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Seem Sogn (Esbjerg)

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Residents
600
2026
Population, 5 years
-0.2%
10 years: -7.8%
Active places of business
88
147 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
8 / 4
3-yr change -1.1%

Population

5506006507002011Q4 13Q3 16Q2 192022Q4 24Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501001502014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14 19%
Young 15-24 10%
Adults 25-44 21%
Adults 45-64 28%
Seniors 65-79 18%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Denmark.

Average age43.5 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*24% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (adults 15+)28% · Denmark: 37%
Jobs located here*63,602
Commute in / out every day*16,373 / 12,362
Jobs per working resident*1.07 · 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 Seem Sogn (Esbjerg).

Survival

Still open after 1 year94% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years76% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years53% · Denmark: 49%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 12.9 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)0

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)6% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators5% · 87 owners
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)13.33 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses18.2 yrs · Denmark: 13.1
Younger than 2 years14% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years57% · Denmark: 45%

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)2 · 12 months: 1
Net-2

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

051015Opened Jan: 2Closed Jan: 5JanOpened Feb: 2Closed Feb: 1Opened Mar: 4Closed Mar: 1MarOpened Apr: 3Closed Apr: 2Opened May: 1Closed May: 3MayOpened Jun: 1Closed Jun: 8Opened Jul: 1Closed Jul: 1JulOpened Aug: 3Closed Aug: 2Opened Sep: 0Closed Sep: 1SepOpened Oct: 1Closed Oct: 3Opened Nov: 4Closed Nov: 3NovOpened Dec: 2Closed Dec: 11
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).

Bricklayer & mason5 → 6+20%

Declining here

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

No business type is shrinking noticeably.

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Car repair & service Automotive 0 0.0 19.5 0 0 – 58
Car dealer Automotive 1 16.7 0.0 1 0 – 52
Driving school Education 1 16.7 0.0 0 0 0% 54
Courses & tutoring Education 2 33.3 17.7 1 0 +100% 45
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 1 16.7 0.0 0 0 0% 55
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 16.7 24.7 0 0 0% 57
Sports facility & club Leisure 2 33.3 0.0 0 0 0% 50
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 1 16.7 0.0 0 1 -50% 50
Engineering consultancy Professional services 1 16.7 16.2 0 0 0% 51
IT & software services Professional services 0 0.0 20.2 0 0 – 62
Design & photography Professional services 1 16.7 14.1 0 0 0% 55
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 16.7 0.0 0 0 0% 50
Shoe & leather goods store Retail 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 -100% 51
Optician Retail 1 16.7 0.0 0 0 0% 47
Electronics & phone store Retail 1 16.7 0.0 0 0 0% 50
Carpenter & joiner Trades 4 66.7 45.9 0 0 0% 48
Bricklayer & mason Trades 6 100.0 21.4 1 0 +20% 49
Building contractor Trades 1 16.7 17.3 1 0 – 54
Gardener & landscaping Trades 2 33.3 18.0 0 0 0% 48
Cleaning services Trades 2 33.3 16.1 0 0 0% 45
Removals & haulage Transport 0 0.0 16.1 0 1 -100% 54