Sønder Starup parish

Sønder Starup parish (Haderslev) had 3,163 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 41.7. 65% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 13% above the municipal average. The population has grown by 5.9% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 8969 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

3,163residents1 January 2026

41.7years, average age1 January 2026

65%in workresidents aged 15+

22%aged 65+DST

HaderslevThe municipality the parish is in

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 Haderslev.

25%

aged under 18

10%

aged 18–29

25%

aged 30–49

19%

aged 50–64

22%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

33births2025

20deaths2025

253moved in2025

224moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20162,987

20173,004

20182,997

20192,987

20202,981

20212,987

20223,021

20233,024

20243,023

20253,114

20263,163

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.

65%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

1.7%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary23%

Upper secondary (general)7%

Vocational37%

Short-cycle higher6%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor21%

Master’s and PhD5%

2,473employed residents2025

1,388people working here2025

1,347commute 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.