Nykøbing M parish

Nykøbing M parish (Morsø) had 8,978 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 49.0. 52% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 8% below the municipal average. The population has fallen by 1.1% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 8692 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

8,978residents1 January 2026

49.0years, average age1 January 2026

52%in workresidents aged 15+

32%aged 65+DST

MorsøThe municipality the parish is in

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 Morsø.

15%

aged under 18

12%

aged 18–29

19%

aged 30–49

22%

aged 50–64

32%

aged 65 and over

10%

aged 80 and over

57births2025

170deaths2025

639moved in2025

569moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20169,077

20179,189

20189,228

20199,193

20209,191

20219,120

20229,147

20239,123

20249,042

20258,963

20268,978

Parishes (sogne) are the smallest fixed areas for which Statistics Denmark publishes population figures. Parish boundaries cannot be downloaded as open data without registering, so the map shows the municipality with the parish church marked.

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.

52%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

2.3%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary36%

Upper secondary (general)5%

Vocational37%

Short-cycle higher4%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor14%

Master’s and PhD4%

7,887employed residents2025

8,525people working here2025

1,858commute out2025

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.