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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 Staffing & recruitment.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Denmark
2,690
2,481 three years ago
3-year change
+8.4%
net +209 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
465 / 379
12-month change +3.3%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
12.4%
of businesses open during the last 12 months

Openings and closures per year

0200400600Opened 2015: 419Closed 2015: 2442015Opened 2016: 437Closed 2016: 308Opened 2017: 413Closed 2017: 2862017Opened 2018: 443Closed 2018: 349Opened 2019: 374Closed 2019: 3992019Opened 2020: 350Closed 2020: 333Opened 2021: 317Closed 2021: 3542021Opened 2022: 392Closed 2022: 383Opened 2023: 353Closed 2023: 3142023Opened 2024: 332Closed 2024: 334Opened 2025: 489Closed 2025: 3642025Opened 2026 (so far): 417Closed 2026 (so far): 3112026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Active businesses over time

01,0002,0003,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Staffing & recruitment

Declining fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Nyborg Kommune12 → 6-6-50%
Furesø Kommune11 → 7-4-36%
Silkeborg Kommune30 → 24-6-20%
Ringsted Kommune28 → 23-5-18%
Tårnby Kommune25 → 21-4-16%
Odense Kommune91 → 78-13-14%
Herlev Kommune28 → 25-3-11%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune23 → 21-2-9%
Horsens Kommune38 → 35-3-8%
Fredensborg Kommune14 → 13-1-7%
Skanderborg Kommune16 → 15-1-6%
Lolland Kommune23 → 22-1-4%
Hvidovre Kommune23 → 22-1-4%
Rødovre Kommune27 → 26-1-4%
Gladsaxe Kommune30 → 29-1-3%

Growing fastest

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

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Kalundborg Kommune17 → 30+13+76%
Ikast-Brande Kommune11 → 19+8+73%
Helsingør Kommune18 → 29+11+61%
Ishøj Kommune11 → 17+6+55%
Faxe Kommune13 → 19+6+46%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune10 → 14+4+40%
Kerteminde Kommune13 → 18+5+38%
Greve Kommune24 → 33+9+38%
Skive Kommune13 → 17+4+31%
Thisted Kommune23 → 30+7+30%
Norddjurs Kommune14 → 18+4+29%
Hedensted Kommune14 → 18+4+29%
Hillerød Kommune18 → 23+5+28%
Brøndby Kommune18 → 23+5+28%
Frederikssund Kommune11 → 14+3+27%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
Københavns Kommune627513.1%
Århus Kommune283715.2%
Odense Kommune171217.9%
Aalborg Kommune11198.5%
Esbjerg Kommune111315.7%
Vejle Kommune101514.7%
Horsens Kommune10722.2%
Viborg Kommune8622.9%
Ringsted Kommune8225.8%
Mariagerfjord Kommune7230.4%
Herning Kommune7716.3%
Randers Kommune7518.4%
Haderslev Kommune6221.4%
Tårnby Kommune6222.2%
Høje-Taastrup Kommune6716.7%

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
Mariagerfjord Kommune72330.4%
Favrskov Kommune51926.3%
Ringsted Kommune83125.8%
Skanderborg Kommune52025.0%
Dragør Kommune31323.1%
Viborg Kommune83522.9%
Tårnby Kommune62722.2%
Horsens Kommune104522.2%
Guldborgsund Kommune62722.2%
Haderslev Kommune62821.4%
Hvidovre Kommune62821.4%
Nordfyns Kommune21020.0%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune31520.0%
Egedal Kommune31618.8%
Randers Kommune73818.4%

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
Hvidovre Kommune5173%
Fredericia Kommune4171%
Frederikshavn Kommune4070%
Sønderborg Kommune3969%
Tårnby Kommune3168%
Haderslev Kommune3468%
Rødovre Kommune4865%
Silkeborg Kommune4163%
Herlev Kommune4663%
Skanderborg Kommune2162%

Where fewest survive

Guldborgsund Kommune3735%
Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune2236%
Frederikssund Kommune2138%
Slagelse Kommune6439%
Middelfart Kommune2040%

Start-up hotspots

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

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Ishøj Kommune24,96883.2
Hørsholm Kommune25,32641.6
Norddjurs Kommune36,35561.7
Dragør Kommune14,48232.1
Morsø Kommune19,32131.6
Kerteminde Kommune24,34052.1
Glostrup Kommune25,98751.9
Kalundborg Kommune47,822102.1
Vallensbæk Kommune18,76821.1
Århus Kommune378,270371.0
Stevns Kommune23,99020.8
Guldborgsund Kommune58,98450.8

Shrinking on both counts

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

AreaResidentsPopulation 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrs
Lolland Kommune38,306-5.0%22-4%