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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 Gifts, art & specialty shops.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
6,073
5,271 three years ago
3-year change
+15.2%
net +802 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
1,206 / 900
12-month change +5.3%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
15.6%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

05001,0001,500Opened 2015: 880Closed 2015: 5752015Opened 2016: 785Closed 2016: 621Opened 2017: 661Closed 2017: 6212017Opened 2018: 487Closed 2018: 657Opened 2019: 505Closed 2019: 6132019Opened 2020: 632Closed 2020: 585Opened 2021: 780Closed 2021: 4822021Opened 2022: 672Closed 2022: 558Opened 2023: 741Closed 2023: 5972023Opened 2024: 855Closed 2024: 597Opened 2025: 1,212Closed 2025: 9172025Opened 2026: 910Closed 2026: 625
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Gifts, art & specialty shops

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Fanø Kommune15 → 11-4-27%
Billund Kommune24 → 19-5-21%
Faxe Kommune40 → 33-7-18%
Svendborg Kommune60 → 50-10-17%
Syddjurs Kommune54 → 47-7-13%
Ærø Kommune16 → 14-2-13%
Jammerbugt Kommune47 → 44-3-6%
Ringsted Kommune33 → 31-2-6%
Hjørring Kommune72 → 68-4-6%
Lemvig Kommune22 → 21-1-5%
Fredericia Kommune46 → 44-2-4%
Aabenraa Kommune47 → 45-2-4%
Favrskov Kommune51 → 49-2-4%
Egedal Kommune32 → 31-1-3%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune32 → 31-1-3%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Greve Kommune26 → 46+20+77%
Glostrup Kommune12 → 21+9+75%
Solrød Kommune14 → 24+10+71%
Kerteminde Kommune12 → 20+8+67%
Brøndby Kommune16 → 26+10+63%
Rødovre Kommune22 → 35+13+59%
Albertslund Kommune15 → 22+7+47%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune36 → 52+16+44%
Herlev Kommune14 → 20+6+43%
Ballerup Kommune23 → 32+9+39%
Kolding Kommune70 → 97+27+39%
Vallensbæk Kommune13 → 18+5+38%
Helsingør Kommune63 → 86+23+37%
Struer Kommune14 → 19+5+36%
Hvidovre Kommune30 → 40+10+33%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune13518416.4%
Aarhus Kommune619020.1%
Aalborg Kommune374919.0%
Odense Kommune364422.4%
Frederiksberg Kommune212117.5%
Vejle Kommune203116.5%
Gentofte Kommune171321.0%
Horsens Kommune162620.3%
Herning Kommune162416.2%
Holbæk Kommune151323.8%
Næstved Kommune141514.9%
Viborg Kommune142017.7%
Slagelse Kommune141117.1%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune131229.6%
Kolding Kommune131714.0%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Fanø Kommune51435.7%
Solrød Kommune72133.3%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune134429.6%
Herlev Kommune41428.6%
Tårnby Kommune103727.0%
Ballerup Kommune72626.9%
Rebild Kommune41625.0%
Allerød Kommune72825.0%
Faxe Kommune93724.3%
Lolland Kommune83324.2%
Holbæk Kommune156323.8%
Frederikssund Kommune114723.4%
Nyborg Kommune73122.6%
Odense Kommune3616122.4%
Odder Kommune73221.9%

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
Odder Kommune2685%
Hørsholm Kommune3482%
Egedal Kommune3776%
Jammerbugt Kommune4576%
Lejre Kommune2774%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune3672%
Syddjurs Kommune6072%
Rudersdal Kommune6871%
Skive Kommune3269%
Furesø Kommune2568%

Where fewest survive

Rebild Kommune3840%
Solrød Kommune2843%
Albertslund Kommune2544%
Lolland Kommune4846%
Sorø Kommune4048%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Gribskov Kommune42,080153.6
Solrød Kommune25,081104.0
Køge Kommune64,268233.6
Horsens Kommune98,999262.6
Vallensbæk Kommune18,76852.7
Ikast-Brande Kommune43,484112.5
Halsnæs Kommune31,82792.8
Herlev Kommune32,107103.1
Herning Kommune90,910242.6
Langeland Kommune11,80443.4
Lolland Kommune38,306102.6
Haderslev Kommune55,119142.5

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Fanø Kommune3,322-3.7%11-27%
Ærø Kommune5,730-4.8%14-13%
Lemvig Kommune18,505-5.2%21-5%
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%68-6%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%44-6%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%31-3%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%45-4%