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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 Hotel.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
1,480
1,434 three years ago
3-year change
+3.2%
net +46 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
99 / 86
12-month change +0.9%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
5.9%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

050100150Opened 2015: 94Closed 2015: 1022015Opened 2016: 140Closed 2016: 113Opened 2017: 123Closed 2017: 952017Opened 2018: 122Closed 2018: 93Opened 2019: 114Closed 2019: 1082019Opened 2020: 132Closed 2020: 80Opened 2021: 129Closed 2021: 1062021Opened 2022: 100Closed 2022: 81Opened 2023: 113Closed 2023: 872023Opened 2024: 119Closed 2024: 84Opened 2025: 69Closed 2025: 752025Opened 2026: 80Closed 2026: 62
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

1,1001,2001,3001,4001,5002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Hotel

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Norddjurs Kommune14 → 10-4-29%
Samsø Kommune17 → 13-4-24%
Assens Kommune13 → 10-3-23%
Slagelse Kommune19 → 15-4-21%
Holbæk Kommune10 → 8-2-20%
Hjørring Kommune24 → 20-4-17%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune12 → 10-2-17%
Thisted Kommune21 → 18-3-14%
Syddjurs Kommune16 → 14-2-13%
Ærø Kommune21 → 19-2-10%
Skive Kommune11 → 10-1-9%
Rudersdal Kommune11 → 10-1-9%
Nyborg Kommune11 → 10-1-9%
Gentofte Kommune12 → 11-1-8%
Ikast-Brande Kommune12 → 11-1-8%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Gribskov Kommune11 → 15+4+36%
Aalborg Kommune32 → 40+8+25%
Viborg Kommune14 → 17+3+21%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune11 → 13+2+18%
Guldborgsund Kommune15 → 17+2+13%
Københavns Kommune203 → 226+23+11%
Odsherred Kommune10 → 11+1+10%
Fredericia Kommune10 → 11+1+10%
Odense Kommune22 → 24+2+9%
Middelfart Kommune13 → 14+1+8%
Frederiksberg Kommune15 → 16+1+7%
Jammerbugt Kommune16 → 17+1+6%
Tønder Kommune33 → 35+2+6%
Helsingør Kommune17 → 18+1+6%
Aarhus Kommune49 → 51+2+4%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Assens Kommune41233.3%
Læsø Kommune41330.8%
Skanderborg Kommune31030.0%
Syddjurs Kommune51729.4%
Thisted Kommune32114.3%
Helsingør Kommune21711.8%
Vordingborg Kommune21711.8%
Esbjerg Kommune32611.5%
Frederikshavn Kommune43810.5%
Vejen Kommune11010.0%
Mariagerfjord Kommune11010.0%
Skive Kommune11010.0%
Lolland Kommune2219.5%
Gentofte Kommune1119.1%
Norddjurs Kommune1119.1%

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
Tønder Kommune2396%
Bornholm Kommune6592%
Københavns Kommune15785%
Esbjerg Kommune2080%
Vejle Kommune2378%
Frederikshavn Kommune3278%
Sønderborg Kommune2176%
Aarhus Kommune4075%
Aalborg Kommune3073%
Ærø Kommune2669%

Where fewest survive

Odense Kommune2259%
Ærø Kommune2669%
Aalborg Kommune3073%
Aarhus Kommune4075%
Sønderborg Kommune2176%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Ærø Kommune5,73011.7
Faxe Kommune38,16920.5
Bornholm Kommune38,65151.3
Tønder Kommune36,17230.8
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,56541.0
Vordingborg Kommune44,82330.7
Langeland Kommune11,80410.8
Holbæk Kommune75,29920.3
Herning Kommune90,91010.1
Viborg Kommune98,10410.1
Brøndby Kommune40,98510.2
Frederiksberg Kommune105,94710.1

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Norddjurs Kommune36,355-1.7%10-29%
Samsø Kommune3,633-1.7%13-24%
Assens Kommune40,224-1.5%10-23%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%10-17%
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%20-17%
Thisted Kommune42,573-1.3%18-14%
Læsø Kommune1,655-7.3%12-8%
Ærø Kommune5,730-4.8%19-10%
Skive Kommune43,913-2.9%10-9%
Langeland Kommune11,804-4.6%17-6%