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Growing and declining municipalities

Where businesses are opening and closing – from the start and end dates of every place of business in CVR. Showing Architect.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
3,828
3,924 three years ago
3-year change
-2.5%
net -96 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
338 / 355
12-month change -0.4%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
9.2%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

0200400600Opened 2015: 399Closed 2015: 2672015Opened 2016: 417Closed 2016: 278Opened 2017: 388Closed 2017: 2752017Opened 2018: 410Closed 2018: 359Opened 2019: 410Closed 2019: 3552019Opened 2020: 402Closed 2020: 365Opened 2021: 429Closed 2021: 3832021Opened 2022: 346Closed 2022: 407Opened 2023: 424Closed 2023: 3522023Opened 2024: 323Closed 2024: 474Opened 2025: 361Closed 2025: 3782025Opened 2026: 265Closed 2026: 236
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

3,0003,5004,0004,5002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Architect

Declining fastest

Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Assens Kommune20 → 13-7-35%
Frederikssund Kommune21 → 16-5-24%
Sorø Kommune17 → 13-4-24%
Herning Kommune26 → 20-6-23%
Gribskov Kommune35 → 27-8-23%
Brønderslev Kommune18 → 14-4-22%
Furesø Kommune29 → 23-6-21%
Solrød Kommune10 → 8-2-20%
Randers Kommune30 → 24-6-20%
Norddjurs Kommune10 → 8-2-20%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune26 → 21-5-19%
Ikast-Brande Kommune11 → 9-2-18%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune11 → 9-2-18%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune12 → 10-2-17%
Dragør Kommune19 → 16-3-16%

Growing fastest

Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Tårnby Kommune12 → 17+5+42%
Rødovre Kommune11 → 14+3+27%
Holstebro Kommune20 → 23+3+15%
Hvidovre Kommune15 → 17+2+13%
Viborg Kommune32 → 36+4+13%
Køge Kommune20 → 22+2+10%
Slagelse Kommune21 → 23+2+10%
Stevns Kommune14 → 15+1+7%
Sønderborg Kommune15 → 16+1+7%
Frederikshavn Kommune18 → 19+1+6%
Københavns Kommune1,051 → 1,095+44+4%
Aarhus Kommune413 → 425+12+3%
Frederiksberg Kommune147 → 151+4+3%
Syddjurs Kommune44 → 45+1+2%
Odense Kommune80 → 81+1+1%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune10813210.1%
Aarhus Kommune37388.7%
Frederiksberg Kommune211613.5%
Aalborg Kommune121111.1%
Helsingør Kommune8411.0%
Gentofte Kommune876.3%
Vejle Kommune7614.6%
Gladsaxe Kommune7414.0%
Odense Kommune788.8%
Viborg Kommune6215.0%
Horsens Kommune6312.8%
Lejre Kommune5120.0%
Holbæk Kommune5214.7%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune547.0%
Silkeborg Kommune427.8%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Assens Kommune31421.4%
Rebild Kommune31520.0%
Lejre Kommune52520.0%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune21118.2%
Ringsted Kommune31717.7%
Odsherred Kommune42317.4%
Halsnæs Kommune21315.4%
Rødovre Kommune21315.4%
Viborg Kommune64015.0%
Randers Kommune42714.8%
Holbæk Kommune53414.7%
Vejle Kommune74814.6%
Gladsaxe Kommune75014.0%
Frederiksberg Kommune2115613.5%
Odder Kommune21513.3%

Where businesses last longest

Share of businesses started here that were still active 3 years later. Areas with at least 20 starts.

AreaStarts3-year survival
Guldborgsund Kommune2588%
Skanderborg Kommune3583%
Mariagerfjord Kommune2282%
Fredensborg Kommune3781%
Furesø Kommune2378%
Randers Kommune2778%
Thisted Kommune2677%
Hillerød Kommune2176%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune5076%
Silkeborg Kommune4576%

Where fewest survive

Gribskov Kommune2646%
Gladsaxe Kommune4262%
Roskilde Kommune4562%
Odense Kommune9164%
Københavns Kommune1,25365%

Start-up hotspots

New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Frederiksberg Kommune105,947161.5
Københavns Kommune670,3891322.0
Syddjurs Kommune44,55971.6
Halsnæs Kommune31,82730.9
Rudersdal Kommune58,38130.5
Faxe Kommune38,16920.5
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,56530.7
Helsingør Kommune64,46040.6
Tårnby Kommune44,25240.9
Dragør Kommune14,48210.7
Hvidovre Kommune54,23430.6
Odsherred Kommune31,94730.9

Shrinking on both counts

Fewer businesses over 3 years and fewer residents over 5 years.

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Assens Kommune40,224-1.5%13-35%
Norddjurs Kommune36,355-1.7%8-20%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%10-17%
Lolland Kommune38,306-5.0%15-12%
Dragør Kommune14,482-0.7%16-16%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%17-15%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%22-12%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%13-13%
Guldborgsund Kommune58,984-2.5%24-11%
Thisted Kommune42,573-1.3%22-8%