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North Denmark Region

North Denmark Region had 593,114 residents on 1 January 2026, in 11 municipalities. Average disposable income was DKK 261,912 per person in 2024, 9% below the national average. A detached house sold for DKK 1.85m on average in 2025. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2016.

Region · Code 081 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
593,114residents1 January 2026
DKK 261,912disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
52%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
14%green within 500 maverage
North Denmark Region by municipality
Map of North Denmark Region: Average disposable income per person, 2024
<DKK 230kDKK 340k+
Average disposable income per person, 2024

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

All 11 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsIncomeOwner-occupiedSocial housing65+UnemploymentPer km²Cars per 1,000Green 500 mServices 15 min
Aalborg226,033DKK 266,93539%25%19%3.5%19944615%111
Brønderslev36,529DKK 255,60060%13%24%2.6%585499%29
Frederikshavn57,523DKK 258,89054%24%30%3.3%8851217%38
Hjørring62,979DKK 255,91758%13%27%2.7%6858111%35
Jammerbugt37,998DKK 254,53867%9%27%2.6%4457511%14
Læsø1,683DKK 240,55473%7%44%4.5%1452723%8
Mariagerfjord41,541DKK 262,21658%10%26%2.7%5856317%25
Morsø19,344DKK 246,62362%11%29%2.2%538857%4
Rebild31,280DKK 291,87968%6%21%2.2%5058111%27
Thisted42,572DKK 252,93463%10%27%2.1%4053519%35
Vesthimmerlands35,632DKK 253,23060%11%27%2.6%4656711%35

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 Denmark.

18%
aged under 18
15%
aged 18–29
23%
aged 30–49
20%
aged 50–64
24%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016585,499
2017587,335
2018589,148
2019589,755
2020589,936
2021590,439
2022591,740
2023594,634
2024593,135
2025592,768
2026593,114

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 261,912
average disposable income per person
59%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.6%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.0%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary27%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational34%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor17%
Master’s and PhD8%

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.

294,876 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner52%
Rented47%
Social housing (almene boliger)18%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses53%
Terraced and semi-detached houses14%
Flats30%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19006%
1900–193920%
1940–195912%
1960–197929%
1980–199914%
2000–20097%
2010 or later12%
525cars per 1,000 residents2026
36,558summer housesholiday homes
75residents per km²7,884.7 km²

Average price of a detached house

2021DKK 1.76m
2022DKK 1.70m
2023DKK 1.69m
2024DKK 1.77m
2025DKK 1.85m

The average price covers detached houses sold on the open market during the year and depends on which houses happened to be sold.

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

Everyday life.

62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% 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 North Denmark Region, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Budolfi Kirke i Aalborg, 29 april 2006, billede 70
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Budolfi Kirke i Aalborg, 29 april 2006, billede 70
Photo: Västgöten · CC BY-SA 3.0
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BudolfiKirke-Aalborg-2
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BudolfiKirke-Aalborg-2
Photo: Edam66 at da.wikipedia · Public domain
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Aalborg Stenhus01
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Aalborg Stenhus01
Photo: Dr. Jost Hindersmann Krimidoedel · CC BY 3.0
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Municipalities.