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Nordfyns

Nordfyns had 29,179 residents on 1 January 2026. Average disposable income was DKK 252,071 per person in 2024, 6% below the regional average. 65% of occupied homes were lived in by their owner, and 8% were social housing (almene boliger). The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Municipality · Code 480 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026
29,179residents1 January 2026
DKK 252,071disposable incomeavg. per person, 2024
65%owner-occupiedof occupied homes
7%green within 500 maverage
Nordfyns · Region of Southern DenmarkNordfyns highlighted; the rest of the region in grey
Map of Region of Southern Denmark with Nordfyns highlighted

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

All 26 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
Bederslev18123%17%46.869%1%14%0
Bogense3,94741%14%53.646%3%1%55
Ejlby12017%18%43.173%9%3%0
Grindløse29917%16%43.659%3%2%0
Guldbjerg14427%19%47.464%5%13%0
Hjadstrup80117%20%41.570%4%1%0
Hårslev1,24118%19%43.266%4%14%2
Klinte32229%13%48.152%6%0%0
Krogsbølle99224%17%46.160%3%5%6
Lunde55922%18%44.961%5%13%1
Melby19319%18%42.274%3%14%0
Norup81035%11%52.651%3%7%0
Nørre Højrup14315%19%43.265%4%1%0
Nørre Næraa40521%17%44.055%5%3%0
Nørre Sandager21722%13%46.055%5%35%0
Ore57221%16%45.766%6%16%0
Otterup5,26431%17%48.452%3%11%38
Skamby77614%18%41.263%5%6%1
Skeby69321%16%46.263%6%0%0
Skovby91025%16%47.058%3%4%3
Særslev1,25018%21%42.062%4%9%18
Søndersø3,76624%22%43.958%4%5%51
Uggerslev55117%19%42.766%4%4%2
Veflinge1,20919%19%43.763%4%12%7
Vigerslev3,01422%25%42.166%12%3%0
Østrup47821%20%43.762%5%12%1

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
23%
aged 30–49
23%
aged 50–64
26%
aged 65 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201629,298
201729,446
201829,516
201929,693
202029,665
202129,549
202229,714
202329,726
202429,610
202529,342
202629,179

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 252,071
average disposable income per person
58%
of residents aged 15+ are in work
2.8%
of the labour force are unemployed
3.3%
full-time unemployed, 2025

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary30%
Upper secondary (general)6%
Vocational39%
Short-cycle higher5%
Medium-cycle higher and bachelor15%
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.

13,532 occupied homes in 2026.

Lived in by owner65%
Rented34%
Social housing (almene boliger)8%
Co-operative housing (andelsboliger)2%

Types of home

Detached houses and farmhouses71%
Terraced and semi-detached houses16%
Flats9%
Student halls and care homes1%
Other2%

Year built

Before 190016%
1900–193921%
1940–19598%
1960–197927%
1980–199913%
2000–20097%
2010 or later8%
576cars per 1,000 residents2026
2,952summer housesholiday homes
65residents per km²452.3 km²

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

Everyday life.

23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 7% 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 Nordfyns, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Søndersø kirke
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Søndersø kirke
Photo: author named on the file page · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Søndersø Kirke
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Søndersø Kirke
Photo: Orwell123 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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5471 Sonderso, Denmark
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5471 Sonderso, Denmark
Photo: Lars Vad · CC BY-SA 3.0
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