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Vordingborg

Vordingborg had 44,831 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 253,932 per person in 2024, 9% below the regional average. 57% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 15% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 2.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 390 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
44,831residents1 January 2026
DKK 253,932disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
57%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
25%green within 500 maverage
Vordingborg · Region ZealandVordingborg highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region Zealand with Vordingborg highlighted

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

All 27 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
Allerslev71224%18%45.265%10%21%2
Beldringe37919%12%45.568%10%37%0
Bogø1,17935%17%50.953%7%10%8
Borre45234%14%52.347%7%32%3
Bårse80623%18%44.461%3%9%7
Damsholte87427%21%46.358%9%37%5
Elmelunde38940%14%52.654%8%8%5
Fanefjord1,33930%18%48.754%11%54%1
Jungshoved71237%11%52.851%8%57%1
Kalvehave1,94836%12%52.450%5%17%8
Kastrup2,72221%21%42.360%3%19%16
Keldby48327%17%46.860%7%5%3
Køng1,22626%17%46.260%5%9%7
Lundby1,05023%19%44.158%4%40%6
Magleby50343%9%56.448%10%7%0
Mern1,40827%17%47.756%5%27%13
Nyord3367%3%69.544%0%100%7
Præstø1,98032%14%50.252%6%8%44
Skibinge2,84740%14%53.648%6%22%0
Stege4,81339%13%53.046%5%15%65
Stensby1,82327%20%46.058%5%32%5
Svinø22931%11%49.560%8%8%6
Sværdborg96224%16%45.460%3%15%0
Udby28724%11%48.564%5%8%1
Vordingborg12,75629%15%47.754%7%37%104
Ørslev2,24726%19%45.357%2%15%11
Øster Egesborg60618%23%42.565%3%19%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.

16%
aged under 18
11%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 50–64
30%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201645,806
201746,037
201846,087
201945,816
202045,566
202145,268
202245,352
202345,441
202445,751
202545,057
202644,831

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 253,932
average disposable income per person
54%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.4%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.0%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary29%
Upper secondary (general)7%
Vocational35%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor18%
Master’s and PhD6%

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.

22,791 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner57%
Rented43%
Social housing (almene boliger)15%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)4%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses59%
Terraced and semi-detached houses15%
Flats23%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other3%

Year built

Before 190016%
1900–193923%
1940–195910%
1960–197926%
1980–199913%
2000–20099%
2010 or later4%
547cars per 1,000 residents2026
3,989summer housesholiday homes
72residents per km²620.3 km²

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

Everyday life.

42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% 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 Vordingborg, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vordingborg Rådhus
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Vordingborg Rådhus
Photo: Kaare Dybvad · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Vordingborg, Vor Frue Kirke-3
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Vordingborg, Vor Frue Kirke-3
Photo: Szilas · CC0
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Vordingborg, Vor Frue Kirke-4
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Vordingborg, Vor Frue Kirke-4
Photo: Szilas · CC0
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Other municipalities in Region Zealand.