Sydhavn parish

Sydhavn parish (Copenhagen) had 35,115 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 36.0. 72% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 4% above the municipal average. The population has grown by 91% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 9165 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

35,115residents1 January 2026

36.0years, average age1 January 2026

72%in workresidents aged 15+

8%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

25%

aged 18–29

38%

aged 30–49

14%

aged 50–64

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

588births2025

122deaths2025

5,345moved in2025

6,134moved out2025

Population on 1 January

201618,374

201720,242

201822,320

201924,007

202026,419

202127,706

202233,029

202332,085

202432,967

202535,158

202635,115

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

3.3%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary14%

Upper secondary (general)14%

Vocational13%

Short-cycle higher5%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor23%

Master’s and PhD30%

30,594employed residents2025

31,390people working here2025

19,118commute 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.