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Høje-Taastrup

Høje-Taastrup had 60,458 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 269,751 per person in 2024, 16% below the regional average. 48% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 20% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 21% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 169 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
60,458residents1 January 2026
DKK 269,751disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
48%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
10%green within 500 maverage
Høje-Taastrup · Capital Region of DenmarkHøje-Taastrup highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Høje-Taastrup highlighted

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

All 7 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
Fløng4,51417%25%40.268%10%12%43
Hedehusene13,01812%22%36.069%11%––
Høje Tåstrup16,04212%20%37.364%11%6%61
Reerslev1,82322%20%44.869%11%50%15
Rønnevang7,97023%19%43.560%9%1%146
Sengeløse2,61021%22%43.368%11%24%23
Tåstrup Nykirke14,42719%20%41.860%9%12%123

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
17%
aged 18–29
29%
aged 30–49
17%
aged 50–64
16%
aged 65 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201649,960
201750,246
201850,596
201950,686
202050,759
202151,729
202253,053
202355,258
202457,540
202559,059
202660,458

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 269,751
average disposable income per person
64%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
3.3%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.8%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary26%
Upper secondary (general)11%
Vocational28%
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.

25,689 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner48%
Rented52%
Social housing (almene boliger)20%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses23%
Terraced and semi-detached houses23%
Flats53%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19001%
1900–19395%
1940–19597%
1960–197945%
1980–199915%
2000–20095%
2010 or later21%
924cars per 1,000 residents2026
587summer housesholiday homes
773residents per km²78.2 km²

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

Everyday life.

89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 10% 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 Høje-Taastrup, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Modeltog for alle 2019 - Bombardier Transportation 02
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Modeltog for alle 2019 - Bombardier Transportation 02
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Modeltog for alle 2019 - Bombardier Transportation 03
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Modeltog for alle 2019 - Bombardier Transportation 03
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Modeltog for alle 2019 - Bombardier Transportation 01
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Modeltog for alle 2019 - Bombardier Transportation 01
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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