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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 Catering & canteen.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
5,133
4,965 three years ago
3-year change
+3.4%
net +168 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
705 / 576
12-month change +2.6%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
11.5%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

05001,000Opened 2015: 772Closed 2015: 5552015Opened 2016: 766Closed 2016: 538Opened 2017: 732Closed 2017: 5922017Opened 2018: 749Closed 2018: 590Opened 2019: 780Closed 2019: 6662019Opened 2020: 750Closed 2020: 681Opened 2021: 804Closed 2021: 6772021Opened 2022: 801Closed 2022: 722Opened 2023: 701Closed 2023: 7632023Opened 2024: 781Closed 2024: 772Opened 2025: 673Closed 2025: 6432025Opened 2026: 571Closed 2026: 386
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

3,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Catering & canteen

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Ishøj Kommune16 → 12-4-25%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune21 → 16-5-24%
Dragør Kommune14 → 11-3-21%
Frederiksberg Kommune130 → 103-27-21%
Hørsholm Kommune20 → 16-4-20%
Halsnæs Kommune17 → 14-3-18%
Tårnby Kommune41 → 34-7-17%
Gribskov Kommune30 → 25-5-17%
Jammerbugt Kommune27 → 23-4-15%
Roskilde Kommune77 → 66-11-14%
Vordingborg Kommune36 → 31-5-14%
Bornholm Kommune31 → 27-4-13%
Frederikssund Kommune33 → 29-4-12%
Gentofte Kommune85 → 75-10-12%
Greve Kommune26 → 23-3-12%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Lemvig Kommune14 → 22+8+57%
Næstved Kommune54 → 73+19+35%
Ærø Kommune12 → 16+4+33%
Brønderslev Kommune17 → 22+5+29%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune52 → 65+13+25%
Rebild Kommune17 → 21+4+24%
Kerteminde Kommune17 → 21+4+24%
Rudersdal Kommune43 → 53+10+23%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune38 → 46+8+21%
Randers Kommune53 → 64+11+21%
Horsens Kommune59 → 71+12+20%
Rødovre Kommune27 → 32+5+19%
Sorø Kommune18 → 21+3+17%
Hedensted Kommune24 → 28+4+17%
Fredericia Kommune33 → 38+5+15%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune12516314.2%
Aarhus Kommune32469.8%
Frederiksberg Kommune211419.1%
Aalborg Kommune212514.4%
Roskilde Kommune15620.0%
Odense Kommune152310.1%
Svendborg Kommune12920.0%
Randers Kommune111317.7%
Hvidovre Kommune111021.2%
Gladsaxe Kommune111115.1%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune101215.9%
Helsingør Kommune10817.9%
Esbjerg Kommune101110.2%
Guldborgsund Kommune8216.3%
Viborg Kommune8911.6%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Odder Kommune61637.5%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune52025.0%
Gribskov Kommune62722.2%
Hvidovre Kommune115221.2%
Roskilde Kommune157520.0%
Svendborg Kommune126020.0%
Frederiksberg Kommune2111019.1%
Køge Kommune73818.4%
Kalundborg Kommune63318.2%
Helsingør Kommune105617.9%
Randers Kommune116217.7%
Tårnby Kommune63417.7%
Herlev Kommune52917.2%
Egedal Kommune42416.7%
Guldborgsund Kommune84916.3%

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
Thisted Kommune2886%
Allerød Kommune4080%
Odsherred Kommune3778%
Skive Kommune3678%
Ikast-Brande Kommune3776%
Ballerup Kommune8775%
Albertslund Kommune4873%
Nyborg Kommune2273%
Brønderslev Kommune2171%
Jammerbugt Kommune3871%

Where fewest survive

Vallensbæk Kommune2045%
Hillerød Kommune7747%
Mariagerfjord Kommune3447%
Hørsholm Kommune3447%
Guldborgsund Kommune4448%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Lemvig Kommune18,50573.8
Odder Kommune24,44872.9
Allerød Kommune26,43451.9
Høje-Taastrup Kommune60,843122.0
Rødovre Kommune45,31771.5
Kalundborg Kommune47,822102.1
Hvidovre Kommune54,234101.8
Langeland Kommune11,80421.7
Struer Kommune20,10042.0
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune58,671142.4
Københavns Kommune670,3891632.4
Glostrup Kommune25,98741.5

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%16-24%
Dragør Kommune14,482-0.7%11-21%
Bornholm Kommune38,651-2.7%27-13%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%23-15%
Vordingborg Kommune44,823-1.1%31-14%
Lolland Kommune38,306-5.0%32-9%
Morsø Kommune19,321-3.8%11-8%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%50-11%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%36-8%
Tønder Kommune36,172-2.3%38-5%