IT & software services in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

29,677

49.2 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+7.9%

12 months: +5.6%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

4,628 / 3,054

Median gross profit

DKK 320k

57% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for it & software services in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year86%

Still open after 3 years64%

Still open after 5 years47%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 5.7 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)1,052 · 34% of all closures

Companies with negative equity19%

Losses two years in a row25%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss41%

Median equity ratio57%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 621k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 613k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 11,845 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)2%

Share of the 3 largest operators0% · 28,828 owners

	19 places
	11 places
	9 places
	9 places
	8 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)7.67

Average age of active businesses9.5 yrs

Younger than 2 years23%

Older than 10 years38%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one34,113 · 1%

More than 10 km2,209

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.2 km · Toreby Sogn (Guldborgsund)

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 it & software services

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
9560 Hadsund	10,316	3.4 km
6630 Rødding	10,004	2.6 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	2.6 km
6950 Ringkøbing	13,985	2.5 km
7620 Lemvig	12,811	1.9 km
5450 Otterup	10,797	1.7 km
9300 Sæby	12,171	1.6 km
6900 Skjern	13,125	1.5 km
7900 Nykøbing M	13,028	1.5 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	1.5 km

Active in Denmark over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Billund Kommune	70
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune	67
Køge Kommune	66
Horsens Kommune	66
Vejen Kommune	65
Høje-Taastrup Kommune	65
Fredericia Kommune	64
Aabenraa Kommune	63
Ikast-Brande Kommune	63
Skive Kommune	63

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Billund Kommune	68	+28%
Aabenraa Kommune	129	+26%
Sønderborg Kommune	238	+24%
Ishøj Kommune	89	+24%
Vejen Kommune	82	+22%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune	133	+21%
Fanø Kommune	6	+20%
Samsø Kommune	13	+18%
Hvidovre Kommune	291	+17%
Odense Kommune	957	+17%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Ærø Kommune	6	-14%
Lemvig Kommune	14	-7%
Nordfyns Kommune	61	-6%
Glostrup Kommune	157	-6%
Vallensbæk Kommune	86	-5%
Mariagerfjord Kommune	89	-5%
Egedal Kommune	289	-3%
Allerød Kommune	235	-2%
Odsherred Kommune	62	-2%
Furesø Kommune	376	-2%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Rudersdal Kommune	122.3
Hørsholm Kommune	114.5
Gentofte Kommune	103.9
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune	99.0
Københavns Kommune	97.5
Allerød Kommune	88.9
Furesø Kommune	87.4
Herlev Kommune	86.9
Frederiksberg Kommune	85.2
Fredensborg Kommune	82.5

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	11,845	DKK 320k	DKK -2,500 – DKK 1.5m	57%
2024	11,665	DKK 352k	DKK -764 – DKK 1.6m	59%
2023	11,467	DKK 374k	DKK 0 – DKK 1.5m	59%
2022	11,410	DKK 358k	DKK -45 – DKK 1.5m	56%
2021	11,213	DKK 317k	DKK 0 – DKK 1.4m	61%
2020	11,195	DKK 264k	DKK 0 – DKK 1.3m	57%
2019	11,094	DKK 248k	DKK 0 – DKK 1.3m	57%
2018	10,332	DKK 262k	DKK 0 – DKK 1.3m	56%
2017	6,536	DKK 328k	DKK 0 – DKK 1.4m	60%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	15,435	79.2	+7%
Region Midtjylland	5,294	38.2	+8%
Region Nordjylland	1,850	31.2	+12%
Region Sjælland	3,300	38.4	+6%
Region Syddanmark	3,716	29.9	+13%

What's included

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

`6201…`	Computerprogrammering
`6202…`	Konsulentbistand vedrørende informationsteknologi
`6209…`	Anden it-servicevirksomhed
`6210…`	Computerprogrammering
`6220…`	Konsulentbistand vedrørende informationsteknologi og forvaltning af it-faciliteter
`6290…`	Andre it-serviceaktiviteter

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