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Holstebro

Holstebro had 59,324 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 269,279 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 57% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 19% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 2.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 661 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
59,324residents1 January 2026
DKK 269,279disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
57%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
10%green within 500 maverage
Holstebro · Central Denmark RegionHolstebro highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Holstebro highlighted

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

All 29 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
Borbjerg1,97618%24%40.570%3%22%4
Bur31525%14%46.863%2%34%0
Ejsing81826%18%45.666%3%10%8
Ellebæk5,36121%22%43.063%5%12%55
Gørding13021%17%44.668%4%0%1
Handbjerg42427%13%48.562%3%1%2
Herrup62120%18%43.265%4%2%0
Hogager26226%17%46.267%5%10%1
Holstebro11,60326%15%45.259%6%2%113
Husby24745%10%55.548%10%59%5
Idom-Råsted98422%22%43.370%9%5%12
Madum23921%8%42.053%7%32%0
Mejdal4,71318%31%38.069%9%34%33
Mejrup5,51618%28%39.070%8%9%36
Måbjerg3,24222%22%42.763%5%16%33
Naur95016%28%38.775%5%8%0
Nørre Felding1,28321%23%42.368%6%11%8
Nørrelands7,78119%17%40.554%3%4%153
Ryde54422%23%42.067%4%6%3
Sahl38620%21%42.375%6%10%1
Sevel93827%21%44.861%3%14%11
Sir31729%22%44.355%5%1%0
Staby62221%19%44.367%4%13%7
Sønder Nissum68641%9%56.250%4%13%8
Trandum41422%18%44.570%3%31%0
Tvis1,77016%28%38.471%5%8%14
Ulfborg2,38332%18%48.556%2%3%2
Vemb1,40130%17%47.254%3%18%17
Vinderup3,33929%18%47.657%2%5%27

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
14%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
19%
aged 50–64
23%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201657,661
201758,125
201858,418
201958,504
202058,591
202158,662
202258,553
202358,978
202459,016
202559,201
202659,324

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 269,279
average disposable income per person
62%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.4%
of the labour force are unemployed
1.8%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary28%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational35%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor18%
Master’s and PhD5%

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.

27,890 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner57%
Rented43%
Social housing (almene boliger)19%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses54%
Terraced and semi-detached houses20%
Flats25%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19003%
1900–193915%
1940–195912%
1960–197933%
1980–199918%
2000–20098%
2010 or later11%
510cars per 1,000 residents2026
2,704summer housesholiday homes
75residents per km²793.1 km²

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

Everyday life.

58 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 Holstebro, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Holstebro 001
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Holstebro 001
Photo: Norton · Public domain
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HolstebroMusikteater
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HolstebroMusikteater
Photo: Frmir · CC BY-SA 4.0
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HolstebroStoreTorv
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HolstebroStoreTorv
Photo: Frmir · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Central Denmark Region.