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Gudbjerg Sogn (Svendborg)

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Residents
1,230
2026
Population, 5 years
-5.2%
10 years: -7.5%
Active places of business
187
152 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
10 / 14
3-yr change -7.0%

Population

1,1001,2001,3001,4002011Q4 13Q3 16Q2 192022Q4 24Residents

Active businesses (all types)

1401601802002202014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14 14%
Young 15-24 12%
Adults 25-44 20%
Adults 45-64 30%
Seniors 65-79 15%
80 and older 8%

The line marks the average for Denmark.

Average age45.2 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 264k · Denmark: DKK 288k
Families with children at home*25% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (adults 15+)26% · Denmark: 37%
Jobs located here*24,494
Commute in / out every day*6,760 / 10,403
Jobs per working resident*0.87 · 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 Gudbjerg Sogn (Svendborg).

Survival

Still open after 1 year86% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years71% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years51% · Denmark: 49%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 9.7 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)2 · 14% of all closures

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)4% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 185 owners
3 places

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)8.13 · Denmark: 13.44
Average age of active businesses16.6 yrs · Denmark: 13.1
Younger than 2 years10% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years52% · Denmark: 46%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out.

When businesses open and close

051015Opened Jan: 14Closed Jan: 5JanOpened Feb: 9Closed Feb: 5Opened Mar: 6Closed Mar: 6MarOpened Apr: 7Closed Apr: 6Opened May: 7Closed May: 4MayOpened Jun: 7Closed Jun: 10Opened Jul: 10Closed Jul: 3JulOpened Aug: 7Closed Aug: 10Opened Sep: 3Closed Sep: 5SepOpened Oct: 3Closed Oct: 5Opened Nov: 6Closed Nov: 4NovOpened Dec: 4Closed Dec: 14
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Growing here

Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).

No business type has grown noticeably.

Declining here

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

Carpenter & joiner7 → 6-14%1 closed

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Car repair & service Automotive 1 8.1 21.2 0 2 -67% 34
Car dealer Automotive 2 16.3 8.2 0 0 0% 38
Childcare Education 1 8.1 11.2 0 0 0% 49
Courses & tutoring Education 0 0.0 15.2 0 0 – 58
Catering & canteen Food & drink 5 40.7 7.9 1 0 +25% 50
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 1 8.1 8.1 0 0 0% 50
Doctor & medical clinic Health 1 8.1 0.0 0 0 0% 52
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 3 24.4 26.7 1 1 0% 46
Veterinarian Health 1 8.1 0.0 0 0 0% 51
Sports facility & club Leisure 0 0.0 11.6 0 0 – 49
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 1 8.1 7.7 0 0 0% 54
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 8.1 8.3 1 3 -67% 29
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 3 24.4 10.5 0 1 -25% 22
Engineering consultancy Professional services 3 24.4 12.4 2 1 +50% 43
IT & software services Professional services 1 8.1 21.6 0 0 0% 58
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 0 0.0 6.9 0 0 – 45
Design & photography Professional services 1 8.1 13.1 0 1 -50% 36
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 -100% 29
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 2 16.3 0.0 1 1 0% 42
Jewellery & watches Retail 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 -100% 30
Furniture & interior store Retail 1 8.1 0.0 0 1 -50% 31
Gifts, art & specialty shops Retail 1 8.1 9.7 0 0 0% 45
Electrician Trades 4 32.5 8.2 1 0 +33% 54
Plumber & heating Trades 0 0.0 8.3 0 0 – 54
Carpenter & joiner Trades 6 48.8 40.0 2 3 -14% 27
Painter & decorator Trades 1 8.1 7.1 1 0 – 58
Bricklayer & mason Trades 4 32.5 19.7 1 1 0% 40
Building contractor Trades 3 24.4 15.4 1 0 +50% 46
Gardener & landscaping Trades 3 24.4 13.1 0 0 0% 35
Cleaning services Trades 2 16.3 18.5 1 1 0% 48
Removals & haulage Transport 1 8.1 11.1 0 0 0% 55