Food & drink
Bakery
Bager
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for bakery in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 5.6 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
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 466 companies.
Competition
| 119 places | |
| 40 places | |
| 36 places | |
| 17 places | |
| 15 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
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 bakery
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4900 Nakskov | 14,505 | 10.7 km |
| 6430 Nordborg | 11,321 | 6.2 km |
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 5.0 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 3.3 km |
| 6630 Rødding | 10,004 | 3.2 km |
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 3.0 km |
| 7900 Nykøbing M | 13,028 | 2.8 km |
| 6950 Ringkøbing | 13,985 | 2.6 km |
| 8930 Randers NØ | 18,811 | 2.6 km |
| 3550 Slangerup | 10,113 | 2.5 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Ballerup Kommune | 73 |
| Greve Kommune | 71 |
| Glostrup Kommune | 71 |
| Ishøj Kommune | 70 |
| Allerød Kommune | 66 |
| Randers Kommune | 65 |
| Faxe Kommune | 65 |
| Skanderborg Kommune | 63 |
| Sønderborg Kommune | 62 |
| Vejen Kommune | 62 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Ringsted Kommune | 13 | +117% |
| Vejen Kommune | 10 | +100% |
| Greve Kommune | 15 | +88% |
| Fredensborg Kommune | 8 | +60% |
| Frederikssund Kommune | 16 | +45% |
| Herning Kommune | 36 | +44% |
| Allerød Kommune | 7 | +40% |
| Kalundborg Kommune | 8 | +33% |
| Randers Kommune | 31 | +29% |
| Nordfyns Kommune | 9 | +29% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Syddjurs Kommune | 7 | -42% |
| Stevns Kommune | 5 | -38% |
| Furesø Kommune | 7 | -36% |
| Haderslev Kommune | 10 | -33% |
| Norddjurs Kommune | 10 | -29% |
| Køge Kommune | 21 | -25% |
| Langeland Kommune | 7 | -22% |
| Odder Kommune | 7 | -22% |
| Hørsholm Kommune | 11 | -21% |
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 8 | -20% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median gross profit | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 466 | DKK 2.0m | DKK 154k – DKK 5.2m | 59% |
| 2024 | 452 | DKK 2.1m | DKK 266k – DKK 5.4m | 62% |
| 2023 | 438 | DKK 1.9m | DKK 366k – DKK 4.6m | 59% |
| 2022 | 430 | DKK 1.7m | DKK 234k – DKK 4.4m | 52% |
| 2021 | 440 | DKK 1.6m | DKK 245k – DKK 3.9m | 54% |
| 2020 | 408 | DKK 1.8m | DKK 343k – DKK 4.1m | 57% |
| 2019 | 411 | DKK 2.0m | DKK 472k – DKK 4.0m | 58% |
| 2018 | 372 | DKK 2.0m | DKK 453k – DKK 3.8m | 52% |
| 2017 | 210 | DKK 2.2m | DKK 359k – DKK 3.9m | 52% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 820 | 4.2 | +9% |
| Region Midtjylland | 361 | 2.6 | +6% |
| Region Nordjylland | 161 | 2.7 | +4% |
| Region Sjælland | 241 | 2.8 | +4% |
| Region Syddanmark | 357 | 2.9 | +1% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
1071… | Industriel fremstilling af brød: kager mv. |
4724… | Detailhandel med brød, konditori- og sukkervarer |
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