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Lolland

Lolland had 38,533 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 235,450 per person in 2024, 15% 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 9.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 360 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
38,533residents1 January 2026
DKK 235,450disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
56%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
4%green within 500 maverage
Lolland · Region ZealandLolland highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Lolland highlighted

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

All 40 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
Arninge11032%12%51.154%4%0%0
Askø4672%0%67.041%4%5%7
Avnede27827%16%47.950%3%2%0
Bandholm66036%13%52.346%4%10%5
Birket40542%11%55.341%3%19%1
Branderslev33627%13%49.857%3%0%0
Bursø21325%18%46.552%3%2%0
Dannemare41642%10%55.142%2%5%4
Errindlev-Olstrup-Tågerup85636%11%52.847%5%2%6
Fejø43044%10%57.245%8%1%0
Femø10762%6%64.531%6%6%4
Fuglse-Krønge-Torslunde65130%10%51.2––2%0
Gloslunde31141%10%55.847%3%0%2
Græshave11227%17%47.256%3%0%0
Halsted44824%19%44.659%3%12%4
Hillested38526%13%48.460%4%1%0
Holeby1,41133%14%49.943%3%13%3
Horslunde Sogn1,05937%15%51.446%2%––
Hunseby1,90727%19%46.660%3%2%6
Kappel22436%12%53.046%4%3%2
Købelev-Vindeby43837%13%52.146%3%1%0
Landet24128%18%47.454%6%2%0
Langø29047%9%57.542%4%17%4
Maribo Domsogn4,72936%15%50.648%5%––
Ryde19028%13%50.051%5%10%0
Rødby Sogn2,31830%14%49.551%4%––
Rødbyhavn1,53232%9%51.245%3%4%12
Sandby57137%11%52.944%3%2%0
Sankt Nikolai8,41032%15%49.144%3%––
Skørringe21427%12%49.652%2%3%0
Stokkemarke93232%14%50.446%3%4%4
Stormarks3,59027%19%46.553%2%0%21
Søllested-Skovlænge-Gurreby1,52334%15%49.545%3%6%10
Tillitse34034%14%50.248%2%0%0
Tirsted37026%15%48.251%3%2%1
Utterslev-Herredskirke-Løjtofte59233%15%49.547%2%0%0
Vejleby18127%15%47.750%6%4%1
Vestenskov40736%16%51.246%1%1%1
Vesterborg33734%13%50.352%5%23%0
Østofte83428%15%47.859%3%9%5

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.

15%
aged under 18
10%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 50–64
32%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201642,638
201742,285
201841,982
201941,615
202041,105
202140,539
202240,107
202339,921
202439,632
202539,122
202638,533

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 235,450
average disposable income per person
48%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.7%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.8%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary35%
Upper secondary (general)5%
Vocational39%
Short-cycle higher3%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor13%
Master’s and PhD3%

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.

20,559 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 farmhouses64%
Terraced and semi-detached houses17%
Flats17%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other1%

Year built

Before 190015%
1900–193932%
1940–195912%
1960–197925%
1980–199911%
2000–20094%
2010 or later2%
522cars per 1,000 residents2026
3,827summer housesholiday homes
43residents per km²886.7 km²

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

Everyday life.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 4% 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 Lolland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Nakskov - vue mod Søndergade
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Nakskov - vue mod Søndergade
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Nakskov Vandtårn gammel dør
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Nakskov Vandtårn gammel dør
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Nakskov Havnebane43NakskovStation
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Nakskov Havnebane43NakskovStation
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