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Haderslev

Haderslev had 55,218 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 251,031 per person in 2024, 7% below the regional average. 53% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 20% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has fallen by 1.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 510 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
55,218residents1 January 2026
DKK 251,031disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
53%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
12%green within 500 maverage
Haderslev · Region of Southern DenmarkHaderslev highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region of Southern Denmark with Haderslev highlighted

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

All 28 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
Aller54624%19%44.466%6%––
Bevtoft1,31222%21%43.161%3%20%9
Bjerning32622%18%44.762%4%9%0
Fjelstrup1,12822%22%43.563%4%3%6
Fole39915%24%40.468%2%15%5
Gammel Haderslev7,53526%18%45.258%7%18%94
Gram3,28729%17%47.155%3%20%28
Grarup33116%20%41.469%3%23%0
Haderslev Vor Frue Domsogn13,76328%17%46.053%6%––
Halk42230%12%51.554%8%7%0
Hammelev1,60824%20%44.464%4%13%15
Hjerndrup24615%18%41.973%3%0%1
Hoptrup1,99621%19%44.764%5%8%5
Højrup73326%16%47.356%3%1%0
Jegerup3,02628%18%47.154%3%9%1
Maugstrup44521%19%44.671%4%3%0
Moltrup53121%21%42.566%5%3%5
Nustrup1,12121%19%43.665%3%4%9
Oksenvad58321%19%44.163%3%32%3
Skrydstrup1,11019%17%43.763%2%13%6
Sommersted1,34722%19%44.463%3%13%10
Sønder Starup3,16322%25%41.765%5%––
Vedsted2,13918%19%41.864%2%24%4
Vilstrup1,28629%19%47.059%4%1%5
Vojens4,00429%16%48.449%2%11%27
Vonsbæk39622%17%46.366%10%21%0
Åstrup1,33426%18%47.064%9%1%0
Øsby1,50231%17%49.259%5%2%8

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
12%
aged 18–29
23%
aged 30–49
22%
aged 50–64
25%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201656,029
201756,045
201855,963
201955,857
202055,670
202155,376
202255,340
202355,353
202455,438
202555,354
202655,218

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 251,031
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.4%
of the labour force are unemployed
2.7%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary31%
Upper secondary (general)7%
Vocational35%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor16%
Master’s and PhD5%

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.

27,013 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner53%
Rented47%
Social housing (almene boliger)20%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses55%
Terraced and semi-detached houses15%
Flats29%
Student halls and care homes0%
Other1%

Year built

Before 190012%
1900–193919%
1940–195914%
1960–197930%
1980–199914%
2000–20095%
2010 or later6%
553cars per 1,000 residents2026
1,819summer housesholiday homes
68residents per km²816.8 km²

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

Everyday life.

27 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 12% 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 Haderslev, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Haderslevbanen41HaderslevByTrinbræt
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Haderslevbanen41HaderslevByTrinbræt
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Haderslevbanen42Nørregade
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Haderslevbanen42Nørregade
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HaderslevHavnebane52Teaterstien
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HaderslevHavnebane52Teaterstien
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