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Vesthimmerlands

Vesthimmerlands had 35,632 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 253,230 per person in 2024, 3% below the regional average. 60% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 11% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 4.5% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 820 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
35,632residents1 January 2026
DKK 253,230disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
60%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
11%green within 500 maverage
Vesthimmerlands · North Denmark RegionVesthimmerlands highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of North Denmark Region with Vesthimmerlands highlighted

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

All 37 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
Aalestrup2,84628%19%45.955%3%20%40
Aars9,30027%21%45.159%5%13%79
Aggersborg34631%14%49.453%4%20%1
Alstrup13849%15%55.346%7%23%0
Blære39420%24%41.669%5%20%2
Farsø3,96529%18%47.155%3%9%30
Fjelsø45723%18%45.665%4%9%1
Flejsborg29825%9%49.550%5%7%0
Fovlum35820%21%42.662%6%0%4
Gedsted1,02828%18%47.054%3%1%10
Gislum32013%25%37.976%5%4%0
Giver18616%25%41.077%2%14%0
Gundersted27316%18%41.871%6%8%2
Havbro57917%23%40.470%4%6%4
Hyllebjerg13016%26%40.863%4%48%0
Kornum27836%10%52.159%4%2%0
Louns78350%7%58.746%4%––
Løgsted66421%22%43.672%5%6%5
Løgstør3,42137%14%51.846%3%8%49
Malle15032%15%49.657%6%7%0
Næsborg29421%17%44.662%4%11%0
Oudrup16326%17%46.763%3%35%0
Overlade88529%15%48.154%3%8%5
Ranum1,18428%20%46.451%4%5%9
Salling37222%17%44.661%3%13%2
Skivum58821%17%45.267%6%9%0
Strandby71630%11%50.258%4%12%3
Svingelbjerg15722%17%45.661%7%1%0
Testrup19120%21%42.367%5%13%2
Ullits23421%18%46.162%3%7%0
Ulstrup1,47419%20%42.564%4%5%9
Vester Hornum62417%20%42.266%1%17%7
Vesterbølle33316%23%40.974%6%36%0
Vilsted35021%20%44.061%4%21%6
Vindblæs40620%21%42.266%2%11%1
Vognsild83116%21%40.967%4%7%0
Østerbølle23517%12%45.069%3%13%1

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
21%
aged 50–64
27%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201637,296
201737,285
201837,277
201937,121
202036,727
202136,362
202236,326
202336,431
202436,012
202535,818
202635,632

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 253,230
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.4%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.6%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary33%
Upper secondary (general)5%
Vocational39%
Short-cycle higher4%
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.

17,392 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner60%
Rented39%
Social housing (almene boliger)11%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses69%
Terraced and semi-detached houses13%
Flats16%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other2%

Year built

Before 19007%
1900–193924%
1940–195911%
1960–197929%
1980–199916%
2000–20096%
2010 or later7%
567cars per 1,000 residents2026
2,553summer housesholiday homes
46residents per km²769.7 km²

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

Everyday life.

35 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 Vesthimmerlands, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Aars Kirke
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Aars Kirke
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AarsKirke
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AarsKirke
Photo: Claus B. Storgaard · CC BY 3.0
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Aars Kirke1
Photo: Hubertus · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in North Denmark Region.