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Ikast-Brande

Ikast-Brande had 43,305 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 265,794 per person in 2024, 3% below the regional average. 58% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 14% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 6.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 756 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
43,305residents1 January 2026
DKK 265,794disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
58%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
11%green within 500 maverage
Ikast-Brande · Central Denmark RegionIkast-Brande highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Ikast-Brande highlighted

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

All 16 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
Blåhøj74420%19%42.566%3%9%1
Bording3,22223%21%43.861%3%16%4
Brande8,27323%21%43.862%6%9%47
Christianshede36218%19%41.965%5%7%0
Ejstrup2,46927%18%45.863%3%15%20
Engesvang3,06918%24%41.066%6%36%22
Faurholt1,11816%25%40.072%4%32%1
Fonnesbæk5,46919%23%41.866%7%4%63
Gludsted55518%23%40.771%4%15%7
Hampen56015%20%41.065%3%23%7
Ikast11,62423%20%43.054%5%3%58
Isenvad1,28713%21%39.258%4%29%9
Klovborg97624%19%44.759%4%9%6
Nørre Snede2,48626%19%45.358%6%13%28
Skærlund15824%13%48.178%2%17%0
Uhre54116%23%39.274%5%25%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.

21%
aged under 18
13%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
20%
aged 50–64
22%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201640,798
201740,981
201841,191
201941,282
202041,369
202141,473
202241,885
202342,540
202442,737
202543,009
202643,305

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 265,794
average disposable income per person
61%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.2%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.3%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary31%
Upper secondary (general)7%
Vocational36%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor14%
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.

19,247 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner58%
Rented41%
Social housing (almene boliger)14%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses63%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats20%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19002%
1900–193914%
1940–195911%
1960–197934%
1980–199919%
2000–20098%
2010 or later12%
569cars per 1,000 residents2026
273summer housesholiday homes
59residents per km²733.5 km²

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

Everyday life.

38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 11% 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 Ikast-Brande, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ikast Kirke (1)
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Ikast Kirke (1)
Photo: Hubertus · CC BY 2.5
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Ikast Kirke (2)
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Ikast Kirke (2)
Photo: Hubertus · CC BY 2.5
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Ikast kirke
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Ikast kirke
Photo: Bococo · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Central Denmark Region.