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Hvidovre

Hvidovre had 54,228 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 284,383 per person in 2024, 12% below the regional average. 38% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 39% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 2.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 167 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
54,228residents1 January 2026
DKK 284,383disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
38%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
14%green within 500 maverage
Hvidovre · Capital Region of DenmarkHvidovre highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Hvidovre highlighted

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

All 4 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
Avedøre16,22417%23%40.264%9%27%69
Hvidovre10,93116%18%40.266%13%13%118
Risbjerg11,73221%22%41.960%12%6%113
Strandmarks15,31919%23%41.164%15%6%85

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.

22%
aged under 18
14%
aged 18–29
28%
aged 30–49
19%
aged 50–64
18%
aged 65 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201652,831
201752,964
201853,282
201953,416
202053,527
202153,451
202253,267
202353,443
202453,760
202553,760
202654,228

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 284,383
average disposable income per person
63%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.2%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.8%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary25%
Upper secondary (general)10%
Vocational29%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor17%
Master’s and PhD12%

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.

24,475 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner38%
Rented61%
Social housing (almene boliger)39%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)10%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses28%
Terraced and semi-detached houses13%
Flats55%
Student halls and care homes3%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19000%
1900–19399%
1940–195932%
1960–197943%
1980–19999%
2000–20093%
2010 or later5%
612cars per 1,000 residents2026
490summer housesholiday homes
2,368residents per km²22.9 km²

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

Everyday life.

93 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% 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 Hvidovre, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

DSB MY 1135 with MS-lyntog
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DSB MY 1135 with MS-lyntog
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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DSB MS at Rødovre
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DSB MS at Rødovre
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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BR 185 333-9 at Rødovre
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BR 185 333-9 at Rødovre
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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