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Fredericia

Fredericia had 52,939 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 268,774 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 44% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 27% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 4.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 607 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
52,939residents1 January 2026
DKK 268,774disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
44%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
13%green within 500 maverage
Fredericia · Region of Southern DenmarkFredericia highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region of Southern Denmark with Fredericia 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
Bredstrup1,60716%23%42.371%9%7%9
Christians9,10519%20%42.059%5%1%72
Erritsø4,07723%20%44.061%6%9%31
Hannerup9,76224%20%44.153%4%11%76
Herslev79217%16%43.468%5%9%5
Lyng5,48727%19%46.763%10%17%12
Pjedsted84021%23%42.968%7%7%13
Sankt Michaelis5,62926%12%46.551%5%25%137
Taulov6,46220%23%42.766%8%25%31
Trinitatis7,22224%12%45.154%7%16%127
Vejlby1,85126%18%47.863%9%––

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.

18%
aged under 18
13%
aged 18–29
24%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
23%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201650,689
201750,868
201851,326
201951,427
202051,377
202151,275
202251,606
202352,173
202452,485
202552,616
202652,939

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 268,774
average disposable income per person
59%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.8%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.2%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary28%
Upper secondary (general)8%
Vocational35%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor17%
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.

26,297 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner44%
Rented55%
Social housing (almene boliger)27%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses41%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats43%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other0%

Year built

Before 19005%
1900–193916%
1940–195914%
1960–197933%
1980–199916%
2000–20097%
2010 or later10%
494cars per 1,000 residents2026
352summer housesholiday homes
396residents per km²133.8 km²

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

Everyday life.

69 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% 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 Fredericia, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Fredericia Rådhus IM7975 C
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Fredericia Rådhus IM7975 C
Photo: Anneli Salo · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Fredericia church
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Fredericia church
Photo: OndraPosp · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Fredericia domhus
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Fredericia domhus
Photo: OndraPosp · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Region of Southern Denmark.