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Billund

Billund had 27,200 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 286,776 per person in 2024, 7% above the regional average. 57% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 19% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 2.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 530 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
27,200residents1 January 2026
DKK 286,776disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
57%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
18%green within 500 maverage
Billund · Region of Southern DenmarkBillund highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region of Southern Denmark with Billund highlighted

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

All 11 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
Filskov1,02624%21%43.764%3%30%9
Grene7,81421%22%42.565%12%29%1
Grindsted10,39726%19%45.159%4%8%54
Hejnsvig1,59621%19%43.865%3%9%16
Nollund3489%25%35.581%3%1%0
Skjoldbjerg29418%17%43.271%8%40%0
Stenderup99818%21%41.468%2%5%4
Sønder Omme2,34725%19%45.462%2%45%2
Urup22616%23%38.173%5%41%0
Vesterhede33126%14%47.963%2%6%3
Vorbasse1,78523%19%44.865%2%2%22

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 of Southern Denmark.

20%
aged under 18
12%
aged 18–29
26%
aged 30–49
20%
aged 50–64
23%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201626,434
201726,481
201826,482
201926,629
202026,608
202126,551
202226,631
202327,021
202427,119
202527,168
202627,200

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 286,776
average disposable income per person
63%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.6%
of the labour force are unemployed
1.6%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary31%
Upper secondary (general)7%
Vocational36%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor14%
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.

12,667 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner57%
Rented42%
Social housing (almene boliger)19%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)3%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses62%
Terraced and semi-detached houses20%
Flats17%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19002%
1900–193912%
1940–195911%
1960–197933%
1980–199923%
2000–20097%
2010 or later12%
549cars per 1,000 residents2026
983summer housesholiday homes
50residents per km²540.2 km²

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

Everyday life.

24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% 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 Billund, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Billund Kirke - (2)
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Billund Kirke - (2)
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Billund Kro - (1)
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Billund Kro - (1)
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Billund Kro - (2)
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Billund Kro - (2)
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Other municipalities in Region of Southern Denmark.