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Lemvig

Lemvig had 18,596 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 273,175 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 64% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 8% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 8.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 665 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
18,596residents1 January 2026
DKK 273,175disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
64%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
10%green within 500 maverage
Lemvig · Central Denmark RegionLemvig highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Lemvig highlighted

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

All 21 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
Bøvling85429%15%48.159%3%8%0
Dybe16931%15%50.554%5%7%0
Engbjerg3735%11%53.570%6%31%0
Fabjerg46120%18%44.466%5%8%2
Ferring8649%9%57.944%10%12%4
Fjaltring18645%9%55.348%13%5%5
Flynder75727%21%45.563%2%14%1
Gudum72921%20%42.967%4%20%2
Harboøre1,50532%15%50.356%3%20%13
Hove43629%13%49.860%2%––
Hygum19727%19%44.064%4%0%1
Lemvig Sogn5,04734%15%50.651%5%––
Lomborg-Rom91522%19%44.073%2%5%5
Møborg60818%19%42.569%4%2%0
Nees32327%17%46.762%2%8%0
Nørlem1,96331%20%47.060%7%14%41
Nørre Nissum1,25723%21%42.661%6%3%8
Ramme71530%17%48.157%2%5%6
Thyborøn1,71932%14%50.257%1%11%43
Tørring37935%10%52.457%3%3%0
Vandborg21333%10%50.562%5%3%0

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.

16%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
20%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 50–64
30%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201620,399
201720,291
201820,133
201919,998
202019,722
202119,607
202219,398
202319,371
202419,110
202518,800
202618,596

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 273,175
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.6%
of the labour force are unemployed
1.8%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational39%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor15%
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.

9,145 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner64%
Rented35%
Social housing (almene boliger)8%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses71%
Terraced and semi-detached houses11%
Flats15%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other2%

Year built

Before 19008%
1900–193923%
1940–195913%
1960–197935%
1980–199914%
2000–20095%
2010 or later2%
567cars per 1,000 residents2026
2,466summer housesholiday homes
37residents per km²509.4 km²

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

Everyday life.

15 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 Lemvig, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vesterhus 2012-09-04 13-45-33
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Vesterhus 2012-09-04 13-45-33
Photo: PaulWenzel · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Banegårdsstien
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Banegårdsstien
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kystdirektoratet
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Kystdirektoratet
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Central Denmark Region.