Ishøj

Ishøj had 24,685 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 248,266 per person in 2024, 23% below the regional average. 37% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 47% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 10% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 183 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

24,685residents1 January 2026

DKK 248,266disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024

37%owner-occupiedof occupied homes

10%green within 500 maverage

Ishøj · Capital Region of DenmarkIshøj highlighted; the rest of the region in grey

Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Ishøj highlighted

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

All 2 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
Ishøj	23,841	16%	21%	39.4	61%	7%	10%	24
Torslunde	844	20%	18%	44.1	67%	12%	4%	0

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

28%

aged 30–49

18%

aged 50–64

16%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201622,358

201722,719

201822,988

201922,946

202022,989

202123,131

202223,225

202323,457

202423,663

202524,365

202624,685

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 248,266

average disposable income per person

61%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

4.3%

of the labour force are unemployed

4.7%

full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%

Upper secondary (general)10%

Vocational28%

Short-cycle higher7%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor16%

Master’s and PhD7%

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.

10,072 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner37%

Rented62%

Social housing (almene boliger)47%

Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses18%

Terraced and semi-detached houses22%

Flats59%

Other1%

Year built

Before 19001%

1900–19391%

1940–19592%

1960–197974%

1980–19997%

2000–20094%

2010 or later10%

369cars per 1,000 residents2026

376summer housesholiday homes

932residents per km²26.5 km²

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

Everyday life.

23 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.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Ishøj, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ishøj

All 2 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.