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Guldborgsund

Guldborgsund had 59,119 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 246,113 per person in 2024, 11% below the regional average. 56% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 16% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 3.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 376 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
59,119residents1 January 2026
DKK 246,113disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
56%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
8%green within 500 maverage
Guldborgsund · Region ZealandGuldborgsund highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Guldborgsund highlighted

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

All 38 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
Aastrup70835%12%52.151%6%0%0
Døllefjelde17625%17%46.964%5%5%5
Eskilstrup1,36522%21%43.461%4%4%14
Falkerslev23422%18%44.459%3%2%0
Gedesby24247%7%58.139%5%17%3
Gedser65640%6%55.336%3%6%24
Gundslev51826%14%48.561%5%12%0
Herritslev40530%14%48.655%6%5%1
Horbelev1,02827%16%47.852%4%1%3
Horreby45526%17%47.259%3%0%4
Idestrup1,82631%18%48.154%3%9%11
Karleby22926%20%47.258%6%3%0
Kettinge-Bregninge1,29623%19%44.659%4%1%3
Krumsø76522%18%44.959%4%––
Maglebrænde29426%14%46.056%3%7%0
Majbølle89736%12%52.649%4%0%2
Musse17125%9%51.549%2%38%2
Nordvestfalster2,71125%15%47.857%5%––
Nykøbing F16,75127%16%46.352%5%––
Nysted-Vantore1,52645%11%56.339%5%23%28
Nørre Alslev2,43732%18%48.651%3%6%28
Nørre Kirkeby22118%18%42.466%2%3%0
Nørre Ørslev51517%22%40.761%7%10%3
Radsted-Tårs Sogn1,14724%16%45.762%3%1%1
Sakskøbing4,63434%15%49.847%3%16%75
Skelby23426%16%47.751%3%2%1
Slemminge-Fjelde58826%16%47.254%3%2%0
Stubbekøbing2,09839%14%52.843%4%5%37
Systofte71224%20%44.762%3%8%4
Sønder Alslev10043%15%54.644%6%1%2
Sønder Kirkeby23015%19%42.465%5%8%0
Tingsted3,19419%25%41.368%6%20%0
Toreby5,47826%21%45.259%5%7%13
Torkilstrup-Lillebrænde Sogn60422%14%46.762%4%5%0
Vigsnæs13131%9%51.856%9%1%0
Våbensted-Engestofte Sogn66626%17%46.960%3%1%0
Væggerløse3,07947%10%57.044%4%5%12
Ønslev68121%16%45.264%4%1%2

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 Region Zealand.

16%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
22%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
29%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201660,979
201761,257
201861,219
201960,930
202060,722
202160,328
202260,310
202360,231
202459,759
202559,350
202659,119

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 246,113
average disposable income per person
53%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.6%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.0%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational38%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor16%
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.

30,514 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner56%
Rented43%
Social housing (almene boliger)16%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses58%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats23%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other3%

Year built

Before 190014%
1900–193929%
1940–195912%
1960–197923%
1980–199913%
2000–20095%
2010 or later3%
547cars per 1,000 residents2026
7,150summer housesholiday homes
66residents per km²900.6 km²

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

Everyday life.

19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 8% 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 Guldborgsund, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Frederick bridge bascules raised
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Frederick bridge bascules raised
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Frederick bridge bascule falling
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Frederick bridge bascule falling
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Frederick bridge deck looking west
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Frederick bridge deck looking west
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Other municipalities in Region Zealand.