Rømø parish

Rømø parish (Tønder) had 538 residents on 1 January 2026, with an average age of 58.2. 45% of residents aged 15 and over were in work, 18% below the municipal average. The population has fallen by 9.0% since 2016.

Parish (sogn) · Code 9062 · Danmarks Statistik · Updated 26 October 2026

538residents1 January 2026

58.2years, average age1 January 2026

45%in workresidents aged 15+

46%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.

aged under 18

aged 18–29

13%

aged 30–49

28%

aged 50–64

46%

aged 65 and over

aged 80 and over

1births2025

11deaths2025

40moved in2025

47moved out2025

Population on 1 January

2016591

2017584

2018575

2019564

2020559

2021559

2022559

2023562

2024569

2025557

2026538

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.

45%

of residents aged 15+ are in work

2.9%

of the labour force are unemployed

Highest completed education

Primary and lower secondary23%

Upper secondary (general)6%

Vocational42%

Short-cycle higher5%

Medium-cycle higher and bachelor15%

Master’s and PhD6%

522employed residents2025

797people working here2025

99commute 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.