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Living in Ærø

In Ærø, average gross earnings are €6,120 a month (2025) and unemployment is 1.8% (2025).

Car density was 491 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026. The city covered 90.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 64 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population5,881people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,120EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)
Average net rent9.41EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate1.8%country median 2.5% — 28% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime2,551offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 55% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

Lower unemployment than 94% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Danish city that publishes it.

Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Ærø?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in DenmarkNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ærø.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ærø recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited40 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Norlys fixed broadband4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.41 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context

Is Ærø a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–75%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–78%
Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–69%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 1.8% in November 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Ærø?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force7

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Ærø is 1.8%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,120 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)9Official
Unemployment rate1.8 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force7Official

What does a salary buy in Ærø?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Denmark median gross pay: €6,161 (2024-12-31).
Left over each month€3,348of €3,973 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,973
Rent, 60 m²€9.41/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31− €565
Internet€40 · official · Norlys fixed broadband · 2026-09-30− €40
Mobile plan€20 · official · 3 mobile internet 10GB · 2026-09-30− €20
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€3,348
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ærø. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobnet Denmark — Public employment service

Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment (STAR)

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Safety

How safe is Ærø?

Police recorded about 2,551 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,551 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types8
Recorded crime across major citiesÆrø highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ærø highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Horsens6,002
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
Ærø2,551
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,551 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types8Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)13Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was SGD, 34.8 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat5Official
Nearest airportSGD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport34.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ærø. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Danish language training for adult foreign nationals — State Language Course

Danish municipalities and language centres

For adult foreign nationals, newly arrived residents.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average temperature by monthJan 2.3 · Feb 2 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 7.2 · May 11.5 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KEGNÆS FYR14Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ærø?

The published population was 5,881 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents491 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Derived stock density from DST BIL54 passenger-car stock and DST FOLK1A population. BIL54 is stock of passenger cars, not registrations, trips or ownership-only subset.2Official
City area90.1 km²1 Jan 2026DST ARE207 Area 1 January; area based on the SDFE land register. Registered area is used; some lakes are excluded according to the table footnote.2Official
Foreign residents636 people1 Jan 2026DST FOLK1D: population at the first day of the quarter, total sex, total age, STATSB=UDLAND (Foreign citizen). This is citizenship, not foreign-born or foreign-origin population.2Official
Population density64 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents2,909 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Male residents2,857 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Population5,881 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.12Official
Population covered by crime statistics5,881 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)11Official

International community in Ærø

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population at the first day of the quarter; total age and sex; Statistics Denmark FOLK1B · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,730100.0%
Denmark5,06588.4%
Germany2634.6%
Ukraine540.9%
Poland490.9%
United Kingdom330.6%
Syria290.5%
Norway250.4%
Romania220.4%
Netherlands160.3%
Italy160.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
USA140.2%
Philippines140.2%
Sweden130.2%
Spain130.2%
France110.2%
Thailand80.1%
Finland60.1%
Myanmar60.1%
Iceland50.1%
Switzerland50.1%
Sri Lanka50.1%
Belgium30.1%
Ireland30.1%
Portugal30.1%
Uganda30.1%
Estonia30.1%
Lithuania30.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1%
Hungary20.0%
Ghana20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Afghanistan20.0%
Japan20.0%
China20.0%
Vietnam20.0%
Australia20.0%
Latvia20.0%
Belarus20.0%
Croatia20.0%
Kenya10.0%
Morocco10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic10.0%
Brazil10.0%
Canada10.0%
Chile10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Honduras10.0%
India10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Russia10.0%
Serbia10.0%
Czech Republic10.0%
Slovakia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population at the first day of the quarter; total age and sex; ancestry category: Total · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,730100.0%
Denmark4,98687.0%
Germany2694.7%
Poland530.9%
Ukraine520.9%
United Kingdom350.6%
Syria290.5%
Norway220.4%
Romania220.4%
Philippines220.4%
Italy170.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Netherlands160.3%
USA160.3%
Sweden130.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina120.2%
Sri Lanka110.2%
Thailand110.2%
France80.1%
Myanmar80.1%
Finland70.1%
Morocco70.1%
Vietnam70.1%
Spain60.1%
Russia60.1%
Iceland50.1%
Belgium50.1%
Switzerland50.1%
Ireland40.1%
Lithuania40.1%
Portugal30.1%
Ghana30.1%
Uganda30.1%
Argentina30.1%
Brazil30.1%
Israel30.1%
China30.1%
Estonia30.1%
Yugoslavia20.0%
Turkey20.0%
Hungary20.0%
Austria20.0%
South Africa20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Canada20.0%
India20.0%
Japan20.0%
Australia20.0%
Latvia20.0%
Belarus20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Soviet Union10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Chile10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Dominican Republic10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Mexico10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Afghanistan10.0%
Iraq10.0%
Iran10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Czech Republic10.0%
Slovakia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population at the first day of the quarter; total age and sex; ancestry category: Immigrants · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total692100.0%
Germany26037.6%
Ukraine517.4%
Poland476.8%
United Kingdom334.8%
Syria253.6%
Norway223.2%
Romania223.2%
Philippines182.6%
Netherlands162.3%
Italy152.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
USA131.9%
Sweden111.6%
Thailand111.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina111.6%
France81.2%
Morocco71.0%
Sri Lanka71.0%
Vietnam71.0%
Spain60.9%
Belgium50.7%
Switzerland50.7%
Myanmar50.7%
Russia50.7%
Iceland40.6%
Ireland40.6%
Lithuania40.6%
Finland30.4%
Portugal30.4%
Ghana30.4%
Uganda30.4%
Argentina30.4%
Israel30.4%
China30.4%
Estonia30.4%
Yugoslavia20.3%
Hungary20.3%
Austria20.3%
South Africa20.3%
Tanzania20.3%
Brazil20.3%
Canada20.3%
India20.3%
Japan20.3%
Australia20.3%
Latvia20.3%
Kazakhstan20.3%
Soviet Union10.1%
Turkey10.1%
Burundi10.1%
Kenya10.1%
Liberia10.1%
Egypt10.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic10.1%
Ivory Coast10.1%
Zambia10.1%
Chile10.1%
Colombia10.1%
Dominican Republic10.1%
Honduras10.1%
Jamaica10.1%
Mexico10.1%
Trinidad and Tobago10.1%
Afghanistan10.1%
Iran10.1%
New Zealand10.1%
Belarus10.1%
Czech Republic10.1%
Slovakia10.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2

Alternatives for people set on Ærø

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Ærø from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Ærø

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Denmark

Other cities in Denmark to compare with Ærø, nearest in population first.

All Denmark cities
Bellinge5,881 residentsMaribo5,783 residentsHellebæk5,765 residentsNibe5,703 residentsTune5,681 residentsNordborg5,661 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ærø under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: sprogstimulation (compulsory language stimulation for bilingual children) + supplementary Danish instruction. How to enrol a child (uvm.dk).

A country-wide rule for Denmark; Ærø's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Ærø?

The published population was 5,881 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Ærø?

Police recorded about 2,551 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types.

What is the unemployment rate in Ærø?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Ærø?

636 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: DST FOLK1D: population at the first day of the quarter, total sex, total age, STATSB=UDLAND (Foreign citizen). This is citizenship, not foreign-born or foreign-origin population..

Is Ærø a good place to live?

Ærø may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Ærø?

Faaborg is near Ærø. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Denmark citizenship group in Ærø?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,065 people (88.4%) in the source-defined population for 2026Q3 (2026-07-01). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ærø, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 83ab9719da1872c70f11c6a1541484f0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/aero/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ærø, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {83ab9719da1872c70f11c6a1541484f0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/aero/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  3. Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-10-06
  4. Norlys fixed broadband norlys.dk · checked 2026-09-15
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  6. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  8. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
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  3. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
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