Health
Home care
Hjemmepleje
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for home care in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 6.3 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 - 103 companies.
Competition
| 31 places | |
| 17 places | |
| 16 places | |
| 15 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.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest home care
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9300 Sæby | 12,171 | 9.2 km |
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 5.3 km |
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 5.1 km |
| 6430 Nordborg | 11,321 | 4.1 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 3.8 km |
| 3550 Slangerup | 10,113 | 3.8 km |
| 6630 Rødding | 10,004 | 3.6 km |
| 5450 Otterup | 10,797 | 3.4 km |
| 8920 Randers NV | 23,567 | 3.0 km |
| 8520 Lystrup | 11,640 | 3.0 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Tårnby Kommune | 78 |
| Furesø Kommune | 73 |
| Solrød Kommune | 73 |
| Lejre Kommune | 72 |
| Brøndby Kommune | 71 |
| Middelfart Kommune | 69 |
| Rebild Kommune | 68 |
| Ringsted Kommune | 67 |
| Billund Kommune | 67 |
| Aarhus Kommune | 67 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Halsnæs Kommune | 9 | +80% |
| Gribskov Kommune | 10 | +67% |
| Esbjerg Kommune | 18 | +50% |
| Faxe Kommune | 7 | +40% |
| Hjørring Kommune | 14 | +40% |
| Gladsaxe Kommune | 11 | +38% |
| Frederiksberg Kommune | 13 | +30% |
| Fredericia Kommune | 9 | +29% |
| Sorø Kommune | 10 | +25% |
| Svendborg Kommune | 10 | +25% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Hvidovre Kommune | 5 | -44% |
| Slagelse Kommune | 8 | -43% |
| Høje-Taastrup Kommune | 7 | -42% |
| Ishøj Kommune | 3 | -40% |
| Favrskov Kommune | 7 | -30% |
| Rødovre Kommune | 6 | -25% |
| Assens Kommune | 6 | -25% |
| Roskilde Kommune | 12 | -20% |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune | 9 | -18% |
| Jammerbugt Kommune | 5 | -17% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Skive Kommune | 3.6 |
| Struer Kommune | 3.5 |
| Sorø Kommune | 3.2 |
| Hørsholm Kommune | 3.2 |
| Aabenraa Kommune | 2.9 |
| Syddjurs Kommune | 2.9 |
| Halsnæs Kommune | 2.8 |
| Tønder Kommune | 2.8 |
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 2.7 |
| Guldborgsund Kommune | 2.5 |
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 | 103 | DKK 7.0m | DKK 905k – DKK 21.8m | 69% |
| 2024 | 110 | DKK 5.2m | DKK 405k – DKK 18.3m | 58% |
| 2023 | 114 | DKK 4.2m | DKK 53k – DKK 14.7m | 55% |
| 2022 | 106 | DKK 6.5m | DKK 1.0m – DKK 18.4m | 52% |
| 2021 | 102 | DKK 6.6m | DKK 1.1m – DKK 20.3m | 65% |
| 2020 | 100 | DKK 7.2m | DKK 709k – DKK 20.2m | 65% |
| 2019 | 97 | DKK 8.3m | DKK 1.2m – DKK 19.4m | 61% |
| 2018 | 99 | DKK 9.2m | DKK 939k – DKK 22.2m | 73% |
| 2017 | 69 | DKK 12.0m | DKK 1.5m – DKK 22.6m | 67% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 264 | 1.4 | +6% |
| Region Midtjylland | 169 | 1.2 | +7% |
| Region Nordjylland | 85 | 1.4 | +13% |
| Region Sjælland | 140 | 1.6 | -1% |
| Region Syddanmark | 202 | 1.6 | +7% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
881010… | Hjemmehjælp |
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