Esbjerg · report
People and new homes in Esbjerg
In 2025 the population fell by 200 while 264 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 264
- Population change, 2025
- −200
Population change and homes finished in Esbjerg
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes finished. Statistics Denmark.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -200 |
| 2024 | -250 |
| 2023 | -326 |
| 2022 | 284 |
| 2021 | -111 |
| 2020 | 84 |
| 2019 | -182 |
| 2018 | -578 |
| 2017 | 126 |
| 2016 | 170 |
| 2015 | 303 |
| 2014 | 362 |
| 2013 | 63 |
| 2012 | -50 |
| 2011 | -77 |
| 2010 | 93 |
| 2009 | 502 |
| 2008 | 371 |
| 2007 | 107 |
| 2006 | -210 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 264 |
| 2024 | 407 |
| 2023 | 473 |
| 2022 | 689 |
| 2021 | 608 |
| 2020 | 529 |
| 2019 | 521 |
| 2018 | 420 |
| 2017 | 231 |
| 2016 | 275 |
| 2015 | 181 |
| 2014 | 236 |
| 2013 | 218 |
| 2012 | 296 |
| 2011 | 222 |
| 2010 | 190 |
| 2009 | 272 |
| 2008 | 275 |
| 2007 | 276 |
| 2006 | 483 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | −347 | +137 | −210 | 483 |
| 2007 | −84 | +191 | +107 | 276 |
| 2008 | +211 | +160 | +371 | 275 |
| 2009 | +341 | +161 | +502 | 272 |
| 2010 | −104 | +197 | +93 | 190 |
| 2011 | −135 | +58 | −77 | 222 |
| 2012 | −146 | +96 | −50 | 296 |
| 2013 | −51 | +114 | +63 | 218 |
| 2014 | +298 | +64 | +362 | 236 |
| 2015 | +139 | +164 | +303 | 181 |
| 2016 | −13 | +183 | +170 | 275 |
| 2017 | +11 | +115 | +126 | 231 |
| 2018 | −630 | +52 | −578 | 420 |
| 2019 | −257 | +75 | −182 | 521 |
| 2020 | +36 | +48 | +84 | 529 |
| 2021 | −99 | −12 | −111 | 608 |
| 2022 | +401 | −117 | +284 | 689 |
| 2023 | −92 | −234 | −326 | 473 |
| 2024 | +1 | −251 | −250 | 407 |
| 2025 | +66 | −266 | −200 | 264 |
Births, deaths and moves are Statistics Denmark's, from the population register: moves between municipalities and to and from abroad. Homes finished are dwellings completed in any building. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
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Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 15,509/m² and DKK 17,020/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 16,265/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 56%
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,236,690. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 5,302 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 11%
- Payment, one income
- 22%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 6.7% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +6.9%.
- Gap today
- +6.7%
- Change in a year
- −0.2 pp
48.5% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 241
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.1
Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 2004. The deepest began in July 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −17.6%
- Recovery from the low
- 75 months
7.0% of the 61,286 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 7.0%
- Empty homes
- 4,303
In 2025, 33% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 33%