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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 Childcare.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
6,698
6,714 three years ago
3-year change
-0.2%
net -16 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
103 / 122
12-month change -0.3%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
1.8%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

0200400600Opened 2015: 264Closed 2015: 4782015Opened 2016: 266Closed 2016: 339Opened 2017: 211Closed 2017: 2782017Opened 2018: 217Closed 2018: 241Opened 2019: 240Closed 2019: 1732019Opened 2020: 205Closed 2020: 133Opened 2021: 147Closed 2021: 1642021Opened 2022: 134Closed 2022: 152Opened 2023: 145Closed 2023: 1312023Opened 2024: 118Closed 2024: 136Opened 2025: 174Closed 2025: 1392025Opened 2026: 82Closed 2026: 84
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

5,5006,0006,5007,0007,5002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Childcare

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Odsherred Kommune39 → 30-9-23%
Sønderborg Kommune101 → 84-17-17%
Struer Kommune25 → 22-3-12%
Brøndby Kommune44 → 39-5-11%
Faxe Kommune33 → 30-3-9%
Brønderslev Kommune45 → 41-4-9%
Viborg Kommune105 → 96-9-9%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune82 → 75-7-9%
Kalundborg Kommune52 → 48-4-8%
Frederikssund Kommune68 → 63-5-7%
Allerød Kommune42 → 39-3-7%
Helsingør Kommune70 → 65-5-7%
Hedensted Kommune43 → 40-3-7%
Assens Kommune31 → 29-2-6%
Aabenraa Kommune97 → 91-6-6%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Lolland Kommune23 → 29+6+26%
Ballerup Kommune54 → 68+14+26%
Slagelse Kommune62 → 73+11+18%
Frederikshavn Kommune60 → 67+7+12%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune62 → 68+6+10%
Favrskov Kommune59 → 64+5+8%
Lejre Kommune38 → 41+3+8%
Morsø Kommune13 → 14+1+8%
Vejen Kommune29 → 31+2+7%
Vallensbæk Kommune17 → 18+1+6%
Fredensborg Kommune71 → 75+4+6%
Frederiksberg Kommune80 → 84+4+5%
Nordfyns Kommune20 → 21+1+5%
Halsnæs Kommune22 → 23+1+5%
Stevns Kommune23 → 24+1+4%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Odder Kommune32114.3%
Brøndby Kommune64513.3%
Samsø Kommune1137.7%
Brønderslev Kommune3437.0%
Fredensborg Kommune4785.1%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune4795.1%
Ringsted Kommune2414.9%
Hedensted Kommune2414.9%
Furesø Kommune2444.6%
Vordingborg Kommune2454.4%
Hjørring Kommune2454.4%
Nyborg Kommune1234.4%
Greve Kommune2484.2%
Esbjerg Kommune51214.1%
Hørsholm Kommune1263.9%

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
Silkeborg Kommune2990%
Skanderborg Kommune2488%
Aarhus Kommune9886%
Fredensborg Kommune2186%
Gentofte Kommune2085%
Norddjurs Kommune2085%
Københavns Kommune48885%
Kerteminde Kommune2782%
Sønderborg Kommune3181%
Horsens Kommune4580%

Where fewest survive

Kolding Kommune3757%
Odense Kommune3263%
Næstved Kommune3263%
Aabenraa Kommune3866%
Rudersdal Kommune2167%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Gladsaxe Kommune70,86950.7
Lejre Kommune30,10831.0
Esbjerg Kommune114,82470.6
Rudersdal Kommune58,38130.5
Skanderborg Kommune66,61740.6
Tønder Kommune36,17220.6
Egedal Kommune46,51430.6
Køge Kommune64,26810.2
Kerteminde Kommune24,34010.4
Gentofte Kommune75,24110.1
Odsherred Kommune31,94710.3
Herning Kommune90,91010.1

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%30-23%
Struer Kommune20,100-3.5%22-12%
Lemvig Kommune18,505-5.2%24-4%
Kalundborg Kommune47,822-1.3%48-8%
Assens Kommune40,224-1.5%29-6%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%91-6%
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%43-4%
Haderslev Kommune55,119-0.5%57-5%
Dragør Kommune14,482-0.7%24-4%