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Rudersdal

Rudersdal had 57,912 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 538,360 per person in 2024, 67% above the regional average. 63% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 16% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 3.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 230 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
57,912residents1 January 2026
DKK 538,360disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
63%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
24%green within 500 maverage
Rudersdal · Capital Region of DenmarkRudersdal highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Rudersdal highlighted

Sources: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); municipal and regional boundaries from OpenStreetMap

All 8 parishes.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ParishResidents65+Under 18Avg. ageIn workMaster’s levelGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Birkerød11,65922%23%43.263%28%12%114
Bistrup9,02923%23%43.362%30%12%35
Gammel Holte5,55825%22%44.562%24%40%36
Høsterkøb3,25418%22%42.265%31%62%9
Ny Holte6,54125%22%45.062%35%––
Nærum6,00227%18%46.055%24%27%82
Søllerød8,15622%22%42.763%37%29%46
Vedbæk7,62529%21%47.261%33%20%22

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 Capital Region of Denmark.

22%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
22%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
24%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201655,739
201756,133
201855,989
201956,509
202056,728
202157,024
202257,247
202357,193
202457,237
202557,342
202657,912

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.

DKK 538,360
average disposable income per person
62%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.7%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.2%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary16%
Upper secondary (general)11%
Vocational16%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor20%
Master’s and PhD30%

Disposable income is what is left for spending and saving once tax and interest have been paid. The figure is an average for everyone in the area in 2024.

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.

Source: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank)

Homes.

25,639 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner63%
Rented37%
Social housing (almene boliger)16%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses42%
Terraced and semi-detached houses17%
Flats38%
Student halls and care homes3%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19003%
1900–193912%
1940–195921%
1960–197940%
1980–199913%
2000–20094%
2010 or later8%
693cars per 1,000 residents2026
442summer housesholiday homes
789residents per km²73.4 km²

Source: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank)

Everyday life.

57 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

Shops and services are counted within 1.2 km in a straight line from the parish church, green space within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); municipal and regional boundaries from OpenStreetMap

Around here.

Photographs taken near Rudersdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Birkerød Kirke
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Birkerød Kirke
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BirkerødStation-5
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BirkerødStation-5
Photo: Thomas Christensen Thomaxz · CC BY-SA 2.5
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BirkerødStation-6
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BirkerødStation-6
Photo: Thomas Christensen Thomaxz · CC BY-SA 2.5
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