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Horsens

Horsens had 98,806 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 271,024 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 49% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 17% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 13% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 615 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
98,806residents1 January 2026
DKK 271,024disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
49%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
10%green within 500 maverage
Horsens · Central Denmark RegionHorsens highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Horsens highlighted

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

All 31 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
Brædstrup3,93532%18%48.252%4%9%52
Endelave14956%1%64.043%7%19%16
Føvling46114%21%41.976%6%4%0
Gangsted25017%18%43.370%5%5%3
Grædstrup81917%21%40.973%6%22%0
Hansted4,69715%27%37.766%8%25%34
Hatting3,00016%28%38.172%7%12%15
Kattrup36116%22%41.673%9%4%2
Klostersogn14,02819%14%41.558%7%––
Lundum26318%24%41.366%10%9%0
Nebel32814%18%41.575%7%––
Nim94013%24%39.072%10%5%8
Sønder Vissing1,07122%17%45.770%11%38%2
Sønderbro7,60024%13%45.152%4%7%136
Søvind1,61223%18%44.960%6%18%14
Tamdrup5,30413%28%36.173%11%20%1
Tolstrup2,74818%25%40.568%9%17%22
Torsted9,97016%26%39.768%7%9%50
Træden32523%24%42.165%11%29%1
Tyrsted12,61720%25%41.266%6%1%18
Tyrsting19518%26%39.572%4%2%0
Tønning62121%21%43.571%10%16%3
Underup28017%22%40.573%12%25%4
Uth83218%23%41.566%5%31%1
Vedslet50118%18%43.478%8%48%1
Voerladegård91816%22%42.071%13%––
Vor Frelsers12,21416%15%40.759%5%1%159
Vær6,43525%24%44.464%14%24%1
Yding43418%19%42.474%14%1%0
Ørridslev3,14019%24%41.266%8%2%0
Østbirk3,72720%24%41.368%8%6%31

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.

21%
aged under 18
14%
aged 18–29
27%
aged 30–49
19%
aged 50–64
19%
aged 65 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201687,736
201789,030
201889,598
201990,370
202090,966
202192,229
202294,443
202396,480
202497,392
202597,921
202698,806

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 271,024
average disposable income per person
63%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.2%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.7%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary26%
Upper secondary (general)9%
Vocational32%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor19%
Master’s and PhD7%

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.

46,279 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner49%
Rented50%
Social housing (almene boliger)17%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses48%
Terraced and semi-detached houses12%
Flats37%
Student halls and care homes3%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19008%
1900–193918%
1940–195910%
1960–197925%
1980–199912%
2000–20099%
2010 or later19%
556cars per 1,000 residents2026
277summer housesholiday homes
190residents per km²519.7 km²

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

Everyday life.

51 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 Horsens, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Horsens - Vor Frelser Kirke (1)
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Horsens - Vor Frelser Kirke (1)
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Horsens - Vor Frelser Kirke (2)
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Horsens - Vor Frelser Kirke (2)
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Ac horsens
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Ac horsens
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