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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
6,091
5,271 three years ago
3-year change
+15.6%
net +820 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
1,211 / 894
12-month change +5.5%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
15.5%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

05001,0001,500Opened 2015: 880Closed 2015: 5752015Opened 2016: 785Closed 2016: 621Opened 2017: 662Closed 2017: 6212017Opened 2018: 487Closed 2018: 657Opened 2019: 504Closed 2019: 6132019Opened 2020: 632Closed 2020: 585Opened 2021: 780Closed 2021: 4822021Opened 2022: 673Closed 2022: 558Opened 2023: 741Closed 2023: 5972023Opened 2024: 855Closed 2024: 598Opened 2025: 1,211Closed 2025: 9172025Opened 2026: 926Closed 2026: 622
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%
Svendborg Kommune60 → 51-9-15%
Faxe Kommune40 → 34-6-15%
Syddjurs Kommune54 → 47-7-13%
Ærø Kommune16 → 14-2-13%
Jammerbugt Kommune47 → 44-3-6%
Aabenraa Kommune47 → 44-3-6%
Hjørring Kommune72 → 68-4-6%
Lemvig Kommune22 → 21-1-5%
Fredericia Kommune46 → 44-2-4%
Favrskov Kommune51 → 49-2-4%
Egedal Kommune32 → 31-1-3%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune32 → 31-1-3%
Ringsted Kommune33 → 32-1-3%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Solrød Kommune14 → 25+11+79%
Greve Kommune26 → 46+20+77%
Kerteminde Kommune12 → 20+8+67%
Rødovre Kommune22 → 36+14+64%
Brøndby Kommune16 → 26+10+63%
Glostrup Kommune13 → 21+8+62%
Albertslund Kommune15 → 22+7+47%
Herlev Kommune14 → 20+6+43%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune37 → 52+15+41%
Kolding Kommune70 → 98+28+40%
Ballerup Kommune23 → 32+9+39%
Helsingør Kommune64 → 87+23+36%
Struer Kommune14 → 19+5+36%
Haderslev Kommune37 → 50+13+35%
Stevns Kommune24 → 32+8+33%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune13518316.3%
Aarhus Kommune628920.3%
Aalborg Kommune364918.5%
Odense Kommune354621.7%
Frederiksberg Kommune212017.5%
Vejle Kommune202916.4%
Herning Kommune162216.0%
Gentofte Kommune161420.0%
Horsens Kommune152619.2%
Holbæk Kommune151423.4%
Viborg Kommune142017.7%
Slagelse Kommune141116.9%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune131229.6%
Kolding Kommune131814.0%
Roskilde Kommune131514.9%

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%
Ballerup Kommune82630.8%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune134429.6%
Allerød Kommune82828.6%
Herlev Kommune41428.6%
Faxe Kommune103727.0%
Tårnby Kommune103727.0%
Frederikssund Kommune124725.5%
Rebild Kommune41625.0%
Lolland Kommune83324.2%
Holbæk Kommune156423.4%
Odder Kommune73221.9%
Odense Kommune3516121.7%
Syddjurs Kommune115221.2%

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
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 Kommune25,081114.4
Køge Kommune64,268233.6
Halsnæs Kommune31,82792.8
Herlev Kommune32,107103.1
Ballerup Kommune53,962142.6
Horsens Kommune98,999262.6
Thisted Kommune42,573112.6
Københavns Kommune670,3891832.7
Lejre Kommune30,10882.7
Nyborg Kommune32,477113.4
Langeland Kommune11,80443.4

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%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%44-6%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%31-3%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%43-2%