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Ringkøbing-Skjern

Ringkøbing-Skjern had 55,405 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 270,125 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 62% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 12% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 3.0% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 760 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
55,405residents1 January 2026
DKK 270,125disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
62%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
16%green within 500 maverage
Ringkøbing-Skjern · Central Denmark RegionRingkøbing-Skjern highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Ringkøbing-Skjern highlighted

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

All 45 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
Brejning1,98524%21%44.064%2%10%6
Bølling32420%22%43.166%2%6%2
Dejbjerg42621%23%43.677%6%15%7
Egvad28611%23%38.478%4%12%3
Faster88916%22%40.370%2%7%1
Finderup30616%21%41.070%1%18%7
Fjelstervang68016%24%39.471%2%13%6
Gammel18729%21%44.167%2%40%3
Hanning50011%20%39.070%6%5%2
Haurvig20449%9%57.649%5%23%2
Hee84917%20%42.067%4%5%5
Hemmet51825%17%46.560%2%15%5
Herborg1,15524%24%42.963%3%7%2
Hoven49420%14%45.263%3%37%2
Hover41921%25%41.070%5%51%1
Hvide Sande1,06830%17%47.858%5%––
Lem1,44125%19%45.960%3%8%26
Lyne52920%20%42.167%1%8%9
Lyngvig1,86427%19%46.863%2%35%9
Lønborg75820%17%43.464%3%30%0
No60017%24%41.272%3%18%0
Ny1,06430%17%47.062%4%7%14
Nørre Bork38533%12%51.856%1%7%9
Nørre Vium63312%23%38.376%4%43%0
Rindum4,39626%21%44.661%6%23%66
Ringkøbing4,80035%15%50.653%7%4%83
Skjern8,07626%19%45.460%4%24%85
Stadil41425%19%44.868%7%32%0
Stauning69626%16%47.265%4%10%11
Sædding50920%24%40.663%4%8%8
Sønder Bork39021%16%44.866%5%3%5
Sønder Borris1,39820%22%40.566%4%––
Sønder Lem72618%22%41.673%5%––
Sønder Vium41415%18%42.968%2%14%1
Tarm4,15030%17%47.556%3%9%46
Tim1,20926%21%44.461%3%17%0
Torsted33322%16%44.870%5%60%2
Troldhede72520%22%41.663%2%7%3
Vedersø37027%28%44.050%6%7%4
Velling1,39428%18%45.963%9%35%14
Videbæk3,91931%18%47.958%2%13%40
Vorgod1,72618%25%39.971%4%7%12
Væggerskilde31211%26%38.782%2%13%1
Ådum68117%20%41.868%2%14%9
Ølstrup51316%20%38.971%4%21%6

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
12%
aged 18–29
22%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
25%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201657,139
201757,022
201857,005
201956,930
202056,594
202156,182
202256,203
202356,348
202456,218
202555,582
202655,405

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 270,125
average disposable income per person
62%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.4%
of the labour force are unemployed
1.6%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational38%
Short-cycle higher5%
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.

25,723 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner62%
Rented37%
Social housing (almene boliger)12%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses68%
Terraced and semi-detached houses17%
Flats12%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other2%

Year built

Before 19005%
1900–193919%
1940–195912%
1960–197931%
1980–199918%
2000–20098%
2010 or later7%
569cars per 1,000 residents2026
10,581summer housesholiday homes
38residents per km²1,474.5 km²

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

Everyday life.

37 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% 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

Other municipalities in Central Denmark Region.