Odense · report
People and new homes in Odense
In 2025 the population grew by 2,332 while 1,138 homes were finished: 2.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.0
- Population change, 2025
- +2,332
Population change and homes finished in Odense
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 | 2,332 |
| 2024 | 1,731 |
| 2023 | 1,361 |
| 2022 | 1,695 |
| 2021 | 465 |
| 2020 | 625 |
| 2019 | 735 |
| 2018 | 1,832 |
| 2017 | 1,782 |
| 2016 | 1,658 |
| 2015 | 1,527 |
| 2014 | 1,684 |
| 2013 | 2,382 |
| 2012 | 1,786 |
| 2011 | 1,379 |
| 2010 | 1,487 |
| 2009 | 840 |
| 2008 | 1,008 |
| 2007 | 319 |
| 2006 | 45 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,138 |
| 2024 | 1,364 |
| 2023 | 1,975 |
| 2022 | 1,770 |
| 2021 | 1,208 |
| 2020 | 1,606 |
| 2019 | 2,493 |
| 2018 | 1,387 |
| 2017 | 1,096 |
| 2016 | 1,530 |
| 2015 | 553 |
| 2014 | 395 |
| 2013 | 523 |
| 2012 | 744 |
| 2011 | 320 |
| 2010 | 424 |
| 2009 | 502 |
| 2008 | 648 |
| 2007 | 711 |
| 2006 | 642 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | −526 | +571 | +45 | 642 |
| 2007 | −249 | +568 | +319 | 711 |
| 2008 | +342 | +666 | +1,008 | 648 |
| 2009 | +337 | +503 | +840 | 502 |
| 2010 | +877 | +610 | +1,487 | 424 |
| 2011 | +989 | +390 | +1,379 | 320 |
| 2012 | +1,344 | +442 | +1,786 | 744 |
| 2013 | +1,898 | +484 | +2,382 | 523 |
| 2014 | +1,078 | +606 | +1,684 | 395 |
| 2015 | +862 | +665 | +1,527 | 553 |
| 2016 | +971 | +687 | +1,658 | 1,530 |
| 2017 | +1,207 | +575 | +1,782 | 1,096 |
| 2018 | +1,222 | +610 | +1,832 | 1,387 |
| 2019 | +156 | +579 | +735 | 2,493 |
| 2020 | +16 | +609 | +625 | 1,606 |
| 2021 | −37 | +502 | +465 | 1,208 |
| 2022 | +1,408 | +287 | +1,695 | 1,770 |
| 2023 | +990 | +371 | +1,361 | 1,975 |
| 2024 | +1,222 | +509 | +1,731 | 1,364 |
| 2025 | +1,780 | +552 | +2,332 | 1,138 |
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.
Other reports for Odense
Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 25,148/m² and DKK 28,839/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 26,993/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 93%
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,892,610. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 8,113 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 18%
- Payment, one income
- 36%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.7% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +6.6%.
- Gap today
- +4.7%
- Change in a year
- −2.0 pp
86.2% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 208
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.0
Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 2004. The deepest began in July 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −17.5%
- Recovery from the low
- 57 months
5.4% of the 113,094 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 5.4%
- Empty homes
- 6,143
In 2025, 9% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 9%