Kirke Hvalsø parish
Kirke Hvalsø parish (Lejre) had 5,340 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 43.3. 61% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 4% below the municipal average. The population has grown by 20% since 2016.
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 Lejre.
Population on 1 January
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.
Highest completed education
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.
Kirke Hvalsø and the nearest parishes in Lejre, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.
| Parish | Residents | 65+ | Under 18 | Avg. age | In work | Master’s level | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allerslev | 1,774 | 21% | 30% | 39.8 | 66% | 32% | 21% | 36 |
| Gershøj | 483 | 31% | 19% | 48.9 | 55% | 11% | 46% | 2 |
| Gevninge | 2,013 | 28% | 19% | 46.5 | 61% | 11% | 100% | 21 |
| Glim | 1,125 | 17% | 20% | 41.9 | 68% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Herslev | 622 | 24% | 20% | 45.5 | 68% | 23% | 100% | 2 |
| Kirke Hvalsø | 5,340 | 24% | 23% | 43.3 | 61% | 15% | – | – |
| Kirke Hyllinge | 3,298 | 26% | 19% | 46.5 | 59% | 6% | 11% | 29 |
| Kirke Saaby | 2,802 | 21% | 20% | 43.4 | 67% | 7% | 6% | 7 |
| Kirke Sonnerup | 1,480 | 21% | 20% | 43.1 | 64% | 6% | – | – |
Sources: Own calculations based on figures from Statistics Denmark (StatBank) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); municipal and regional boundaries from OpenStreetMap
More parishes in Lejre.