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Ringsted parish

Ringsted parish (Ringsted) had 18,156 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 43.3. 59% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 7% below the municipal average. From the parish church, 13 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 3.7% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 7363 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
18,156residents1 January 2026
43.3years, average age1 January 2026
59%in workresidents aged 15+
6%green within 500 maverage
RingstedThe dot marks the parish church
Map of Ringsted

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 Ringsted.

18%
aged under 18
15%
aged 18–29
25%
aged 30–49
20%
aged 50–64
21%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over
153births2025
244deaths2025
1,377moved in2025
1,603moved out2025

Population on 1 January

201617,510
201717,644
201817,635
201917,745
202017,697
202117,682
202217,817
202318,180
202418,582
202518,433
202618,156

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.

59%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
3.8%
of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary29%
Upper secondary (general)9%
Vocational32%
Short-cycle higher6%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor16%
Master’s and PhD7%
15,652employed residents2025
18,632people working here2025
5,925commute out2025

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)

Everyday life.

13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of the parish church; 6% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks2
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches0
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Nurseries1
Bus stops12
Light rail and metro stops0
Railway stations0
2.8 kmto the nearest stationrail, light rail or metro

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. Within one kilometre.

The parish and its neighbours.

Ringsted and the nearest parishes in Ringsted, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

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
Ringsted18,15621%18%43.359%7%6%13

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

More parishes in Ringsted.