Region
Region Sjælland
Residents
859,458
2026
Population, 5 years
+2.1%
10 years: +3.5%
Active places of business
111,123
129 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
10,833 / 10,326
3-yr change +0.7%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
15%
Young 15-24
11%
Adults 25-44
22%
Adults 45-64
28%
Seniors 65-79
17%
80 and older
7%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age44.5 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per personDKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home25% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)37% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here360,748
Jobs per working resident0.83 · Denmark: 1.00
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Region Sjælland.
Survival
Still open after 1 year86% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years66% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years48% · 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)2,654 · 26% 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% · 100,927 owners
| 124 places | |
| 66 places | |
| 58 places | |
| 54 places | |
| 53 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)12.60 · Denmark: 13.81
Average age of active businesses13.3 yrs · Denmark: 13.1
Younger than 2 years17% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years46% · Denmark: 45%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)111 · 12 months: 29
Moved away (3 years)115 · 12 months: 34
Net-4
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
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).
| Travel agency | 90 → 106 | +18% |
| Gardener & landscaping | 960 → 1,095 | +14% |
| Staffing & recruitment | 335 → 375 | +12% |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | 756 → 846 | +12% |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | 46 → 51 | +11% |
| Restaurant | 1,103 → 1,201 | +9% |
| Pharmacy & health store | 168 → 182 | +8% |
| Car parts & motorcycles | 209 → 226 | +8% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 262 → 72 | -73% | 16 closed |
| Shoe & leather goods store | 100 → 84 | -16% | 19 closed |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | 203 → 178 | -12% | 33 closed |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | 381 → 340 | -11% | 58 closed |
| Removals & haulage | 1,051 → 953 | -9% | 110 closed |
| Driving school | 419 → 386 | -8% | 25 closed |
| Books & stationery | 70 → 65 | -7% | 8 closed |
| Clothing store | 839 → 783 | -7% | 135 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 | 166 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 35 | 33 | +1% | 41 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 196 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 75 | 68 | +4% | 34 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 83 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 16 | 10 | +8% | 66 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 1,477 | 17.2 | 13.2 | 419 | 383 | +3% | 49 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 163 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 10 | 5 | +3% | 50 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 726 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 226 | 187 | +6% | 63 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 226 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 70 | 53 | +8% | 61 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 123 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 29 | 33 | -3% | 40 |
| Childcare | Education | 858 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 63 | 67 | 0% | 44 |
| Driving school | Education | 386 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 57 | 90 | -8% | 28 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 2,002 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 801 | 823 | -1% | 41 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 340 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 131 | 172 | -11% | 38 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 1,201 | 14.0 | 17.2 | 538 | 440 | +9% | 62 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 589 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 339 | 336 | +1% | 52 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 653 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 240 | 241 | 0% | 42 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 241 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 114 | 105 | +4% | 45 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 655 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 166 | 153 | +2% | 37 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 367 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 120 | 119 | +0% | 53 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 341 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 97 | 94 | +1% | 45 |
| Dentist | Health | 385 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 57 | 70 | -3% | 38 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 788 | 9.2 | 13.8 | 191 | 151 | +5% | 43 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 3,611 | 42.0 | 42.8 | 1,126 | 926 | +6% | 59 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 238 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 55 | 42 | +6% | 48 |
| Home care | Health | 140 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 39 | 41 | -1% | 41 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 204 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 64 | 52 | +6% | 38 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 828 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 148 | 108 | +5% | 52 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 211 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 44 | 34 | +5% | 68 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 106 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 46 | 30 | +18% | 71 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 1,163 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 257 | 297 | -3% | 44 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 1,223 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 662 | 689 | -2% | 45 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 51 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13 | 8 | +11% | 65 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 398 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 139 | 144 | -1% | 56 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 80 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 23 | 21 | +3% | 45 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 1,629 | 19.0 | 15.2 | 286 | 323 | -2% | 36 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 270 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 75 | 60 | +6% | 39 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 248 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 95 | 93 | +1% | 45 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 373 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 84 | 83 | +0% | 43 |
| Architect | Professional services | 364 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 83 | 103 | -5% | 63 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 1,550 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 511 | 404 | +7% | 56 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 3,341 | 38.9 | 49.7 | 1,181 | 961 | +7% | 44 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 860 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 476 | 471 | +1% | 55 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 1,411 | 16.4 | 25.0 | 512 | 513 | 0% | 55 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 375 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 178 | 138 | +12% | 59 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 783 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 298 | 354 | -7% | 39 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 84 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 28 | 44 | -16% | 40 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 182 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 37 | 23 | +8% | 54 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 178 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 56 | 81 | -12% | 36 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 429 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 145 | 155 | -2% | 37 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 137 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 59 | 62 | -2% | 48 |
| Optician | Retail | 139 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 13 | 17 | -3% | 44 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 525 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 129 | 149 | -4% | 50 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 303 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 82 | 98 | -5% | 48 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 186 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 24 | 36 | -6% | 50 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 65 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 17 | 22 | -7% | 38 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 427 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 101 | 129 | -6% | 45 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 366 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 153 | 129 | +7% | 43 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 846 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 420 | 330 | +12% | 58 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 339 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 128 | 110 | +6% | 39 |
| Online store | Retail | 72 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 115 | 305 | -73% | 54 |
| Electrician | Trades | 710 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 182 | 167 | +2% | 47 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 795 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 196 | 165 | +4% | 53 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 3,278 | 38.1 | 27.7 | 1,065 | 1,067 | 0% | 30 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 875 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 249 | 309 | -6% | 31 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 1,593 | 18.5 | 12.7 | 537 | 649 | -7% | 30 |
| Flooring | Trades | 268 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 91 | 92 | 0% | 41 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 1,495 | 17.4 | 14.2 | 567 | 501 | +5% | 49 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 1,095 | 12.7 | 8.0 | 464 | 329 | +14% | 30 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 1,796 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 1,000 | 935 | +4% | 51 |
| Taxi | Transport | 519 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 173 | 170 | +1% | 51 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 953 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 256 | 354 | -9% | 32 |
Areas in Region Sjælland
| Area | Type | Residents | Pop. 5 yrs | Businesses | Businesses 3 yrs | Closed 12 mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roskilde Kommune | Municipality | 93,142 | +4.7% | 12,832 | +2% | 1,065 |
| Næstved Kommune | Municipality | 85,276 | +2.1% | 10,062 | +1% | 970 |
| Slagelse Kommune | Municipality | 80,856 | +1.6% | 9,321 | 0% | 981 |
| Holbæk Kommune | Municipality | 75,299 | +3.9% | 9,861 | +0% | 892 |
| Køge Kommune | Municipality | 64,268 | +4.2% | 8,176 | +1% | 773 |
| Guldborgsund Kommune | Municipality | 58,984 | -2.5% | 7,749 | +0% | 693 |
| Greve Kommune | Municipality | 54,262 | +7.1% | 6,204 | +2% | 559 |
| Kalundborg Kommune | Municipality | 47,822 | -1.3% | 5,768 | +0% | 541 |
| Vordingborg Kommune | Municipality | 44,823 | -1.1% | 6,664 | 0% | 564 |
| Lolland Kommune | Municipality | 38,306 | -5.0% | 5,020 | +2% | 435 |
| Faxe Kommune | Municipality | 38,169 | +3.2% | 5,023 | +1% | 509 |
| Ringsted Kommune | Municipality | 36,098 | +2.9% | 4,734 | +1% | 485 |
| Odsherred Kommune | Municipality | 31,947 | -3.1% | 4,826 | -2% | 489 |
| Sorø Kommune | Municipality | 31,027 | +3.6% | 4,265 | +0% | 389 |
| Lejre Kommune | Municipality | 30,108 | +5.6% | 4,202 | +1% | 380 |
| Solrød Kommune | Municipality | 25,081 | +6.8% | 3,018 | +3% | 298 |
| Stevns Kommune | Municipality | 23,990 | +3.0% | 3,398 | -2% | 303 |