Trades
Painter & decorator
Maler
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for painter & decorator in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 7.7 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
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 1,440 companies.
Competition
| 6 places | |
| 5 places | |
| 5 places | |
| 4 places | |
| 4 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
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 painter & decorator
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 | 3.8 km |
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 3.2 km |
| 6950 Ringkøbing | 13,985 | 2.7 km |
| 8250 Egå | 11,688 | 2.7 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 2.6 km |
| 6900 Skjern | 13,125 | 1.9 km |
| 8300 Odder | 23,074 | 1.8 km |
| 9440 Aabybro | 11,463 | 1.7 km |
| 6715 Esbjerg N | 11,710 | 1.7 km |
| 6200 Aabenraa | 28,379 | 1.7 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Ikast-Brande Kommune | 74 |
| Syddjurs Kommune | 71 |
| Billund Kommune | 70 |
| Odder Kommune | 68 |
| Aabenraa Kommune | 67 |
| Hillerød Kommune | 65 |
| Furesø Kommune | 64 |
| Horsens Kommune | 63 |
| Svendborg Kommune | 63 |
| Silkeborg Kommune | 63 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Ikast-Brande Kommune | 29 | +61% |
| Langeland Kommune | 9 | +50% |
| Struer Kommune | 13 | +30% |
| Glostrup Kommune | 40 | +29% |
| Horsens Kommune | 66 | +25% |
| Albertslund Kommune | 55 | +22% |
| Allerød Kommune | 28 | +17% |
| Sorø Kommune | 35 | +17% |
| Aabenraa Kommune | 39 | +15% |
| Ærø Kommune | 9 | +13% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Jammerbugt Kommune | 14 | -39% |
| Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune | 21 | -22% |
| Holstebro Kommune | 25 | -22% |
| Egedal Kommune | 52 | -21% |
| Nyborg Kommune | 15 | -21% |
| Frederikssund Kommune | 50 | -21% |
| Solrød Kommune | 24 | -20% |
| Ballerup Kommune | 57 | -19% |
| Lejre Kommune | 36 | -18% |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune | 32 | -18% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Albertslund Kommune | 18.6 |
| Rødovre Kommune | 17.7 |
| Hvidovre Kommune | 16.8 |
| Gribskov Kommune | 16.2 |
| Halsnæs Kommune | 16.0 |
| Glostrup Kommune | 15.4 |
| Gladsaxe Kommune | 14.8 |
| Brøndby Kommune | 14.6 |
| Greve Kommune | 14.6 |
| Faxe Kommune | 14.4 |
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 | 1,440 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 406k – DKK 3.4m | 71% |
| 2024 | 1,394 | DKK 1.2m | DKK 434k – DKK 3.5m | 69% |
| 2023 | 1,407 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 413k – DKK 3.4m | 67% |
| 2022 | 1,400 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 449k – DKK 3.4m | 67% |
| 2021 | 1,370 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 433k – DKK 3.3m | 72% |
| 2020 | 1,303 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 410k – DKK 3.5m | 70% |
| 2019 | 1,239 | DKK 1.5m | DKK 433k – DKK 3.7m | 69% |
| 2018 | 1,143 | DKK 1.5m | DKK 515k – DKK 4.0m | 71% |
| 2017 | 668 | DKK 1.5m | DKK 523k – DKK 3.7m | 75% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 1,836 | 9.4 | -3% |
| Region Midtjylland | 763 | 5.5 | -1% |
| Region Nordjylland | 377 | 6.4 | -2% |
| Region Sjælland | 875 | 10.2 | -6% |
| Region Syddanmark | 780 | 6.3 | -5% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
4334… | Malerforretninger |
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