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Copenhagen

Copenhagen had 671,714 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 295,836 per person in 2024, 8% below the regional average. 20% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 19% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 14% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 101 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
671,714residents1 January 2026
DKK 295,836disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
20%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
12%green within 500 maverage
Copenhagen · Capital Region of DenmarkCopenhagen highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Copenhagen highlighted

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

All 57 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
Aalholm8,21413%19%37.970%25%14%200
Advents8,33713%16%38.471%28%5%185
Aldersro8,40313%16%36.367%25%––
Allehelgens16,51410%15%36.471%28%9%400
Anna7,5997%18%34.674%34%17%696
Ansgarkirkens10,0399%14%35.869%23%13%629
Bellahøj-Utterslev13,64314%21%38.362%21%24%207
Bethlehem2,92716%14%39.760%26%7%962
Bispebjerg10,50214%15%39.860%18%12%214
Blågårdens11,7859%18%35.570%29%––
Brønshøj9,59414%22%38.171%29%7%114
Christians7,51015%13%39.666%29%11%894
Davids6,01411%12%36.973%31%4%456
Emdrup4,90618%17%41.059%24%26%139
Filips11,8879%14%36.774%22%4%304
Fredens-Nazaret4,65314%14%39.670%30%13%565
Frederiks3,66717%11%41.366%34%––
Garnisons3,37117%12%42.066%31%4%905
Grøndals8,88715%19%38.870%25%9%212
Hans Egedes11,4549%16%36.475%38%2%381
Helligånds5,96611%10%38.568%33%1%1,156
Holmens2,96217%12%42.169%32%3%1,106
Husum10,67115%21%39.864%22%6%133
Husumvold9,74814%21%38.061%14%32%169
Hyltebjerg10,27015%14%39.869%23%––
Højdevangs13,38013%19%38.367%21%6%269
Islands Brygge Sogn18,03511%20%37.473%36%––
Kapernaums11,2575%13%33.074%31%5%444
Kastels7,15417%16%41.765%35%26%367
Kildevælds11,00211%14%37.070%28%10%341
Kingo-Samuel22,3097%14%34.169%26%13%529
Lundehus7,35517%18%40.258%20%29%218
Nathanaels8,1749%15%36.371%25%5%460
Rosenvænget15,68811%18%37.973%35%––
Sankt Jakobs12,99016%16%40.866%29%19%460
Sankt Pauls4,60617%10%39.760%25%23%733
Sankt Stefans12,7307%15%34.172%30%––
Simeon-Sankt Johannes19,18811%16%36.967%29%8%615
Simon Peters11,26312%20%37.470%23%7%155
Sions10,95219%16%41.961%29%2%384
Solvang12,64715%20%38.960%17%27%191
Sundby19,87510%12%36.464%19%4%406
Sundkirkens8,17213%20%38.671%28%7%278
Sydhavn35,1158%15%36.072%30%––
Tagensbo8,6477%13%34.070%26%16%345
Timotheus11,29912%19%37.470%24%3%264
Tingbjerg7,31811%25%34.656%11%40%167
Trinitatis3,88911%12%37.170%30%13%1,135
Valby12,7958%16%35.575%31%––
Valby Søndre29,4659%19%34.670%23%––
Vanløse11,82814%21%38.967%24%10%328
Vesterbro46,8127%17%35.873%31%––
Vigerslev7,63112%19%37.266%18%14%148
Vor Frelsers15,27817%14%40.263%27%14%665
Vor Frue8,40913%13%38.568%31%8%1,153
Ørestad Sogn26,3674%19%31.975%29%––
Østervold6,84715%17%39.869%39%––

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.

17%
aged under 18
25%
aged 18–29
32%
aged 30–49
16%
aged 50–64
11%
aged 65 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016591,481
2017602,481
2018613,288
2019623,404
2020632,340
2021638,117
2022644,431
2023653,664
2024659,350
2025667,099
2026671,714

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 295,836
average disposable income per person
69%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
3.1%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.7%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary15%
Upper secondary (general)15%
Vocational14%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor24%
Master’s and PhD27%

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.

331,766 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner20%
Rented79%
Social housing (almene boliger)19%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)29%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses4%
Terraced and semi-detached houses3%
Flats90%
Student halls and care homes3%
Other0%

Year built

Before 190014%
1900–193943%
1940–195912%
1960–197910%
1980–19995%
2000–20094%
2010 or later13%
259cars per 1,000 residents2026
6,875summer housesholiday homes
7,390residents per km²90.9 km²

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

Everyday life.

413 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 12% 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 Copenhagen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kbh Graabroedretorv
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Kbh Graabroedretorv
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Gråbrødretorv 1-9 København
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Gråbrødretorv 1-9 København
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Gråbrødretorv København
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Gråbrødretorv København
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