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People and new homes in Denmark
In 2025 the population grew by 32,946 while 25,465 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.3
- Population change, 2025
- +32,946
Population change and homes finished in Denmark
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 | 32,946 |
| 2024 | 32,266 |
| 2023 | 29,259 |
| 2022 | 57,251 |
| 2021 | 32,793 |
| 2020 | 17,206 |
| 2019 | 16,536 |
| 2018 | 24,921 |
| 2017 | 32,762 |
| 2016 | 42,090 |
| 2015 | 48,182 |
| 2014 | 33,866 |
| 2013 | 26,207 |
| 2012 | 23,207 |
| 2011 | 20,813 |
| 2010 | 26,153 |
| 2009 | 24,396 |
| 2008 | 36,038 |
| 2007 | 30,538 |
| 2006 | 19,468 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25,465 |
| 2024 | 28,050 |
| 2023 | 38,169 |
| 2022 | 40,666 |
| 2021 | 36,706 |
| 2020 | 39,062 |
| 2019 | 34,540 |
| 2018 | 28,990 |
| 2017 | 25,781 |
| 2016 | 21,193 |
| 2015 | 15,204 |
| 2014 | 15,843 |
| 2013 | 16,750 |
| 2012 | 17,935 |
| 2011 | 13,572 |
| 2010 | 12,498 |
| 2009 | 19,013 |
| 2008 | 26,819 |
| 2007 | 31,325 |
| 2006 | 29,028 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +9,961 | +9,507 | +19,468 | 29,028 |
| 2007 | +22,059 | +8,479 | +30,538 | 31,325 |
| 2008 | +25,591 | +10,447 | +36,038 | 26,819 |
| 2009 | +16,452 | +7,944 | +24,396 | 19,013 |
| 2010 | +17,110 | +9,043 | +26,153 | 12,498 |
| 2011 | +14,332 | +6,481 | +20,813 | 13,572 |
| 2012 | +17,616 | +5,591 | +23,207 | 17,935 |
| 2013 | +22,804 | +3,403 | +26,207 | 16,750 |
| 2014 | +28,336 | +5,530 | +33,866 | 15,843 |
| 2015 | +42,531 | +5,651 | +48,182 | 15,204 |
| 2016 | +33,297 | +8,793 | +42,090 | 21,193 |
| 2017 | +24,625 | +8,137 | +32,762 | 25,781 |
| 2018 | +18,676 | +6,245 | +24,921 | 28,990 |
| 2019 | +9,326 | +7,210 | +16,536 | 34,540 |
| 2020 | +10,913 | +6,293 | +17,206 | 39,062 |
| 2021 | +26,473 | +6,320 | +32,793 | 36,706 |
| 2022 | +58,255 | −1,004 | +57,251 | 40,666 |
| 2023 | +30,173 | −914 | +29,259 | 38,169 |
| 2024 | +32,258 | +8 | +32,266 | 28,050 |
| 2025 | +31,688 | +1,258 | +32,946 | 25,465 |
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 24,169/m² and DKK 26,148/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 25,158/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 96%
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,756,890. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 7,532 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 15%
- Payment, one income
- 31%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.9% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +6.0%.
- Gap today
- +4.9%
- Change in a year
- −1.0 pp
25.3% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 24,594
- Per 1,000 residents
- 4.1
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1992. The deepest began in Q3 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −21.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 75 months
6.5% of the 3,071,410 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 6.5%
- Empty homes
- 198,672
In 2025, 8% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 8%
Public bodies signed DKK 4.7B of housing works here in 2025, and DKK 64.5B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- DKK 4.7B
- Per resident, 2025
- DKK 781