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5600 Faaborg

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Residents
14,087
2026
Population, 5 years
-2.1%
10 years: -6.8%
Active places of business
2,221
158 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
187 / 201
3-yr change -0.8%

Population

13k14k15k16k201120142017202020232026Residents

Active businesses (all types)

01,0002,0003,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14 11%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 16%
Adults 45-64 29%
Seniors 65-79 25%
80 and older 10%

The line marks the average for Denmark.

Average age50.5 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*25% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)*36% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here*19,672
Commute in / out every day*7,935 / 13,909
Jobs per working resident*0.77 · Denmark: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Denmark does not publish it for smaller areas.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in 5600 Faaborg.

Survival

Still open after 1 year87% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years71% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years52% · Denmark: 49%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 10.0 years on average. · Denmark: 7.6

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)47 · 23% 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 operators1% · 2,108 owners
7 places
5 places
3 places
3 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)13.27 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses14.9 yrs · Denmark: 13.1
Younger than 2 years14% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years51% · Denmark: 45%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)7 · 12 months: 3
Moved away (3 years)5 · 12 months: 2
Net+2

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

050100150200Opened Jan: 114Closed Jan: 52JanOpened Feb: 76Closed Feb: 56Opened Mar: 90Closed Mar: 80MarOpened Apr: 102Closed Apr: 76Opened May: 78Closed May: 56MayOpened Jun: 90Closed Jun: 120Opened Jul: 58Closed Jul: 53JulOpened Aug: 58Closed Aug: 44Opened Sep: 75Closed Sep: 90SepOpened Oct: 78Closed Oct: 70Opened Nov: 76Closed Nov: 88NovOpened Dec: 57Closed Dec: 194
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).

Hotel5 → 8+60%
Restaurant21 → 29+38%
IT & software services27 → 36+33%
Cleaning services25 → 33+32%
Car repair & service21 → 27+29%
Gardener & landscaping11 → 14+27%
Florist, garden & pet shop8 → 10+25%
Plumber & heating12 → 15+25%

Declining here

Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.

Real estate agent10 → 5-50%5 closed
Furniture & interior store13 → 8-38%2 closed
Painter & decorator14 → 9-36%4 closed
Bricklayer & mason38 → 29-24%7 closed
B&B & holiday accommodation13 → 10-23%4 closed
Architect14 → 11-21%1 closed
Clothing store11 → 9-18%1 closed
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop6 → 5-17%1 closed

Highest opportunity here

IT & software services

60

36 today · similar areas would have ~54

Driving school

57

2 today · similar areas would have ~5

Taxi

56

3 today · similar areas would have ~8

Staffing & recruitment

55

3 today · similar areas would have ~6

Flooring

52

2 today · similar areas would have ~3

Building contractor

52

17 today · similar areas would have ~18

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Hotel Accommodation 8 5.7 1.3 3 0 +60% 40
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 10 7.1 1.2 5 8 -23% 25
Campsite Accommodation 4 2.8 0.1 2 2 0% 44
Car repair & service Automotive 27 19.2 14.1 11 5 +29% 49
Petrol station Automotive 3 2.1 1.6 0 0 0% 41
Car dealer Automotive 16 11.4 9.4 0 4 -20% 38
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 3 2.1 1.9 0 0 0% 45
Car rental Automotive 2 1.4 1.4 1 1 0% 46
Childcare Education 7 5.0 10.7 0 1 -13% 50
Driving school Education 2 1.4 3.4 1 1 0% 57
Courses & tutoring Education 30 21.3 18.9 10 10 0% 43
Café, coffee bar or bar Food & drink 12 8.5 3.0 9 10 -8% 22
Restaurant Food & drink 29 20.6 11.8 14 6 +38% 47
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 16 11.4 6.4 7 9 -11% 25
Catering & canteen Food & drink 20 14.2 7.0 4 6 -9% 26
Bakery Food & drink 4 2.8 2.7 1 1 0% 51
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 13 9.2 7.2 3 1 +18% 46
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 15 10.6 3.6 5 5 0% 30
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop Groceries 5 3.5 3.9 0 1 -17% 46
Dentist Health 13 9.2 4.2 0 2 -13% 20
Doctor & medical clinic Health 18 12.8 10.0 3 1 +13% 46
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 80 56.8 38.1 14 22 -9% 31
Veterinarian Health 4 2.8 1.6 1 1 0% 32
Home care Health 3 2.1 1.3 0 1 -25% 37
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 4 2.8 2.4 1 1 0% 40
Sports facility & club Leisure 24 17.0 9.8 4 2 +9% 42
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 8 5.7 2.0 0 0 0% 30
Travel agency Leisure 4 2.8 1.3 3 0 +300% 42
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 16 11.4 12.0 3 6 -16% 37
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 13 9.2 12.0 5 8 -19% 45
Laundry & dry cleaning Personal services 1 0.7 0.3 0 1 -50% 42
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 10 7.1 3.8 4 3 +11% 33
Funeral services Personal services 2 1.4 0.9 0 1 -33% 39
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 33 23.4 14.5 6 3 +10% 48
Law firm Professional services 6 4.3 2.8 1 2 -14% 32
Bank & insurance Professional services 4 2.8 3.6 0 1 -20% 48
Real estate agent Professional services 5 3.5 4.0 2 7 -50% 42
Architect Professional services 11 7.8 3.9 0 3 -21% 23
Engineering consultancy Professional services 24 17.0 16.7 9 8 +4% 42
IT & software services Professional services 36 25.6 38.1 21 12 +33% 60
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 14 9.9 10.6 10 8 +17% 48
Design & photography Professional services 23 16.3 16.4 12 12 0% 42
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 3 2.1 4.0 1 1 0% 55
Clothing store Retail 9 6.4 8.7 2 4 -18% 44
Shoe & leather goods store Retail 3 2.1 1.0 0 0 0% 38
Pharmacy & health store Retail 3 2.1 1.8 1 0 +50% 45
Cosmetics & perfume store Retail 3 2.1 2.3 0 1 -25% 46
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 10 7.1 4.1 5 3 +25% 35
Jewellery & watches Retail 4 2.8 1.7 1 1 0% 35
Optician Retail 3 2.1 1.5 0 0 0% 41
Furniture & interior store Retail 8 5.7 6.0 1 6 -38% 39
Electronics & phone store Retail 6 4.3 2.9 1 1 0% 37
Hardware & DIY store Retail 3 2.1 2.0 0 0 0% 41
Books & stationery Retail 1 0.7 0.9 0 1 -50% 46
Sports & bike shop Retail 15 10.6 5.1 4 2 +15% 31
Toy & hobby shop Retail 4 2.8 3.5 2 2 0% 49
Gifts, art & specialty shops Retail 20 14.2 8.9 5 4 +5% 37
Second-hand & antiques Retail 6 4.3 3.8 1 1 0% 44
Online store Retail 2 1.4 0.9 0 3 -60% 42
Electrician Trades 9 6.4 6.7 0 1 -10% 42
Plumber & heating Trades 15 10.6 6.7 4 1 +25% 42
Carpenter & joiner Trades 47 33.4 26.6 16 15 +2% 45
Painter & decorator Trades 9 6.4 7.1 1 6 -36% 38
Bricklayer & mason Trades 29 20.6 11.9 5 14 -24% 24
Flooring Trades 2 1.4 1.9 1 0 +100% 52
Building contractor Trades 17 12.1 12.9 8 5 +21% 52
Gardener & landscaping Trades 14 9.9 6.9 6 3 +27% 39
Cleaning services Trades 33 23.4 16.9 16 8 +32% 49
Taxi Transport 3 2.1 5.7 2 3 -25% 56
Removals & haulage Transport 14 9.9 7.9 3 7 -22% 31