Postcode
4000 Roskilde
Residents
75,124
2026
Population, 5 years
+3.8%
10 years: +7.4%
Active places of business
10,720
143 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
1,035 / 896
3-yr change +2.8%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
15%
Young 15-24
14%
Adults 25-44
23%
Adults 45-64
27%
Seniors 65-79
15%
80 and older
6%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age42.4 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*28% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)*44% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here*39,823
Commute in / out every day*30,732 / 22,384
Jobs per working resident*1.27 · 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 4000 Roskilde.
Survival
Still open after 1 year86% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years66% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years48% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 7.1 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)237 · 27% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)9% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators0% · 10,173 owners
| 11 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 6 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)13.78 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses12.4 yrs · Denmark: 12.9
Younger than 2 years16% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years46% · Denmark: 46%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)1,356 · 12 months: 431
Moved away (3 years)1,275 · 12 months: 450
Net+81
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).
| Car parts & motorcycles | 12 → 18 | +50% |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | 45 → 65 | +44% |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | 34 → 44 | +29% |
| Bank & insurance | 29 → 37 | +28% |
| Law firm | 46 → 57 | +24% |
| Taxi | 36 → 44 | +22% |
| Building contractor | 111 → 135 | +22% |
| Hotel | 6 → 7 | +17% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 28 → 8 | -71% | 1 closed |
| Books & stationery | 7 → 5 | -29% | 3 closed |
| Veterinarian | 17 → 13 | -24% | 4 closed |
| Catering & canteen | 69 → 55 | -20% | 12 closed |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | 10 → 8 | -20% | 1 closed |
| Shoe & leather goods store | 15 → 12 | -20% | 4 closed |
| Bricklayer & mason | 97 → 79 | -19% | 12 closed |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | 18 → 15 | -17% | 3 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Car repair & service
6792 today · similar areas would have ~106
Sports & bike shop
6143 today · similar areas would have ~38
Hotel
607 today · similar areas would have ~10
Florist, garden & pet shop
6035 today · similar areas would have ~31
Building contractor
60135 today · similar areas would have ~97
Car dealer
5960 today · similar areas would have ~71
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 | 7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | +17% | 60 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | -20% | 51 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 50 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 92 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 26 | 23 | +2% | 67 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 11 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | -8% | 46 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 60 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 19 | 14 | +11% | 59 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 18 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 7 | 3 | +50% | 58 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 12 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3 | 5 | -29% | 44 |
| Childcare | Education | 93 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 2 | 8 | -6% | 38 |
| Driving school | Education | 36 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4 | 6 | -10% | 33 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 272 | 36.2 | 18.9 | 99 | 79 | +9% | 41 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 36 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 17 | 23 | -16% | 39 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 141 | 18.8 | 11.8 | 51 | 40 | +8% | 45 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 42 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 22 | 26 | -9% | 47 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 55 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 19 | 34 | -20% | 45 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 18 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 10 | 12 | 0% | 46 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 49 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 21 | 16 | +7% | 54 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 26 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 11 | 15 | -13% | 50 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 44 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 15 | 9 | +29% | 48 |
| Dentist | Health | 58 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 9 | 8 | +4% | 42 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 151 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 30 | 30 | 0% | 31 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 459 | 61.1 | 38.1 | 125 | 92 | +9% | 50 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 13 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3 | 7 | -24% | 40 |
| Home care | Health | 10 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 4 | -17% | 47 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 22 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 6 | 6 | +5% | 46 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 77 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 13 | 11 | +13% | 57 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 18 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | -10% | 38 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 11 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | +10% | 51 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 108 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 21 | 31 | -14% | 49 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 97 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 43 | 46 | -1% | 50 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 41 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 33 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 12 | 13 | -3% | 41 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | -14% | 55 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 169 | 22.5 | 14.5 | 32 | 21 | +13% | 53 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 57 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 14 | 8 | +24% | 41 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 37 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 17 | 9 | +28% | 56 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 46 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | +12% | 57 |
| Architect | Professional services | 47 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 11 | 9 | +9% | 51 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 195 | 26.0 | 16.7 | 66 | 57 | +2% | 50 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 472 | 62.8 | 38.1 | 178 | 136 | +8% | 49 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 114 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 55 | 51 | +10% | 52 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 181 | 24.1 | 16.4 | 71 | 66 | +1% | 45 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 33 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 9 | 11 | -6% | 43 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 94 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 40 | 35 | +9% | 52 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 12 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 5 | 7 | -20% | 33 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 25 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 8 | 6 | +4% | 43 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 15 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 7 | 8 | -17% | 48 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 35 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 14 | 11 | +9% | 60 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 16 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 7 | 8 | 0% | 37 |
| Optician | Retail | 18 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 40 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 67 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 11 | 11 | 0% | 43 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 28 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 8 | 14 | -15% | 40 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 15 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 0% | 46 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1 | 4 | -29% | 54 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 43 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 10 | 6 | +10% | 61 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 33 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 9 | 16 | -15% | 42 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 65 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 43 | 22 | +44% | 58 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 26 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 9 | 9 | +13% | 49 |
| Online store | Retail | 8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 10 | 31 | -71% | 42 |
| Electrician | Trades | 74 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 17 | 12 | +12% | 56 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 45 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 12 | 17 | -6% | 49 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 224 | 29.8 | 26.6 | 80 | 80 | +5% | 54 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 66 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 18 | 19 | -1% | 49 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 79 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 26 | 36 | -19% | 51 |
| Flooring | Trades | 22 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 10 | 8 | -8% | 48 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 135 | 18.0 | 12.9 | 48 | 22 | +22% | 60 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 57 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 22 | 18 | +2% | 57 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 110 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 63 | 69 | 0% | 45 |
| Taxi | Transport | 44 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 16 | 14 | +22% | 59 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 61 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 25 | 25 | +2% | 55 |