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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 Dentist.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
2,813
2,850 three years ago
3-year change
-1.3%
net -37 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
131 / 149
12-month change -0.6%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
5.3%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

0100200300Opened 2015: 204Closed 2015: 1722015Opened 2016: 257Closed 2016: 160Opened 2017: 238Closed 2017: 2132017Opened 2018: 134Closed 2018: 185Opened 2019: 125Closed 2019: 1622019Opened 2020: 130Closed 2020: 148Opened 2021: 139Closed 2021: 1352021Opened 2022: 132Closed 2022: 128Opened 2023: 136Closed 2023: 1402023Opened 2024: 111Closed 2024: 125Opened 2025: 134Closed 2025: 1332025Opened 2026: 97Closed 2026: 98
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

2,4002,6002,8003,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Dentist

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Frederikssund Kommune29 → 22-7-24%
Tårnby Kommune19 → 15-4-21%
Hørsholm Kommune21 → 17-4-19%
Ikast-Brande Kommune22 → 18-4-18%
Hjørring Kommune17 → 14-3-18%
Vejen Kommune13 → 11-2-15%
Slagelse Kommune37 → 32-5-14%
Fredericia Kommune24 → 21-3-13%
Bornholm Kommune24 → 21-3-13%
Ringsted Kommune16 → 14-2-13%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune67 → 59-8-12%
Brønderslev Kommune17 → 15-2-12%
Viborg Kommune43 → 38-5-12%
Næstved Kommune36 → 32-4-11%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune28 → 25-3-11%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Rødovre Kommune18 → 23+5+28%
Varde Kommune10 → 12+2+20%
Hvidovre Kommune27 → 31+4+15%
Furesø Kommune21 → 24+3+14%
Gladsaxe Kommune24 → 27+3+13%
Horsens Kommune40 → 45+5+13%
Køge Kommune33 → 37+4+12%
Haderslev Kommune25 → 28+3+12%
Esbjerg Kommune52 → 57+5+10%
Odder Kommune11 → 12+1+9%
Struer Kommune11 → 12+1+9%
Holstebro Kommune23 → 25+2+9%
Skanderborg Kommune35 → 38+3+9%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune12 → 13+1+8%
Herlev Kommune16 → 17+1+6%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Ringsted Kommune41625.0%
Hjørring Kommune31618.8%
Kerteminde Kommune21118.2%
Tårnby Kommune31717.7%
Vejen Kommune21216.7%
Helsingør Kommune64413.6%
Furesø Kommune32412.5%
Lolland Kommune21612.5%
Kalundborg Kommune21612.5%
Herlev Kommune21612.5%
Odsherred Kommune21612.5%
Thisted Kommune21612.5%
Bornholm Kommune32412.5%
Viborg Kommune54112.2%
Slagelse Kommune43511.4%

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
Roskilde Kommune3697%
Esbjerg Kommune2696%
Viborg Kommune2296%
Rudersdal Kommune2492%
Silkeborg Kommune2391%
Sønderborg Kommune2291%
Vejle Kommune3190%
Aalborg Kommune6686%
Randers Kommune2186%
Københavns Kommune25285%

Where fewest survive

Horsens Kommune2846%
Hillerød Kommune2374%
Køge Kommune2075%
Slagelse Kommune2378%
Aarhus Kommune17279%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Langeland Kommune11,80432.5
Nyborg Kommune32,47720.6
Sønderborg Kommune73,87440.5
Faxe Kommune38,16920.5
Kalundborg Kommune47,82230.6
Dragør Kommune14,48210.7
Rudersdal Kommune58,38130.5
Holstebro Kommune59,33130.5
Herlev Kommune32,10730.9
Ringsted Kommune36,09820.6
Furesø Kommune43,03030.7
Vordingborg Kommune44,82340.9

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%14-18%
Vejen Kommune42,671-0.3%11-15%
Bornholm Kommune38,651-2.7%21-13%
Norddjurs Kommune36,355-1.7%19-10%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%26-10%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%14-7%
Thisted Kommune42,573-1.3%14-7%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%15-6%
Kalundborg Kommune47,822-1.3%17-6%
Frederikshavn Kommune57,428-2.7%28-3%