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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
11,130
10,429 three years ago
3-year change
+6.7%
net +701 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
1,287 / 1,054
12-month change +2.1%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
9.7%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

05001,0001,500Opened 2015: 1,003Closed 2015: 6362015Opened 2016: 1,081Closed 2016: 693Opened 2017: 1,119Closed 2017: 7482017Opened 2018: 1,114Closed 2018: 828Opened 2019: 1,150Closed 2019: 9042019Opened 2020: 1,249Closed 2020: 929Opened 2021: 1,078Closed 2021: 8652021Opened 2022: 1,008Closed 2022: 1,033Opened 2023: 1,195Closed 2023: 9452023Opened 2024: 1,063Closed 2024: 958Opened 2025: 1,316Closed 2025: 1,1112025Opened 2026: 998Closed 2026: 637
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

7,0008,0009,00010k11k12k2014Q2 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%
Bornholm Kommune54 → 48-6-11%
Aabenraa Kommune72 → 65-7-10%
Skive Kommune51 → 47-4-8%
Vallensbæk Kommune27 → 25-2-7%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune70 → 65-5-7%
Helsingør Kommune179 → 167-12-7%
Jammerbugt Kommune46 → 43-3-7%
Viborg Kommune152 → 145-7-5%
Slagelse Kommune134 → 129-5-4%
Allerød Kommune91 → 88-3-3%
Frederikssund Kommune91 → 88-3-3%
Hørsholm Kommune128 → 124-4-3%
Odder Kommune39 → 38-1-3%
Gentofte Kommune267 → 261-6-2%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Langeland Kommune11 → 15+4+36%
Billund Kommune20 → 27+7+35%
Nyborg Kommune36 → 47+11+31%
Holstebro Kommune53 → 69+16+30%
Stevns Kommune34 → 43+9+26%
Lolland Kommune31 → 37+6+19%
Thisted Kommune47 → 56+9+19%
Vejen Kommune53 → 63+10+19%
Odsherred Kommune49 → 58+9+18%
Ringsted Kommune56 → 66+10+18%
Brøndby Kommune45 → 53+8+18%
Randers Kommune116 → 136+20+17%
Hjørring Kommune70 → 82+12+17%
Fredericia Kommune101 → 118+17+17%
Holbæk Kommune133 → 154+21+16%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune1191839.9%
Esbjerg Kommune1152634.4%
Aarhus Kommune62659.6%
Odense Kommune324210.4%
Aalborg Kommune31508.2%
Vejle Kommune223010.8%
Gentofte Kommune22238.5%
Silkeborg Kommune211310.6%
Gladsaxe Kommune191910.6%
Helsingør Kommune191511.1%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune17257.5%
Viborg Kommune161410.9%
Frederiksberg Kommune16237.9%
Roskilde Kommune16246.7%
Skanderborg Kommune151411.5%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Esbjerg Kommune11533434.4%
Jammerbugt Kommune84617.4%
Nyborg Kommune74117.1%
Tønder Kommune42416.7%
Brøndby Kommune84916.3%
Skive Kommune75014.0%
Morsø Kommune32213.6%
Faxe Kommune96813.2%
Haderslev Kommune86212.9%
Albertslund Kommune75512.7%
Frederikssund Kommune118712.6%
Hvidovre Kommune118712.6%
Varde Kommune86412.5%
Vallensbæk Kommune32412.5%
Halsnæs Kommune54112.2%

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
Bornholm Kommune3985%
Ringsted Kommune5184%
Vejen Kommune5680%
Holbæk Kommune12779%
Hørsholm Kommune9879%
Viborg Kommune14178%
Thisted Kommune5078%
Dragør Kommune4178%
Svendborg Kommune12078%
Herlev Kommune11178%

Where fewest survive

Assens Kommune5054%
Stevns Kommune4055%
Tårnby Kommune6058%
Nordfyns Kommune4659%
Nyborg Kommune3959%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Rudersdal Kommune58,381274.6
Gribskov Kommune42,080194.5
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune58,671254.3
Nyborg Kommune32,477134.0
Favrskov Kommune50,028204.0
Ballerup Kommune53,962152.8
Fredensborg Kommune42,543133.1
Svendborg Kommune60,075172.8
Hjørring Kommune62,909172.7
Gladsaxe Kommune70,869192.7
Egedal Kommune46,514163.4
Herlev Kommune32,107113.4

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%48-11%
Skive Kommune43,913-2.9%47-8%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%65-10%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune55,205-1.8%65-7%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%43-7%
Assens Kommune40,224-1.5%47-2%