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Skanderborg

Skanderborg had 66,352 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 307,806 per person in 2024, 12% above the regional average. 65% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 12% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 12% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 746 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
66,352residents1 January 2026
DKK 307,806disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
65%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
13%green within 500 maverage
Skanderborg · Central Denmark RegionSkanderborg highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Skanderborg highlighted

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

All 25 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
Adslev47718%20%43.672%15%33%5
Alling29324%23%43.069%27%12%1
Blegind8667%33%33.381%22%6%1
Dover2,08216%30%37.071%27%6%3
Fruering2,40414%27%38.174%12%43%2
Galten5,44423%23%43.163%10%5%62
Gammel Rye2,18617%28%40.068%24%––
Hylke82119%24%41.269%13%37%16
Hørning8,18319%26%40.166%12%7%70
Låsby2,55017%25%40.568%7%11%36
Mesing33919%22%42.272%11%10%10
Ovsted1,20620%20%43.768%9%6%12
Ry6,92024%27%42.663%23%8%56
Sjelle45917%21%42.474%12%2%3
Skanderborg16,72723%21%43.661%15%18%68
Skivholme1,32913%27%37.772%10%4%22
Skjørring37719%20%43.969%12%4%5
Skovby4,21514%30%36.873%15%7%52
Stilling4,21519%25%41.069%16%6%12
Stjær1,17217%27%40.170%16%11%20
Storring58420%24%42.065%12%10%4
Tulstrup86719%27%40.767%20%12%5
Tåning27429%17%47.664%11%33%0
Veng1,16115%22%40.572%11%43%2
Vitved99023%26%41.964%15%10%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.

25%
aged under 18
10%
aged 18–29
26%
aged 30–49
20%
aged 50–64
20%
aged 65 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201659,481
201760,401
201861,158
201961,974
202062,678
202163,390
202264,318
202365,138
202465,205
202565,760
202666,352

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 307,806
average disposable income per person
66%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.7%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.1%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary22%
Upper secondary (general)7%
Vocational30%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor20%
Master’s and PhD15%

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.

27,753 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner65%
Rented34%
Social housing (almene boliger)12%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses58%
Terraced and semi-detached houses21%
Flats20%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19006%
1900–193912%
1940–19596%
1960–197932%
1980–199916%
2000–200912%
2010 or later17%
508cars per 1,000 residents2026
291summer housesholiday homes
159residents per km²416.9 km²

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

Everyday life.

45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% 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 Skanderborg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Skanderborg Slotskirke
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Skanderborg Slotskirke
Photo: user:Nico-dk / Nils Jepsen · CC BY 3.0
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SkanderborgKultur
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SkanderborgKultur
Photo: Niels Elgaard Larsen - User: (WT-shared) Elgaard at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0
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TroldkvindenBagfra
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TroldkvindenBagfra
Photo: Beethoven9 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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