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Jammerbugt

Jammerbugt had 37,998 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 254,538 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 67% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 9% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 1.2% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 849 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
37,998residents1 January 2026
DKK 254,538disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
67%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
11%green within 500 maverage
Jammerbugt · North Denmark RegionJammerbugt highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of North Denmark Region with Jammerbugt highlighted

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

All 28 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
Aaby7,16822%25%41.663%8%4%33
Alstrup7713%26%40.267%2%0%3
Bejstrup28925%23%44.164%2%7%1
Biersted3,71619%24%40.967%6%21%10
Brovst3,02029%19%46.751%3%1%12
Gjøl1,17427%19%47.064%9%1%6
Gøttrup47519%18%42.763%2%1%0
Haverslev55221%18%43.763%4%16%5
Hjortdal45126%16%46.759%11%55%7
Hune1,64455%5%62.642%7%29%16
Ingstrup63631%15%48.256%5%5%12
Jetsmark5,81226%18%46.655%3%18%18
Kettrup49621%19%43.567%4%1%0
Klim59124%20%44.461%3%8%7
Koldmose19033%9%50.669%5%2%0
Kollerup-Fjerritslev3,71433%16%49.353%3%0%0
Langeslund1,36024%19%44.358%2%1%6
Lerup14228%13%48.670%11%76%0
Saltum1,28534%16%50.151%5%10%25
Skræm30020%23%41.774%3%2%0
Torslev77626%14%47.761%2%1%2
Tranum73631%16%48.453%9%26%13
Vedsted1,13928%16%48.058%4%21%7
Vester Hjermitslev44125%15%46.955%5%2%6
Vester Torup56031%19%47.057%3%––
Vust9034%8%52.458%8%60%0
Øland48735%15%50.756%6%––
Øster Svenstrup66922%18%44.860%3%11%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 North Denmark Region.

19%
aged under 18
10%
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

201638,466
201738,581
201838,638
201938,460
202038,324
202138,175
202238,187
202338,364
202438,234
202537,954
202637,998

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 254,538
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.5%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.6%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary31%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational38%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor15%
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.

18,090 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner67%
Rented33%
Social housing (almene boliger)9%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses73%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats8%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other3%

Year built

Before 19006%
1900–193921%
1940–19599%
1960–197931%
1980–199916%
2000–20098%
2010 or later10%
575cars per 1,000 residents2026
8,679summer housesholiday homes
44residents per km²864.1 km²

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

Everyday life.

14 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 Jammerbugt, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Fjerritslev Kirke
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Fjerritslev Kirke
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Fjerritslev Kirke 2011 ubt
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Fjerritslev Kirke 2011 ubt
Photo: © 2011 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at… · CC BY 3.0
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Fjerritslev 2011-4
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Fjerritslev 2011-4
Photo: © 2011 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at… · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in North Denmark Region.