Municipality
Guldborgsund Kommune
Residents
58,984
2026
Population, 5 years
-2.5%
10 years: -3.6%
Active places of business
7,749
131 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
703 / 687
3-yr change +0.9%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
13%
Young 15-24
10%
Adults 25-44
20%
Adults 45-64
28%
Seniors 65-79
21%
80 and older
8%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age47.0 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per personDKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home20% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)32% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here23,691
Commute in / out every day5,220 / 9,194
Jobs per working resident0.86 · Denmark: 1.00
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Guldborgsund Kommune.
Survival
Still open after 1 year83% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years63% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years46% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 8.0 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)187 · 27% 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% · 7,035 owners
| 14 places | |
| 12 places | |
| 10 places | |
| 9 places | |
| 8 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)11.92 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses14.2 yrs · Denmark: 12.9
Younger than 2 years16% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years50% · Denmark: 46%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)487 · 12 months: 157
Moved away (3 years)426 · 12 months: 158
Net+61
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).
| Funeral services | 6 → 9 | +50% |
| Second-hand & antiques | 23 → 33 | +43% |
| Law firm | 10 → 14 | +40% |
| Staffing & recruitment | 15 → 21 | +40% |
| Toy & hobby shop | 27 → 37 | +37% |
| Flooring | 11 → 15 | +36% |
| Bank & insurance | 10 → 13 | +30% |
| Design & photography | 58 → 73 | +26% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 15 → 4 | -73% | 1 closed |
| Removals & haulage | 61 → 42 | -31% | 8 closed |
| Taxi | 26 → 19 | -27% | 1 closed |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | 43 → 36 | -16% | 4 closed |
| Bricklayer & mason | 89 → 78 | -12% | 11 closed |
| Marketing & advertising agency | 53 → 47 | -11% | 9 closed |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | 90 → 80 | -11% | 9 closed |
| Jewellery & watches | 10 → 9 | -10% | 2 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Design & photography
6373 today · similar areas would have ~93
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop
6118 today · similar areas would have ~32
Bank & insurance
5613 today · similar areas would have ~25
Painter & decorator
5641 today · similar areas would have ~45
Engineering consultancy
5461 today · similar areas would have ~103
Car rental
537 today · similar areas would have ~11
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 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 1 | +7% | 36 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 33 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 14 | 8 | +22% | 26 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 13 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | +18% | 24 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 126 | 21.4 | 14.0 | 38 | 25 | +15% | 43 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 16 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 25 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 53 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 21 | 18 | -2% | 44 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 16 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | +14% | 45 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4 | 3 | +17% | 53 |
| Childcare | Education | 64 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 2 | 1 | +2% | 52 |
| Driving school | Education | 26 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2 | 3 | -4% | 45 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 96 | 16.3 | 20.1 | 45 | 51 | -7% | 33 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 36 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 11 | 19 | -16% | 29 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 124 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 51 | 41 | +8% | 38 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 47 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 30 | 33 | 0% | 28 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 43 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 13 | 12 | +5% | 49 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 16 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 8 | 8 | 0% | 44 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 59 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 11 | 8 | +9% | 40 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 34 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 18 | 15 | +10% | 37 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 18 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | +6% | 61 |
| Dentist | Health | 24 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 0% | 47 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 58 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 14 | 11 | +14% | 44 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 215 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 56 | 71 | -4% | 32 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 19 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | +12% | 35 |
| Home care | Health | 15 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 3 | -6% | 29 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 14 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 7 | 5 | +17% | 39 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 88 | 14.9 | 10.5 | 12 | 8 | +5% | 41 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 21 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 3 | 5 | -5% | 27 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | +14% | 46 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 95 | 16.1 | 13.0 | 16 | 18 | -5% | 41 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 99 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 59 | 60 | +1% | 37 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 48 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 41 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 18 | 14 | +14% | 38 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | +50% | 36 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 80 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 11 | 21 | -11% | 28 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 14 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4 | 2 | +40% | 51 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 13 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 9 | 5 | +30% | 56 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 27 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 9 | 5 | +17% | 46 |
| Architect | Professional services | 24 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4 | 7 | -8% | 37 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 61 | 10.3 | 17.5 | 22 | 16 | +7% | 54 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 131 | 22.2 | 47.3 | 50 | 45 | +4% | 38 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 47 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 30 | 29 | -11% | 43 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 73 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 32 | 17 | +26% | 63 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 21 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 14 | 11 | +40% | 40 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 65 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 18 | 19 | +3% | 45 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | +20% | 44 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 13 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | +8% | 44 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 12 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 51 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 35 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 13 | 14 | -3% | 28 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | -10% | 47 |
| Optician | Retail | 9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 37 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 10 | 13 | -5% | 40 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 15 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 7 | -6% | 44 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1 | 2 | -11% | 47 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | +50% | 50 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 28 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 53 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 37 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 14 | 8 | +37% | 36 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 52 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 22 | 23 | -5% | 35 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 33 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 16 | 6 | +43% | 45 |
| Online store | Retail | 4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 17 | -73% | 48 |
| Electrician | Trades | 40 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8 | 14 | -15% | 33 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 54 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 17 | 16 | 0% | 37 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 220 | 37.3 | 27.7 | 73 | 71 | +1% | 35 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 41 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 11 | 9 | +24% | 56 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 78 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 35 | 43 | -12% | 36 |
| Flooring | Trades | 15 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | +36% | 41 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 106 | 18.0 | 14.1 | 38 | 26 | +14% | 48 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 90 | 15.3 | 7.2 | 32 | 30 | +3% | 18 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 106 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 70 | 61 | +2% | 43 |
| Taxi | Transport | 19 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 9 | 12 | -27% | 42 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 42 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 12 | 29 | -31% | 25 |
Postcodes and parishes in Guldborgsund
| Area | Type | Residents | Pop. 5 yrs | Businesses | Businesses 3 yrs | Closed 12 mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4800 Nykøbing F | Postcode | 26,266 | +0.3% | 3,173 | +1% | 270 |
| 4990 Sakskøbing | Postcode | 7,300 | -2.0% | 878 | +3% | 67 |
| 4840 Nørre Alslev | Postcode | 5,526 | -2.8% | 796 | +2% | 54 |
| 4850 Stubbekøbing | Postcode | 3,557 | -4.5% | 491 | -6% | 55 |
| 4873 Væggerløse | Postcode | 3,126 | -6.0% | 466 | -2% | 45 |
| 4863 Eskilstrup | Postcode | 2,261 | +1.6% | 266 | -2% | 32 |
| 4880 Nysted | Postcode | 2,108 | -5.4% | 340 | -1% | 29 |
| 4872 Idestrup | Postcode | 1,587 | -5.4% | 230 | +4% | 21 |
| 4891 Toreby L | Postcode | 1,564 | -1.0% | 217 | +7% | 22 |
| 4892 Kettinge | Postcode | 1,387 | -1.8% | 194 | +3% | 12 |
| 4871 Horbelev | Postcode | 1,222 | -9.1% | 195 | +1% | 22 |
| 4874 Gedser | Postcode | 1,132 | -9.9% | 173 | +10% | 13 |
| 4862 Guldborg | Postcode | 1,094 | -6.7% | 176 | -3% | 25 |
| Nykøbing F Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 16,688 | -1.6% | 2,103 | +3% | 178 |
| Toreby Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 5,486 | +2.9% | 572 | +3% | 60 |
| Sakskøbing Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 4,692 | +0.8% | 480 | +7% | 26 |
| Tingsted Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 3,210 | +6.5% | 327 | -1% | 34 |
| Væggerløse Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 3,083 | -7.0% | 454 | -2% | 45 |
| Nordvestfalster Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 2,660 | -7.4% | 417 | +2% | 25 |
| Nørre Alslev Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 2,434 | -2.8% | 280 | +1% | 23 |
| Stubbekøbing Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 2,088 | -2.9% | 235 | -10% | 26 |
| Idestrup Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 1,831 | -3.5% | 261 | +2% | 23 |
| Nysted-Vantore Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 1,530 | -5.0% | 254 | -2% | 20 |
| Eskilstrup Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 1,343 | +2.3% | 146 | -4% | 19 |
| Kettinge-Bregninge Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 1,291 | – | 172 | +2% | 10 |
| Radsted-Tårs Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 1,119 | – | 169 | -3% | 15 |
| Horbelev Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 1,025 | -10.0% | 161 | +2% | 21 |
| Majbølle Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 867 | -11.3% | 130 | -4% | 18 |
| Krumsø Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 784 | – | 133 | -2% | 19 |
| Systofte Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 719 | +0.6% | 89 | +11% | 1 |
| Aastrup Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 708 | -9.6% | 119 | -2% | 10 |
| Ønslev Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 681 | -2.4% | 76 | +9% | 8 |
| Våbensted-Engestofte Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 670 | – | 113 | +6% | 13 |
| Gedser Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 648 | -11.2% | 87 | +12% | 9 |
| Torkilstrup-Lillebrænde Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 609 | – | 96 | -3% | 8 |
| Slemminge-Fjelde Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 580 | – | 71 | -13% | 13 |
| Gundslev Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 522 | -1.1% | 120 | +14% | 5 |
| Nørre Ørslev Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 514 | +16.6% | 56 | 0% | 4 |
| Horreby Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 446 | -12.2% | 56 | -10% | 6 |
| Herritslev Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 395 | -5.7% | 48 | +2% | 8 |
| Maglebrænde Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 297 | +1.4% | 51 | +2% | 10 |
| Nørre Kirkeby Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 237 | +11.3% | 50 | 0% | 3 |
| Gedesby Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 235 | -17.5% | 41 | +5% | 2 |
| Karleby Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 235 | -7.1% | 33 | -6% | 0 |
| Falkerslev Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 230 | -9.5% | 47 | -11% | 8 |
| Skelby Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 228 | -14.3% | 40 | +8% | 2 |
| Sønder Kirkeby Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 222 | -10.8% | 42 | -5% | 4 |
| Døllefjelde Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 175 | +1.7% | 35 | +6% | 0 |
| Musse Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 173 | -10.8% | 28 | +8% | 1 |
| Vigsnæs Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 141 | +4.4% | 33 | -3% | 5 |
| Sønder Alslev Sogn (Guldborgsund) | Parish | 99 | +5.3% | 26 | -13% | 1 |