Region Sjælland · report
People and new homes in Region Sjælland
In 2025 the population grew by 3,216 while 3,422 homes were finished: 0.9 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 0.9
- Population change, 2025
- +3,216
Population change and homes finished in Region Sjælland
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 | 3,216 |
| 2024 | 2,017 |
| 2023 | 3,208 |
| 2022 | 6,320 |
| 2021 | 4,616 |
| 2020 | 1,471 |
| 2019 | 503 |
| 2018 | 1,682 |
| 2017 | 2,567 |
| 2016 | 4,990 |
| 2015 | 7,031 |
| 2014 | 3,854 |
| 2013 | 385 |
| 2012 | -1,514 |
| 2011 | -1,810 |
| 2010 | -731 |
| 2009 | -569 |
| 2008 | 1,906 |
| 2007 | 3,362 |
| 2006 | 4,573 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,422 |
| 2024 | 4,278 |
| 2023 | 5,153 |
| 2022 | 4,700 |
| 2021 | 4,398 |
| 2020 | 4,131 |
| 2019 | 3,587 |
| 2018 | 2,573 |
| 2017 | 2,384 |
| 2016 | 2,254 |
| 2015 | 1,950 |
| 2014 | 1,289 |
| 2013 | 1,876 |
| 2012 | 1,777 |
| 2011 | 1,519 |
| 2010 | 1,851 |
| 2009 | 2,762 |
| 2008 | 4,219 |
| 2007 | 4,589 |
| 2006 | 5,158 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +4,576 | −3 | +4,573 | 5,158 |
| 2007 | +3,854 | −492 | +3,362 | 4,589 |
| 2008 | +2,297 | −391 | +1,906 | 4,219 |
| 2009 | +404 | −973 | −569 | 2,762 |
| 2010 | +297 | −1,028 | −731 | 1,851 |
| 2011 | −125 | −1,685 | −1,810 | 1,519 |
| 2012 | +346 | −1,860 | −1,514 | 1,777 |
| 2013 | +2,477 | −2,092 | +385 | 1,876 |
| 2014 | +5,706 | −1,852 | +3,854 | 1,289 |
| 2015 | +8,756 | −1,725 | +7,031 | 1,950 |
| 2016 | +6,470 | −1,480 | +4,990 | 2,254 |
| 2017 | +4,397 | −1,830 | +2,567 | 2,384 |
| 2018 | +3,615 | −1,933 | +1,682 | 2,573 |
| 2019 | +2,467 | −1,964 | +503 | 3,587 |
| 2020 | +3,588 | −2,117 | +1,471 | 4,131 |
| 2021 | +6,882 | −2,266 | +4,616 | 4,398 |
| 2022 | +9,187 | −2,867 | +6,320 | 4,700 |
| 2023 | +6,137 | −2,929 | +3,208 | 5,153 |
| 2024 | +4,901 | −2,884 | +2,017 | 4,278 |
| 2025 | +6,085 | −2,869 | +3,216 | 3,422 |
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 Sjælland
Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 22,190/m² and DKK 24,043/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 23,117/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 100%
Figures for Denmark: Region Sjælland has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,521,900. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 6,524 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 13%
- Payment, one income
- 27%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.3% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +5.7%.
- Gap today
- +4.3%
- Change in a year
- −1.4 pp
18.1% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 3,199
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.7
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1992. The deepest began in Q2 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −31.9%
- Recovery from the low
- 99 months
6.5% of the 434,563 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 6.5%
- Empty homes
- 28,141
In 2025, 14% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 14%
Public bodies signed DKK 603.9M of housing works here in 2025, and DKK 2.3B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- DKK 603.9M
- Per resident, 2025
- DKK 706