Postcode
8600 Silkeborg
Residents
73,808
2026
Population, 5 years
+10.0%
10 years: +19.5%
Active places of business
9,113
123 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
827 / 726
3-yr change +2.4%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
18%
Young 15-24
11%
Adults 25-44
25%
Adults 45-64
25%
Seniors 65-79
15%
80 and older
6%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age41.2 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*30% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)*47% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here*44,527
Commute in / out every day*14,510 / 23,632
Jobs per working resident*0.83 · 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 8600 Silkeborg.
Survival
Still open after 1 year87% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years70% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years53% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 7.9 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)177 · 24% 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% · 8,619 owners
| 7 places | |
| 6 places | |
| 6 places | |
| 5 places | |
| 5 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)11.20 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses12.8 yrs · Denmark: 13.1
Younger than 2 years16% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years45% · Denmark: 45%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)13 · 12 months: 3
Moved away (3 years)18 · 12 months: 3
Net-5
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 | 44 → 66 | +50% |
| Toy & hobby shop | 25 → 36 | +44% |
| Gym & fitness centre | 14 → 20 | +43% |
| Gardener & landscaping | 20 → 27 | +35% |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | 31 → 39 | +26% |
| Bakery | 20 → 25 | +25% |
| Pharmacy & health store | 13 → 16 | +23% |
| Doctor & medical clinic | 116 → 141 | +22% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 42 → 8 | -81% | 2 closed |
| Law firm | 29 → 23 | -21% | 3 closed |
| Staffing & recruitment | 25 → 20 | -20% | 3 closed |
| Removals & haulage | 44 → 36 | -18% | 4 closed |
| Sports & bike shop | 47 → 39 | -17% | 7 closed |
| Car parts & motorcycles | 6 → 5 | -17% | 1 closed |
| Optician | 12 → 10 | -17% | 1 closed |
| Painter & decorator | 44 → 37 | -16% | 4 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Cleaning services
7394 today · similar areas would have ~125
Gardener & landscaping
7127 today · similar areas would have ~51
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches)
7024 today · similar areas would have ~28
Car repair & service
6998 today · similar areas would have ~104
Car parts & motorcycles
685 today · similar areas would have ~14
Real estate agent
6825 today · similar areas would have ~30
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 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | -7% | 41 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 13 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | +8% | 54 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 56 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 98 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 33 | 23 | +11% | 69 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 15 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 54 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 166 | 22.5 | 9.4 | 55 | 44 | +7% | 47 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1 | 2 | -17% | 68 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 19 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 5 | 4 | +6% | 52 |
| Childcare | Education | 84 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 |
| Driving school | Education | 30 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 6 | 5 | +3% | 62 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 183 | 24.8 | 18.9 | 78 | 61 | +10% | 56 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 34 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 10 | 8 | +6% | 61 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 81 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 38 | 25 | +19% | 64 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 53 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 23 | 27 | -7% | 48 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 42 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 15 | 18 | -7% | 56 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 25 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 11 | 6 | +25% | 57 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 40 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 7 | 6 | +3% | 67 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 39 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 17 | 9 | +26% | 52 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 28 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 8 | 9 | -3% | 52 |
| Dentist | Health | 48 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | +2% | 56 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 141 | 19.1 | 10.0 | 38 | 13 | +22% | 53 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 366 | 49.6 | 38.1 | 110 | 90 | +6% | 57 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 16 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 5 | 5 | 0% | 52 |
| Home care | Health | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 49 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 20 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 | +43% | 67 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 82 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 15 | 8 | +9% | 63 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 17 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 55 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 14 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | +8% | 54 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 101 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 31 | 21 | +11% | 64 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 109 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 52 | 49 | +3% | 59 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 49 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 24 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 7 | 4 | +14% | 70 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | +50% | 64 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 97 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 22 | 15 | +8% | 67 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 23 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | 9 | -21% | 39 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 28 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 16 | 12 | +17% | 63 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 25 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | +9% | 68 |
| Architect | Professional services | 44 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 11 | 12 | -2% | 41 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 154 | 20.9 | 16.7 | 48 | 37 | +8% | 58 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 319 | 43.2 | 38.1 | 96 | 78 | +6% | 56 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 108 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 58 | 61 | -3% | 46 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 156 | 21.1 | 16.4 | 59 | 72 | -8% | 42 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 20 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4 | 9 | -20% | 49 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 66 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 18 | 28 | -13% | 53 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | -36% | 52 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 16 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 6 | 3 | +23% | 59 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 24 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 6 | 7 | -4% | 41 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 38 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 15 | 9 | +19% | 63 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 17 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 8 | 8 | 0% | 46 |
| Optician | Retail | 10 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | -17% | 49 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 55 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 23 | 15 | +17% | 63 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 31 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 11 | 9 | +7% | 55 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 13 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 60 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | -25% | 66 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 39 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 9 | 17 | -17% | 49 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 36 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 15 | 4 | +44% | 58 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 66 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 39 | 17 | +50% | 65 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 27 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 9 | 10 | -4% | 49 |
| Online store | Retail | 8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 12 | 46 | -81% | 49 |
| Electrician | Trades | 25 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 3 | 7 | -14% | 57 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 34 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 64 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 147 | 19.9 | 26.6 | 58 | 53 | +4% | 65 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 37 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 8 | 15 | -16% | 59 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 74 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 19 | 16 | +4% | 66 |
| Flooring | Trades | 13 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 4 | -7% | 51 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 111 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 19 | 26 | -6% | 50 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 27 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 17 | 10 | +35% | 71 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 94 | 12.7 | 16.9 | 56 | 40 | +21% | 73 |
| Taxi | Transport | 26 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 13 | 13 | 0% | 57 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 36 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 7 | 15 | -18% | 57 |