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Samsø

Samsø had 3,617 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 248,849 per person in 2024, 10% below the regional average. 66% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 5% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 2.5% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 741 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
3,617residents1 January 2026
DKK 248,849disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
66%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
38%aged 65+DST
Samsø · Central Denmark RegionSamsø highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Samsø highlighted

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.

14%
aged under 18
6%
aged 18–29
17%
aged 30–49
24%
aged 50–64
38%
aged 65 and over
11%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20163,710
20173,724
20183,720
20193,684
20203,657
20213,682
20223,716
20233,775
20243,694
20253,656
20263,617

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 248,849
average disposable income per person
53%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.7%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.5%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary24%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational37%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor19%
Master’s and PhD7%

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.

1,945 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner66%
Rented34%
Social housing (almene boliger)5%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)1%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses75%
Terraced and semi-detached houses14%
Flats7%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other4%

Year built

Before 190028%
1900–193930%
1940–19599%
1960–197914%
1980–19998%
2000–20096%
2010 or later4%
533cars per 1,000 residents2026
925summer housesholiday homes
32residents per km²113.6 km²

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Samsø, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Tranebjerg kirke (Samsø)
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Tranebjerg kirke (Samsø)
Photo: Bococo · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tranebjerg Kirke (Samsø Kommune)
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Tranebjerg Kirke (Samsø Kommune)
Photo: Bob Collowan · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Museumsgården
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Museumsgården
Photo: Økomuseum Samsø · CC BY-SA 3.0
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