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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 Engineering consultancy.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
11,202
10,463 three years ago
3-year change
+7.1%
net +739 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
1,313 / 1,075
12-month change +2.2%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
8.8%
of businesses open during the last 12 months

Openings and closures per year

05001,0001,500Opened 2015: 1,003Closed 2015: 6362015Opened 2016: 1,083Closed 2016: 693Opened 2017: 1,116Closed 2017: 7482017Opened 2018: 1,114Closed 2018: 828Opened 2019: 1,152Closed 2019: 9042019Opened 2020: 1,250Closed 2020: 929Opened 2021: 1,079Closed 2021: 8652021Opened 2022: 1,009Closed 2022: 1,033Opened 2023: 1,194Closed 2023: 9452023Opened 2024: 1,063Closed 2024: 958Opened 2025: 1,318Closed 2025: 1,1122025Opened 2026 (so far): 1,163Closed 2026 (so far): 7332026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Active businesses over time

05,00010k15k2014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Engineering consultancy

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Tønder Kommune28 → 22-6-21%
Aabenraa Kommune72 → 65-7-10%
Bornholm Kommune54 → 49-5-9%
Jammerbugt Kommune49 → 45-4-8%
Vallensbæk Kommune27 → 25-2-7%
Skive Kommune51 → 48-3-6%
Helsingør Kommune179 → 171-8-4%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune70 → 67-3-4%
Viborg Kommune152 → 146-6-4%
Kerteminde Kommune51 → 49-2-4%
Allerød Kommune91 → 88-3-3%
Hørsholm Kommune128 → 124-4-3%
Odder Kommune38 → 37-1-3%
Gentofte Kommune268 → 263-5-2%
Frederikssund Kommune90 → 89-1-1%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Billund Kommune20 → 27+7+35%
Nyborg Kommune36 → 47+11+31%
Holstebro Kommune53 → 69+16+30%
Stevns Kommune34 → 44+10+29%
Langeland Kommune11 → 14+3+27%
Brøndby Kommune45 → 56+11+24%
Lolland Kommune31 → 37+6+19%
Vejen Kommune54 → 64+10+19%
Fredericia Kommune103 → 122+19+18%
Hjørring Kommune72 → 85+13+18%
Ringsted Kommune56 → 66+10+18%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune30 → 35+5+17%
Københavns Kommune1,102 → 1,280+178+16%
Horsens Kommune166 → 192+26+16%
Randers Kommune118 → 136+18+15%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune1191918.5%
Esbjerg Kommune1142431.5%
Århus Kommune63668.8%
Aalborg Kommune33487.6%
Odense Kommune31428.9%
Vejle Kommune252910.6%
Gentofte Kommune22217.7%
Gladsaxe Kommune212110.3%
Helsingør Kommune18189.5%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune18257.1%
Silkeborg Kommune16127.7%
Skanderborg Kommune161410.9%
Roskilde Kommune16226.1%
Viborg Kommune15149.3%
Slagelse Kommune14229.5%

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
Esbjerg Kommune11436231.5%
Jammerbugt Kommune105518.2%
Halsnæs Kommune74515.6%
Tønder Kommune42615.4%
Nyborg Kommune85514.6%
Faxe Kommune117814.1%
Vallensbæk Kommune42913.8%
Thisted Kommune86113.1%
Skive Kommune75512.7%
Bornholm Kommune75612.5%
Brøndby Kommune86412.5%
Odder Kommune54211.9%
Frederikssund Kommune1210111.9%
Morsø Kommune32611.5%
Greve Kommune119611.5%

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
Bornholm Kommune3985%
Ringsted Kommune5084%
Vejen Kommune5781%
Holbæk Kommune13079%
Hørsholm Kommune9879%
Viborg Kommune14178%
Thisted Kommune5078%
Dragør Kommune4178%
Herlev Kommune11378%
Svendborg Kommune12178%

Where fewest survive

Assens Kommune5155%
Stevns Kommune4055%
Tårnby Kommune5958%
Nordfyns Kommune4659%
Nyborg Kommune3959%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Rudersdal Kommune58,381284.8
Gribskov Kommune42,080194.5
Egedal Kommune46,514173.7
Herlev Kommune32,107134.0
Brøndby Kommune40,985153.7
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune58,671254.3
Nyborg Kommune32,477134.0
Favrskov Kommune50,028193.8
Fredericia Kommune53,115203.8
Fredensborg Kommune42,543122.8
Billund Kommune27,27672.6
Svendborg Kommune60,075172.8

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Tønder Kommune36,172-2.3%22-21%
Bornholm Kommune38,651-2.7%49-9%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%65-10%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%45-8%
Skive Kommune43,913-2.9%48-6%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune55,205-1.8%67-4%