Østervold parish

Østervold parish (Copenhagen) had 6,847 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 39.8. 69% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, in line with the municipal average. The population has fallen by 0.6% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 7040 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

6,847residents1 January 2026

39.8years, average age1 January 2026

69%in workresidents aged 15+

15%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.

17%

aged under 18

21%

aged 18–29

27%

aged 30–49

20%

aged 50–64

15%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

104births2025

25deaths2025

973moved in2025

1,020moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20166,890

20176,950

20186,957

20196,895

20206,941

20216,846

20226,842

20236,766

20246,797

20256,784

20266,847

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.

69%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

2.7%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary11%

Upper secondary (general)15%

Vocational8%

Short-cycle higher3%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor23%

Master’s and PhD39%

5,842employed residents2025

4,150people working here2025

3,581commute 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.