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Morsø

Morsø had 19,344 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 246,623 per person in 2024, 6% below the regional average. 62% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 11% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 6.2% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 773 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
19,344residents1 January 2026
DKK 246,623disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
62%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
7%green within 500 maverage
Morsø · North Denmark RegionMorsø highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of North Denmark Region with Morsø highlighted

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

All 32 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
Agerø3724%35%40.258%4%0%0
Alsted15922%17%46.865%4%0%0
Bjergby27833%17%49.364%2%23%8
Dragstrup20728%16%47.965%3%41%1
Ejerslev15232%21%47.246%1%10%1
Elsø17614%29%38.770%1%1%0
Erslev57725%21%44.262%2%7%4
Flade26439%10%52.852%8%8%3
Frøslev41722%18%42.569%2%1%2
Galtrup37816%31%37.957%3%1%16
Hvidbjerg44132%20%47.656%1%0%9
Jørsby7930%19%47.461%4%0%0
Karby38833%16%49.552%3%2%2
Ljørslev18216%23%42.076%9%22%0
Lødderup62821%22%41.668%3%5%4
Mollerup12122%22%42.759%5%6%0
Nykøbing M8,97832%15%49.052%4%––
Ovtrup22025%20%44.466%2%1%1
Rakkeby13922%29%41.355%1%12%0
Redsted47221%19%44.765%1%1%4
Sejerslev54030%17%47.454%2%1%13
Skallerup17618%23%42.267%4%6%0
Solbjerg36024%18%45.863%2%5%1
Sundby53834%15%50.161%4%18%7
Sønder Dråby21536%17%51.752%3%19%0
Tæbring17126%20%45.748%6%11%1
Tødsø67721%22%41.969%2%3%0
Vejerslev70920%27%40.568%2%10%11
Vester Assels10538%11%50.958%4%6%0
Ørding39729%18%47.661%3%1%5
Øster Assels-Blidstrup52631%15%49.350%4%4%3
Øster Jølby62638%18%50.451%3%14%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.

18%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
29%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201620,629
201720,665
201820,514
201920,403
202020,247
202120,066
202220,068
202319,927
202419,734
202519,520
202619,344

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 246,623
average disposable income per person
56%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.2%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.2%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary35%
Upper secondary (general)5%
Vocational39%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor13%
Master’s and PhD3%

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.

9,751 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner62%
Rented38%
Social housing (almene boliger)11%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses68%
Terraced and semi-detached houses15%
Flats16%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19008%
1900–193931%
1940–195913%
1960–197926%
1980–199912%
2000–20095%
2010 or later5%
885cars per 1,000 residents2026
489summer housesholiday homes
53residents per km²366.3 km²

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

Everyday life.

4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 7% 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 Morsø, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Nykøbing Mors - Hotel Pakhuset
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Nykøbing Mors - Hotel Pakhuset
Photo: Hubertus45 · CC BY 3.0
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Nykøbing Mors Kirke
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Nykøbing Mors Kirke
Photo: Hubertus45 · CC BY 3.0
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Morsø Gymnasium
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Morsø Gymnasium
Photo: Poul Krogsgård · CC0
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Other municipalities in North Denmark Region.