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Syddjurs

Syddjurs had 44,394 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 271,971 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 66% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 11% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 6.0% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 706 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
44,394residents1 January 2026
DKK 271,971disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
66%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
22%green within 500 maverage
Syddjurs · Central Denmark RegionSyddjurs highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Central Denmark Region with Syddjurs highlighted

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

All 30 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
Agri52027%16%48.263%9%63%4
Bregnet5,67326%21%44.859%14%43%19
Ebeltoft-Dråby-Handrup8,92342%13%54.546%9%16%111
Egens17524%19%45.467%12%12%6
Feldballe92520%22%43.265%14%20%11
Fuglslev28645%9%56.044%7%31%0
Halling22120%21%42.868%8%4%3
Helgenæs47347%11%56.950%16%5%0
Hornslet7,46821%24%42.064%11%18%85
Hvilsager56424%17%46.867%5%1%0
Hyllested34728%16%48.257%10%17%0
Knebel86234%18%50.155%15%16%16
Koed42821%21%42.866%6%11%0
Kolind-Ebdrup-Skarresø2,50228%21%45.359%5%36%33
Krogsbæk34419%22%42.768%10%––
Lime53616%23%40.569%4%1%8
Marie Magdalene3,83619%22%41.361%6%35%22
Mygind10417%23%42.871%7%2%1
Mørke2,24319%24%41.465%9%11%20
Nimtofte-Tøstrup1,05721%17%45.164%4%11%6
Nødager67117%22%42.166%6%9%0
Rolsø54227%21%45.760%9%––
Rosmus79123%19%44.758%5%27%1
Skader18316%20%41.470%11%7%0
Skørring25928%22%45.759%8%22%9
Søby33318%22%42.170%9%6%3
Thorsager2,11124%23%43.364%10%11%10
Tirstrup63726%15%48.857%3%2%5
Tved76838%12%52.956%10%7%2
Vistoft52732%19%48.856%17%25%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.

19%
aged under 18
9%
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

201641,889
201742,021
201842,468
201942,768
202042,962
202143,168
202243,596
202344,207
202444,076
202544,101
202644,394

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 271,971
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.2%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.7%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary24%
Upper secondary (general)7%
Vocational34%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor19%
Master’s and PhD9%

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.

20,357 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner66%
Rented33%
Social housing (almene boliger)11%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses64%
Terraced and semi-detached houses17%
Flats12%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other6%

Year built

Before 190010%
1900–193917%
1940–19597%
1960–197926%
1980–199918%
2000–200911%
2010 or later13%
550cars per 1,000 residents2026
9,299summer housesholiday homes
64residents per km²690.2 km²

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

Everyday life.

46 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 22% 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 Syddjurs, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Gjerrildbanen21NimtofteCamping
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Gjerrildbanen21NimtofteCamping
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8581 Nimtofte, Denmark
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8581 Nimtofte, Denmark
Photo: Henrik Nørgaard · CC BY 3.0
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Piraten - Danmarks største og hurtigste rutschebane Djurs Sommerland
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Piraten - Danmarks største og hurtigste rutschebane Djurs Sommerland
Photo: Djurssommerlanddk · CC BY-SA 4.0
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