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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 Restaurant.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
10,360
9,600 three years ago
3-year change
+7.9%
net +760 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
1,477 / 1,222
12-month change +2.5%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
10.6%
of businesses open during the last 12 months

Openings and closures per year

05001,0001,5002,000Opened 2015: 1,346Closed 2015: 9482015Opened 2016: 1,414Closed 2016: 936Opened 2017: 1,551Closed 2017: 9972017Opened 2018: 1,635Closed 2018: 1,132Opened 2019: 1,604Closed 2019: 1,2562019Opened 2020: 1,630Closed 2020: 1,136Opened 2021: 1,514Closed 2021: 1,1182021Opened 2022: 1,363Closed 2022: 1,288Opened 2023: 1,467Closed 2023: 1,4072023Opened 2024: 1,451Closed 2024: 1,286Opened 2025: 1,692Closed 2025: 1,2842025Opened 2026 (so far): 1,305Closed 2026 (so far): 9622026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Active businesses over time

05,00010k15k2014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Restaurant

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Samsø Kommune27 → 22-5-19%
Herlev Kommune52 → 43-6-17%
Allerød Kommune30 → 250-17%
Tønder Kommune56 → 47-3-16%
Nyborg Kommune35 → 30-5-14%
Stevns Kommune24 → 21-4-13%
Vallensbæk Kommune18 → 160-11%
Hvidovre Kommune82 → 740-10%
Favrskov Kommune33 → 30-4-9%
Randers Kommune118 → 108-10-8%
Lolland Kommune68 → 64-9-6%
Kolding Kommune142 → 134-1-6%
Ballerup Kommune63 → 601-5%
Langeland Kommune33 → 32-6-3%
Odder Kommune41 → 40-2-2%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Furesø Kommune37 → 56+15+51%
Brønderslev Kommune13 → 19+6+46%
Lejre Kommune15 → 21+2+40%
Egedal Kommune28 → 39+14+39%
Kerteminde Kommune18 → 25+8+39%
Morsø Kommune13 → 18+4+38%
Rebild Kommune20 → 27+6+35%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune44 → 59+14+34%
Billund Kommune20 → 26+4+30%
Holstebro Kommune58 → 74+17+28%
Faxe Kommune29 → 37+10+28%
Norddjurs Kommune52 → 66+19+27%
Kalundborg Kommune47 → 59+11+26%
Holbæk Kommune75 → 94+19+25%
Fanø Kommune13 → 16+4+23%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune2693059.5%
Århus Kommune809510.1%
Aalborg Kommune475012.7%
Odense Kommune35538.4%
Frederiksberg Kommune355010.0%
Randers Kommune271320.3%
Esbjerg Kommune231813.0%
Vejle Kommune223012.5%
Horsens Kommune222515.0%
Gentofte Kommune222411.5%
Bornholm Kommune212811.6%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune182016.8%
Helsingør Kommune171810.4%
Køge Kommune161713.9%
Glostrup Kommune161527.6%

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of every business open at some point in the last 12 months (active a year ago plus opened since).

AreaClosedOpen in the periodRate
Vallensbæk Kommune62128.6%
Glostrup Kommune165827.6%
Samsø Kommune83026.7%
Billund Kommune83225.0%
Herlev Kommune145824.1%
Langeland Kommune93923.1%
Stevns Kommune62821.4%
Favrskov Kommune83821.1%
Randers Kommune2713320.3%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune94818.8%
Mariagerfjord Kommune95117.7%
Brønderslev Kommune42317.4%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune1810716.8%
Aabenraa Kommune127216.7%
Allerød Kommune53116.1%

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
Ærø Kommune2990%
Dragør Kommune2976%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune13775%
Tårnby Kommune11772%
Ringsted Kommune6871%
Fredericia Kommune10571%
Ballerup Kommune8170%
Vallensbæk Kommune2770%
Herlev Kommune9070%
Lemvig Kommune3370%

Where fewest survive

Billund Kommune3738%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune5342%
Favrskov Kommune4243%
Rebild Kommune3743%
Struer Kommune4443%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Ærø Kommune5,73047.0
Bornholm Kommune38,651287.2
Glostrup Kommune25,987155.8
Dragør Kommune14,48274.8
Frederiksberg Kommune105,947504.7
Københavns Kommune670,3893054.5
Faxe Kommune38,169143.7
Odsherred Kommune31,947123.8
Norddjurs Kommune36,355154.1
Herlev Kommune32,10792.8
Gentofte Kommune75,241243.2
Horsens Kommune98,999252.5

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Samsø Kommune3,633-1.7%22-19%
Tønder Kommune36,172-2.3%47-16%
Lolland Kommune38,306-5.0%64-6%
Langeland Kommune11,804-4.6%32-3%