Hørsholm

Hørsholm had 25,354 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 452,520 per person in 2024, 41% above the regional average. 59% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 20% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 1.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 223 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

25,354residents1 January 2026

DKK 452,520disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024

59%owner-occupiedof occupied homes

25%green within 500 maverage

Hørsholm · Capital Region of DenmarkHørsholm highlighted; the rest of the region in grey

Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Hørsholm 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
Hørsholm	12,363	30%	19%	47.6	58%	22%	34%	54
Kokkedal	6,119	33%	18%	49.2	55%	18%	13%	90
Rungsted	6,452	25%	23%	45.5	64%	35%	19%	59

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

aged 18–29

20%

aged 30–49

22%

aged 50–64

29%

aged 65 and over

11%

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201624,965

201724,977

201825,028

201925,007

202024,864

202124,917

202224,761

202324,715

202424,811

202525,168

202625,354

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 452,520

average disposable income per person

59%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

1.8%

of the labour force are unemployed

2.3%

full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary17%

Upper secondary (general)11%

Vocational21%

Short-cycle higher6%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor21%

Master’s and PhD24%

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.

11,836 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner59%

Rented40%

Social housing (almene boliger)20%

Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)7%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses35%

Terraced and semi-detached houses25%

Flats40%

Student halls and care homes0%

Other0%

Year built

Before 19003%

1900–193910%

1940–195912%

1960–197944%

1980–199920%

2000–20096%

2010 or later6%

614cars per 1,000 residents2026

33summer housesholiday homes

810residents per km²31.3 km²

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

Everyday life.

64 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% 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 Hørsholm, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hørsholm

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.