Building contractor in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

8,561

14.2 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+3.3%

12 months: +1.7%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

1,011 / 865

Median gross profit

DKK 304k

56% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for building contractor in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year90%

Still open after 3 years69%

Still open after 5 years53%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 7.6 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

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)236 · 27% of all closures

Companies with negative equity21%

Losses two years in a row28%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss42%

Median equity ratio32%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 495k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 475k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 4,887 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)3%

Share of the 3 largest operators0% · 8,290 owners

	10 places
	9 places
	9 places
	9 places
	8 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.68

Average age of active businesses10.9 yrs

Younger than 2 years21%

Older than 10 years38%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one38,783 · 1%

More than 10 km2,420

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)2.7 km · Romdrup-Klarup Sogn (Aalborg)

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 building contractor

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
6630 Rødding	10,004	4.2 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	2.7 km
9300 Sæby	12,171	1.9 km
6800 Varde	22,356	1.7 km
8300 Odder	23,074	1.7 km
6200 Aabenraa	28,379	1.6 km
6705 Esbjerg Ø	14,703	1.5 km
9560 Hadsund	10,316	1.4 km
8930 Randers NØ	18,811	1.3 km
9220 Aalborg Øst	17,527	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.

Vallensbæk Kommune	81
Herlev Kommune	74
Middelfart Kommune	72
Billund Kommune	70
Hillerød Kommune	69
Høje-Taastrup Kommune	68
Brøndby Kommune	68
Roskilde Kommune	67
Albertslund Kommune	67
Egedal Kommune	66

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Vallensbæk Kommune	20	+82%
Ærø Kommune	9	+50%
Solrød Kommune	33	+43%
Herlev Kommune	45	+32%
Morsø Kommune	37	+28%
Billund Kommune	29	+26%
Greve Kommune	82	+24%
Lemvig Kommune	21	+24%
Brøndby Kommune	54	+23%
Skive Kommune	68	+19%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Dragør Kommune	19	-37%
Hørsholm Kommune	41	-15%
Norddjurs Kommune	60	-13%
Stevns Kommune	47	-13%
Tønder Kommune	42	-13%
Gladsaxe Kommune	105	-13%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune	54	-11%
Nordfyns Kommune	49	-11%
Assens Kommune	50	-11%
Faxe Kommune	68	-11%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Hedensted Kommune	27.5
Odsherred Kommune	26.9
Gribskov Kommune	22.8
Sorø Kommune	22.6
Gentofte Kommune	21.8
Holbæk Kommune	21.1
Halsnæs Kommune	20.4
Horsens Kommune	19.8
Favrskov Kommune	19.8
Ikast-Brande Kommune	19.8

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	4,887	DKK 304k	DKK -14k – DKK 2.1m	56%
2024	4,806	DKK 290k	DKK -14k – DKK 2.0m	54%
2023	4,826	DKK 264k	DKK -15k – DKK 1.9m	52%
2022	4,887	DKK 287k	DKK -14k – DKK 2.0m	55%
2021	4,719	DKK 332k	DKK -10k – DKK 2.0m	59%
2020	4,484	DKK 320k	DKK -8,855 – DKK 2.0m	58%
2019	4,338	DKK 352k	DKK -9,794 – DKK 2.1m	59%
2018	4,094	DKK 345k	DKK -9,457 – DKK 2.2m	57%
2017	2,279	DKK 367k	DKK -10k – DKK 2.3m	58%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	2,536	13.0	+4%
Region Midtjylland	2,123	15.3	+2%
Region Nordjylland	861	14.5	-1%
Region Sjælland	1,495	17.4	+5%
Region Syddanmark	1,434	11.5	+4%

What's included

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

`4100…`	Vandforsyning
`4110…`	Gennemførelse af byggeprojekter
`4120…`	Opførelse af bygninger
`4312…`	Forberedende byggepladsarbejder
`681200…`	Gennemførelse af byggeprojekter

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