Bricklayer & mason in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

7,682

12.7 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

-5.8%

12 months: -1.3%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

725 / 822

Median gross profit

DKK 914k

68% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for bricklayer & mason in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year85%

Still open after 3 years60%

Still open after 5 years44%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 7.0 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)212 · 26% of all closures

Companies with negative equity15%

Losses two years in a row14%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss31%

Median equity ratio41%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 546k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 474k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 3,546 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)2%

Share of the 3 largest operators0% · 7,515 owners

	13 places
	7 places
	7 places
	6 places
	6 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.20

Average age of active businesses11.3 yrs

Younger than 2 years17%

Older than 10 years42%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one23,596 · 0%

More than 10 km772

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)3.0 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 bricklayer & mason

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	3.0 km
6950 Ringkøbing	13,985	2.8 km
5450 Otterup	10,797	2.7 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	2.6 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	2.6 km
6200 Aabenraa	28,379	1.6 km
9560 Hadsund	10,316	1.5 km
5800 Nyborg	20,735	1.5 km
5240 Odense NØ	14,759	1.4 km
6100 Haderslev	33,800	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	79
Furesø Kommune	78
Rødovre Kommune	77
Odder Kommune	71
Høje-Taastrup Kommune	69
Ikast-Brande Kommune	68
Hørsholm Kommune	68
Ballerup Kommune	68
Vejen Kommune	67
Århus Kommune	67

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Vallensbæk Kommune	14	+27%
Rødovre Kommune	86	+23%
Hørsholm Kommune	22	+16%
Furesø Kommune	31	+15%
Aabenraa Kommune	71	+15%
Bornholm Kommune	57	+14%
Kerteminde Kommune	30	+7%
Fredericia Kommune	55	+6%
Brønderslev Kommune	65	+5%
Køge Kommune	145	+4%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Gladsaxe Kommune	54	-26%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune	86	-23%
Greve Kommune	77	-19%
Vordingborg Kommune	86	-18%
Svendborg Kommune	59	-18%
Ishøj Kommune	34	-17%
Frederikssund Kommune	93	-16%
Assens Kommune	68	-16%
Nyborg Kommune	22	-15%
Ringsted Kommune	73	-15%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Gribskov Kommune	32.3
Faxe Kommune	30.9
Stevns Kommune	30.0
Hedensted Kommune	26.6
Sorø Kommune	24.5
Køge Kommune	22.6
Odsherred Kommune	22.2
Halsnæs Kommune	21.7
Kalundborg Kommune	20.7
Lejre Kommune	20.3

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	3,546	DKK 914k	DKK 285k – DKK 2.8m	68%
2024	3,534	DKK 847k	DKK 260k – DKK 2.6m	67%
2023	3,535	DKK 820k	DKK 222k – DKK 2.5m	62%
2022	3,580	DKK 854k	DKK 248k – DKK 2.5m	66%
2021	3,545	DKK 846k	DKK 239k – DKK 2.4m	68%
2020	3,428	DKK 834k	DKK 229k – DKK 2.4m	68%
2019	3,283	DKK 823k	DKK 206k – DKK 2.5m	66%
2018	3,087	DKK 826k	DKK 203k – DKK 2.5m	66%
2017	1,757	DKK 871k	DKK 243k – DKK 2.7m	67%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	2,038	10.5	-6%
Region Midtjylland	1,743	12.6	-5%
Region Nordjylland	812	13.7	-5%
Region Sjælland	1,593	18.5	-7%
Region Syddanmark	1,451	11.7	-7%

What's included

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

`4331…`	Stukkatørvirksomhed
`439100…` (DB25, from 2025)	Tagdækningsvirksomhed
`4399…`	Andre specialiserede byggeaktiviteter i.a.n.

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