Sankt Stefans parish

Sankt Stefans parish (Copenhagen) had 12,730 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 34.1. 72% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 5% above the municipal average. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 7051 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

12,730residents1 January 2026

34.1years, average age1 January 2026

72%in workresidents aged 15+

7%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.

15%

aged under 18

29%

aged 18–29

37%

aged 30–49

11%

aged 50–64

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

239births2025

57deaths2025

2,129moved in2025

2,414moved out2025

Population on 1 January

201612,721

201712,753

201813,013

201913,090

202013,011

202112,742

202212,596

202312,674

202412,710

202512,823

202612,730

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.

72%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

3.6%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary14%

Upper secondary (general)17%

Vocational10%

Short-cycle higher4%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor24%

Master’s and PhD30%

11,076employed residents2025

7,201people working here2025

7,234commute 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.