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Kerteminde

Kerteminde had 24,299 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 267,813 per person in 2024, in line with the regional average. 56% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 13% were social housing (almene boliger). The population has grown by 1.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 440 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
24,299residents1 January 2026
DKK 267,813disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
56%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
17%green within 500 maverage
Kerteminde · Region of Southern DenmarkKerteminde highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region of Southern Denmark with Kerteminde highlighted

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

All 12 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
Birkende2,09820%22%42.065%6%11%5
Dalby49122%21%45.063%5%9%4
Kerteminde-Drigstrup6,52038%14%52.948%7%––
Kølstrup80421%21%43.268%11%7%2
Marslev1,22613%25%39.571%8%12%7
Mesinge82626%18%46.962%7%10%6
Munkebo5,86725%17%46.254%4%23%39
Revninge65522%21%43.969%8%17%2
Rynkeby1,14122%20%44.566%4%11%5
Rønninge4,00325%21%44.360%5%21%9
Stubberup41430%12%49.553%12%12%2
Viby24030%13%52.455%15%3%0

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
10%
aged 18–29
22%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 50–64
27%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201623,880
201723,774
201823,756
201923,773
202023,812
202123,847
202224,034
202323,991
202423,894
202523,949
202624,299

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 267,813
average disposable income per person
57%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.2%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.0%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary28%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational37%
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.

11,650 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner56%
Rented43%
Social housing (almene boliger)13%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)7%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses61%
Terraced and semi-detached houses23%
Flats14%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other1%

Year built

Before 190011%
1900–193914%
1940–19599%
1960–197934%
1980–199916%
2000–20099%
2010 or later8%
540cars per 1,000 residents2026
1,648summer housesholiday homes
118residents per km²206.3 km²

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

Everyday life.

17 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% 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 Kerteminde, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Sankt Laurenti Kirke fra nordvest
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Sankt Laurenti Kirke fra nordvest
Photo: photographed by Søren Møller · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sankt Laurenti Kirke fra sydvest 2
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Sankt Laurenti Kirke fra sydvest 2
Photo: photographed by Søren Møller · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sankt Laurenti Kirke fra sydvest
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Sankt Laurenti Kirke fra sydvest
Photo: photographed by Søren Møller · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Region of Southern Denmark.