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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 Supermarket & convenience store.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
4,871
4,698 three years ago
3-year change
+3.7%
net +173 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
424 / 295
12-month change +2.7%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
5.7%
of businesses open during the last 12 months

Openings and closures per year

0200400600800Opened 2015: 496Closed 2015: 5392015Opened 2016: 600Closed 2016: 601Opened 2017: 545Closed 2017: 6582017Opened 2018: 442Closed 2018: 548Opened 2019: 383Closed 2019: 4442019Opened 2020: 348Closed 2020: 363Opened 2021: 410Closed 2021: 3552021Opened 2022: 340Closed 2022: 344Opened 2023: 492Closed 2023: 6302023Opened 2024: 385Closed 2024: 326Opened 2025: 381Closed 2025: 3802025Opened 2026 (so far): 383Closed 2026 (so far): 2392026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Active businesses over time

02,0004,0006,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Supermarket & convenience store

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Solrød Kommune17 → 13-5-24%
Fredericia Kommune45 → 37-7-18%
Ishøj Kommune23 → 19-2-17%
Holbæk Kommune60 → 52-8-13%
Morsø Kommune19 → 17-2-11%
Greve Kommune31 → 280-10%
Vordingborg Kommune36 → 33-3-8%
Horsens Kommune88 → 8179-8%
Allerød Kommune13 → 12-1-8%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune53 → 49-6-8%
Brøndby Kommune40 → 37-4-8%
Aabenraa Kommune42 → 39-4-7%
Halsnæs Kommune29 → 27-1-7%
Svendborg Kommune47 → 44-4-6%
Randers Kommune80 → 75-2-6%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Tårnby Kommune43 → 57+13+33%
Jammerbugt Kommune39 → 49+9+26%
Sorø Kommune20 → 25+3+25%
Odsherred Kommune30 → 37+3+23%
Langeland Kommune13 → 16+2+23%
Vallensbæk Kommune13 → 16+0+23%
Rødovre Kommune26 → 32+4+23%
Assens Kommune29 → 35+4+21%
Hedensted Kommune30 → 36+6+20%
Mariagerfjord Kommune31 → 37+6+19%
Glostrup Kommune21 → 25+2+19%
Dragør Kommune11 → 13+0+18%
Faxe Kommune25 → 29+3+16%
Århus Kommune232 → 267+28+15%
Syddjurs Kommune34 → 39+4+15%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of every business open at some point in the last 12 months (active a year ago plus opened since).

AreaClosedOpen in the periodRate
Solrød Kommune31618.8%
Vordingborg Kommune74017.5%
Egedal Kommune42416.7%
Langeland Kommune31915.8%
Favrskov Kommune53414.7%
Aabenraa Kommune64513.3%
Greve Kommune43212.5%
Sorø Kommune32711.1%
Holstebro Kommune65510.9%
Brøndby Kommune43810.5%
Morsø Kommune21910.5%
Hillerød Kommune44010.0%
Albertslund Kommune3319.7%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune5529.6%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune5549.3%

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
Jammerbugt Kommune2291%
Rudersdal Kommune2584%
Horsens Kommune22983%
Svendborg Kommune3275%
Aabenraa Kommune2075%
Varde Kommune2774%
Rødovre Kommune2070%
Thisted Kommune3067%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune2665%
Odder Kommune2065%

Where fewest survive

Ringsted Kommune4015%
Hvidovre Kommune4838%
Albertslund Kommune2938%
Helsingør Kommune5038%
Vordingborg Kommune2040%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Ærø Kommune5,73011.7
Langeland Kommune11,80421.7
Horsens Kommune98,999222.2
Faxe Kommune38,16941.0
Frederiksberg Kommune105,94760.6
Bornholm Kommune38,65141.0
Dragør Kommune14,48210.7
Aalborg Kommune226,404140.6
Vallensbæk Kommune18,76810.5
Rudersdal Kommune58,38150.9
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,56551.2
Københavns Kommune670,389570.9

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Morsø Kommune19,321-3.8%17-11%
Vordingborg Kommune44,823-1.1%33-8%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune55,205-1.8%49-8%
Aabenraa Kommune58,249-0.5%39-7%
Frederikshavn Kommune57,428-2.7%61-2%
Kalundborg Kommune47,822-1.3%36-3%
Haderslev Kommune55,119-0.5%35-3%
Varde Kommune49,454-0.6%46-2%