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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 Car rental.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
1,095
1,054 three years ago
3-year change
+3.9%
net +41 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
90 / 89
12-month change +0.1%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
8.1%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

050100150Opened 2015: 107Closed 2015: 552015Opened 2016: 99Closed 2016: 65Opened 2017: 110Closed 2017: 582017Opened 2018: 117Closed 2018: 79Opened 2019: 125Closed 2019: 922019Opened 2020: 84Closed 2020: 103Opened 2021: 83Closed 2021: 752021Opened 2022: 94Closed 2022: 96Opened 2023: 106Closed 2023: 722023Opened 2024: 98Closed 2024: 94Opened 2025: 108Closed 2025: 902025Opened 2026: 75Closed 2026: 61
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

7008009001,0001,1002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Car rental

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Næstved Kommune16 → 11-5-31%
Viborg Kommune34 → 26-8-24%
Svendborg Kommune14 → 11-3-21%
Sønderborg Kommune10 → 8-2-20%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune18 → 15-3-17%
Frederikshavn Kommune13 → 11-2-15%
Randers Kommune21 → 18-3-14%
Esbjerg Kommune15 → 13-2-13%
Gentofte Kommune16 → 14-2-13%
Roskilde Kommune17 → 15-2-12%
Syddjurs Kommune10 → 9-1-10%
Fredericia Kommune11 → 10-1-9%
Thisted Kommune13 → 12-1-8%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Herning Kommune18 → 23+5+28%
Hedensted Kommune11 → 14+3+27%
Rebild Kommune11 → 14+3+27%
Aarhus Kommune62 → 75+13+21%
Billund Kommune10 → 12+2+20%
Favrskov Kommune11 → 13+2+18%
Vejle Kommune30 → 35+5+17%
Faxe Kommune12 → 14+2+17%
Greve Kommune12 → 14+2+17%
Odense Kommune34 → 38+4+12%
Frederiksberg Kommune11 → 12+1+9%
Albertslund Kommune12 → 13+1+8%
Tårnby Kommune25 → 27+2+8%
Københavns Kommune72 → 77+5+7%
Kolding Kommune29 → 31+2+7%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Bornholm Kommune41040.0%
Syddjurs Kommune21020.0%
Helsingør Kommune21118.2%
Fredericia Kommune21216.7%
Frederikshavn Kommune21315.4%
Esbjerg Kommune21414.3%
Hvidovre Kommune21513.3%
Københavns Kommune108012.5%
Aarhus Kommune97512.0%
Aalborg Kommune54610.9%
Randers Kommune21910.5%
Viborg Kommune32910.3%
Slagelse Kommune11010.0%
Brøndby Kommune11010.0%
Næstved Kommune1119.1%

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
Kolding Kommune2090%
Viborg Kommune2479%
Vejle Kommune2572%
Aalborg Kommune4672%
Odense Kommune2871%
Tårnby Kommune2070%
Københavns Kommune9869%
Aarhus Kommune7069%
Silkeborg Kommune2259%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Faxe Kommune38,16920.5
Vejle Kommune123,94770.6
Hvidovre Kommune54,23430.6
Herning Kommune90,91050.5
Herlev Kommune32,10720.6
Tårnby Kommune44,25240.9
Brønderslev Kommune36,63910.3
Silkeborg Kommune103,29330.3
Brøndby Kommune40,98510.2
Aarhus Kommune378,27090.2
Gribskov Kommune42,08020.5
Skive Kommune43,91310.2

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Frederikshavn Kommune57,428-2.7%11-15%
Esbjerg Kommune114,824-0.6%13-13%
Thisted Kommune42,573-1.3%12-8%