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Ringsted

Ringsted had 36,010 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 275,838 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 52% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 19% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 5.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 329 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
36,010residents1 January 2026
DKK 275,838disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
52%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
11%green within 500 maverage
Ringsted · Region ZealandRingsted highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Ringsted highlighted

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

All 16 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
Benløse6,24117%22%40.767%6%22%6
Bringstrup41015%20%41.169%8%14%3
Farendløse56615%21%42.073%7%27%5
Gyrstinge80417%22%41.470%8%3%2
Haraldsted-Allindemagle1,30320%19%44.772%10%18%2
Høm65620%20%43.069%8%8%8
Jystrup1,19020%21%42.667%16%4%14
Kværkeby1,26018%19%42.971%5%28%10
Nordrupøster72614%20%41.074%7%––
Ringsted18,15621%18%43.359%7%6%13
Sigersted42717%15%44.269%6%0%0
Sneslev65921%16%44.968%7%16%3
Valsølille42525%22%43.966%20%23%0
Vetterslev80315%20%41.670%7%3%0
Vigersted1,41120%20%43.367%7%7%6
Ørslev89518%17%43.567%4%9%7

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.

19%
aged under 18
13%
aged 18–29
26%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
20%
aged 65 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201634,031
201734,259
201834,473
201934,725
202034,852
202134,847
202235,141
202335,906
202436,356
202536,286
202636,010

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 275,838
average disposable income per person
63%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
3.2%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.1%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary26%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational35%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor16%
Master’s and PhD7%

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.

16,260 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner52%
Rented47%
Social housing (almene boliger)19%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses48%
Terraced and semi-detached houses14%
Flats37%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19008%
1900–193919%
1940–195910%
1960–197927%
1980–199914%
2000–200912%
2010 or later10%
494cars per 1,000 residents2026
102summer housesholiday homes
122residents per km²294.7 km²

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

Everyday life.

9 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 Ringsted, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ringsted gamle børs
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Ringsted gamle børs
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Skt. Bendts Kirke - Ringsted
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Skt. Bendts Kirke - Ringsted
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Ringsted - ved Sct. Hans Gade
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Ringsted - ved Sct. Hans Gade
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Other municipalities in Region Zealand.