Building contractor in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

8,520

14.1 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+2.8%

12 months: +1.7%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

986 / 847

Median gross profit

DKK 314k

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)229 · 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 505k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 475k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 4,900 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)3%

Share of the 3 largest operators0% · 8,248 owners

	10 places
	9 places
	9 places
	9 places
	8 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.63

Average age of active businesses10.9 yrs

Younger than 2 years20%

Older than 10 years38%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one40,302 · 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.

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	2.4 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
9220 Aalborg Øst	17,527	1.3 km
8930 Randers NØ	18,811	1.3 km

Active in Denmark over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Vallensbæk Kommune	76
Høje-Taastrup Kommune	73
Middelfart Kommune	72
Herlev Kommune	72
Hillerød Kommune	72
Albertslund Kommune	71
Brøndby Kommune	70
Glostrup Kommune	68
Billund Kommune	67
Ishøj Kommune	66

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Vallensbæk Kommune	19	+73%
Ærø Kommune	9	+50%
Solrød Kommune	33	+38%
Morsø Kommune	37	+28%
Brøndby Kommune	54	+26%
Lemvig Kommune	20	+25%
Hillerød Kommune	88	+22%
Greve Kommune	74	+21%
Glostrup Kommune	40	+21%
Egedal Kommune	67	+20%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Dragør Kommune	19	-34%
Norddjurs Kommune	61	-14%
Gladsaxe Kommune	104	-13%
Fredensborg Kommune	66	-13%
Tønder Kommune	42	-13%
Hørsholm Kommune	42	-11%
Furesø Kommune	34	-11%
Gribskov Kommune	95	-10%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune	53	-10%
Langeland Kommune	18	-10%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Hedensted Kommune	27.5
Odsherred Kommune	26.3
Sorø Kommune	23.2
Gribskov Kommune	22.6
Gentofte Kommune	21.5
Holbæk Kommune	21.0
Stevns Kommune	20.4
Halsnæs Kommune	20.4
Horsens Kommune	20.1
Favrskov 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	4,900	DKK 314k	DKK -12k – DKK 2.1m	56%
2024	4,823	DKK 295k	DKK -12k – DKK 2.1m	54%
2023	4,842	DKK 275k	DKK -13k – DKK 2.0m	52%
2022	4,904	DKK 292k	DKK -11k – DKK 2.1m	55%
2021	4,729	DKK 353k	DKK -7,761 – DKK 2.1m	59%
2020	4,491	DKK 343k	DKK -6,002 – DKK 2.2m	58%
2019	4,345	DKK 369k	DKK -5,787 – DKK 2.3m	59%
2018	4,099	DKK 374k	DKK -6,375 – DKK 2.3m	57%
2017	2,292	DKK 418k	DKK -6,271 – DKK 2.5m	58%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	2,527	13.0	+4%
Region Midtjylland	2,122	15.3	+2%
Region Nordjylland	862	14.5	-1%
Region Sjælland	1,479	17.2	+3%
Region Syddanmark	1,419	11.4	+2%

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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