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Hjørring

Hjørring had 62,979 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 255,917 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 58% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 13% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 3.7% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 860 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
62,979residents1 January 2026
DKK 255,917disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
58%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
11%green within 500 maverage
Hjørring · North Denmark RegionHjørring highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of North Denmark Region with Hjørring highlighted

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

All 40 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
Asdal74830%14%50.563%4%8%0
Astrup1,00623%20%44.265%3%19%9
Bindslev1,53027%16%47.458%2%1%4
Bistrup4,28222%23%42.262%5%9%23
Bjergby1,12425%21%44.464%6%11%0
Børglum69925%19%45.765%3%4%1
Em17714%19%41.373%2%9%0
Harritslev19222%19%44.369%5%1%0
Hirtshals5,29232%14%50.250%2%15%61
Horne88226%20%45.965%2%12%4
Hæstrup33820%22%42.573%3%11%0
Hørmested74122%20%43.762%3%21%1
Jelstrup51727%20%46.265%3%12%0
Lendum1,04418%21%42.163%3%7%4
Lyngby11649%3%62.351%13%2%1
Løkken-Furreby1,78544%12%55.549%7%3%56
Mosbjerg67826%16%47.159%3%20%1
Mygdal52424%16%45.465%5%11%0
Mårup61354%10%59.443%6%––
Rakkeby48420%21%42.968%3%1%2
Rubjerg28637%14%52.051%7%5%5
Sankt Catharinæ13,72725%16%45.454%6%––
Sankt Hans4,66823%23%43.065%7%6%94
Sankt Olai4,15224%23%43.365%5%4%95
Sejlstrup12820%19%45.568%7%7%0
Sindal3,19531%18%47.954%3%21%39
Skallerup48032%16%49.360%8%14%0
Sørig23038%12%54.156%5%13%0
Tolne44531%13%50.555%7%56%1
Tornby1,45132%17%49.060%7%15%8
Tversted77748%6%60.250%7%24%10
Tårs3,12127%19%46.259%3%7%23
Uggerby39730%12%50.755%3%18%0
Ugilt1,01420%18%43.466%4%11%1
Vejby17724%15%45.564%1%5%0
Vennebjerg41430%17%48.464%4%13%2
Vidstrup31926%14%47.964%2%11%0
Vrejlev1,48819%23%41.068%3%10%7
Vrensted56533%14%50.854%5%11%2
Vrå3,11723%23%42.857%4%15%32

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
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

201665,411
201765,307
201865,257
201964,665
202064,483
202164,155
202263,839
202363,998
202463,544
202563,311
202662,979

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 255,917
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.0%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.7%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary29%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational37%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor17%
Master’s and PhD5%

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.

31,272 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner58%
Rented41%
Social housing (almene boliger)13%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses63%
Terraced and semi-detached houses14%
Flats21%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other2%

Year built

Before 19007%
1900–193920%
1940–195913%
1960–197932%
1980–199915%
2000–20096%
2010 or later8%
581cars per 1,000 residents2026
6,399summer housesholiday homes
68residents per km²926.9 km²

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

Everyday life.

35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 11% 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 Hjørring, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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20050823 Hjoerring Kommune ubt
Photo: photo © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki… · CC BY 2.5
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Sankt Olai Kirke (Hjørring), den 30 april 2008, billede 9
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Sankt Olai Kirke (Hjørring), den 30 april 2008, billede 9
Photo: Västgöten · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sankt Olai Kirke (Hjørring), den 30 april 2008, billede 10
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Sankt Olai Kirke (Hjørring), den 30 april 2008, billede 10
Photo: Västgöten · CC BY-SA 3.0
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