Accountant & bookkeeping in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

9,188

15.2 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+3.3%

12 months: +1.0%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

632 / 545

Median gross profit

DKK 416k

74% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for accountant & bookkeeping in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year89%

Still open after 3 years72%

Still open after 5 years59%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 9.9 years on average.

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)141 · 26% of all closures

Companies with negative equity8%

Losses two years in a row11%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss23%

Median equity ratio59%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 558k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 504k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 3,071 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)3%

Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 8,716 owners

	41 places
	33 places
	17 places
	13 places
	11 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.05

Average age of active businesses13.7 yrs

Younger than 2 years15%

Older than 10 years52%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one91,305 · 2%

More than 10 km6,242

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)2.5 km · Them Sogn (Silkeborg)

Measured from each parish centre.

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.

Jobs

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Farthest from the nearest accountant & bookkeeping

Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.

Postcode	Residents	Distance
6430 Nordborg	11,321	3.5 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	2.9 km
9560 Hadsund	10,316	2.7 km
6630 Rødding	10,004	2.6 km
6950 Ringkøbing	13,985	2.4 km
5450 Otterup	10,797	2.1 km
9310 Vodskov	10,795	2.0 km
7080 Børkop	13,849	1.7 km
6200 Aabenraa	28,379	1.4 km
6900 Skjern	13,125	1.3 km

Active in Denmark over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Silkeborg Kommune	71
Favrskov Kommune	69
Rebild Kommune	69
Kerteminde Kommune	67
Lejre Kommune	66
Århus Kommune	66
Billund Kommune	66
Horsens Kommune	66
Holstebro Kommune	65
Odense Kommune	64

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Skive Kommune	46	+31%
Århus Kommune	513	+21%
Odder Kommune	52	+21%
Albertslund Kommune	61	+20%
Mariagerfjord Kommune	53	+18%
Middelfart Kommune	61	+17%
Billund Kommune	32	+14%
Kolding Kommune	169	+13%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune	88	+13%
Tønder Kommune	45	+13%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Dragør Kommune	32	-16%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune	47	-15%
Egedal Kommune	74	-13%
Bornholm Kommune	50	-12%
Nordfyns Kommune	39	-11%
Stevns Kommune	55	-11%
Guldborgsund Kommune	80	-11%
Samsø Kommune	9	-10%
Odsherred Kommune	65	-10%
Hørsholm Kommune	69	-9%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Gribskov Kommune	30.4
Gentofte Kommune	28.8
Hørsholm Kommune	27.2
Greve Kommune	24.5
Fredensborg Kommune	24.2
Helsingør Kommune	24.0
Rudersdal Kommune	23.6
Roskilde Kommune	23.1
Hillerød Kommune	23.1
Stevns Kommune	22.9

Financials of companies filing accounts

Median gross profitMedian result

Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.

By year

Year	Filers	Median gross profit	Middle 50%	Profitable
2025	3,071	DKK 416k	DKK 36k – DKK 1.4m	74%
2024	2,873	DKK 417k	DKK 43k – DKK 1.4m	75%
2023	2,827	DKK 428k	DKK 39k – DKK 1.4m	75%
2022	2,772	DKK 449k	DKK 46k – DKK 1.4m	70%
2021	2,723	DKK 424k	DKK 42k – DKK 1.3m	76%
2020	2,661	DKK 414k	DKK 37k – DKK 1.3m	72%
2019	2,592	DKK 522k	DKK 53k – DKK 1.5m	72%
2018	2,476	DKK 514k	DKK 52k – DKK 1.7m	68%
2017	1,282	DKK 400k	DKK 29k – DKK 1.2m	66%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	3,236	16.6	0%
Region Midtjylland	1,795	13.0	+8%
Region Nordjylland	706	11.9	0%
Region Sjælland	1,629	19.0	-2%
Region Syddanmark	1,621	13.0	+6%

What's included

Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:

6920… Bogføring og revision: skatterådgivning

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