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Næstved

Næstved had 85,163 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 264,921 per person in 2024, 5% below the regional average. 54% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 15% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 3.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 370 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
85,163residents1 January 2026
DKK 264,921disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
54%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
16%green within 500 maverage
Næstved · Region ZealandNæstved highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Næstved highlighted

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

All 38 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
Aversi18424%16%45.063%9%4%0
Everdrup1,01021%17%44.962%6%9%2
Fensmark5,26424%22%44.061%4%9%24
Fodby71225%18%46.366%7%0%0
Fuglebjerg-Tystrup-Haldagerlille2,97129%18%46.854%3%1%19
Fyrendal72319%20%43.657%4%4%8
Førslev90819%22%43.562%3%20%2
Glumsø-Bavelse-Næsby Sogn3,10826%19%45.760%7%15%28
Gunderslev36220%19%45.067%6%32%2
Hammer1,49016%22%41.569%5%4%3
Herlufmagle3,27324%20%45.161%3%11%9
Herlufsholm6,92321%23%41.865%10%63%29
Holme Olstrup1,51124%19%44.664%5%19%13
Holsted9,82525%20%45.159%6%14%22
Hyllinge75618%19%42.962%3%9%9
Hårslev75616%18%42.865%2%7%3
Karrebæk2,47051%9%59.345%6%5%6
Krummerup47120%20%42.664%4%1%0
Kvislemark15818%19%45.764%2%2%0
Marvede56621%15%46.363%5%19%0
Mogenstrup2,06125%22%44.061%5%68%9
Næstelsø62819%22%42.766%5%13%2
Rislev39319%18%43.671%10%19%5
Rønnebæk2,55522%20%44.164%4%36%7
Sandby52612%22%39.371%6%18%0
Sankt Jørgens7,16024%17%44.250%3%0%98
Sankt Mortens8,65225%15%45.360%7%6%131
Sankt Peders10,24420%14%42.656%4%10%123
Skelby67420%16%44.769%6%28%2
Snesere2,67919%19%43.563%4%4%2
Ting Jellinge13214%21%40.966%3%0%0
Toksværd1,67221%18%44.363%5%12%17
Tybjerg82620%18%43.266%5%13%4
Tyvelse29223%20%43.873%10%15%0
Vallensved64020%18%43.464%4%7%1
Vejlø2,15527%19%45.861%7%11%8
Vester Egesborg33422%16%44.673%4%2%0
Vrangstrup9014%18%41.281%15%48%0

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.

18%
aged under 18
13%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
24%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201682,342
201782,581
201882,938
201982,991
202083,143
202183,181
202283,801
202384,574
202484,747
202584,895
202685,163

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 264,921
average disposable income per person
60%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.5%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.9%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary28%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational36%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor17%
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.

40,937 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner54%
Rented46%
Social housing (almene boliger)15%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)5%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses50%
Terraced and semi-detached houses19%
Flats29%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other1%

Year built

Before 19009%
1900–193916%
1940–195911%
1960–197934%
1980–199914%
2000–200910%
2010 or later7%
513cars per 1,000 residents2026
2,125summer housesholiday homes
126residents per km²676.8 km²

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

Everyday life.

47 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% 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 Næstved, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Old Town Hall (Næstved)
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Old Town Hall (Næstved)
Photo: Allie_Caulfield from Germany · CC BY 2.0
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Næstved Løve Apotek (2)
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Næstved Løve Apotek (2)
Photo: Toxophilus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Næstved Løve Apotek (1)
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Næstved Løve Apotek (1)
Photo: Toxophilus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Region Zealand.