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Holbæk

Holbæk had 75,009 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 277,859 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 53% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 20% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 7.2% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 316 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
75,009residents1 January 2026
DKK 277,859disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
53%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
11%green within 500 maverage
Holbæk · Region ZealandHolbæk highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Holbæk highlighted

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

All 24 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
Butterup-Tuse3,73118%25%40.570%9%15%4
Gislinge1,78622%22%42.665%3%3%15
Hagested1,21119%21%43.866%5%18%2
Hjembæk-Svinninge3,78924%19%44.260%3%4%3
Holmstrup43931%15%49.262%9%52%1
Jyderup4,58228%19%46.254%4%5%43
Kirke Eskilstrup1,10622%17%45.166%6%14%4
Kundby1,61019%17%43.967%3%5%2
Kvanløse54817%20%42.770%7%1%6
Nørre Jernløse2,36019%22%42.465%4%14%15
Orø1,00641%14%54.449%9%19%15
Sankt Nikolai14,98727%17%45.859%10%––
Skamstrup-Frydendal1,77520%19%43.465%5%7%2
Soderup1,33320%21%43.471%14%2%1
Stigs Bjergby-Mørkøv2,68318%22%41.462%4%8%0
Store Tåstrup1,74319%17%43.565%5%4%10
Sønder Jernløse67121%22%41.768%9%6%1
Søstrup67016%24%40.171%9%2%0
Tuse Næs2,25834%16%50.456%6%––
Tveje Merløse13,26923%18%43.955%6%17%42
Tølløse4,47623%20%44.263%9%17%35
Ugerløse1,42820%20%43.566%4%5%6
Undløse-Søndersted1,82620%18%44.567%5%8%29
Vipperød5,63221%22%42.667%8%––

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.

19%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
23%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
23%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201669,972
201770,950
201870,983
201971,297
202071,541
202171,913
202272,810
202373,440
202474,129
202574,490
202675,009

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 277,859
average disposable income per person
61%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.8%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.2%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary27%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational34%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor18%
Master’s and PhD7%

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.

35,071 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner53%
Rented46%
Social housing (almene boliger)20%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)5%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses50%
Terraced and semi-detached houses17%
Flats30%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other2%

Year built

Before 19007%
1900–193918%
1940–19599%
1960–197929%
1980–199915%
2000–200910%
2010 or later13%
518cars per 1,000 residents2026
2,276summer housesholiday homes
130residents per km²577.3 km²

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

Everyday life.

21 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 Holbæk, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Holbæk Teater
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Holbæk Teater
Photo: 80eren at da.wikipedia · Public domain
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Musikhus Elværket
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Musikhus Elværket
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Torvet på Ahlgade
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Torvet på Ahlgade
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Other municipalities in Region Zealand.