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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%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune32 → 31-1-3%
Egedal 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%
Stevns Kommune24 → 32+8+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%
Herning Kommune162416.2%
Horsens Kommune162620.3%
Holbæk Kommune151323.8%
Slagelse Kommune141117.1%
Næstved Kommune141514.9%
Viborg Kommune142017.7%
Kolding Kommune131714.0%
Roskilde Kommune131414.9%

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%
Allerød Kommune72825.0%
Rebild Kommune41625.0%
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
Nyborg Kommune32,477103.1
Langeland Kommune11,80443.4
Lolland Kommune38,306102.6
Haderslev Kommune55,119142.5
Vejle Kommune123,947312.5
Københavns Kommune670,3891842.7
Halsnæs Kommune31,82792.8
Herlev Kommune32,107103.1
Herning Kommune90,910242.6

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%