Hvide Sande parish

Hvide Sande parish (Ringkøbing-Skjern) had 1,068 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 47.8. 58% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 6% below the municipal average. The population has fallen by 19% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 9172 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

1,068residents1 January 2026

47.8years, average age1 January 2026

58%in workresidents aged 15+

30%aged 65+DST

Ringkøbing-SkjernThe municipality the parish is in

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 Ringkøbing-Skjern.

17%

aged under 18

12%

aged 18–29

20%

aged 30–49

22%

aged 50–64

30%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

10births2025

12deaths2025

87moved in2025

119moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20161,315

20171,312

20181,295

20191,266

20201,221

20211,155

20221,134

20231,136

20241,134

20251,083

20261,068

Parishes (sogne) are the smallest fixed areas for which Statistics Denmark publishes population figures. Parish boundaries cannot be downloaded as open data without registering, so the map shows the municipality with the parish church marked.

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.

58%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

2.1%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%

Upper secondary (general)7%

Vocational40%

Short-cycle higher4%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor12%

Master’s and PhD5%

939employed residents2025

1,715people working here2025

252commute out2025

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.