København · report
People and new homes in København
In 2025 the population grew by 4,626 while 2,920 homes were finished: 1.6 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.6
- Population change, 2025
- +4,626
Population change and homes finished in København
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 | 4,626 |
| 2024 | 7,987 |
| 2023 | 5,819 |
| 2022 | 8,638 |
| 2021 | 6,350 |
| 2020 | 5,863 |
| 2019 | 8,973 |
| 2018 | 10,163 |
| 2017 | 10,794 |
| 2016 | 11,152 |
| 2015 | 11,582 |
| 2014 | 11,267 |
| 2013 | 11,503 |
| 2012 | 11,314 |
| 2011 | 10,213 |
| 2010 | 11,260 |
| 2009 | 10,342 |
| 2008 | 8,742 |
| 2007 | 6,602 |
| 2006 | 2,554 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,920 |
| 2024 | 3,162 |
| 2023 | 3,869 |
| 2022 | 3,531 |
| 2021 | 5,530 |
| 2020 | 5,745 |
| 2019 | 6,514 |
| 2018 | 6,119 |
| 2017 | 5,627 |
| 2016 | 4,816 |
| 2015 | 2,460 |
| 2014 | 2,546 |
| 2013 | 1,390 |
| 2012 | 1,669 |
| 2011 | 969 |
| 2010 | 862 |
| 2009 | 1,110 |
| 2008 | 1,687 |
| 2007 | 3,956 |
| 2006 | 3,668 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | −534 | +3,088 | +2,554 | 3,668 |
| 2007 | +3,149 | +3,453 | +6,602 | 3,956 |
| 2008 | +4,900 | +3,842 | +8,742 | 1,687 |
| 2009 | +6,191 | +4,151 | +10,342 | 1,110 |
| 2010 | +6,438 | +4,822 | +11,260 | 862 |
| 2011 | +5,339 | +4,874 | +10,213 | 969 |
| 2012 | +6,388 | +4,926 | +11,314 | 1,669 |
| 2013 | +6,709 | +4,794 | +11,503 | 1,390 |
| 2014 | +5,876 | +5,391 | +11,267 | 2,546 |
| 2015 | +5,812 | +5,770 | +11,582 | 2,460 |
| 2016 | +4,882 | +6,270 | +11,152 | 4,816 |
| 2017 | +4,385 | +6,409 | +10,794 | 5,627 |
| 2018 | +3,771 | +6,392 | +10,163 | 6,119 |
| 2019 | +2,189 | +6,784 | +8,973 | 6,514 |
| 2020 | −680 | +6,543 | +5,863 | 5,745 |
| 2021 | −282 | +6,632 | +6,350 | 5,530 |
| 2022 | +3,246 | +5,392 | +8,638 | 3,531 |
| 2023 | +350 | +5,469 | +5,819 | 3,869 |
| 2024 | +2,273 | +5,714 | +7,987 | 3,162 |
| 2025 | −1,690 | +6,316 | +4,626 | 2,920 |
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 65,171/m² and DKK 88,371/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 76,771/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 36%
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 5,907,780. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 25,326 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 52%
- Payment, one income
- 104%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.6% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +3.8%.
- Gap today
- +4.6%
- Change in a year
- +0.8 pp
42.4% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 2,898
- Per 1,000 residents
- 4.3
Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 2004. The deepest began in October 2006.
- Deepest fall
- −23.1%
- Recovery from the low
- 72 months
4.8% of the 348,477 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 4.8%
- Empty homes
- 16,711
In 2025, 5% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 5%