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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 IT & software services.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
29,677
27,503 three years ago
3-year change
+7.9%
net +2,174 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
4,628 / 3,054
12-month change +5.6%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
10.9%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

01,0002,0003,0004,000Opened 2015: 3,642Closed 2015: 2,2482015Opened 2016: 3,719Closed 2016: 2,427Opened 2017: 3,848Closed 2017: 2,4832017Opened 2018: 3,732Closed 2018: 2,856Opened 2019: 3,487Closed 2019: 3,0412019Opened 2020: 3,267Closed 2020: 3,040Opened 2021: 3,411Closed 2021: 3,0492021Opened 2022: 3,002Closed 2022: 3,213Opened 2023: 2,808Closed 2023: 2,8272023Opened 2024: 3,017Closed 2024: 2,748Opened 2025: 3,443Closed 2025: 2,9152025Opened 2026: 3,837Closed 2026: 2,150
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

15k20k25k30k2014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25IT & software services

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Lemvig Kommune15 → 14-1-7%
Nordfyns Kommune65 → 61-4-6%
Glostrup Kommune167 → 157-10-6%
Vallensbæk Kommune91 → 86-5-5%
Mariagerfjord Kommune94 → 89-5-5%
Egedal Kommune298 → 289-9-3%
Allerød Kommune239 → 235-4-2%
Odsherred Kommune63 → 62-1-2%
Furesø Kommune382 → 376-6-2%
Rødovre Kommune194 → 191-3-2%
Tårnby Kommune211 → 209-2-1%
Holbæk Kommune277 → 276-10%
Rudersdal Kommune715 → 714-10%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Billund Kommune53 → 68+15+28%
Aabenraa Kommune102 → 129+27+26%
Sønderborg Kommune192 → 238+46+24%
Ishøj Kommune72 → 89+17+24%
Vejen Kommune67 → 82+15+22%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune110 → 133+23+21%
Samsø Kommune11 → 13+2+18%
Hvidovre Kommune248 → 291+43+17%
Odense Kommune816 → 957+141+17%
Horsens Kommune269 → 313+44+16%
Thisted Kommune75 → 87+12+16%
Aalborg Kommune959 → 1,112+153+16%
Køge Kommune279 → 321+42+15%
Middelfart Kommune101 → 116+15+15%
Kolding Kommune334 → 383+49+15%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune6931,10811.3%
Aarhus Kommune24237311.1%
Odense Kommune11017912.4%
Aalborg Kommune902079.1%
Frederiksberg Kommune8516210.3%
Gentofte Kommune799510.3%
Rudersdal Kommune69639.6%
Gladsaxe Kommune568411.0%
Roskilde Kommune54739.6%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune52879.5%
Vejle Kommune507511.5%
Horsens Kommune476616.0%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune425216.3%
Holbæk Kommune383413.6%
Kolding Kommune386910.8%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Odsherred Kommune156224.2%
Brøndby Kommune2914320.3%
Varde Kommune126418.8%
Ishøj Kommune168618.6%
Hedensted Kommune2313317.3%
Tønder Kommune63616.7%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune4225816.3%
Horsens Kommune4729416.0%
Sønderborg Kommune3522815.4%
Faxe Kommune1811815.3%
Vallensbæk Kommune138914.6%
Guldborgsund Kommune1913114.5%
Ringsted Kommune2216113.7%
Holbæk Kommune3828013.6%
Esbjerg Kommune2921713.4%

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
Langeland Kommune2176%
Lejre Kommune18473%
Syddjurs Kommune19573%
Nordfyns Kommune8772%
Middelfart Kommune10571%
Hørsholm Kommune27971%
Aabenraa Kommune13671%
Lemvig Kommune2471%
Skanderborg Kommune38971%
Rudersdal Kommune69270%

Where fewest survive

Odsherred Kommune8645%
Tønder Kommune5446%
Nyborg Kommune11350%
Guldborgsund Kommune19853%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune4953%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Københavns Kommune670,3891,10816.5
Frederiksberg Kommune105,94716215.3
Hørsholm Kommune25,3263815.0
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune58,6718714.8
Herlev Kommune32,1074313.4
Gentofte Kommune75,2419512.6
Gladsaxe Kommune70,8698411.9
Rudersdal Kommune58,3816310.8
Ballerup Kommune53,962539.8
Fredensborg Kommune42,5434310.1
Aarhus Kommune378,2703739.9
Dragør Kommune14,482149.7

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Lemvig Kommune18,505-5.2%14-7%
Nordfyns Kommune29,124-1.6%61-6%
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,5650.0%89-5%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%62-2%