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Aabenraa parish

Aabenraa parish (Aabenraa) had 16,627 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 46.5. 54% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 4% below the municipal average. The population has grown by 3.2% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 9010 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
16,627residents1 January 2026
46.5years, average age1 January 2026
54%in workresidents aged 15+
28%aged 65+DST
AabenraaThe municipality the parish is in
Map of Aabenraa

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 Aabenraa.

16%
aged under 18
14%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
28%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
104births2025
209deaths2025
1,431moved in2025
1,513moved out2025

Population on 1 January

201616,106
201716,303
201816,438
201916,538
202016,587
202116,596
202216,686
202316,890
202416,684
202516,677
202616,627

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.

54%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.7%
of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary28%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational33%
Short-cycle higher4%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor17%
Master’s and PhD7%
14,524employed residents2025
17,630people working here2025
4,193commute 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)

The parish and its neighbours.

Aabenraa and the nearest parishes in Aabenraa, 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
Aabenraa16,62728%16%46.554%7%––
Bjolderup1,72721%21%42.661%3%2%0
Bov7,88531%17%48.746%6%4%6
Bylderup87926%18%46.162%3%7%15
Egvad39720%23%41.177%3%3%0
Ensted2,42422%22%43.562%7%9%1
Genner87526%19%45.959%4%11%8
Hellevad93118%23%40.068%3%20%7
Hjordkær1,94221%23%42.066%3%11%7

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

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