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Norddjurs

Norddjurs had 36,477 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 249,494 per person in 2024, 9% below the regional average. 58% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 13% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 4.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 707 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
36,477residents1 January 2026
DKK 249,494disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
58%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
9%green within 500 maverage
Norddjurs · Central Denmark RegionNorddjurs highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Norddjurs highlighted

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

All 35 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
Anholt13136%17%52.757%11%73%11
Auning3,63728%21%45.460%2%11%29
Enslev22019%16%44.768%2%2%0
Estruplund27141%12%54.750%2%35%0
Fausing42522%15%45.967%4%8%0
Fjellerup64943%12%55.149%5%9%23
Ginnerup45823%17%45.667%3%8%0
Gjerrild58835%17%50.455%11%20%5
Gjesing68519%11%43.762%5%6%0
Glesborg98330%19%48.052%5%10%12
Grenaa13,04829%16%47.152%3%8%115
Hammelev25527%12%48.771%3%1%1
Hemmed86442%9%54.950%4%55%2
Hoed17523%17%46.753%4%11%2
Holbæk35723%15%45.361%6%3%2
Homå22122%14%48.367%3%2%0
Karlby8928%19%46.967%3%2%1
Kastbjerg23035%13%50.956%1%2%0
Lyngby-Albøge1,68123%17%45.360%3%4%3
Nørager69230%16%48.264%7%26%3
Rimsø27032%15%48.360%6%0%0
Stenvad47428%18%46.762%3%21%4
Udby19240%9%55.151%5%19%0
Veggerslev17624%17%44.365%2%14%1
Vejlby21119%22%41.371%4%0%1
Vejlby1,92623%19%44.460%2%0%1
Vester Alling13019%15%44.880%3%30%0
Villersø14921%23%44.656%2%1%1
Vivild1,10329%18%46.360%4%3%11
Voer19227%14%47.364%2%0%0
Voldby63418%21%42.369%3%1%2
Ålsø1,84330%18%47.755%5%3%1
Ørsted1,80328%13%49.353%2%7%15
Ørum1,21228%18%47.258%3%10%14
Øster Alling48514%21%41.575%4%8%2

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.

17%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
28%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201638,144
201738,099
201838,197
201937,680
202037,089
202136,943
202236,921
202336,978
202436,773
202536,658
202636,477

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 249,494
average disposable income per person
56%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.3%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.8%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary31%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational41%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor13%
Master’s and PhD3%

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.

18,442 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner58%
Rented41%
Social housing (almene boliger)13%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses62%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats18%
Student halls and care homes2%
Other3%

Year built

Before 190010%
1900–193921%
1940–195910%
1960–197930%
1980–199915%
2000–20096%
2010 or later8%
560cars per 1,000 residents2026
4,964summer housesholiday homes
51residents per km²721.0 km²

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

Everyday life.

47 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 9% 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 Norddjurs, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

GrenaaVestbanegårdRemisen
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GrenaaVestbanegårdRemisen
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Gjerrildbanen92Kornblomstvej
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Gjerrildbanen92Kornblomstvej
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Gjerrildbanen91Tulipanvej
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Gjerrildbanen91Tulipanvej
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Other municipalities in Central Denmark Region.