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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 Cosmetics & perfume store.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
1,597
1,519 three years ago
3-year change
+5.1%
net +78 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
233 / 205
12-month change +1.8%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
11.4%
of businesses open during the last 12 months

Openings and closures per year

0100200300400Opened 2015: 224Closed 2015: 1182015Opened 2016: 243Closed 2016: 122Opened 2017: 204Closed 2017: 1362017Opened 2018: 207Closed 2018: 169Opened 2019: 240Closed 2019: 1402019Opened 2020: 250Closed 2020: 180Opened 2021: 313Closed 2021: 1822021Opened 2022: 252Closed 2022: 226Opened 2023: 226Closed 2023: 2002023Opened 2024: 242Closed 2024: 174Opened 2025: 227Closed 2025: 2572025Opened 2026 (so far): 210Closed 2026 (so far): 1552026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Active businesses over time

05001,0001,5002,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Cosmetics & perfume store

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Vordingborg Kommune12 → 8-4-33%
Mariagerfjord Kommune10 → 7-3-30%
Furesø Kommune10 → 7-3-30%
Fredensborg Kommune14 → 10-4-29%
Favrskov Kommune12 → 9-3-25%
Varde Kommune12 → 9-3-25%
Sønderborg Kommune16 → 12-4-25%
Vejle Kommune33 → 25-8-24%
Kalundborg Kommune10 → 8-2-20%
Slagelse Kommune21 → 17-4-19%
Holbæk Kommune13 → 11-2-15%
Næstved Kommune21 → 18-3-14%
Odense Kommune55 → 49-6-11%
Kolding Kommune28 → 25-3-11%
Gentofte Kommune21 → 19-2-10%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Herning Kommune15 → 22+7+47%
Hillerød Kommune16 → 22+6+38%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune19 → 26+7+37%
Aalborg Kommune48 → 64+16+33%
Gribskov Kommune13 → 17+4+31%
Helsingør Kommune18 → 23+5+28%
Århus Kommune95 → 117+22+23%
Herlev Kommune13 → 16+3+23%
Hjørring Kommune13 → 16+3+23%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune19 → 23+4+21%
Køge Kommune21 → 25+4+19%
Viborg Kommune16 → 19+3+19%
Tårnby Kommune16 → 19+3+19%
Gladsaxe Kommune13 → 15+2+15%
Københavns Kommune227 → 261+34+15%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune404213.3%
Århus Kommune11178.6%
Horsens Kommune8424.2%
Odense Kommune6710.9%
Silkeborg Kommune6215.8%
Greve Kommune6226.1%
Næstved Kommune5121.7%
Kalundborg Kommune4133.3%
Esbjerg Kommune4711.8%
Rødovre Kommune4223.5%
Randers Kommune4214.3%
Viborg Kommune4317.4%
Favrskov Kommune4030.8%
Frederiksberg Kommune448.2%
Roskilde Kommune3213.6%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of every business open at some point in the last 12 months (active a year ago plus opened since).

AreaClosedOpen in the periodRate
Kalundborg Kommune41233.3%
Favrskov Kommune41330.8%
Greve Kommune62326.1%
Horsens Kommune83324.2%
Rødovre Kommune41723.5%
Næstved Kommune52321.7%
Frederikshavn Kommune31421.4%
Sønderborg Kommune31520.0%
Syddjurs Kommune31520.0%
Jammerbugt Kommune21118.2%
Varde Kommune21118.2%
Viborg Kommune42317.4%
Fredensborg Kommune21216.7%
Gladsaxe Kommune31816.7%
Silkeborg Kommune63815.8%

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
Køge Kommune2871%
Herlev Kommune2171%
Silkeborg Kommune4070%
Fredensborg Kommune2268%
Hvidovre Kommune2568%
Rudersdal Kommune2467%
Hillerød Kommune2167%
Frederiksberg Kommune6166%
Skanderborg Kommune2365%
Ballerup Kommune2065%

Where fewest survive

Fredericia Kommune2223%
Sønderborg Kommune3429%
Hedensted Kommune2232%
Gladsaxe Kommune3238%
Aalborg Kommune8943%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Vallensbæk Kommune18,76863.2
Langeland Kommune11,80421.7
Glostrup Kommune25,98741.5
Syddjurs Kommune44,55930.7
Kolding Kommune96,14050.5
Ballerup Kommune53,96240.7
Nordfyns Kommune29,12420.7
Herlev Kommune32,10720.6
Esbjerg Kommune114,82470.6
Hillerød Kommune55,47240.7
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune58,67171.2
Brøndby Kommune40,98541.0

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Vordingborg Kommune44,823-1.1%8-33%
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,5650.0%7-30%
Varde Kommune49,454-0.6%9-25%
Kalundborg Kommune47,822-1.3%8-20%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune55,205-1.8%11-8%
Thisted Kommune42,573-1.3%11-8%
Haderslev Kommune55,119-0.5%14-7%