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Sankt Nikolai parish

Sankt Nikolai parish (Holbæk) had 14,987 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 45.8. 59% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 3% below the municipal average. The population has grown by 17% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 7274 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
14,987residents1 January 2026
45.8years, average age1 January 2026
59%in workresidents aged 15+
27%aged 65+DST
HolbækThe municipality the parish is in
Map of Holbæk

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 Holbæk.

17%
aged under 18
14%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
27%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
122births2025
172deaths2025
1,789moved in2025
1,632moved out2025

Population on 1 January

201612,840
201713,151
201813,228
201913,287
202013,558
202113,766
202214,332
202314,346
202414,554
202514,847
202614,987

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.

59%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.9%
of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary22%
Upper secondary (general)10%
Vocational31%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor22%
Master’s and PhD10%
12,824employed residents2025
12,637people working here2025
5,546commute 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.

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

The parish and its neighbours.

Sankt Nikolai and the nearest parishes in Holbæk, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

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
Sankt Nikolai14,98727%17%45.859%10%––

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

More parishes in Holbæk.