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Pharmacy & health store in Esbjerg Kommune

Municipality · 114,824 residents
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37of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

High confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (37/100)

Room in the market58average
Population growth27weak
Momentum14weak
Survival29weak
Financial trend38weak

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. How the score is calculated

Active now
17
-1 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
1.5
similar areas 1.8 · Denmark 1.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
2 opened 5 closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed
Population
114,824
-0.6% in 5 years

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 17 active businesses in the category “Pharmacy & health store” in Esbjerg Kommune - 1.5 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 1.8 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 20.

In the last 3 years 2 opened and 5 closed (net -3).

The population is 114,824 and has shrunk 0.6% over 5 years.

Compared with Denmark

Pharmacy & health store in Esbjerg Kommune against all of Denmark. Annual-report figures are for 2025, from 6 companies.

EsbjergDenmarkEsbjerg DenmarkVerdict
Made a loss 50% 44% More here
Companies with negative equity 33% 21% More here
Losses two years in a row 50% 31% More here
Median equity ratio 28% 45% Weaker
Gross profit per employee DKK 681k DKK 527k Higher
Staff costs per employee DKK 458k DKK 436k About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 88% 72% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

Esbjerg Kommune
01020302014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Pharmacy & health store

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2017: 1Closed 2017: 12017Opened 2018: 1Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 1Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 3Closed 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 1Closed 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 0Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 0Closed 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 2Closed 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 0Closed 2025: 22025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 12026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Money

Financials

Median gross profit
DKK 20.1m
6 companies filed
Profitable
50%
gross profit trend +4.4%
010m20m30m20172019202120232025Esbjerg KommuneDenmark
Esbjerg KommuneDenmark

Only companies (ApS/A/S) publish accounts - sole proprietorships don't. Small companies usually report gross profit, not revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for pharmacy & health store in Esbjerg Kommune.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators47% · 10 owners
3 places
3 places
2 places
2 places
2 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Denmark: 0.13
Average age of active businesses14.2 yrs · Denmark: 10.8
Younger than 2 years0% · Denmark: 15%
Older than 10 years71% · Denmark: 41%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one16,122 · 14%
More than 10 km441
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)2.7 km · Guldager Sogn (Esbjerg)

Measured from each parish centre.

Jobs

02,0004,0006,0002018202020222024Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Existing businesses

17 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Fyrvej 34, 6710 Esbjerg V 2021
· Bramminge Apotek v/Kurt Jensen Høy · chain, 2 places here Exnersgade 18 st. 15, 6700 Esbjerg 2020
· Syddansk Høreklinik ApS · chain Havborgvej 8 1, 6710 Esbjerg V 2020
· Anpartsselskab Thøgersens Alle 48, 6760 Ribe 2019
· Neptun Apoteket Esbjerg v/Jakob Møller · chain, 3 places here Seminarievej 1, 6760 Ribe 2018
· Esbjerg Jerne Apotek v/Anne Helene Kahns · chain, 3 places here Stormgade 157, 6715 Esbjerg N 2016
· chain, 2 places here Danmarksgade 26 st, 6700 Esbjerg 2016
· Esbjerg Jerne Apotek v/Anne Helene Kahns · chain, 3 places here Havbakken 2, 6710 Esbjerg V 2015
· Neptun Apoteket Esbjerg v/Jakob Møller · chain, 3 places here Fyrvej 34, 6710 Esbjerg V 2014
· chain, 3 places here Stormgade 2, 6700 Esbjerg 2014
· Sonova Audiological Care Denmark ApS · chain, 2 places here Storegade 26, 6740 Bramming 2013
· DIN HØRESPECIALIST ApS · chain Saltgade 3, 6760 Ribe 2013
· chain Energivej 4, 6700 Esbjerg 2010
· Sonova Audiological Care Denmark ApS · chain, 2 places here Stormgade 17, 6700 Esbjerg 2010
· chain, 3 places here Strandby Kirkevej 80, 6705 Esbjerg Ø 2008
· chain, 2 places here Strandbygade 15, 6700 Esbjerg 2002
· chain, 2 places here Storegade 2, 6740 Bramming 1979

Recently opened


Havrevænget 16, 6710 Esbjerg V
Nov 2024

Recently closed


Vesterled 11, 6818 Årre
Apr 2026
after 2 yrs

Neptun Apoteket Esbjerg v/Jakob Møller · Seminarievej 1, 6760 Ribe
Jun 2025
after 9 yrs

Havrevænget 16, 6710 Esbjerg V
Apr 2025
after 0 yrs

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Frederiksberg Kommune105,947212.060
Vejle Kommune123,947161.354
Silkeborg Kommune103,293181.764
Randers Kommune100,921242.447
Horsens Kommune98,999181.866
Viborg Kommune98,104171.750

Best spots inside Esbjerg

Ranked by opportunity score for pharmacy & health store.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
6715 Esbjerg N Postcode10.961
6705 Esbjerg Ø Postcode10.757
6740 Bramming Postcode21.752
Sædden Sogn (Esbjerg) Parish22.049
6710 Esbjerg V Postcode41.747
Jerne Sogn (Esbjerg) Parish22.142
6760 Ribe Postcode32.033
6700 Esbjerg Postcode62.031

Population of Esbjerg

Statistics Denmark
110k112k114k116k118k2011Q4 13Q3 16Q2 192022Q4 24Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14 15%
Young 15-24 12%
Adults 25-44 24%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 17%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Denmark. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for pharmacy & health store.

Average age43.3 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per personDKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home24% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)40% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here63,602
Commute in / out every day16,373 / 12,362
Jobs per working resident1.07 · Denmark: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

Counts are places of business (production units) registered in CVR with a main branche code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area, use the radius view. Statistics updated 10.11.2026.