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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 Driving school.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
2,186
2,290 three years ago
3-year change
-4.5%
net -104 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
93 / 133
12-month change -1.8%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
5.7%
of businesses open during the last 12 months

Openings and closures per year

0100200300Opened 2015: 107Closed 2015: 1392015Opened 2016: 131Closed 2016: 114Opened 2017: 121Closed 2017: 1052017Opened 2018: 172Closed 2018: 99Opened 2019: 222Closed 2019: 1122019Opened 2020: 215Closed 2020: 145Opened 2021: 244Closed 2021: 1372021Opened 2022: 206Closed 2022: 146Opened 2023: 176Closed 2023: 1802023Opened 2024: 124Closed 2024: 175Opened 2025: 138Closed 2025: 1372025Opened 2026 (so far): 83Closed 2026 (so far): 952026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Active businesses over time

01,0002,0003,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Driving school

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Assens Kommune16 → 11-5-31%
Fredensborg Kommune19 → 14-5-26%
Hedensted Kommune17 → 13-4-24%
Herning Kommune30 → 23-7-23%
Greve Kommune42 → 33-9-21%
Nyborg Kommune14 → 11-3-21%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune14 → 11-3-21%
Helsingør Kommune32 → 26-6-19%
Skive Kommune11 → 9-2-18%
Rødovre Kommune23 → 19-4-17%
Køge Kommune35 → 29-6-17%
Herlev Kommune18 → 15-3-17%
Frederiksberg Kommune44 → 37-7-16%
Vordingborg Kommune19 → 16-3-16%
Brønderslev Kommune13 → 11-2-15%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune19 → 24+5+26%
Odder Kommune17 → 19+2+12%
Syddjurs Kommune19 → 21+2+11%
Tårnby Kommune21 → 23+2+10%
Kolding Kommune23 → 25+2+9%
Thisted Kommune14 → 15+1+7%
Rudersdal Kommune14 → 15+1+7%
Haderslev Kommune15 → 16+1+7%
Odense Kommune50 → 53+3+6%
Silkeborg Kommune41 → 43+2+5%
Ishøj Kommune22 → 23+1+5%
Gladsaxe Kommune24 → 25+1+4%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune33 → 34+1+3%
Københavns Kommune197 → 198+1+1%

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
Bornholm Kommune31816.7%
Fredericia Kommune31915.8%
Norddjurs Kommune31915.8%
Brønderslev Kommune21315.4%
Herning Kommune42714.8%
Nordfyns Kommune21414.3%
Rødovre Kommune32213.6%
Odsherred Kommune21513.3%
Ballerup Kommune32512.0%
Herlev Kommune21711.8%
Vejen Kommune21811.1%
Greve Kommune43710.8%
Vejle Kommune54710.6%
Aalborg Kommune98610.5%
Helsingør Kommune32910.3%

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
Gladsaxe Kommune23100%
Hillerød Kommune2793%
Sønderborg Kommune2689%
Hvidovre Kommune3388%
Frederikssund Kommune2387%
Horsens Kommune3686%
Holbæk Kommune2685%
Århus Kommune6184%
Randers Kommune2483%
Greve Kommune2882%

Where fewest survive

Esbjerg Kommune3266%
Brøndby Kommune3569%
Frederiksberg Kommune3569%
Odense Kommune4869%
Helsingør Kommune2669%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Norddjurs Kommune36,35530.8
Vejle Kommune123,94770.6
Odder Kommune24,44820.8
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune58,67130.5
Albertslund Kommune29,57531.0
Lolland Kommune38,30620.5
Hvidovre Kommune54,23410.2
Stevns Kommune23,99010.4
Frederikshavn Kommune57,42810.2
Hørsholm Kommune25,32610.4
Svendborg Kommune60,07510.2
Nordfyns Kommune29,12410.3

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Assens Kommune40,224-1.5%11-31%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune55,205-1.8%11-21%
Skive Kommune43,913-2.9%9-18%
Vordingborg Kommune44,823-1.1%16-16%
Nordfyns Kommune29,124-1.6%12-14%
Bornholm Kommune38,651-2.7%15-12%
Struer Kommune20,100-3.5%9-10%
Varde Kommune49,454-0.6%16-11%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%13-7%
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,5650.0%10-9%