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Randers

Randers had 100,564 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 256,955 per person in 2024, 7% below 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 3.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 730 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
100,564residents1 January 2026
DKK 256,955disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
49%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
12%green within 500 maverage
Randers · Central Denmark RegionRanders highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Randers highlighted

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

All 54 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
Albæk40723%17%46.167%5%15%6
Asferg95523%19%45.364%3%0%8
Borup42822%20%43.665%5%3%4
Dalbyneder9318%18%45.556%9%7%0
Dalbyover28822%16%45.356%4%1%1
Dronningborg4,50927%18%46.555%6%20%48
Enghøj7,53522%22%43.161%5%25%39
Enslev28519%19%43.468%3%4%1
Essenbæk4,16521%25%42.265%7%11%31
Fårup1,13124%20%44.462%4%2%15
Gassum84517%20%43.268%2%2%2
Gimming1,49612%30%37.277%9%8%0
Gjerlev92326%20%45.453%2%3%7
Grensten2,85317%29%38.771%9%4%0
Hald57219%19%43.364%2%1%3
Harridslev1,62422%24%41.864%4%3%19
Haslund1,42921%18%44.169%5%3%28
Helstrup25723%17%44.568%5%8%0
Hornbæk4,01623%24%43.066%13%35%52
Hørning53515%24%39.271%7%2%2
Kastbjerg20021%18%44.264%4%16%0
Kousted19923%21%42.766%5%1%0
Kristrup9,92921%22%42.663%6%6%79
Kærby13919%17%42.272%3%2%2
Langå3,04625%20%45.157%10%6%22
Lem28222%15%46.166%2%0%0
Linde87019%21%42.866%4%0%0
Læsten17920%16%44.773%6%15%1
Mellerup53626%21%45.860%5%6%9
Nørbæk21912%20%39.867%6%3%0
Råby43125%15%45.256%4%5%1
Råsted54524%18%44.359%3%6%1
Sankt Andreas5,50720%22%41.246%3%10%98
Sankt Clemens9,24623%17%44.054%6%15%122
Sankt Mortens8,65123%10%44.650%6%8%180
Sankt Peders7,87818%13%41.755%5%10%179
Spentrup2,64322%22%43.165%3%13%28
Støvring24227%15%48.471%5%4%0
Sødring31333%11%50.253%2%40%2
Sønderbæk28616%18%44.168%3%23%2
Torup16821%19%44.673%10%11%0
Tvede22821%12%46.963%3%35%1
Tånum40820%20%43.663%10%3%0
Udbyneder1,24522%18%44.657%3%1%2
Virring95722%19%44.966%5%30%1
Vorup7,12624%19%44.061%6%––
Værum39023%20%44.264%2%16%8
Ålum57325%16%46.869%8%17%2
Årslev16923%19%45.064%4%2%0
Ølst39718%21%42.369%7%17%0
Ørum46922%21%43.568%8%4%0
Øster Bjerregrav1,30425%20%44.863%5%1%18
Øster Tørslev1,13925%20%45.260%3%9%13
Øster Velling29018%24%42.161%7%2%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.

19%
aged under 18
14%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
22%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201697,520
201798,118
201898,265
201997,909
202097,805
202198,190
202298,988
202399,931
202499,974
2025100,356
2026100,564

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 256,955
average disposable income per person
59%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.7%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.1%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary27%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational36%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor16%
Master’s and PhD6%

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.

49,688 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 farmhouses46%
Terraced and semi-detached houses13%
Flats40%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19007%
1900–193920%
1940–195914%
1960–197930%
1980–199911%
2000–20097%
2010 or later11%
500cars per 1,000 residents2026
229summer housesholiday homes
134residents per km²747.8 km²

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

Everyday life.

70 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 12% 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 Randers, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Randers Old Town Hall
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Randers Old Town Hall
Photo: Necz0r · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Houmeden 2-4, Randers 01
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Houmeden 2-4, Randers 01
Photo: Gachepi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Broedregade 24+26
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Broedregade 24+26
Photo: Rene Jensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Central Denmark Region.