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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 Bricklayer & mason.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
7,712
8,173 three years ago
3-year change
-5.6%
net -461 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
741 / 783
12-month change -0.5%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
10.1%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

05001,0001,500Opened 2015: 1,071Closed 2015: 8152015Opened 2016: 1,119Closed 2016: 791Opened 2017: 1,072Closed 2017: 7982017Opened 2018: 1,036Closed 2018: 869Opened 2019: 1,080Closed 2019: 9862019Opened 2020: 1,200Closed 2020: 1,104Opened 2021: 1,235Closed 2021: 1,0332021Opened 2022: 951Closed 2022: 1,183Opened 2023: 854Closed 2023: 1,1812023Opened 2024: 811Closed 2024: 1,070Opened 2025: 808Closed 2025: 8612025Opened 2026: 558Closed 2026: 504
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

6,0007,0008,0009,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Bricklayer & mason

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Gladsaxe Kommune74 → 54-20-27%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune110 → 87-23-21%
Ringsted Kommune90 → 72-18-20%
Greve Kommune97 → 78-19-20%
Ishøj Kommune41 → 34-7-17%
Assens Kommune82 → 68-14-17%
Vordingborg Kommune102 → 86-16-16%
Nyborg Kommune26 → 22-4-15%
Albertslund Kommune49 → 42-7-14%
Guldborgsund Kommune92 → 79-13-14%
Tårnby Kommune85 → 73-12-14%
Svendborg Kommune73 → 63-10-14%
Jammerbugt Kommune59 → 51-8-14%
Skanderborg Kommune96 → 83-13-14%
Vejle Kommune172 → 149-23-13%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Rødovre Kommune70 → 86+16+23%
Vallensbæk Kommune12 → 14+2+17%
Hørsholm Kommune19 → 22+3+16%
Furesø Kommune26 → 30+4+15%
Aabenraa Kommune62 → 70+8+13%
Bornholm Kommune51 → 57+6+12%
Fredericia Kommune52 → 56+4+8%
Kerteminde Kommune27 → 29+2+7%
Brønderslev Kommune63 → 67+4+6%
Ikast-Brande Kommune84 → 89+5+6%
Køge Kommune141 → 147+6+4%
Lolland Kommune52 → 54+2+4%
Haderslev Kommune81 → 84+3+4%
Hedensted Kommune129 → 133+4+3%
Rudersdal Kommune42 → 43+1+2%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune577015.5%
Aalborg Kommune261712.9%
Aarhus Kommune262311.9%
Køge Kommune242216.1%
Næstved Kommune231113.6%
Randers Kommune222017.1%
Gribskov Kommune191213.4%
Holbæk Kommune171111.1%
Vejle Kommune171611.3%
Helsingør Kommune16612.2%
Slagelse Kommune141511.7%
Roskilde Kommune141311.7%
Odense Kommune14139.7%
Tårnby Kommune14517.1%
Herning Kommune13510.7%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Ærø Kommune41233.3%
Middelfart Kommune84617.4%
Tårnby Kommune148217.1%
Randers Kommune2212917.1%
Køge Kommune2414916.1%
Nyborg Kommune42516.0%
Københavns Kommune5736715.5%
Gladsaxe Kommune95815.5%
Guldborgsund Kommune138415.5%
Lolland Kommune85514.6%
Albertslund Kommune64314.0%
Ishøj Kommune53613.9%
Skive Kommune107213.9%
Brøndby Kommune64413.6%
Næstved Kommune2316913.6%

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
Skanderborg Kommune9879%
Langeland Kommune2475%
Ikast-Brande Kommune10174%
Allerød Kommune3474%
Herning Kommune12873%
Dragør Kommune3073%
Favrskov Kommune10273%
Rebild Kommune6172%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune9471%
Lejre Kommune7671%

Where fewest survive

Vallensbæk Kommune2540%
Nyborg Kommune5143%
Solrød Kommune5347%
Guldborgsund Kommune15148%
Lolland Kommune8149%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Kalundborg Kommune47,822122.5
Hedensted Kommune48,813142.9
Norddjurs Kommune36,355102.8
Struer Kommune20,10073.5
Gribskov Kommune42,080122.9
Køge Kommune64,268223.4
Ærø Kommune5,73023.5
Stevns Kommune23,99083.3
Glostrup Kommune25,98772.7
Rødovre Kommune45,317112.4
Odsherred Kommune31,94751.6
Ringsted Kommune36,09871.9

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Assens Kommune40,224-1.5%68-17%
Vordingborg Kommune44,823-1.1%86-16%
Guldborgsund Kommune58,984-2.5%79-14%
Morsø Kommune19,321-3.8%38-12%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%51-14%
Langeland Kommune11,804-4.6%20-9%
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%107-11%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune55,205-1.8%95-10%
Nordfyns Kommune29,124-1.6%52-10%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%56-8%