Skælskør parish

Skælskør parish (Slagelse) had 3,781 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 51.6. 48% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 17% below the municipal average. The population has fallen by 3.9% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 7308 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

3,781residents1 January 2026

51.6years, average age1 January 2026

48%in workresidents aged 15+

35%aged 65+DST

SlagelseThe municipality the parish is in

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 Slagelse.

14%

aged under 18

10%

aged 18–29

17%

aged 30–49

24%

aged 50–64

35%

aged 65 and over

12%

aged 80 and over

20births2025

44deaths2025

435moved in2025

400moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20163,935

20173,892

20183,878

20193,888

20203,916

20213,895

20223,875

20233,828

20243,749

20253,761

20263,781

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.

48%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

3.9%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%

Upper secondary (general)6%

Vocational36%

Short-cycle higher4%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor18%

Master’s and PhD5%

3,355employed residents2025

3,207people working here2025

1,139commute 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.