Postcode
2620 Albertslund
Residents
25,946
2026
Population, 5 years
+3.6%
10 years: +1.3%
Active places of business
2,682
103 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
337 / 276
3-yr change +0.0%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
17%
Young 15-24
14%
Adults 25-44
25%
Adults 45-64
25%
Seniors 65-79
13%
80 and older
6%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age40.8 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*27% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)*40% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here*21,956
Commute in / out every day*18,635 / 10,695
Jobs per working resident*1.57 · Denmark: 1.00
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Denmark does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in 2620 Albertslund.
Survival
Still open after 1 year80% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years57% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years38% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 5.4 years on average. · Denmark: 7.5
Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.
Trouble signs
Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)83 · 30% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)10% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 2,517 owners
| 12 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 4 places | |
| 3 places |
Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.
New and established
Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)12.99 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses10.3 yrs · Denmark: 12.9
Younger than 2 years21% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years36% · Denmark: 46%
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)542 · 12 months: 186
Moved away (3 years)644 · 12 months: 230
Net-102
A move is a place of business whose address changed to another area, or one closing while the same company opens one in another area within 90 days. A new address in the same area is not a move.
When businesses open and close
OpenedClosed
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Many closures are dated 31 December (the end of a financial year), so December's closures are higher than when businesses actually stopped.
Growing here
Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | 7 → 13 | +86% |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | 6 → 11 | +83% |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | 31 → 49 | +58% |
| Electrician | 19 → 27 | +42% |
| Bakery | 5 → 7 | +40% |
| Bank & insurance | 6 → 8 | +33% |
| Car dealer | 17 → 21 | +24% |
| Sports facility & club | 13 → 16 | +23% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Hardware & DIY store | 10 → 4 | -60% | 1 closed |
| Furniture & interior store | 20 → 10 | -50% | 1 closed |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | 20 → 14 | -30% | 4 closed |
| Travel agency | 7 → 5 | -29% | 3 closed |
| Removals & haulage | 53 → 43 | -19% | 6 closed |
| Gym & fitness centre | 7 → 6 | -14% | 1 closed |
| Gardener & landscaping | 14 → 12 | -14% | 3 closed |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | 72 → 62 | -14% | 9 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Shoe & leather goods store
750 today · similar areas would have ~3
Sports facility & club
7316 today · similar areas would have ~26
Pharmacy & health store
701 today · similar areas would have ~5
Real estate agent
684 today · similar areas would have ~11
Architect
685 today · similar areas would have ~10
Sports & bike shop
6712 today · similar areas would have ~13
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | Accommodation | 2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 63 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 64 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 59 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 32 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 16 | 6 | +19% | 63 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 55 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 21 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 11 | 6 | +24% | 59 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 64 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | -22% | 35 |
| Childcare | Education | 36 | 13.9 | 10.7 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 45 |
| Driving school | Education | 32 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 4 | 4 | 0% | 35 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 51 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 24 | 22 | +11% | 55 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 59 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 43 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 20 | 7 | +2% | 56 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 14 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 11 | 12 | -30% | 49 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 22 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 9 | -8% | 44 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4 | 4 | +40% | 53 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 24 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 4 | 5 | -4% | 36 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 15 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 6 | 8 | -12% | 34 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 11 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 7 | 1 | +83% | 54 |
| Dentist | Health | 7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | -22% | 56 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 29 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 5 | 6 | +12% | 41 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 62 | 23.9 | 38.1 | 15 | 24 | -14% | 51 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 59 |
| Home care | Health | 5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | -14% | 54 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 16 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | +23% | 73 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 50 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 5 | -29% | 40 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 25 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 15 | 14 | -14% | 60 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 28 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 22 | 17 | +8% | 61 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 54 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 11 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 58 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 55 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 49 | 18.9 | 14.5 | 20 | 9 | +58% | 59 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3 | 2 | +100% | 64 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 9 | 6 | +33% | 59 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 4 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 68 |
| Architect | Professional services | 5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 68 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 41 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 6 | 11 | +3% | 50 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 142 | 54.7 | 38.1 | 45 | 35 | -2% | 46 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 31 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 20 | 15 | +11% | 54 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 34 | 13.1 | 16.4 | 19 | 15 | -3% | 58 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 14 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | +8% | 56 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 18 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 15 | 9 | +20% | 66 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | – | 75 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 70 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4 | 4 | 0% | 57 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | +20% | 66 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | +100% | 66 |
| Optician | Retail | 2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 65 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 10 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | -50% | 63 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 54 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | -60% | 54 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | +100% | 56 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 12 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 67 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 2 | +33% | 67 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 13 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 13 | 8 | +86% | 61 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 3 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 2 | 4 | -25% | 65 |
| Online store | Retail | 2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5 | 18 | -88% | 47 |
| Electrician | Trades | 27 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 11 | 7 | +42% | 52 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 22 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 7 | 4 | +22% | 55 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 55 | 21.2 | 26.6 | 23 | 21 | +10% | 62 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 38 | 14.6 | 7.1 | 14 | 11 | +12% | 47 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 29 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11 | 11 | -9% | 55 |
| Flooring | Trades | 13 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 5 | 5 | -7% | 35 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 29 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 15 | 9 | 0% | 65 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 12 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 9 | 10 | -14% | 51 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 72 | 27.8 | 16.9 | 51 | 56 | -5% | 31 |
| Taxi | Transport | 184 | 70.9 | 5.7 | 45 | 52 | +5% | 32 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 43 | 16.6 | 7.9 | 21 | 26 | -19% | 30 |