Plumber & heating in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

4,125

6.8 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+1.1%

12 months: +1.8%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

390 / 317

Median gross profit

DKK 1.8m

76% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for plumber & heating in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year89%

Still open after 3 years70%

Still open after 5 years56%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 10.2 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)71 · 22% of all closures

Companies with negative equity9%

Losses two years in a row10%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss24%

Median equity ratio45%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 601k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 509k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 2,123 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)7%

Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 3,788 owners

	19 places
	14 places
	10 places
	8 places
	7 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.65

Average age of active businesses14.6 yrs

Younger than 2 years15%

Older than 10 years52%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one114,103 · 2%

More than 10 km8,208

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)3.7 km · Raklev Sogn (Kalundborg)

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 plumber & heating

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	3.3 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	3.2 km
9560 Hadsund	10,316	3.1 km
5450 Otterup	10,797	2.9 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	2.4 km
4180 Sorø	16,048	2.3 km
6800 Varde	22,356	2.1 km
8960 Randers SØ	15,854	1.8 km
7080 Børkop	13,849	1.8 km
5200 Odense V	13,568	1.6 km

Active in Denmark over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Middelfart Kommune	72
Solrød Kommune	71
Høje-Taastrup Kommune	71
Brøndby Kommune	69
Hillerød Kommune	69
Fredericia Kommune	67
Hørsholm Kommune	65
Skanderborg Kommune	65
Ballerup Kommune	65
Stevns Kommune	65

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Middelfart Kommune	31	+35%
Hørsholm Kommune	16	+33%
Morsø Kommune	26	+30%
Hillerød Kommune	48	+30%
Brøndby Kommune	39	+26%
Nyborg Kommune	20	+25%
Stevns Kommune	26	+24%
Kolding Kommune	57	+21%
Fredericia Kommune	32	+19%
Dragør Kommune	13	+18%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Samsø Kommune	5	-29%
Rudersdal Kommune	15	-29%
Thisted Kommune	19	-24%
Jammerbugt Kommune	29	-19%
Hvidovre Kommune	56	-15%
Frederiksberg Kommune	23	-15%
Brønderslev Kommune	38	-14%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune	14	-13%
Haderslev Kommune	35	-13%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune	38	-12%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Rødovre Kommune	14.8
Tårnby Kommune	14.7
Egedal Kommune	13.8
Morsø Kommune	13.5
Lejre Kommune	13.3
Solrød Kommune	12.0
Albertslund Kommune	11.8
Faxe Kommune	11.8
Frederikssund Kommune	11.7
Gribskov Kommune	11.4

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	2,123	DKK 1.8m	DKK 572k – DKK 5.0m	76%
2024	2,127	DKK 1.7m	DKK 534k – DKK 4.9m	74%
2023	2,113	DKK 1.7m	DKK 542k – DKK 4.7m	73%
2022	2,086	DKK 1.8m	DKK 564k – DKK 4.8m	77%
2021	2,045	DKK 1.7m	DKK 564k – DKK 4.4m	78%
2020	1,966	DKK 1.6m	DKK 562k – DKK 4.5m	76%
2019	1,946	DKK 1.7m	DKK 539k – DKK 4.6m	75%
2018	1,862	DKK 1.8m	DKK 608k – DKK 4.6m	75%
2017	1,090	DKK 1.7m	DKK 626k – DKK 4.2m	78%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	1,184	6.1	-2%
Region Midtjylland	834	6.0	0%
Region Nordjylland	409	6.9	-2%
Region Sjælland	795	9.3	+4%
Region Syddanmark	822	6.6	+6%

What's included

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

4322… VVS- og blikkenslagerforretninger

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