Housing · 2026

Dwellings occupied by the owner: ranking of municipalities

Dwellings occupied by the owner: Lejre comes top with 74.9% and Copenhagen comes last with 19.9%. The median across 98 municipalities is 57.6%.

Podium and top 100

1Lejre74.9%2Læsø74.1%3Dragør73.1%

#	Municipality	Region	Dwellings occupied by the owner
1	Lejre	Region Zealand	74.9%
2	Læsø	Region Nordjylland	74.1%
3	Dragør	Capital Region of Denmark	73.1%
4	Egedal	Capital Region of Denmark	71.5%
5	Gribskov	Capital Region of Denmark	70.9%
6	Rebild	Region Nordjylland	68.9%
7	Allerød	Capital Region of Denmark	68.8%
8	Favrskov	Region Midtjylland	68.1%
9	Ærø	Southern Denmark	67.9%
10	Stevns	Region Zealand	67.6%
11	Fanø	Southern Denmark	67.2%
12	Jammerbugt	Region Nordjylland	67.1%
13	Syddjurs	Region Midtjylland	66.7%
14	Solrød	Region Zealand	66.5%
15	Samsø	Region Midtjylland	66.2%
16	Nordfyn	Southern Denmark	65.4%
16	Skanderborg	Region Midtjylland	65.4%
18	Bornholm	Capital Region of Denmark	65.0%
19	Lemvig	Region Midtjylland	64.7%
20	Hedensted	Region Midtjylland	64.4%
21	Odsherred	Region Zealand	64.1%
22	Halsnæs	Capital Region of Denmark	63.8%
23	Thisted	Region Nordjylland	63.5%
24	Varde	Southern Denmark	63.1%
25	Rudersdal	Capital Region of Denmark	63.0%
26	Faaborg-Midtfyn	Southern Denmark	62.5%
27	Ringkøbing-Skjern	Region Midtjylland	62.4%
28	Assens	Southern Denmark	62.2%
28	Morsø	Region Nordjylland	62.2%
30	Vallensbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	61.2%
31	Frederikssund	Capital Region of Denmark	60.9%
31	Struer	Region Midtjylland	60.9%
33	Furesø	Capital Region of Denmark	60.8%
34	Odder	Region Midtjylland	60.3%
34	Vesthimmerland	Region Nordjylland	60.3%
36	Brønderslev	Region Nordjylland	59.9%
37	Hørsholm	Capital Region of Denmark	59.8%
38	Langeland	Southern Denmark	59.7%
38	Vejen	Southern Denmark	59.7%
40	Greve	Region Zealand	59.5%
41	Tønder	Southern Denmark	59.3%
42	Faxe	Region Zealand	58.9%
43	Ikast-Brande	Region Midtjylland	58.6%
44	Hjørring	Region Nordjylland	58.5%
45	Mariagerfjord	Region Nordjylland	58.4%
46	Norddjurs	Region Midtjylland	58.3%
47	Middelfart	Southern Denmark	58.1%
48	Fredensborg	Capital Region of Denmark	57.8%
48	Billund	Southern Denmark	57.8%
50	Kalundborg	Region Zealand	57.4%
50	Skive	Region Midtjylland	57.4%
52	Sorø	Region Zealand	57.2%
53	Holstebro	Region Midtjylland	57.0%
54	Vordingborg	Region Zealand	56.9%
55	Gentofte	Capital Region of Denmark	56.8%
56	Guldborgsund	Region Zealand	56.4%
56	Lolland	Region Zealand	56.4%
56	Kerteminde	Southern Denmark	56.4%
59	Viborg	Region Midtjylland	55.1%
60	Herning	Region Midtjylland	54.8%
61	Aabenraa	Southern Denmark	54.7%
61	Frederikshavn	Region Nordjylland	54.7%
63	Næstved	Region Zealand	53.9%
63	Silkeborg	Region Midtjylland	53.9%
65	Svendborg	Southern Denmark	53.4%
66	Holbæk	Region Zealand	53.3%
67	Hillerød	Capital Region of Denmark	53.0%
68	Haderslev	Southern Denmark	52.9%
69	Ringsted	Region Zealand	52.5%
70	Køge	Region Zealand	52.4%
71	Roskilde	Region Zealand	52.2%
72	Nyborg	Southern Denmark	52.0%
73	Vejle	Southern Denmark	51.1%
74	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark	50.5%
75	Helsingør	Capital Region of Denmark	49.7%
75	Randers	Region Midtjylland	49.7%
77	Kolding	Southern Denmark	49.5%
78	Tårnby	Capital Region of Denmark	49.4%
79	Horsens	Region Midtjylland	49.3%
80	Esbjerg	Southern Denmark	48.7%
81	Høje-Taastrup	Capital Region of Denmark	48.0%
82	Slagelse	Region Zealand	46.2%
83	Fredericia	Southern Denmark	44.4%
84	Lyngby-Taarbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	44.3%
85	Aalborg	Region Nordjylland	39.6%
86	Gladsaxe	Capital Region of Denmark	38.8%
87	Hvidovre	Capital Region of Denmark	38.6%
88	Odense	Southern Denmark	38.0%
89	Ishøj	Capital Region of Denmark	37.6%
90	Rødovre	Capital Region of Denmark	36.8%
91	Glostrup	Capital Region of Denmark	33.5%
91	Aarhus	Region Midtjylland	33.5%
93	Ballerup	Capital Region of Denmark	31.5%
94	Albertslund	Capital Region of Denmark	30.7%
95	Herlev	Capital Region of Denmark	29.7%
96	Brøndby	Capital Region of Denmark	26.7%
97	Frederiksberg	Capital Region of Denmark	23.2%
98	Copenhagen	Capital Region of Denmark	19.9%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

Number of occupied dwellings Dwellings built before 1950 Dwellings built in 2000 or later Dwellings in houses (detached and terraced houses)Dwellings in blocks of flats Newly built dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Dwellings occupied by the owner”?

Lejre ranks first for “Dwellings occupied by the owner”, with 74.9%.

What is the median for “Dwellings occupied by the owner”?

The median across the 98 ranked municipalities is 57.6%.