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Aalborg

Aalborg had 226,033 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 266,935 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 39% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 25% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 7.5% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 851 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
226,033residents1 January 2026
DKK 266,935disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
39%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
15%green within 500 maverage
Aalborg · North Denmark RegionAalborg highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of North Denmark Region with Aalborg highlighted

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

All 57 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
Ajstrup2,04621%19%43.762%4%0%1
Ansgars8,30615%14%37.966%18%27%400
Bislev57723%19%44.165%9%4%3
Budolfi7,35211%6%35.268%17%5%443
Dall1,30723%25%42.662%7%20%7
Ejdrup24215%23%38.378%10%2%0
Ellidshøj71918%22%40.570%10%9%2
Farstrup94421%22%42.664%5%25%7
Ferslev91220%22%42.271%9%0%8
Frejlev3,65216%27%39.373%14%20%39
Gistrup3,93127%24%44.661%22%14%50
Godthåb2,38515%28%38.872%16%36%10
Gudumholm1,07716%20%41.971%7%6%9
Gunderup1,53719%21%42.369%12%2%1
Hals3,34644%11%55.945%5%17%35
Hammer1,12222%22%43.164%13%72%0
Hans Egedes11,48715%14%37.356%13%14%105
Hasseris11,92826%22%45.462%26%18%70
Horsens1,31016%24%39.969%9%2%5
Hou1,06247%10%56.742%5%5%12
Hvorup5,65322%20%43.057%9%33%7
Komdrup10233%9%52.162%2%0%1
Lillevorde35618%21%41.472%8%0%0
Lindholm10,29019%16%42.256%9%35%48
Lundby17816%24%41.267%7%46%0
Margrethe3,48819%21%40.860%14%18%109
Mou2,39034%14%50.953%6%12%12
Nibe4,27731%19%47.754%9%7%35
Nørholm95124%20%46.061%14%0%3
Nørre Kongerslev43222%19%43.761%3%1%3
Nørre Tranders12,99817%19%39.754%10%21%58
Nørresundby9,15120%12%42.359%12%4%179
Nøvling2,34720%24%42.367%15%24%5
Romdrup-Klarup5,92119%29%38.667%16%1%10
Rørdal29617%13%43.060%9%14%8
Sankt Markus11,20910%5%35.265%14%17%212
Sebber76131%18%47.560%9%53%0
Sejlflod89114%29%37.573%8%10%7
Skalborg8,89521%20%41.961%12%7%69
Store Ajstrup17029%19%44.963%8%42%1
Storvorde3,01723%23%43.163%8%0%17
Sulsted5,00720%26%40.966%11%42%0
Svenstrup6,08421%24%41.662%12%32%63
Sønder Kongerslev1,38323%19%44.759%4%––
Sønder Tranders14,40517%21%38.662%18%12%43
Sønderholm1,77916%25%39.775%11%2%5
Ulsted1,35922%18%45.159%3%4%14
Vadum3,13522%22%43.363%7%2%0
Vejgaard12,55616%20%39.561%15%7%118
Vester Hassing3,36921%22%42.665%8%1%19
Vesterkær3,75322%9%44.454%12%27%130
Vodskov5,07727%21%44.956%10%31%31
Vokslev1,97212%28%37.577%15%5%3
Volsted20716%23%41.976%13%20%0
Vor Frelsers6,9167%5%33.470%14%3%377
Vor Frue7,12611%6%35.465%16%7%457
Øster Hassing-Gåser2,45022%21%43.663%5%3%3

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 North Denmark Region.

18%
aged under 18
22%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
17%
aged 50–64
19%
aged 65 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016210,316
2017211,937
2018213,558
2019215,312
2020217,075
2021219,487
2022221,082
2023222,571
2024223,174
2025224,612
2026226,033

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 266,935
average disposable income per person
62%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
3.0%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.5%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary21%
Upper secondary (general)12%
Vocational27%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor20%
Master’s and PhD13%

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.

116,515 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner39%
Rented60%
Social housing (almene boliger)25%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses33%
Terraced and semi-detached houses14%
Flats50%
Student halls and care homes2%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19005%
1900–193917%
1940–195913%
1960–197927%
1980–199913%
2000–20097%
2010 or later17%
446cars per 1,000 residents2026
5,291summer housesholiday homes
199residents per km²1,137.7 km²

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

Everyday life.

111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 15% 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 Aalborg, 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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