Region Zealand
Region Zealand had 858,102 residents on 1 January 2026, in 17 municipalities. Average disposable income was DKK 277,603 per person in 2024, 4% below the national average. A detached house sold for DKK 2.57m on average in 2025. The population has grown by 3.7% since 2016.
Sources: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); municipal and regional boundaries from OpenStreetMap
All 17 municipalities.
Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| Municipality | Residents | Income | Owner-occupied | Social housing | 65+ | Unemployment | Per km² | Cars per 1,000 | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faxe | 38,143 | DKK 262,570 | 58% | 12% | 25% | 2.8% | 94 | 552 | 10% | 44 |
| Greve | 54,120 | DKK 306,548 | 59% | 26% | 21% | 2.4% | 896 | 454 | 10% | 66 |
| Guldborgsund | 59,119 | DKK 246,113 | 56% | 16% | 29% | 3.0% | 66 | 547 | 8% | 19 |
| Holbæk | 75,009 | DKK 277,859 | 53% | 20% | 23% | 2.2% | 130 | 518 | 11% | 21 |
| Kalundborg | 47,954 | DKK 272,926 | 57% | 16% | 26% | 2.0% | 83 | 556 | 11% | 28 |
| Køge | 63,962 | DKK 291,848 | 52% | 27% | 21% | 2.3% | 248 | 467 | 13% | 24 |
| Lejre | 29,879 | DKK 305,283 | 74% | 7% | 23% | 2.1% | 125 | 534 | 33% | 11 |
| Lolland | 38,533 | DKK 235,450 | 56% | 16% | 32% | 2.8% | 43 | 522 | 4% | 7 |
| Næstved | 85,163 | DKK 264,921 | 54% | 15% | 24% | 2.9% | 126 | 513 | 16% | 47 |
| Odsherred | 31,988 | DKK 250,261 | 63% | 10% | 35% | 2.5% | 90 | 580 | 17% | 17 |
| Ringsted | 36,010 | DKK 275,838 | 52% | 19% | 20% | 3.1% | 122 | 494 | 11% | 9 |
| Roskilde | 92,697 | DKK 323,534 | 52% | 20% | 21% | 2.4% | 438 | 448 | 28% | 46 |
| Slagelse | 80,959 | DKK 257,137 | 46% | 23% | 24% | 3.1% | 142 | 493 | 8% | 58 |
| Solrød | 25,040 | DKK 336,771 | 66% | 13% | 20% | 2.0% | 624 | 457 | 6% | 22 |
| Sorø | 30,853 | DKK 276,440 | 57% | 14% | 24% | 2.5% | 100 | 536 | 12% | 18 |
| Stevns | 23,842 | DKK 277,295 | 67% | 6% | 27% | 3.0% | 95 | 557 | 12% | 2 |
| Vordingborg | 44,831 | DKK 253,932 | 57% | 15% | 30% | 3.0% | 72 | 547 | 25% | 42 |
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 Denmark.
Population on 1 January
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.
Highest completed education
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.
406,422 occupied homes in 2026.
Types of home
Year built
Average price of a detached house
The average price covers detached houses sold on the open market during the year and depends on which houses happened to be sold.
Source: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank)
Everyday life.
34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% 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.
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Municipalities.