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Vallensbæk

Vallensbæk had 18,689 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 298,557 per person in 2024, 7% below the regional average. 61% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 7% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 21% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 187 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
18,689residents1 January 2026
DKK 298,557disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
61%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
22%green within 500 maverage
Vallensbæk · Capital Region of DenmarkVallensbæk highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Capital Region of Denmark with Vallensbæk highlighted

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.

23%
aged under 18
15%
aged 18–29
28%
aged 30–49
17%
aged 50–64
18%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201615,419
201715,705
201816,280
201916,654
202016,633
202116,515
202216,488
202317,031
202417,800
202518,322
202618,689

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 298,557
average disposable income per person
65%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.4%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.2%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary21%
Upper secondary (general)11%
Vocational28%
Short-cycle higher8%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor20%
Master’s and PhD12%

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.

7,324 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner61%
Rented39%
Social housing (almene boliger)7%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses28%
Terraced and semi-detached houses23%
Flats47%
Student halls and care homes2%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19001%
1900–19391%
1940–19593%
1960–197954%
1980–199911%
2000–200915%
2010 or later16%
380cars per 1,000 residents2026
12summer housesholiday homes
1,967residents per km²9.5 km²

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

Everyday life.

32 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 22% 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 Vallensbæk, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Brøndby Strand
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Brøndby Strand
Photo: misser13 · CC BY 3.0
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Evolocus Haplochromis
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Evolocus Haplochromis
Photo: Enessarigk · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Construction of Hovedstadens Letbane on Søndre Ringvej 02
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Construction of Hovedstadens Letbane on Søndre Ringvej 02
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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