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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 Beauty salon & spa.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
8,141
8,173 three years ago
3-year change
-0.4%
net -32 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
1,306 / 1,294
12-month change +0.2%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
15.9%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

05001,0001,5002,000Opened 2015: 1,333Closed 2015: 7212015Opened 2016: 1,460Closed 2016: 847Opened 2017: 1,508Closed 2017: 9422017Opened 2018: 1,561Closed 2018: 1,088Opened 2019: 1,857Closed 2019: 1,2572019Opened 2020: 1,950Closed 2020: 1,377Opened 2021: 1,827Closed 2021: 1,3942021Opened 2022: 1,706Closed 2022: 1,606Opened 2023: 1,717Closed 2023: 1,5452023Opened 2024: 1,602Closed 2024: 1,512Opened 2025: 1,346Closed 2025: 1,4422025Opened 2026: 1,004Closed 2026: 877
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

2,0004,0006,0008,00010k2014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Beauty salon & spa

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Kerteminde Kommune23 → 14-9-39%
Langeland Kommune17 → 11-6-35%
Faxe Kommune50 → 37-13-26%
Gladsaxe Kommune106 → 80-26-25%
Skanderborg Kommune62 → 47-15-24%
Furesø Kommune56 → 44-12-21%
Syddjurs Kommune55 → 44-11-20%
Holbæk Kommune116 → 95-21-18%
Holstebro Kommune63 → 52-11-17%
Nyborg Kommune43 → 36-7-16%
Haderslev Kommune78 → 66-12-15%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune81 → 69-12-15%
Jammerbugt Kommune27 → 23-4-15%
Lemvig Kommune21 → 18-3-14%
Brøndby Kommune50 → 43-7-14%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Vejen Kommune35 → 49+14+40%
Rebild Kommune18 → 24+6+33%
Sorø Kommune28 → 37+9+32%
Herlev Kommune46 → 58+12+26%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune87 → 108+21+24%
Struer Kommune19 → 23+4+21%
Tønder Kommune38 → 46+8+21%
Norddjurs Kommune37 → 42+5+14%
Hvidovre Kommune79 → 89+10+13%
Morsø Kommune16 → 18+2+13%
Hørsholm Kommune49 → 55+6+12%
Køge Kommune100 → 112+12+12%
Herning Kommune97 → 108+11+11%
Rødovre Kommune68 → 75+7+10%
Aabenraa Kommune62 → 68+6+10%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune15721113.3%
Aarhus Kommune788017.2%
Odense Kommune535120.9%
Aalborg Kommune493219.2%
Frederiksberg Kommune353812.1%
Vejle Kommune312318.9%
Horsens Kommune282520.1%
Herning Kommune262123.0%
Næstved Kommune242517.0%
Viborg Kommune241720.5%
Roskilde Kommune231617.4%
Esbjerg Kommune223016.2%
Randers Kommune212215.9%
Gentofte Kommune201912.4%
Holbæk Kommune201319.6%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Faxe Kommune144332.6%
Jammerbugt Kommune82630.8%
Kerteminde Kommune51729.4%
Brøndby Kommune124327.9%
Solrød Kommune124427.3%
Morsø Kommune52025.0%
Sønderborg Kommune187524.0%
Haderslev Kommune187524.0%
Furesø Kommune125123.5%
Herning Kommune2611323.0%
Gladsaxe Kommune208822.7%
Fredensborg Kommune94022.5%
Hjørring Kommune167421.6%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune73321.2%
Odense Kommune5325420.9%

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
Struer Kommune3067%
Gentofte Kommune23065%
Nyborg Kommune5064%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune13463%
Allerød Kommune4262%
Skanderborg Kommune10962%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune8361%
Svendborg Kommune12161%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune9061%
Assens Kommune8461%

Where fewest survive

Brøndby Kommune12437%
Ishøj Kommune7742%
Sorø Kommune7942%
Kerteminde Kommune4542%
Albertslund Kommune9042%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Rødovre Kommune45,317184.0
Vallensbæk Kommune18,76884.3
Frederiksberg Kommune105,947383.6
Høje-Taastrup Kommune60,843243.9
Køge Kommune64,268264.0
Tønder Kommune36,172164.4
Solrød Kommune25,08193.6
Ringsted Kommune36,098102.8
Næstved Kommune85,276252.9
Brøndby Kommune40,985122.9
Hørsholm Kommune25,32672.8
Københavns Kommune670,3892113.1

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Langeland Kommune11,804-4.6%11-35%
Lemvig Kommune18,505-5.2%18-14%
Haderslev Kommune55,119-0.5%66-15%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%23-15%
Dragør Kommune14,482-0.7%26-13%
Varde Kommune49,454-0.6%47-13%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%38-10%
Nordfyns Kommune29,124-1.6%25-11%
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%68-9%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%32-9%