Real estate agent in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

2,618

4.3 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+1.4%

12 months: +0.7%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

193 / 176

Median gross profit

DKK 1.9m

74% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for real estate agent in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year92%

Still open after 3 years79%

Still open after 5 years64%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 10.7 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)19 · 11% of all closures

Companies with negative equity18%

Losses two years in a row14%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss24%

Median equity ratio45%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 718k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 559k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 1,218 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)17%

Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 2,108 owners

	47 places
	13 places
	12 places
	11 places
	10 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.32

Average age of active businesses12.1 yrs

Younger than 2 years13%

Older than 10 years47%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one642,818 · 11%

More than 10 km56,776

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)8.3 km · Tersløse-Skellebjerg-Niløse Sogn (Sorø)

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 real estate agent

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	6.6 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	6.2 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	4.1 km
6630 Rødding	10,004	3.3 km
5450 Otterup	10,797	2.8 km
6705 Esbjerg Ø	14,703	2.6 km
9300 Sæby	12,171	2.4 km
6950 Ringkøbing	13,985	2.3 km
9310 Vodskov	10,795	2.3 km
8920 Randers NV	23,567	2.2 km

Active in Denmark over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Brøndby Kommune	79
Glostrup Kommune	79
Albertslund Kommune	77
Odder Kommune	72
Århus Kommune	70
Kerteminde Kommune	69
Vallensbæk Kommune	69
Silkeborg Kommune	69
Herlev Kommune	68
Ballerup Kommune	67

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Solrød Kommune	18	+38%
Randers Kommune	59	+37%
Hvidovre Kommune	16	+33%
Nordfyns Kommune	12	+33%
Skive Kommune	12	+33%
Glostrup Kommune	14	+27%
Vallensbæk Kommune	15	+25%
Billund Kommune	15	+25%
Nyborg Kommune	11	+22%
Haderslev Kommune	17	+21%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Frederikssund Kommune	25	-19%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune	14	-18%
Kalundborg Kommune	12	-14%
Fanø Kommune	6	-14%
Læsø Kommune	6	-14%
Langeland Kommune	6	-14%
Ikast-Brande Kommune	13	-13%
Fredensborg Kommune	20	-13%
Odsherred Kommune	22	-12%
Skanderborg Kommune	23	-12%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Hørsholm Kommune	12.2
Gentofte Kommune	11.6
Gribskov Kommune	8.1
Vallensbæk Kommune	8.0
Varde Kommune	7.9
Solrød Kommune	7.2
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune	7.2
Bornholm Kommune	7.0
Odsherred Kommune	6.9
Helsingør Kommune	6.8

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	1,218	DKK 1.9m	DKK 227k – DKK 4.4m	74%
2024	1,225	DKK 1.5m	DKK 165k – DKK 3.6m	68%
2023	1,221	DKK 1.3m	DKK 147k – DKK 3.2m	63%
2022	1,217	DKK 1.1m	DKK 112k – DKK 2.9m	48%
2021	1,194	DKK 1.8m	DKK 199k – DKK 4.6m	73%
2020	1,147	DKK 1.6m	DKK 144k – DKK 4.5m	74%
2019	1,091	DKK 1.5m	DKK 174k – DKK 3.8m	67%
2018	1,028	DKK 1.5m	DKK 188k – DKK 3.6m	64%
2017	777	DKK 1.9m	DKK 282k – DKK 4.0m	70%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	968	5.0	-1%
Region Midtjylland	498	3.6	+6%
Region Nordjylland	273	4.6	0%
Region Sjælland	373	4.3	+0%
Region Syddanmark	482	3.9	+2%

What's included

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

6831… Ejendomsmægleres aktiviteter

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