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Slagelse

Slagelse had 80,959 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 257,137 per person in 2024, 7% below the regional average. 46% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 23% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 3.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 330 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
80,959residents1 January 2026
DKK 257,137disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
46%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
8%green within 500 maverage
Slagelse · Region ZealandSlagelse highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Slagelse highlighted

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

All 41 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
Agersø17546%13%57.051%8%0%9
Antvorskov5,88019%21%41.058%5%18%26
Boeslunde1,38125%17%46.361%5%9%8
Eggeslevmagle3,08931%18%48.953%3%7%4
Flakkebjerg71018%21%41.969%3%3%8
Fårdrup25120%20%44.473%2%14%0
Gerlev22129%18%45.862%12%2%6
Gimlinge1,38721%19%44.062%4%0%5
Gudum9618%15%46.275%7%6%0
Halskov7,04625%18%45.550%4%7%47
Havrebjerg57822%17%45.067%5%6%8
Hejninge17714%25%39.975%3%6%7
Hemmeshøj44416%22%40.872%3%18%1
Holsteinborg89941%12%53.844%10%46%1
Hyllested32521%16%45.771%5%6%0
Høve29520%18%43.767%6%6%1
Kindertofte17319%20%42.666%13%15%0
Kirke Stillinge2,67739%14%52.954%5%––
Kirkerup35123%21%43.766%10%3%0
Lundforlund16019%19%43.166%4%5%0
Magleby49021%20%42.963%4%1%0
Nordrupvester34513%20%40.977%4%––
Nørrevang9,33120%17%41.556%5%1%43
Omø15552%11%58.540%6%7%9
Ottestrup1,36328%17%47.460%6%14%0
Sankt Mikkels10,07518%16%41.059%5%6%144
Sankt Peders10,43619%19%41.864%7%1%135
Sankt Povls7,30532%16%49.050%5%4%59
Skælskør3,78135%14%51.648%5%––
Skørpinge25518%22%41.565%5%2%1
Slots Bjergby1,17719%27%39.868%7%3%6
Sludstrup31319%17%43.973%6%23%3
Sorterup34419%18%43.071%5%3%1
Sønder Bjerge33012%19%41.272%3%28%2
Sønderup40915%20%42.370%7%2%0
Sørbymagle1,56921%20%43.567%4%6%3
Tjæreby69020%19%43.165%4%8%4
Tårnborg2,74629%15%49.157%3%40%2
Vemmelev2,91420%24%41.768%4%29%24
Venslev18123%16%47.563%10%5%0
Ørslev20427%14%50.069%9%2%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
14%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
24%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201678,140
201778,828
201878,968
201979,073
202079,073
202179,122
202279,691
202379,728
202479,923
202580,481
202680,959

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 257,137
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.8%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.1%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary29%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational35%
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.

40,154 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner46%
Rented54%
Social housing (almene boliger)23%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses41%
Terraced and semi-detached houses17%
Flats39%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other2%

Year built

Before 19008%
1900–193920%
1940–195912%
1960–197930%
1980–199916%
2000–20097%
2010 or later8%
493cars per 1,000 residents2026
3,848summer housesholiday homes
142residents per km²568.5 km²

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

Everyday life.

58 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 8% 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 Slagelse, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Helligaandskirken Slagelse Denmark
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Helligaandskirken Slagelse Denmark
Photo: Ib Rasmussen · Public domain
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Helligaandskirken Slagelse Denmark rear
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Helligaandskirken Slagelse Denmark rear
Photo: Ib Rasmussen · Public domain
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Sankt Peders Kirke Slagelse Denmark
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Sankt Peders Kirke Slagelse Denmark
Photo: Ib Rasmussen · Public domain
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Other municipalities in Region Zealand.