Region Hovedstaden · report
People and new homes in Region Hovedstaden
In 2025 the population grew by 16,332 while 8,012 homes were finished: 2.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.0
- Population change, 2025
- +16,332
Population change and homes finished in Region Hovedstaden
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 | 16,332 |
| 2024 | 20,166 |
| 2023 | 19,507 |
| 2022 | 23,021 |
| 2021 | 12,976 |
| 2020 | 9,094 |
| 2019 | 10,352 |
| 2018 | 12,990 |
| 2017 | 15,324 |
| 2016 | 18,546 |
| 2015 | 21,417 |
| 2014 | 19,409 |
| 2013 | 18,774 |
| 2012 | 18,448 |
| 2011 | 15,949 |
| 2010 | 19,129 |
| 2009 | 18,747 |
| 2008 | 16,599 |
| 2007 | 10,046 |
| 2006 | 3,058 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,012 |
| 2024 | 9,802 |
| 2023 | 12,235 |
| 2022 | 11,338 |
| 2021 | 12,240 |
| 2020 | 11,376 |
| 2019 | 11,207 |
| 2018 | 10,084 |
| 2017 | 8,961 |
| 2016 | 7,070 |
| 2015 | 4,242 |
| 2014 | 4,483 |
| 2013 | 3,728 |
| 2012 | 4,020 |
| 2011 | 2,921 |
| 2010 | 2,702 |
| 2009 | 3,598 |
| 2008 | 6,053 |
| 2007 | 8,657 |
| 2006 | 8,427 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | −1,326 | +4,384 | +3,058 | 8,427 |
| 2007 | +5,442 | +4,604 | +10,046 | 8,657 |
| 2008 | +11,613 | +4,986 | +16,599 | 6,053 |
| 2009 | +13,928 | +4,819 | +18,747 | 3,598 |
| 2010 | +13,534 | +5,595 | +19,129 | 2,702 |
| 2011 | +10,859 | +5,090 | +15,949 | 2,921 |
| 2012 | +13,116 | +5,332 | +18,448 | 4,020 |
| 2013 | +14,066 | +4,708 | +18,774 | 3,728 |
| 2014 | +13,486 | +5,923 | +19,409 | 4,483 |
| 2015 | +15,606 | +5,811 | +21,417 | 4,242 |
| 2016 | +11,551 | +6,995 | +18,546 | 7,070 |
| 2017 | +8,424 | +6,900 | +15,324 | 8,961 |
| 2018 | +6,338 | +6,652 | +12,990 | 10,084 |
| 2019 | +3,139 | +7,213 | +10,352 | 11,207 |
| 2020 | +2,537 | +6,557 | +9,094 | 11,376 |
| 2021 | +5,899 | +7,077 | +12,976 | 12,240 |
| 2022 | +18,609 | +4,412 | +23,021 | 11,338 |
| 2023 | +15,032 | +4,475 | +19,507 | 12,235 |
| 2024 | +14,875 | +5,291 | +20,166 | 9,802 |
| 2025 | +9,903 | +6,429 | +16,332 | 8,012 |
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 Region Hovedstaden
Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 52,176/m² and DKK 56,952/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 54,564/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 93%
Figures for Denmark: Region Hovedstaden has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 3,747,600. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 16,066 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 33%
- Payment, one income
- 66%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.0% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +4.9%.
- Gap today
- +4.0%
- Change in a year
- −0.9 pp
42.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 6,140
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.2
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1992. The deepest began in Q3 2006.
- Deepest fall
- −29.9%
- Recovery from the low
- 108 months
4.4% of the 957,541 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 4.4%
- Empty homes
- 42,606
In 2025, 4% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 4%
Public bodies signed DKK 1.5B of housing works here in 2025, and DKK 6.7B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- DKK 1.5B
- Per resident, 2025
- DKK 775