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Solrød

Solrød had 25,040 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 336,771 per person in 2024, 21% above the regional average. 66% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 13% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 15% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 269 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
25,040residents1 January 2026
DKK 336,771disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
66%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
6%green within 500 maverage
Solrød · Region ZealandSolrød highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Solrød highlighted

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

All 5 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
Havdrup4,95019%22%41.569%7%9%1
Jersie7,17722%21%43.163%10%2%7
Karlstrup3,34717%25%40.070%14%13%2
Kirke Skensved34812%23%39.375%12%1%1
Solrød9,21721%24%42.666%13%4%54

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.

23%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
26%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
20%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201621,788
201722,147
201822,518
201923,065
202023,255
202123,441
202223,794
202324,216
202424,579
202524,732
202625,040

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 336,771
average disposable income per person
66%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.6%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.0%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary21%
Upper secondary (general)9%
Vocational34%
Short-cycle higher7%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor18%
Master’s and PhD11%

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.

10,532 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner66%
Rented33%
Social housing (almene boliger)13%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)6%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses48%
Terraced and semi-detached houses22%
Flats29%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19002%
1900–19395%
1940–19594%
1960–197941%
1980–199923%
2000–20097%
2010 or later18%
457cars per 1,000 residents2026
36summer housesholiday homes
624residents per km²40.1 km²

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

Everyday life.

22 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% 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 Solrød, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

SolrødRådhus
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SolrødRådhus
Photo: Beethoven9 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jersie Station 02
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Jersie Station 02
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jersie Station 01
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Jersie Station 01
Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Region Zealand.