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Hedensted

Hedensted had 48,578 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 276,539 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 64% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 10% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 5.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 766 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
48,578residents1 January 2026
DKK 276,539disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
64%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
10%green within 500 maverage
Hedensted · Central Denmark RegionHedensted highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Hedensted highlighted

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

All 32 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
Aale90114%24%38.972%3%9%7
As66931%14%51.262%4%16%3
Barrit1,31520%16%44.666%3%12%12
Bjerre67215%23%40.970%5%9%1
Daugård1,39621%22%43.266%7%16%17
Glud1,71130%16%48.562%5%6%8
Hammer16013%21%40.472%6%0%0
Hedensted9,85222%21%43.165%6%5%62
Hjarnø10747%19%52.461%15%5%10
Hornborg76616%20%42.073%6%7%1
Hornum13118%14%45.277%4%7%1
Hvirring2,02721%21%42.469%4%5%0
Juelsminde3,04846%12%56.745%4%43%46
Klakring1,24528%17%47.861%4%2%0
Klejs36015%18%42.972%6%10%0
Korning66116%21%40.369%4%3%4
Langskov1,09016%26%39.471%5%9%8
Linnerup31614%17%40.962%3%24%2
Løsning4,46318%22%41.464%3%6%29
Nebsager1,85724%20%44.661%3%8%15
Rårup1,25718%18%43.868%4%12%10
Skjold52819%19%43.776%6%1%1
Stenderup83916%21%41.774%4%7%3
Store Dalby12419%27%40.369%6%6%3
Stouby1,65719%19%43.066%5%1%0
Tørring3,38424%21%43.762%3%17%28
Uldum1,63920%21%42.766%4%5%18
Urlev22515%20%40.171%5%16%3
Vrigsted28716%19%42.873%6%3%6
Ølsted1,17718%22%41.170%3%1%2
Ørum24919%17%45.872%7%17%3
Øster Snede2,19815%24%39.975%4%2%7

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 Central Denmark Region.

20%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
22%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201646,206
201746,524
201846,616
201946,747
202046,722
202146,773
202247,099
202347,609
202447,725
202548,167
202648,578

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 276,539
average disposable income per person
65%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.7%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.1%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary29%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational38%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor16%
Master’s and PhD4%

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.

21,682 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner64%
Rented35%
Social housing (almene boliger)10%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses72%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats10%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19009%
1900–193918%
1940–19596%
1960–197926%
1980–199916%
2000–200911%
2010 or later14%
620cars per 1,000 residents2026
2,148summer housesholiday homes
88residents per km²551.0 km²

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

Everyday life.

25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 10% 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 Hedensted, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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