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Mariagerfjord

Mariagerfjord had 41,541 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 262,216 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 58% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 10% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 1.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 846 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
41,541residents1 January 2026
DKK 262,216disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
58%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
17%green within 500 maverage
Mariagerfjord · North Denmark RegionMariagerfjord highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of North Denmark Region with Mariagerfjord 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
Als1,42134%15%50.554%3%0%9
Arden2,74726%21%44.756%8%10%32
Astrup1,03621%18%43.364%6%10%3
Døstrup51317%21%41.269%7%18%5
Falslev-Vindblæs2,65027%17%47.060%4%50%0
Glenstrup60320%19%43.570%6%8%0
Hem24228%14%48.070%5%26%0
Hobro10,56427%17%46.554%7%8%71
Hvornum60216%21%41.567%9%15%2
Hørby2,12617%28%38.170%6%15%8
Mariager3,36733%18%48.553%6%21%32
Nørre Onsild19917%19%41.669%4%8%2
Oue71224%16%46.860%5%4%1
Rold43518%22%42.067%7%3%2
Rostrup67720%21%42.263%5%8%2
Sem9824%14%48.364%0%28%0
Skelund1,03023%16%45.959%3%5%7
Skjellerup33417%19%42.472%3%4%2
Snæbum28018%18%43.269%6%22%1
Svenstrup25020%14%45.877%5%26%0
Sønder Onsild85716%18%41.463%5%5%7
Valsgaard1,54515%26%38.875%6%5%3
Vebbestrup1,21116%24%40.070%3%11%4
Vester Tørslev8714%22%38.880%7%45%0
Visborg90018%18%42.967%5%28%7
Vive-Hadsund5,19136%16%50.551%5%40%0
Øls43823%16%47.270%6%36%0
Øster Hurup87446%8%58.546%3%2%17

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
11%
aged 18–29
23%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
26%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201642,131
201742,066
201842,125
201942,055
202041,800
202141,536
202241,662
202341,859
202441,762
202541,606
202641,541

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 262,216
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.4%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.7%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational37%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor15%
Master’s and PhD6%

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.

20,192 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner58%
Rented41%
Social housing (almene boliger)10%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses64%
Terraced and semi-detached houses15%
Flats20%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19008%
1900–193923%
1940–195912%
1960–197925%
1980–199916%
2000–20099%
2010 or later9%
563cars per 1,000 residents2026
3,073summer housesholiday homes
58residents per km²718.3 km²

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

Everyday life.

25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% 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 Mariagerfjord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Other municipalities in North Denmark Region.