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Hillerød

Hillerød had 55,182 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 320,229 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 53% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 17% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 11% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 219 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
55,182residents1 January 2026
DKK 320,229disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
53%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
16%green within 500 maverage
Hillerød · Capital Region of DenmarkHillerød highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Hillerød highlighted

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

All 15 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
Alsønderup2,62118%21%42.570%10%3%7
Frederiksborg Slotssogn9,51522%20%42.963%15%44%155
Gadevang1,22522%25%43.769%33%75%7
Grønnevang4,38122%20%43.759%13%29%41
Gørløse1,62314%23%39.770%8%12%10
Hillerød6,23521%15%43.365%15%2%182
Lille Lyngby2,09418%19%42.572%8%4%0
Nødebo2,08225%20%45.159%23%17%6
Nørre Herlev2,40122%21%43.767%22%11%8
Præstevang8,80021%18%42.963%17%12%124
Skævinge3,26716%24%40.472%8%2%24
Strø59115%20%42.378%8%0%1
Tjæreby61023%16%45.471%14%1%14
Ullerød8,18518%26%40.468%14%4%61
Uvelse1,42721%19%44.668%12%3%10

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.

20%
aged under 18
13%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
20%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201649,672
201750,109
201850,650
201950,998
202051,183
202151,528
202253,257
202354,159
202454,422
202554,855
202655,182

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 320,229
average disposable income per person
66%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.9%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.2%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary20%
Upper secondary (general)10%
Vocational28%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor21%
Master’s and PhD15%

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.

24,716 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner53%
Rented47%
Social housing (almene boliger)17%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses40%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats42%
Student halls and care homes2%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19004%
1900–193912%
1940–19599%
1960–197934%
1980–199914%
2000–200911%
2010 or later16%
458cars per 1,000 residents2026
178summer housesholiday homes
258residents per km²213.5 km²

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

Everyday life.

83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% 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 Hillerød, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Hillerød 20090818 02
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Hillerød 20090818 03
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Hillerod 2
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