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Sankt Katharine parish

Sankt Katharine parish (Esbjerg) had 6,396 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 47.5. 56% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 8% below the municipal average. The population has grown by 5.4% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 8888 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
6,396residents1 January 2026
47.5years, average age1 January 2026
56%in workresidents aged 15+
30%aged 65+DST
EsbjergThe municipality the parish is in
Map of Esbjerg

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 Esbjerg.

18%
aged under 18
10%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
21%
aged 50–64
30%
aged 65 and over
8%
aged 80 and over
35births2025
101deaths2025
506moved in2025
452moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20166,066
20176,163
20186,138
20196,211
20206,267
20216,281
20226,368
20236,356
20246,366
20256,388
20266,396

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.

56%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
1.1%
of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary28%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational31%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor22%
Master’s and PhD7%
5,454employed residents2025
5,902people working here2025
2,014commute 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.

Sankt Katharine and the nearest parishes in Esbjerg, 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
Bramming7,64925%21%44.061%4%––
Bryndum2,60220%24%42.469%6%3%8
Darum1,23920%23%41.569%4%6%16
Farup72719%23%41.869%4%––
Gjesing8,36726%20%44.757%6%5%58
Grimstrup95917%20%42.172%5%3%18
Grundtvigs8,35122%17%43.658%5%12%119
Guldager6,24415%29%38.172%8%26%43
Sankt Katharine6,39630%18%47.556%7%––

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

More parishes in Esbjerg.