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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 Electronics & phone store.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
1,989
2,075 three years ago
3-year change
-4.1%
net -86 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
158 / 236
12-month change -3.8%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
11.4%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

0100200300400Opened 2015: 271Closed 2015: 2772015Opened 2016: 264Closed 2016: 341Opened 2017: 228Closed 2017: 2422017Opened 2018: 241Closed 2018: 220Opened 2019: 281Closed 2019: 2062019Opened 2020: 228Closed 2020: 262Opened 2021: 221Closed 2021: 1862021Opened 2022: 192Closed 2022: 225Opened 2023: 185Closed 2023: 1622023Opened 2024: 250Closed 2024: 212Opened 2025: 183Closed 2025: 2922025Opened 2026: 122Closed 2026: 134
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

1,7001,8001,9002,0002,1002,2002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Electronics & phone store

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Odder Kommune12 → 7-5-42%
Frederikssund Kommune15 → 10-5-33%
Fredericia Kommune18 → 12-6-33%
Gribskov Kommune13 → 9-4-31%
Bornholm Kommune14 → 10-4-29%
Brønderslev Kommune11 → 8-3-27%
Vejen Kommune16 → 12-4-25%
Glostrup Kommune12 → 9-3-25%
Egedal Kommune16 → 12-4-25%
Sønderborg Kommune25 → 19-6-24%
Svendborg Kommune17 → 13-4-24%
Ikast-Brande Kommune13 → 10-3-23%
Norddjurs Kommune14 → 11-3-21%
Furesø Kommune10 → 8-2-20%
Billund Kommune10 → 8-2-20%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Frederikshavn Kommune18 → 24+6+33%
Fredensborg Kommune10 → 13+3+30%
Hvidovre Kommune10 → 13+3+30%
Jammerbugt Kommune15 → 19+4+27%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune19 → 23+4+21%
Rudersdal Kommune11 → 13+2+18%
Hillerød Kommune21 → 24+3+14%
Herlev Kommune14 → 16+2+14%
Skanderborg Kommune16 → 18+2+13%
Gladsaxe Kommune21 → 23+2+10%
Syddjurs Kommune11 → 12+1+9%
Greve Kommune22 → 24+2+9%
Hedensted Kommune19 → 20+1+5%
Thisted Kommune19 → 20+1+5%
Aabenraa Kommune20 → 21+1+5%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune222510.4%
Aarhus Kommune191414.3%
Odense Kommune121116.7%
Vejle Kommune9217.7%
Aalborg Kommune848.9%
Randers Kommune8218.2%
Ikast-Brande Kommune7350.0%
Holstebro Kommune6221.4%
Slagelse Kommune5211.4%
Kolding Kommune5112.8%
Gribskov Kommune5035.7%
Roskilde Kommune5513.9%
Gentofte Kommune5120.8%
Hillerød Kommune4114.8%
Silkeborg Kommune4210.5%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Ikast-Brande Kommune71450.0%
Gribskov Kommune51435.7%
Egedal Kommune41625.0%
Bornholm Kommune31323.1%
Guldborgsund Kommune31323.1%
Rudersdal Kommune31421.4%
Holstebro Kommune62821.4%
Vejen Kommune31421.4%
Ringsted Kommune41921.1%
Gentofte Kommune52420.8%
Billund Kommune21020.0%
Halsnæs Kommune21020.0%
Brønderslev Kommune21020.0%
Randers Kommune84418.2%
Middelfart Kommune21118.2%

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
Helsingør Kommune2070%
Aabenraa Kommune2070%
Herlev Kommune2467%
Frederiksberg Kommune5966%
Hjørring Kommune2665%
Frederikshavn Kommune2264%
Køge Kommune2463%
Silkeborg Kommune3962%
Holbæk Kommune3161%
Ballerup Kommune2560%

Where fewest survive

Guldborgsund Kommune2040%
Horsens Kommune3543%
Fredericia Kommune2548%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune2250%
Gentofte Kommune2450%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Lolland Kommune38,30630.8
Roskilde Kommune93,14250.5
Hedensted Kommune48,81340.8
Greve Kommune54,26250.9
Frederikshavn Kommune57,42830.5
Guldborgsund Kommune58,98450.8
Nyborg Kommune32,47720.6
Ringsted Kommune36,09830.8
Ikast-Brande Kommune43,48430.7
Odense Kommune213,140110.5
Aabenraa Kommune58,24930.5
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune58,67150.9

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Bornholm Kommune38,651-2.7%10-29%
Vejen Kommune42,671-0.3%12-25%
Norddjurs Kommune36,355-1.7%11-21%
Tønder Kommune36,172-2.3%14-13%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%12-8%
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%24-8%
Esbjerg Kommune114,824-0.6%40-7%
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,5650.0%15-6%
Haderslev Kommune55,119-0.5%19-5%