Valby parish

Valby parish (Copenhagen) had 12,795 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 35.5. 75% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 9% above the municipal average. The population has grown by 39% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 7024 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

12,795residents1 January 2026

35.5years, average age1 January 2026

75%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.

16%

aged under 18

26%

aged 18–29

36%

aged 30–49

14%

aged 50–64

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

234births2025

32deaths2025

2,808moved in2025

2,089moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20169,191

20179,388

20189,567

20199,550

20209,525

20219,590

202210,100

202311,313

202411,603

202511,717

202612,795

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.

75%

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)14%

Vocational13%

Short-cycle higher5%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor24%

Master’s and PhD31%

10,149employed residents2025

9,950people working here2025

6,927commute 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.