Blågårdens parish

Blågårdens parish (Copenhagen) had 11,785 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 35.5. 70% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, in line with the municipal average. The population has fallen by 3.8% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 9161 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

11,785residents1 January 2026

35.5years, average age1 January 2026

70%in workresidents aged 15+

9%aged 65+DST

CopenhagenThe municipality the parish is in

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 Copenhagen.

18%

aged under 18

25%

aged 18–29

34%

aged 30–49

15%

aged 50–64

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

182births2025

31deaths2025

1,609moved in2025

1,864moved out2025

Population on 1 January

201612,250

201712,210

201812,148

201912,173

202012,062

202111,947

202211,840

202311,881

202411,838

202511,795

202611,785

Parishes (sogne) are the smallest fixed areas for which Statistics Denmark publishes population figures. Parish boundaries cannot be downloaded as open data without registering, so the map shows the municipality with the parish church marked.

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.

70%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

4.1%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary16%

Upper secondary (general)16%

Vocational10%

Short-cycle higher3%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor25%

Master’s and PhD29%

9,967employed residents2025

7,496people working here2025

6,132commute out2025

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.