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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 Bank & insurance.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
2,460
2,329 three years ago
3-year change
+5.6%
net +131 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
518 / 457
12-month change +2.5%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
19.1%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

0200400600Opened 2015: 193Closed 2015: 2252015Opened 2016: 229Closed 2016: 252Opened 2017: 162Closed 2017: 1482017Opened 2018: 169Closed 2018: 146Opened 2019: 213Closed 2019: 1212019Opened 2020: 246Closed 2020: 160Opened 2021: 357Closed 2021: 2602021Opened 2022: 288Closed 2022: 206Opened 2023: 339Closed 2023: 3092023Opened 2024: 285Closed 2024: 204Opened 2025: 491Closed 2025: 4082025Opened 2026: 325Closed 2026: 243
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

1,5002,0002,5002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Bank & insurance

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Gribskov Kommune18 → 11-7-39%
Brønderslev Kommune13 → 9-4-31%
Køge Kommune30 → 21-9-30%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune11 → 8-3-27%
Vejen Kommune13 → 10-3-23%
Vordingborg Kommune14 → 11-3-21%
Assens Kommune10 → 8-2-20%
Frederikssund Kommune20 → 16-4-20%
Allerød Kommune11 → 9-2-18%
Herning Kommune55 → 45-10-18%
Billund Kommune17 → 14-3-18%
Rebild Kommune12 → 10-2-17%
Ikast-Brande Kommune21 → 18-3-14%
Skive Kommune15 → 13-2-13%
Aabenraa Kommune31 → 27-4-13%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Hvidovre Kommune22 → 32+10+45%
Syddjurs Kommune14 → 20+6+43%
Tårnby Kommune10 → 14+4+40%
Helsingør Kommune18 → 25+7+39%
Brøndby Kommune11 → 15+4+36%
Aarhus Kommune169 → 226+57+34%
Frederikshavn Kommune19 → 25+6+32%
Solrød Kommune10 → 13+3+30%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune11 → 14+3+27%
Horsens Kommune24 → 30+6+25%
Kolding Kommune30 → 37+7+23%
Gladsaxe Kommune25 → 30+5+20%
Middelfart Kommune10 → 12+2+20%
Albertslund Kommune12 → 14+2+17%
Herlev Kommune14 → 16+2+14%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune668217.1%
Aarhus Kommune446421.4%
Odense Kommune231524.2%
Aalborg Kommune162317.4%
Viborg Kommune141137.8%
Frederiksberg Kommune111523.4%
Randers Kommune101122.2%
Herning Kommune101323.8%
Horsens Kommune9930.0%
Ballerup Kommune9732.1%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune8519.1%
Esbjerg Kommune8915.1%
Aabenraa Kommune7423.3%
Kolding Kommune71221.9%
Køge Kommune7328.0%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Frederikssund Kommune71643.8%
Viborg Kommune143737.8%
Guldborgsund Kommune41136.4%
Tårnby Kommune41136.4%
Middelfart Kommune51435.7%
Skive Kommune51533.3%
Ballerup Kommune92832.1%
Gribskov Kommune51631.3%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune41330.8%
Horsens Kommune93030.0%
Rebild Kommune31030.0%
Furesø Kommune51729.4%
Køge Kommune72528.0%
Allerød Kommune31127.3%
Glostrup Kommune72626.9%

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
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune3781%
Randers Kommune3477%
Aabenraa Kommune2774%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune2273%
Hjørring Kommune2972%
Holbæk Kommune2471%
Roskilde Kommune3768%
Gentofte Kommune3367%
Næstved Kommune3067%
Slagelse Kommune2264%

Where fewest survive

Horsens Kommune2241%
Helsingør Kommune2045%
Greve Kommune3047%
Silkeborg Kommune2348%
Herning Kommune4749%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Aarhus Kommune378,270641.7
Solrød Kommune25,08152.0
Tårnby Kommune44,25271.6
Hørsholm Kommune25,32641.6
Brøndby Kommune40,98530.7
Vallensbæk Kommune18,76810.5
Guldborgsund Kommune58,98450.8
Fredensborg Kommune42,54340.9
Struer Kommune20,10031.5
Odder Kommune24,44820.8
Hjørring Kommune62,90950.8
Ikast-Brande Kommune43,48440.9

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Vejen Kommune42,671-0.3%10-23%
Vordingborg Kommune44,823-1.1%11-21%
Assens Kommune40,224-1.5%8-20%
Skive Kommune43,913-2.9%13-13%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%27-13%
Tønder Kommune36,172-2.3%9-10%
Struer Kommune20,100-3.5%11-8%
Thisted Kommune42,573-1.3%16-6%
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,5650.0%14-7%
Varde Kommune49,454-0.6%22-4%