Region Syddanmark · report
People and new homes in Region Syddanmark
In 2025 the population grew by 3,522 while 5,063 homes were finished: 0.7 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 0.7
- Population change, 2025
- +3,522
Population change and homes finished in Region Syddanmark
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 | 3,522 |
| 2024 | 2,153 |
| 2023 | 1,098 |
| 2022 | 8,873 |
| 2021 | 4,557 |
| 2020 | 449 |
| 2019 | -219 |
| 2018 | 2,414 |
| 2017 | 3,620 |
| 2016 | 5,601 |
| 2015 | 6,145 |
| 2014 | 3,308 |
| 2013 | 1,171 |
| 2012 | 172 |
| 2011 | 729 |
| 2010 | 497 |
| 2009 | 651 |
| 2008 | 5,122 |
| 2007 | 5,137 |
| 2006 | 3,935 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,063 |
| 2024 | 5,068 |
| 2023 | 7,261 |
| 2022 | 7,692 |
| 2021 | 6,315 |
| 2020 | 6,874 |
| 2019 | 6,675 |
| 2018 | 4,825 |
| 2017 | 3,955 |
| 2016 | 3,875 |
| 2015 | 2,525 |
| 2014 | 2,523 |
| 2013 | 3,264 |
| 2012 | 3,252 |
| 2011 | 2,958 |
| 2010 | 3,105 |
| 2009 | 4,410 |
| 2008 | 5,617 |
| 2007 | 5,918 |
| 2006 | 5,797 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3,011 | +924 | +3,935 | 5,797 |
| 2007 | +4,206 | +931 | +5,137 | 5,918 |
| 2008 | +3,427 | +1,695 | +5,122 | 5,617 |
| 2009 | +158 | +493 | +651 | 4,410 |
| 2010 | −374 | +871 | +497 | 3,105 |
| 2011 | +733 | −4 | +729 | 2,958 |
| 2012 | +334 | −162 | +172 | 3,252 |
| 2013 | +1,622 | −451 | +1,171 | 3,264 |
| 2014 | +3,784 | −476 | +3,308 | 2,523 |
| 2015 | +6,557 | −412 | +6,145 | 2,525 |
| 2016 | +5,492 | +109 | +5,601 | 3,875 |
| 2017 | +3,707 | −87 | +3,620 | 3,955 |
| 2018 | +3,124 | −710 | +2,414 | 4,825 |
| 2019 | +362 | −581 | −219 | 6,675 |
| 2020 | +1,244 | −795 | +449 | 6,874 |
| 2021 | +5,465 | −908 | +4,557 | 6,315 |
| 2022 | +11,411 | −2,538 | +8,873 | 7,692 |
| 2023 | +3,631 | −2,533 | +1,098 | 7,261 |
| 2024 | +4,456 | −2,303 | +2,153 | 5,068 |
| 2025 | +5,868 | −2,346 | +3,522 | 5,063 |
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 Syddanmark
Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 14,710/m² and DKK 15,836/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 15,273/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 71%
Figures for Denmark: Region Syddanmark has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,124,820. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 4,822 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 10%
- Payment, one income
- 20%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 6.4% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +7.0%.
- Gap today
- +6.4%
- Change in a year
- −0.6 pp
49.1% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 2,984
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.4
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1992. The deepest began in Q2 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −19.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 81 months
7.6% of the 651,428 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 7.6%
- Empty homes
- 49,415
In 2025, 12% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 12%
Public bodies signed DKK 578.5M of housing works here in 2025, and DKK 47.7B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- DKK 578.5M
- Per resident, 2025
- DKK 466