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Skive

Skive had 44,104 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 258,877 per person in 2024, 6% below the regional average. 57% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 15% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 5.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 779 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
44,104residents1 January 2026
DKK 258,877disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
57%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
9%green within 500 maverage
Skive · Central Denmark RegionSkive highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Skive highlighted

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

All 38 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
Balling1,29931%21%46.856%2%7%1
Brøndum-Hvidbjerg61621%19%43.467%4%2%0
Dommerby1,17128%19%45.962%5%5%1
Durup-Tøndering-Nautrup Sogn1,40325%22%44.860%3%9%14
Dølby17917%25%39.375%7%8%0
Egeris6,85526%18%45.156%4%17%65
Estvad-Rønbjerg70424%14%46.866%3%5%0
Fur73544%12%56.252%4%9%14
Fursund Sogn1,16431%12%50.256%2%––
Glyngøre1,44539%14%52.053%3%6%22
Grinderslev1,17229%19%46.461%3%2%7
Grønning19734%12%51.160%4%9%0
Hem69618%26%39.968%3%7%10
Hindborg949%26%37.375%4%2%0
Hjerk-Harre57825%16%46.6––8%4
Håsum19226%21%44.167%4%1%0
Højslev1,52725%21%44.364%4%8%3
Jebjerg-Lyby1,53528%18%47.157%2%13%15
Kobberup1,55120%25%41.669%5%––
Krejbjerg27027%14%48.768%3%1%3
Lem70326%17%47.958%3%6%7
Lihme62135%14%50.953%5%3%5
Lundø13556%6%60.548%6%5%2
Oddense74424%19%45.264%2%3%8
Otting8412%29%37.268%2%1%1
Ramsing52927%19%45.956%1%4%6
Resen3,15234%20%48.655%7%14%24
Roslev1,34829%19%47.755%2%6%30
Rybjerg17823%15%46.364%1%5%0
Rødding1,32929%16%48.657%3%3%11
Skive10,16025%14%45.658%5%7%120
Sæby12032%16%49.859%7%23%0
Thise34835%14%51.457%5%17%2
Vejby13317%20%41.662%3%3%1
Vile13937%13%53.154%5%8%0
Volling7714%23%39.367%8%0%8
Ørslevkloster97132%17%49.361%5%16%12
Ørum16526%15%48.061%4%6%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.

17%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
22%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
27%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201646,639
201746,540
201846,599
201946,224
202045,851
202145,425
202245,078
202345,069
202444,739
202544,328
202644,104

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 258,877
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.6%
of the labour force are unemployed
1.8%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%
Upper secondary (general)7%
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.

22,108 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner57%
Rented42%
Social housing (almene boliger)15%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses63%
Terraced and semi-detached houses12%
Flats24%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19007%
1900–193922%
1940–195913%
1960–197933%
1980–199915%
2000–20096%
2010 or later5%
551cars per 1,000 residents2026
3,404summer housesholiday homes
65residents per km²683.6 km²

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

Everyday life.

47 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 9% 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 Skive, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Skive - Vor Frue Kirke
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Skive - Vor Frue Kirke
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Skive Kirke1
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Skive Kirke1
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Skive Kirke2
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Skive Kirke2
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