Parish
Malling Sogn (Aarhus)
Residents
6,506
2026
Population, 5 years
+11.7%
10 years: +23.9%
Active places of business
787
121 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
63 / 66
3-yr change -0.1%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
20%
Young 15-24
9%
Adults 25-44
23%
Adults 45-64
25%
Seniors 65-79
17%
80 and older
5%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age42.5 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*21% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (adults 15+)48% · Denmark: 37%
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 Malling Sogn (Aarhus).
Survival
Still open after 1 year85% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years65% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years48% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 7.5 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)17 · 26% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)5% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 768 owners
| 2 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 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)9.68 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses13.4 yrs · Denmark: 12.9
Younger than 2 years13% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years50% · Denmark: 46%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)155 · 12 months: 44
Moved away (3 years)118 · 12 months: 46
Net+37
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).
| Furniture & interior store | 5 → 7 | +40% |
| Sports facility & club | 9 → 12 | +33% |
| Marketing & advertising agency | 9 → 11 | +22% |
| Engineering consultancy | 8 → 9 | +13% |
| IT & software services | 27 → 30 | +11% |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | 24 → 26 | +8% |
| Doctor & medical clinic | 14 → 15 | +7% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Gardener & landscaping | 9 → 5 | -44% | 1 closed |
| Taxi | 6 → 4 | -33% | 1 closed |
| Design & photography | 19 → 16 | -16% | 4 closed |
| Carpenter & joiner | 13 → 11 | -15% | 3 closed |
| Cleaning services | 15 → 13 | -13% | 1 closed |
| Building contractor | 8 → 7 | -13% | 1 closed |
| Courses & tutoring | 25 → 23 | -8% | 2 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Bank & insurance
810 today · similar areas would have ~2
Café, coffee bar or bar
740 today · similar areas would have ~2
Beauty salon & spa
714 today · similar areas would have ~8
Toy & hobby shop
710 today · similar areas would have ~2
Painter & decorator
702 today · similar areas would have ~4
Restaurant
693 today · similar areas would have ~7
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 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 54 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 59 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 61 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 3 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 66 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 68 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | -20% | 58 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | – | 68 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 68 |
| Childcare | Education | 11 | 16.9 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | -8% | 38 |
| Driving school | Education | 4 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 49 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 23 | 35.4 | 21.7 | 5 | 7 | -8% | 45 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 74 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 3 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 69 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 4 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 58 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 2 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 67 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 59 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 3 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 68 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 68 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 56 |
| Dentist | Health | 3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 59 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 15 | 23.1 | 12.3 | 2 | 1 | +7% | 46 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 26 | 40.0 | 39.9 | 5 | 3 | +8% | 68 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 3 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 55 |
| Home care | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 70 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 57 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 12 | 18.4 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | +33% | 49 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 3 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 51 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | -50% | 54 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 6 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 3 | 4 | -14% | 59 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 4 | 6.1 | 12.6 | 1 | 0 | +33% | 71 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 60 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 5 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 0 | 1 | -17% | 63 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 4 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | +33% | 52 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1 | 1 | – | 81 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 56 |
| Architect | Professional services | 9 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 39 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 9 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 5 | 4 | +13% | 60 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 30 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 12 | 9 | +11% | 63 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 11 | 16.9 | 12.5 | 8 | 6 | +22% | 57 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 16 | 24.6 | 18.5 | 5 | 8 | -16% | 47 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 68 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 3 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 68 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | – | 66 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 54 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 62 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | -50% | 60 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 57 |
| Optician | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | – | 69 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 7 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | +40% | 45 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 64 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | – | 61 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | +50% | 64 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | -100% | 71 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 3 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 65 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 63 |
| Online store | Retail | 1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1 | 4 | -75% | 57 |
| Electrician | Trades | 3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 64 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 4 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 51 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 11 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 5 | 7 | -15% | 53 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 2 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 70 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 4 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 2 | 1 | +33% | 65 |
| Flooring | Trades | 3 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 52 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 7 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | -13% | 56 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 5 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 1 | 5 | -44% | 39 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 13 | 20.0 | 15.3 | 3 | 5 | -13% | 51 |
| Taxi | Transport | 4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | -33% | 55 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 2 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | -50% | 62 |