Burkal parish

Burkal parish (Tønder) had 1,615 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 45.7. 56% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, in line with the municipal average. The population has fallen by 8.1% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 9056 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

1,615residents1 January 2026

45.7years, average age1 January 2026

56%in workresidents aged 15+

25%aged 65+DST

TønderThe 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 Tønder.

19%

aged under 18

11%

aged 18–29

23%

aged 30–49

22%

aged 50–64

25%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

16births2025

30deaths2025

134moved in2025

154moved out2025

Population on 1 January

20161,758

20171,726

20181,722

20191,731

20201,690

20211,642

20221,641

20231,658

20241,658

20251,633

20261,615

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.

56%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

1.7%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary35%

Upper secondary (general)6%

Vocational39%

Short-cycle higher4%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor12%

Master’s and PhD3%

1,370employed residents2025

1,013people working here2025

528commute 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.