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Struer

Struer had 20,122 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 254,689 per person in 2024, 7% below the regional average. 60% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 16% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 6.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 671 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
20,122residents1 January 2026
DKK 254,689disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
60%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
10%green within 500 maverage
Struer · Central Denmark RegionStruer highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Struer highlighted

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

All 13 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
Asp1,08425%23%43.465%3%15%9
Fousing29822%19%45.371%3%18%1
Gimsing2,11526%18%45.557%5%15%14
Hjerm1,66724%21%44.066%3%8%9
Humlum2,24532%16%49.757%5%4%2
Hvidbjerg-Lyngs Sogn1,84729%19%47.554%2%0%22
Jegindø38145%11%55.147%4%18%3
Resen1,16630%17%47.760%4%8%0
Struer7,74431%16%48.749%4%13%90
Søndbjerg-Odby Sogn59835%9%53.049%4%8%2
Vejrum53221%26%41.264%4%10%5
Venø17441%8%56.660%13%20%4
Ølby24825%19%46.069%3%2%2

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
11%
aged 18–29
20%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
30%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201621,474
201721,347
201821,270
201921,143
202021,036
202120,808
202220,802
202320,794
202420,594
202520,229
202620,122

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 254,689
average disposable income per person
55%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.2%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.5%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary32%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational37%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor16%
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.

9,967 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner60%
Rented39%
Social housing (almene boliger)16%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses63%
Terraced and semi-detached houses11%
Flats23%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19005%
1900–193922%
1940–195910%
1960–197934%
1980–199916%
2000–20097%
2010 or later6%
552cars per 1,000 residents2026
1,237summer housesholiday homes
82residents per km²246.2 km²

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

Everyday life.

40 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 10% 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 Struer, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

STRUER 2
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STRUER 2
Photo: Bococo · CC BY-SA 3.0
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STRUER kirke 1
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STRUER kirke 1
Photo: Bococo · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Struer Station 02
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Struer Station 02
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Central Denmark Region.