Herlev

Herlev had 32,030 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 291,266 per person in 2024, 10% below the regional average. 30% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 54% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 13% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 163 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

32,030residents1 January 2026

DKK 291,266disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024

30%owner-occupiedof occupied homes

18%green within 500 maverage

Herlev · Capital Region of DenmarkHerlev highlighted; the rest of the region in grey

Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Herlev 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
Herlev	8,085	14%	19%	37.7	63%	14%	20%	270
Lindehøj	16,891	22%	22%	42.8	61%	13%	15%	190
Præstebro	7,012	15%	22%	39.5	66%	13%	25%	226

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

15%

aged 18–29

27%

aged 30–49

18%

aged 50–64

18%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201628,423

201728,406

201828,572

201928,786

202028,953

202128,913

202228,867

202329,215

202429,876

202530,784

202632,030

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 291,266

average disposable income per person

63%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

2.4%

of the labour force are unemployed

3.0%

full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary23%

Upper secondary (general)10%

Vocational28%

Short-cycle higher6%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor19%

Master’s and PhD13%

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.

14,729 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner30%

Rented70%

Social housing (almene boliger)54%

Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses21%

Terraced and semi-detached houses27%

Flats48%

Student halls and care homes4%

Other0%

Year built

Before 19000%

1900–19392%

1940–195934%

1960–197939%

1980–19997%

2000–20092%

2010 or later15%

574cars per 1,000 residents2026

280summer housesholiday homes

2,647residents per km²12.1 km²

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

Everyday life.

218 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% 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 Herlev, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Herlev

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.