Region
Region Nordjylland
Residents
593,299
2026
Population, 5 years
+0.5%
10 years: +1.2%
Active places of business
80,088
135 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
6,598 / 6,174
3-yr change +1.3%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
15%
Young 15-24
12%
Adults 25-44
24%
Adults 45-64
25%
Seniors 65-79
17%
80 and older
7%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age43.5 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per personDKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home23% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)40% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here294,992
Jobs per working resident0.98 · Denmark: 1.00
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Region Nordjylland.
Survival
Still open after 1 year87% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years69% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years50% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 8.8 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)1,476 · 24% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)10% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators0% · 72,333 owners
| 63 places | |
| 56 places | |
| 52 places | |
| 50 places | |
| 50 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)11.12 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses14.3 yrs · Denmark: 12.9
Younger than 2 years15% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years50% · Denmark: 46%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)1,978 · 12 months: 658
Moved away (3 years)1,967 · 12 months: 645
Net+11
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 | 38 → 50 | +32% |
| Gardener & landscaping | 363 → 451 | +24% |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | 124 → 143 | +15% |
| Staffing & recruitment | 262 → 298 | +14% |
| IT & software services | 1,654 → 1,881 | +14% |
| Home care | 76 → 86 | +13% |
| Doctor & medical clinic | 648 → 721 | +11% |
| Restaurant | 738 → 815 | +10% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 209 → 60 | -71% | 6 closed |
| Shoe & leather goods store | 81 → 72 | -11% | 7 closed |
| Hardware & DIY store | 116 → 104 | -10% | 12 closed |
| Marketing & advertising agency | 584 → 532 | -9% | 94 closed |
| Jewellery & watches | 126 → 115 | -9% | 13 closed |
| Furniture & interior store | 415 → 379 | -9% | 40 closed |
| Architect | 271 → 248 | -8% | 24 closed |
| Books & stationery | 59 → 54 | -8% | 7 closed |
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 | 187 | 3.2 | – | 39 | 37 | +3% | – |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 154 | 2.6 | – | 53 | 44 | +8% | – |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 89 | 1.5 | – | 16 | 18 | -1% | – |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 921 | 15.5 | – | 261 | 218 | +5% | – |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 107 | 1.8 | – | 7 | 8 | 0% | – |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 566 | 9.5 | – | 139 | 160 | -4% | – |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 157 | 2.6 | – | 35 | 40 | -2% | – |
| Car rental | Automotive | 114 | 1.9 | – | 30 | 23 | +8% | – |
| Childcare | Education | 651 | 11.0 | – | 33 | 30 | +0% | – |
| Driving school | Education | 173 | 2.9 | – | 27 | 35 | -4% | – |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 988 | 16.7 | – | 454 | 438 | +4% | – |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 301 | 5.1 | – | 106 | 101 | -1% | – |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 815 | 13.7 | – | 378 | 312 | +10% | – |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 448 | 7.6 | – | 236 | 233 | +1% | – |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 359 | 6.1 | – | 141 | 133 | +2% | – |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 161 | 2.7 | – | 47 | 41 | +2% | – |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 518 | 8.7 | – | 104 | 78 | +8% | – |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 262 | 4.4 | – | 95 | 93 | -1% | – |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 234 | 3.9 | – | 74 | 60 | +5% | – |
| Dentist | Health | 238 | 4.0 | – | 30 | 42 | -6% | – |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 721 | 12.2 | – | 213 | 132 | +11% | – |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 2,083 | 35.1 | – | 636 | 563 | +3% | – |
| Veterinarian | Health | 125 | 2.1 | – | 20 | 14 | +5% | – |
| Home care | Health | 86 | 1.5 | – | 40 | 30 | +13% | – |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 119 | 2.0 | – | 34 | 25 | +8% | – |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 692 | 11.7 | – | 99 | 108 | -1% | – |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 156 | 2.6 | – | 35 | 34 | +1% | – |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 68 | 1.1 | – | 20 | 17 | +3% | – |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 789 | 13.3 | – | 210 | 186 | +3% | – |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 588 | 9.9 | – | 316 | 353 | -6% | – |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 21 | 0.4 | – | 4 | 4 | 0% | – |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 213 | 3.6 | – | 65 | 79 | -7% | – |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 50 | 0.8 | – | 15 | 3 | +32% | – |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 705 | 11.9 | – | 145 | 146 | +0% | – |
| Law firm | Professional services | 172 | 2.9 | – | 49 | 38 | +10% | – |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 238 | 4.0 | – | 84 | 74 | +7% | – |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 275 | 4.6 | – | 44 | 41 | +2% | – |
| Architect | Professional services | 248 | 4.2 | – | 52 | 78 | -8% | – |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 910 | 15.3 | – | 319 | 231 | +9% | – |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 1,881 | 31.7 | – | 741 | 506 | +14% | – |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 532 | 9.0 | – | 337 | 392 | -9% | – |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 822 | 13.9 | – | 359 | 352 | 0% | – |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 298 | 5.0 | – | 130 | 89 | +14% | – |
| Clothing store | Retail | 603 | 10.2 | – | 215 | 246 | -4% | – |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 72 | 1.2 | – | 19 | 28 | -11% | – |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 121 | 2.0 | – | 29 | 19 | +10% | – |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 143 | 2.4 | – | 55 | 41 | +15% | – |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 246 | 4.1 | – | 81 | 78 | +0% | – |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 115 | 1.9 | – | 37 | 48 | -9% | – |
| Optician | Retail | 87 | 1.5 | – | 7 | 9 | -3% | – |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 379 | 6.4 | – | 79 | 119 | -9% | – |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 225 | 3.8 | – | 61 | 62 | -1% | – |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 104 | 1.8 | – | 17 | 31 | -10% | – |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 54 | 0.9 | – | 13 | 18 | -8% | – |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 304 | 5.1 | – | 67 | 72 | -2% | – |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 207 | 3.5 | – | 104 | 93 | +5% | – |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 594 | 10.0 | – | 280 | 248 | +9% | – |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 274 | 4.6 | – | 94 | 74 | +5% | – |
| Online store | Retail | 60 | 1.0 | – | 89 | 240 | -71% | – |
| Electrician | Trades | 397 | 6.7 | – | 87 | 110 | -5% | – |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 409 | 6.9 | – | 81 | 91 | -3% | – |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 1,732 | 29.2 | – | 526 | 479 | +3% | – |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 377 | 6.4 | – | 112 | 117 | -3% | – |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 812 | 13.7 | – | 222 | 269 | -6% | – |
| Flooring | Trades | 109 | 1.8 | – | 33 | 33 | 0% | – |
| Building contractor | Trades | 861 | 14.5 | – | 239 | 239 | -1% | – |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 451 | 7.6 | – | 192 | 104 | +24% | – |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 887 | 15.0 | – | 421 | 407 | +1% | – |
| Taxi | Transport | 284 | 4.8 | – | 82 | 105 | +1% | – |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 613 | 10.3 | – | 125 | 162 | -6% | – |
Areas in Region Nordjylland
| Area | Type | Residents | Pop. 5 yrs | Businesses | Businesses 3 yrs | Closed 12 mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalborg Kommune | Municipality | 226,404 | +3.2% | 27,814 | +4% | 2,278 |
| Hjørring Kommune | Municipality | 62,909 | -1.7% | 8,438 | 0% | 669 |
| Frederikshavn Kommune | Municipality | 57,428 | -2.7% | 7,666 | -1% | 569 |
| Thisted Kommune | Municipality | 42,573 | -1.3% | 7,175 | +0% | 532 |
| Mariagerfjord Kommune | Municipality | 41,565 | 0.0% | 6,237 | -1% | 454 |
| Jammerbugt Kommune | Municipality | 37,890 | -0.8% | 5,517 | +0% | 412 |
| Brønderslev Kommune | Municipality | 36,639 | +1.3% | 4,555 | +1% | 349 |
| Vesthimmerlands Kommune | Municipality | 35,546 | -2.3% | 4,951 | 0% | 390 |
| Rebild Kommune | Municipality | 31,369 | +2.7% | 4,526 | +3% | 314 |
| Morsø Kommune | Municipality | 19,321 | -3.8% | 2,746 | +1% | 175 |
| Læsø Kommune | Municipality | 1,655 | -7.3% | 463 | +0% | 32 |