Sankt Hans parish

Sankt Hans parish (Odense) had 5,092 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 34.7. 60% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, in line with the municipal average. The population has fallen by 31% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 7781 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

5,092residents1 January 2026

34.7years, average age1 January 2026

60%in workresidents aged 15+

9%aged 65+DST

OdenseThe 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 Odense.

aged under 18

50%

aged 18–29

24%

aged 30–49

11%

aged 50–64

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

40births2025

19deaths2025

1,937moved in2025

1,692moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20167,406

20177,616

20187,917

20198,329

20208,479

20213,986

20224,236

20234,642

20244,738

20254,824

20265,092

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.

60%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

4.0%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary16%

Upper secondary (general)24%

Vocational14%

Short-cycle higher4%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor25%

Master’s and PhD16%

4,549employed residents2025

7,430people working here2025

2,397commute 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.