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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 Funeral services.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
511
499 three years ago
3-year change
+2.4%
net +12 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
51 / 26
12-month change +5.1%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
5.4%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

020406080Opened 2015: 61Closed 2015: 462015Opened 2016: 34Closed 2016: 47Opened 2017: 34Closed 2017: 252017Opened 2018: 52Closed 2018: 24Opened 2019: 40Closed 2019: 352019Opened 2020: 43Closed 2020: 36Opened 2021: 56Closed 2021: 322021Opened 2022: 62Closed 2022: 34Opened 2023: 53Closed 2023: 282023Opened 2024: 23Closed 2024: 27Opened 2025: 39Closed 2025: 382025Opened 2026: 45Closed 2026: 22
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

3003504004505005502014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Funeral services

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Odense Kommune16 → 11-5-31%
Esbjerg Kommune11 → 8-3-27%
Hvidovre Kommune10 → 9-1-10%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Aalborg Kommune11 → 16+5+45%
Aarhus Kommune21 → 29+8+38%
Hillerød Kommune10 → 12+2+20%
Københavns Kommune43 → 46+3+7%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Assens Kommune2028.6%
Lolland Kommune2133.3%
Odense Kommune2320.0%
Lejre Kommune2066.7%
Sorø Kommune1033.3%
Faxe Kommune1011.1%
Køge Kommune1014.3%
Herning Kommune1014.3%
Rudersdal Kommune1012.5%
Horsens Kommune1214.3%
Albertslund Kommune1033.3%
Tønder Kommune1120.0%
Næstved Kommune1016.7%
Ringsted Kommune1220.0%
Holbæk Kommune1225.0%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Odense Kommune21020.0%

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
Københavns Kommune4269%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Syddjurs Kommune44,55930.7
Ringsted Kommune36,09820.6
Langeland Kommune11,80410.8
Ishøj Kommune24,96820.8
Odsherred Kommune31,94720.6
Bornholm Kommune38,65110.3
Frederikssund Kommune47,93010.2
Fredericia Kommune53,11510.2
Hillerød Kommune55,47210.2
Aabenraa Kommune58,24910.2
Gladsaxe Kommune70,86910.1
Holbæk Kommune75,29920.3

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Esbjerg Kommune114,824-0.6%8-27%