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Kalundborg

Kalundborg had 47,954 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 272,926 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 57% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 16% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 1.5% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 326 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
47,954residents1 January 2026
DKK 272,926disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
57%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
11%green within 500 maverage
Kalundborg · Region ZealandKalundborg highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Kalundborg highlighted

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

All 29 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
Bregninge-Bjergsted-Alleshave1,74630%15%49.753%5%15%2
Buerup48226%18%47.460%6%2%3
Drøsselbjerg57642%14%52.951%5%7%0
Finderup4,96826%18%45.855%2%5%12
Føllenslev-Særslev2,79729%16%48.455%3%16%7
Gierslev85319%18%43.368%4%2%0
Gørlev-Bakkendrup Sogn3,00628%17%47.256%2%16%25
Hallenslev23719%20%42.967%3%19%0
Jorløse28825%15%46.766%4%5%7
Kirke Helsinge1,16329%15%48.955%3%21%7
Lille Fuglede70921%19%43.264%2%2%1
Nyvangs4,35423%15%44.253%6%15%85
Raklev5,90528%18%47.360%8%15%22
Reerslev49824%17%47.267%9%10%3
Reersø57446%6%58.642%5%40%10
Rørby1,43020%19%42.964%3%7%14
Røsnæs73236%13%52.950%7%35%8
Sejerø29155%8%62.038%5%10%13
Solbjerg24810%21%39.169%4%0%1
Store Fuglede40417%15%44.164%3%1%1
Svallerup1,16635%13%51.052%4%2%0
Sæby50122%15%44.864%3%61%1
Tømmerup1,56220%21%42.667%5%7%5
Ubby1,94323%19%45.359%3%7%14
Viskinge-Avnsø2,85125%18%45.757%3%10%6
Vor Frue5,98429%16%46.850%8%8%98
Værslev39320%20%44.763%2%13%1
Årby1,88921%19%43.965%4%2%0
Ørslev29920%19%43.464%4%2%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.

17%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
23%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 50–64
26%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201648,660
201748,736
201848,982
201948,681
202048,436
202148,487
202248,368
202348,602
202448,309
202548,103
202647,954

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 272,926
average disposable income per person
57%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.8%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.0%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational39%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor14%
Master’s and PhD5%

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.

23,704 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner57%
Rented42%
Social housing (almene boliger)16%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses59%
Terraced and semi-detached houses19%
Flats17%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other4%

Year built

Before 190010%
1900–193924%
1940–195910%
1960–197929%
1980–199913%
2000–200910%
2010 or later5%
556cars per 1,000 residents2026
7,017summer housesholiday homes
83residents per km²575.6 km²

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

Everyday life.

28 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 Kalundborg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Højbyen-1 Kalundborg
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Højbyen-1 Kalundborg
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Hærvigen med Vor Frue Kirke i baggrunden - Kalundborg
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Hærvigen med Vor Frue Kirke i baggrunden - Kalundborg
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Kalundborgkirke
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Kalundborgkirke
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Other municipalities in Region Zealand.