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Læsø

Læsø had 1,683 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 240,554 per person in 2024, 8% below the regional average. 73% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 7% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 7.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 825 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
1,683residents1 January 2026
DKK 240,554disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
73%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
23%green within 500 maverage
Læsø · North Denmark RegionLæsø highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of North Denmark Region with Læsø highlighted

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

All 3 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
Byrum66138%17%52.051%4%11%14
Hals45543%9%56.350%6%––
Vesterø56552%7%60.143%4%38%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.

12%
aged under 18
6%
aged 18–29
14%
aged 30–49
25%
aged 50–64
44%
aged 65 and over
12%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,817
20171,793
20181,807
20191,806
20201,786
20211,764
20221,769
20231,789
20241,759
20251,719
20261,683

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 240,554
average disposable income per person
48%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
3.6%
of the labour force are unemployed
4.5%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary33%
Upper secondary (general)4%
Vocational39%
Short-cycle higher3%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor14%
Master’s and PhD4%

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.

974 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner73%
Rented25%
Social housing (almene boliger)7%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)0%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses76%
Terraced and semi-detached houses12%
Flats3%
Other8%

Year built

Before 190015%
1900–193926%
1940–19599%
1960–197929%
1980–199912%
2000–20097%
2010 or later4%
527cars per 1,000 residents2026
976summer housesholiday homes
14residents per km²122.2 km²

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

Everyday life.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% 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 Læsø, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Byrumkirke læsø
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Byrumkirke læsø
Photo: author named on the file page · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Byrum Kirke
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Byrum Kirke
Photo: Gunnar Bach Pedersen · Public domain
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Læsø - panoramio - L-BBE
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Læsø - panoramio - L-BBE
Photo: L-BBE · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in North Denmark Region.