsnæs highlighted

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

All 5 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
Frederiksværk-Vinderød9,38025%18%45.557%5%39%63
Kregme4,62924%18%45.161%7%10%6
Melby4,67635%14%51.855%7%27%20
Torup9,63133%16%50.154%8%26%10
Ølsted3,31830%16%48.256%6%15%33

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
10%
aged 18–29
22%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 50–64
29%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201631,049
201731,162
201831,168
201931,271
202031,384
202131,420
202231,344
202331,466
202431,515
202531,633
202631,738

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 268,127
average disposable income per person
56%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.0%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.5%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary27%
Upper secondary (general)7%
Vocational37%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor17%
Master’s and PhD7%

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.

14,816 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner63%
Rented36%
Social housing (almene boliger)15%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses54%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats19%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other10%

Year built

Before 19005%
1900–193911%
1940–195915%
1960–197937%
1980–199915%
2000–200912%
2010 or later7%
545cars per 1,000 residents2026
7,450summer housesholiday homes
260residents per km²122.0 km²

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

Everyday life.

29 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% 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 Halsnæs, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kregme Kirke02
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