Postcode
8210 Aarhus V
Residents
25,471
2026
Population, 5 years
-0.2%
10 years: -1.1%
Active places of business
2,274
89 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
301 / 257
3-yr change +5.5%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
16%
Young 15-24
17%
Adults 25-44
34%
Adults 45-64
19%
Seniors 65-79
11%
80 and older
3%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age37.3 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*21% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)*62% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here*231,021
Commute in / out every day*75,170 / 47,070
Jobs per working resident*1.14 · Denmark: 1.00
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Denmark does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in 8210 Aarhus V.
Survival
Still open after 1 year81% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years60% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years40% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 4.8 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)91 · 35% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)11% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 2,153 owners
| 8 places | |
| 7 places | |
| 5 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)11.82 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses10.5 yrs · Denmark: 12.9
Younger than 2 years21% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years40% · Denmark: 46%
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)467 · 12 months: 147
Moved away (3 years)531 · 12 months: 164
Net-64
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).
| Bank & insurance | 6 → 12 | +100% |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | 7 → 13 | +86% |
| Clothing store | 6 → 10 | +67% |
| Removals & haulage | 17 → 28 | +65% |
| Sports & bike shop | 5 → 8 | +60% |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | 14 → 21 | +50% |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | 13 → 18 | +38% |
| Marketing & advertising agency | 30 → 40 | +33% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 11 → 3 | -73% | 1 closed |
| Beauty salon & spa | 21 → 15 | -29% | 1 closed |
| Bricklayer & mason | 9 → 7 | -22% | 3 closed |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | 5 → 4 | -20% | 1 closed |
| Flooring | 5 → 4 | -20% | 1 closed |
| Painter & decorator | 17 → 14 | -18% | 2 closed |
| Carpenter & joiner | 22 → 19 | -14% | 6 closed |
| Restaurant | 8 → 7 | -13% | 4 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Optician
740 today · similar areas would have ~4
Veterinarian
700 today · similar areas would have ~4
Shoe & leather goods store
680 today · similar areas would have ~3
Real estate agent
662 today · similar areas would have ~10
Building contractor
6616 today · similar areas would have ~33
Gym & fitness centre
641 today · similar areas would have ~6
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 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 59 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | +50% | 53 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 52 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 22 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 9 | 10 | -4% | 43 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 54 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 26 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 15 | 11 | +18% | 53 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | -33% | 60 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 58 |
| Childcare | Education | 43 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | -2% | 26 |
| Driving school | Education | 3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 61 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 34 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 20 | 18 | +6% | 55 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 62 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 7 | 2.7 | 11.8 | 8 | 9 | -13% | 55 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 21 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 17 | 10 | +50% | 50 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 15 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5 | 5 | 0% | 48 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | – | 63 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 17 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 | +21% | 55 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 11 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 45 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 18 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 11 | 6 | +38% | 40 |
| Dentist | Health | 7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 56 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 26 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9 | 8 | +4% | 48 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 64 | 25.1 | 38.1 | 18 | 18 | 0% | 55 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | – | 70 |
| Home care | Health | 4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | +33% | 51 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 64 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 10 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 3 | 2 | +11% | 61 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | +100% | 60 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | +67% | 42 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 15 | 5.9 | 12.0 | 8 | 9 | -6% | 49 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 15 | 5.9 | 12.0 | 6 | 12 | -29% | 49 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 55 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 4 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 3 | 4 | -20% | 57 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 59 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 24 | 9.4 | 14.5 | 7 | 4 | +14% | 61 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | 2 | +14% | 51 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 12 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 9 | 3 | +100% | 52 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 66 |
| Architect | Professional services | 17 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 8 | 7 | +6% | 38 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 47 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 15 | 7 | +21% | 53 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 139 | 54.6 | 38.1 | 71 | 38 | +31% | 48 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 40 | 15.7 | 10.6 | 24 | 14 | +33% | 51 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 48 | 18.8 | 16.4 | 25 | 20 | +12% | 51 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 19 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | +12% | 42 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 10 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 12 | 8 | +67% | 62 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | – | 68 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 58 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4 | 4 | 0% | 51 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 2 | 3 | -13% | 53 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | +150% | 48 |
| Optician | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 74 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 18 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | +6% | 51 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 2 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1 | 2 | -33% | 60 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 56 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | +33% | 44 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 8 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | +60% | 62 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 58 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 13 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 12 | 6 | +86% | 60 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 54 |
| Online store | Retail | 3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 15 | -73% | 40 |
| Electrician | Trades | 4 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | -20% | 62 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 4 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | +33% | 62 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 19 | 7.5 | 26.6 | 11 | 14 | -14% | 47 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 14 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 5 | 8 | -18% | 45 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 7 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 3 | 5 | -22% | 57 |
| Flooring | Trades | 4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1 | 2 | -20% | 50 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 16 | 6.3 | 12.9 | 4 | 2 | +14% | 66 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 7 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 6 | 3 | +75% | 62 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 42 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 42 | 35 | +20% | 51 |
| Taxi | Transport | 58 | 22.8 | 5.7 | 25 | 24 | +2% | 36 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 28 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 27 | 16 | +65% | 46 |