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Skanderborg parish

Skanderborg parish (Skanderborg) had 16,727 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 43.6. 61% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 8% below the municipal average. From the parish church, 68 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 8.1% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 9166 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
16,727residents1 January 2026
43.6years, average age1 January 2026
61%in workresidents aged 15+
18%green within 500 maverage
SkanderborgThe dot marks the parish church
Map of Skanderborg

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 Skanderborg.

21%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
23%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
158births2025
187deaths2025
1,190moved in2025
1,141moved out2025

Population on 1 January

201615,477
201715,716
201815,808
201915,837
202016,124
202116,173
202216,493
202316,546
202416,577
202516,736
202616,727

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.

61%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.7%
of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary24%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational28%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor19%
Master’s and PhD15%
13,875employed residents2025
15,839people working here2025
5,513commute 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.

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

Everyday life.

68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of the parish church; 18% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors1
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs5
Restaurants4
Parks7
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches9
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries1
Nurseries1
Bus stops17
Light rail and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1.9 kmto the nearest stationrail, light rail or metro

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. Within one kilometre.

The parish and its neighbours.

Skanderborg and the nearest parishes in Skanderborg, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

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
Skanderborg16,72723%21%43.661%15%18%68

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

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