Tårnby

Tårnby had 44,214 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 299,878 per person in 2024, 7% below the regional average. 49% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 37% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 3.2% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 185 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

44,214residents1 January 2026

DKK 299,878disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024

49%owner-occupiedof occupied homes

24%green within 500 maverage

Tårnby · Capital Region of DenmarkTårnby highlighted; the rest of the region in grey

Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Tårnby highlighted

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

All 4 parishes.

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

Parish	Residents	65+	Under 18	Avg. age	In work	Master’s level	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Kastrup	10,275	23%	17%	44.6	58%	7%	19%	184
Korsvejens	8,153	20%	20%	42.8	62%	9%	–	–
Skelgårds	14,766	16%	28%	39.0	70%	12%	33%	86
Tårnby	10,886	21%	21%	42.8	63%	11%	17%	163

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

12%

aged 18–29

27%

aged 30–49

20%

aged 50–64

19%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201642,860

201743,010

201843,063

201942,984

202042,989

202142,670

202242,723

202343,042

202443,915

202544,034

202644,214

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 299,878

average disposable income per person

64%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

2.0%

of the labour force are unemployed

2.3%

full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary26%

Upper secondary (general)9%

Vocational34%

Short-cycle higher5%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor15%

Master’s and PhD10%

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.

19,545 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner49%

Rented50%

Social housing (almene boliger)37%

Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses36%

Terraced and semi-detached houses9%

Flats54%

Student halls and care homes0%

Other1%

Year built

Before 19001%

1900–193910%

1940–195938%

1960–197932%

1980–199911%

2000–20094%

2010 or later5%

368cars per 1,000 residents2026

1,615summer housesholiday homes

669residents per km²66.1 km²

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

Everyday life.

137 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.

Around here.

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

Tårnby

All 4 parishes.

People.

Population on 1 January

Work, income and education.

Highest completed education

Homes.

Types of home

Year built

Everyday life.

Around here.

Other municipalities in Capital Region of Denmark.