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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 Painter & decorator.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
4,704
4,910 three years ago
3-year change
-4.2%
net -206 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
483 / 488
12-month change -0.1%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
10.4%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

0200400600800Opened 2015: 572Closed 2015: 4912015Opened 2016: 604Closed 2016: 460Opened 2017: 606Closed 2017: 4432017Opened 2018: 654Closed 2018: 540Opened 2019: 637Closed 2019: 5922019Opened 2020: 626Closed 2020: 601Opened 2021: 736Closed 2021: 6072021Opened 2022: 567Closed 2022: 638Opened 2023: 520Closed 2023: 7022023Opened 2024: 456Closed 2024: 585Opened 2025: 537Closed 2025: 5652025Opened 2026: 396Closed 2026: 314
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

3,5004,0004,5005,0005,5002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Painter & decorator

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Jammerbugt Kommune23 → 14-9-39%
Vallensbæk Kommune15 → 11-4-27%
Holstebro Kommune33 → 25-8-24%
Frederikssund Kommune63 → 49-14-22%
Egedal Kommune65 → 52-13-20%
Solrød Kommune31 → 25-6-19%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune27 → 22-5-19%
Herlev Kommune50 → 41-9-18%
Haderslev Kommune45 → 37-8-18%
Rebild Kommune18 → 15-3-17%
Gladsaxe Kommune121 → 101-20-17%
Ballerup Kommune67 → 56-11-16%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune38 → 32-6-16%
Slagelse Kommune78 → 66-12-15%
Fredericia Kommune39 → 33-6-15%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Ikast-Brande Kommune18 → 26+8+44%
Glostrup Kommune34 → 43+9+26%
Horsens Kommune53 → 66+13+25%
Albertslund Kommune45 → 54+9+20%
Struer Kommune11 → 13+2+18%
Sorø Kommune30 → 35+5+17%
Mariagerfjord Kommune19 → 22+3+16%
Syddjurs Kommune32 → 36+4+13%
Hillerød Kommune40 → 45+5+13%
Allerød Kommune26 → 29+3+12%
Aabenraa Kommune35 → 39+4+11%
Ishøj Kommune29 → 32+3+10%
Aalborg Kommune125 → 137+12+10%
Sønderborg Kommune35 → 38+3+9%
Tønder Kommune24 → 26+2+8%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune435810.4%
Aarhus Kommune191811.1%
Odense Kommune161012.2%
Vejle Kommune151021.4%
Frederiksberg Kommune12615.2%
Gladsaxe Kommune11510.3%
Tårnby Kommune11416.9%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune111316.9%
Frederikssund Kommune10418.2%
Esbjerg Kommune10013.7%
Fredericia Kommune9323.1%
Herlev Kommune91022.5%
Fredensborg Kommune9514.8%
Aalborg Kommune9177.0%
Hvidovre Kommune888.6%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Fredericia Kommune93923.1%
Herlev Kommune94022.5%
Dragør Kommune31421.4%
Vejle Kommune157021.4%
Frederikssund Kommune105518.2%
Holstebro Kommune52817.9%
Solrød Kommune52817.9%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune42317.4%
Tårnby Kommune116516.9%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune116516.9%
Vallensbæk Kommune21216.7%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune74316.3%
Halsnæs Kommune85115.7%
Frederiksberg Kommune127915.2%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune53315.2%

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
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune3974%
Egedal Kommune6674%
Viborg Kommune6072%
Nordfyns Kommune3171%
Aabenraa Kommune4171%
Thisted Kommune2770%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune2370%
Allerød Kommune3269%
Fredensborg Kommune7668%
Sønderborg Kommune4168%

Where fewest survive

Guldborgsund Kommune5641%
Brøndby Kommune8645%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune3346%
Kolding Kommune6346%
Hedensted Kommune4048%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Sorø Kommune31,027113.5
Albertslund Kommune29,57593.0
Rødovre Kommune45,317132.9
Glostrup Kommune25,98783.1
Herlev Kommune32,107103.1
Ishøj Kommune24,96872.8
Høje-Taastrup Kommune60,843132.1
Langeland Kommune11,80421.7
Brøndby Kommune40,98582.0
Vordingborg Kommune44,82392.0
Halsnæs Kommune31,82772.2
Dragør Kommune14,48232.1

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%14-39%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune55,205-1.8%22-19%
Haderslev Kommune55,119-0.5%37-18%
Esbjerg Kommune114,824-0.6%63-15%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%34-11%
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%54-11%
Bornholm Kommune38,651-2.7%35-8%
Kalundborg Kommune47,822-1.3%40-9%
Assens Kommune40,224-1.5%37-8%
Skive Kommune43,913-2.9%27-4%