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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 Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches).

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
2,400
2,452 three years ago
3-year change
-2.1%
net -52 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
325 / 308
12-month change +0.7%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
12.9%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

0200400600Opened 2015: 432Closed 2015: 3312015Opened 2016: 368Closed 2016: 314Opened 2017: 364Closed 2017: 3112017Opened 2018: 295Closed 2018: 373Opened 2019: 308Closed 2019: 3532019Opened 2020: 340Closed 2020: 332Opened 2021: 272Closed 2021: 3252021Opened 2022: 281Closed 2022: 341Opened 2023: 227Closed 2023: 3252023Opened 2024: 265Closed 2024: 275Opened 2025: 293Closed 2025: 2932025Opened 2026: 239Closed 2026: 199
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

2,0002,2002,4002,6002,8002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches)

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Kerteminde Kommune13 → 8-5-38%
Tårnby Kommune11 → 7-4-36%
Hedensted Kommune23 → 15-8-35%
Slagelse Kommune38 → 25-13-34%
Gribskov Kommune30 → 20-10-33%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune13 → 10-3-23%
Jammerbugt Kommune19 → 15-4-21%
Randers Kommune48 → 38-10-21%
Norddjurs Kommune25 → 20-5-20%
Kolding Kommune36 → 29-7-19%
Haderslev Kommune26 → 21-5-19%
Svendborg Kommune28 → 23-5-18%
Brøndby Kommune12 → 10-2-17%
Vejen Kommune26 → 22-4-15%
Ballerup Kommune20 → 17-3-15%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Gentofte Kommune22 → 32+10+45%
Varde Kommune26 → 34+8+31%
Favrskov Kommune24 → 30+6+25%
Glostrup Kommune14 → 17+3+21%
Sorø Kommune10 → 12+2+20%
Ringsted Kommune16 → 19+3+19%
Lemvig Kommune11 → 13+2+18%
Faxe Kommune19 → 22+3+16%
Halsnæs Kommune20 → 23+3+15%
Greve Kommune28 → 32+4+14%
Esbjerg Kommune36 → 41+5+14%
Silkeborg Kommune30 → 34+4+13%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune23 → 26+3+13%
Thisted Kommune17 → 19+2+12%
Guldborgsund Kommune37 → 41+4+11%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
Brøndby Kommune41330.8%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune31030.0%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune41625.0%
Assens Kommune52025.0%
Fredericia Kommune41625.0%
Slagelse Kommune72924.1%
Gribskov Kommune52222.7%
Svendborg Kommune62722.2%
Thisted Kommune41822.2%
Rudersdal Kommune41822.2%
Viborg Kommune94122.0%
Middelfart Kommune62821.4%
Haderslev Kommune52520.0%
Hjørring Kommune42020.0%
Aarhus Kommune2211519.1%

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
Greve Kommune2576%
Egedal Kommune2374%
Rudersdal Kommune2572%
Mariagerfjord Kommune2070%
Frederikssund Kommune3669%
Hillerød Kommune3969%
Halsnæs Kommune2669%
Hvidovre Kommune2969%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune2467%
Favrskov Kommune3364%

Where fewest survive

Horsens Kommune5131%
Holbæk Kommune3234%
Gladsaxe Kommune2635%
Vordingborg Kommune3537%
Vejle Kommune6040%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Billund Kommune27,27672.6
Dragør Kommune14,48232.1
Guldborgsund Kommune58,98491.5
Vallensbæk Kommune18,76831.6
Ærø Kommune5,73011.7
Aarhus Kommune378,270230.6
Gribskov Kommune42,08030.7
Ikast-Brande Kommune43,48451.1
Solrød Kommune25,08120.8
Nordfyns Kommune29,12420.7
Gentofte Kommune75,24150.7
Kalundborg Kommune47,82240.8

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Vesthimmerlands Kommune35,546-2.3%10-23%
Jammerbugt Kommune37,890-0.8%15-21%
Norddjurs Kommune36,355-1.7%20-20%
Haderslev Kommune55,119-0.5%21-19%
Frederikshavn Kommune57,428-2.7%18-14%
Vejen Kommune42,671-0.3%22-15%
Hjørring Kommune62,909-1.7%19-14%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune55,205-1.8%15-12%
Mariagerfjord Kommune41,5650.0%15-12%
Odsherred Kommune31,947-3.1%14-7%