Housing · 2026

Number of occupied dwellings: ranking of municipalities

Number of occupied dwellings: Copenhagen comes top with 331,766 and Læsø comes last with 974. The median across 98 municipalities is 20,537.

Podium and top 100

1Copenhagen331,766 2Aarhus186,523 3Aalborg116,515

#	Municipality	Region	Number of occupied dwellings
1	Copenhagen	Capital Region of Denmark	331,766
2	Aarhus	Region Midtjylland	186,523
3	Aalborg	Region Nordjylland	116,515
4	Odense	Southern Denmark	106,951
5	Esbjerg	Southern Denmark	56,983
6	Vejle	Southern Denmark	56,785
7	Frederiksberg	Capital Region of Denmark	55,371
8	Randers	Region Midtjylland	49,688
9	Viborg	Region Midtjylland	46,711
10	Silkeborg	Region Midtjylland	46,363
11	Horsens	Region Midtjylland	46,279
12	Kolding	Southern Denmark	45,414
13	Roskilde	Region Zealand	43,120
14	Herning	Region Midtjylland	42,384
15	Næstved	Region Zealand	40,937
16	Slagelse	Region Zealand	40,154
17	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark	36,733
18	Holbæk	Region Zealand	35,071
19	Gentofte	Capital Region of Denmark	33,993
20	Gladsaxe	Capital Region of Denmark	32,673
21	Hjørring	Region Nordjylland	31,272
22	Helsingør	Capital Region of Denmark	30,896
23	Guldborgsund	Region Zealand	30,514
24	Frederikshavn	Region Nordjylland	29,563
25	Svendborg	Southern Denmark	29,175
26	Lyngby-Taarbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	28,614
27	Aabenraa	Southern Denmark	28,331
28	Køge	Region Zealand	28,211
29	Holstebro	Region Midtjylland	27,890
30	Skanderborg	Region Midtjylland	27,753
31	Haderslev	Southern Denmark	27,013
32	Fredericia	Southern Denmark	26,297
33	Ringkøbing-Skjern	Region Midtjylland	25,723
34	Høje-Taastrup	Capital Region of Denmark	25,689
35	Ballerup	Capital Region of Denmark	25,676
36	Rudersdal	Capital Region of Denmark	25,639
37	Hillerød	Capital Region of Denmark	24,716
38	Faaborg-Midtfyn	Southern Denmark	24,549
39	Hvidovre	Capital Region of Denmark	24,475
40	Kalundborg	Region Zealand	23,704
41	Varde	Southern Denmark	22,988
42	Greve	Region Zealand	22,856
43	Vordingborg	Region Zealand	22,791
44	Skive	Region Midtjylland	22,108
45	Frederikssund	Capital Region of Denmark	21,781
46	Hedensted	Region Midtjylland	21,682
47	Favrskov	Region Midtjylland	21,086
48	Rødovre	Capital Region of Denmark	20,581
49	Lolland	Region Zealand	20,559
50	Thisted	Region Nordjylland	20,515
51	Syddjurs	Region Midtjylland	20,357
52	Mariagerfjord	Region Nordjylland	20,192
53	Bornholm	Capital Region of Denmark	20,052
54	Vejen	Southern Denmark	19,599
55	Tårnby	Capital Region of Denmark	19,545
56	Ikast-Brande	Region Midtjylland	19,247
57	Assens	Southern Denmark	19,137
58	Middelfart	Southern Denmark	19,081
59	Gribskov	Capital Region of Denmark	19,002
60	Fredensborg	Capital Region of Denmark	18,754
61	Egedal	Capital Region of Denmark	18,708
62	Norddjurs	Region Midtjylland	18,442
63	Furesø	Capital Region of Denmark	18,149
64	Jammerbugt	Region Nordjylland	18,090
65	Brøndby	Capital Region of Denmark	17,890
66	Faxe	Region Zealand	17,669
67	Tønder	Southern Denmark	17,663
68	Vesthimmerland	Region Nordjylland	17,392
69	Brønderslev	Region Nordjylland	17,090
70	Odsherred	Region Zealand	16,391
71	Ringsted	Region Zealand	16,260
72	Nyborg	Southern Denmark	15,967
73	Halsnæs	Capital Region of Denmark	14,816
74	Herlev	Capital Region of Denmark	14,729
75	Sorø	Region Zealand	14,370
76	Nordfyn	Southern Denmark	13,532
77	Rebild	Region Nordjylland	13,522
78	Albertslund	Capital Region of Denmark	13,204
79	Billund	Southern Denmark	12,667
80	Lejre	Region Zealand	12,409
81	Glostrup	Capital Region of Denmark	11,849
82	Hørsholm	Capital Region of Denmark	11,836
83	Kerteminde	Southern Denmark	11,650
84	Odder	Region Midtjylland	11,199
85	Allerød	Capital Region of Denmark	10,988
86	Stevns	Region Zealand	10,874
87	Solrød	Region Zealand	10,532
88	Ishøj	Capital Region of Denmark	10,072
89	Struer	Region Midtjylland	9,967
90	Morsø	Region Nordjylland	9,751
91	Lemvig	Region Midtjylland	9,145
92	Vallensbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	7,324
93	Langeland	Southern Denmark	6,517
94	Dragør	Capital Region of Denmark	6,147
95	Ærø	Southern Denmark	3,239
96	Samsø	Region Midtjylland	1,945
97	Fanø	Southern Denmark	1,742
98	Læsø	Region Nordjylland	974

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Other rankings on the same theme

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

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Number of occupied dwellings”?

Copenhagen ranks first for “Number of occupied dwellings”, with 331,766.

What is the median for “Number of occupied dwellings”?

The median across the 98 ranked municipalities is 20,537.