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Living in Billund

In Billund, average gross earnings are €7,034 a month (2025) and unemployment is 1.4% (2025).

In November 2025, the unemployment rate was 1.4%.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population27,168people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary7,034EUR/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 rate1.4%country median 2.5% — 44% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime7,814offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 37% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

Lower unemployment than any other Danish city that publishes it and more recorded crime than 80% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Billund recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€69
Utilities, 85 m² flat€16
Transport pass€8
Fitness club€4
Mobile plan, 10 GB€2
Internet, 60 Mbps€2

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly4.23 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Billund (Wayback capture 20250120000508)16Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited2.01 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Billund (Wayback capture 20250120000508)16Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly69.17 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Billund (Wayback capture 20250120000508)16Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB2.08 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Billund (Wayback capture 20250120000508)16Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass7.56 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Billund (Wayback capture 20250120000508)16Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home16.05 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Billund (Wayback capture 20250120000508)16Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.41 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20262Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)754.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20262Official

Is Billund 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 worker67%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 58–76%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–78%
Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–48%
Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–60%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Billund?

The unemployment rate is 1.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force7

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Billund is 1.4%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings7,034 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)9Official
Unemployment rate1.4 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force7Official

What does a salary buy in Billund?

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€3,381of €3,973 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • 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
Public transport pass€8 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31− €8
Utilities, 85 m²€16 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31− €16
Internet€2 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31− €2
Mobile plan€2 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31− €2
Left over€3,381
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Billund Salary needed to live in Billund

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Billund. 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)

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Billund. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Billund?

Police recorded about 7,814 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: 7,814 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types8
Recorded crime across major citiesBillund highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Billund highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Billund7,814
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Horsens6,002
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,814 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 BLL, 3.1 km away, with 39 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 612 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport39 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat5Official
Nearest airportBLL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport3.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Billund. 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.

DanishIn PersonCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Billund.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 9.99 · Feb 11.8 · Mar 17.15 · Apr 21.91 · May 24.98 · Jun 27.72 · Jul 28.06 · Aug 28.24 · Sep 25.86 · Oct 22.36 · Nov 15.52 · Dec 11.12 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -13.63 · Feb -13.42 · Mar -10.48 · Apr -4.35 · May -1.35 · Jun 4.48 · Jul 7.06 · Aug 7.74 · Sep 3.88 · Oct -2.28 · Nov -6.23 · Dec -12.12 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 7.2 · May 11.3 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 13 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 5 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BILLUND_LUFTHAVN_06104.csv14Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 540.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 50 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Billund?

The published population was 27,168 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 residents612 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.1Official
City area540.2 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.1Official
Foreign residents4,522 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.1Official
Population density50 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official
Female residents13,366 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Male residents13,834 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Population27,168 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.12Official
Population covered by crime statistics27,168 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)11Official

International community in Billund

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
Total27,276100.0%
Denmark22,60882.9%
Romania6122.2%
Ukraine4221.5%
Poland4101.5%
Syria3441.3%
USA2250.8%
United Kingdom1910.7%
Germany1610.6%
India1600.6%
Lithuania1490.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Netherlands1450.5%
Vietnam1400.5%
Philippines1150.4%
Latvia1090.4%
Spain830.3%
Sri Lanka810.3%
Hungary710.3%
Thailand660.2%
Italy620.2%
France580.2%
Bulgaria550.2%
Portugal490.2%
China470.2%
Afghanistan430.2%
Myanmar430.2%
Mexico410.2%
Iceland360.1%
Norway350.1%
Czech Republic350.1%
Turkey340.1%
Stateless330.1%
Sweden330.1%
Australia320.1%
Brazil290.1%
Canada290.1%
Moldova280.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina280.1%
Indonesia240.1%
Russia230.1%
Croatia230.1%
Uganda190.1%
Egypt190.1%
Slovakia190.1%
Ireland180.1%
Serbia170.1%
Kenya140.1%
Colombia130.0%
Bangladesh130.0%
Malaysia130.0%
Singapore120.0%
South Korea120.0%
Belgium110.0%
Japan110.0%
Greece100.0%
Finland90.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic90.0%
Argentina90.0%
Iraq90.0%
Austria80.0%
Chile80.0%
Iran80.0%
Estonia70.0%
Kosovo70.0%
Switzerland60.0%
South Africa60.0%
Uzbekistan60.0%
Eritrea50.0%
Ghana50.0%
Tanzania50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Taiwan30.0%
Israel30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Mozambique20.0%
Morocco20.0%
Nigeria20.0%
Congo, Republic20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Guatemala20.0%
Cyprus20.0%
Montenegro20.0%
Malta10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Somalia10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Dominican Republic10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Panama10.0%
Peru10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Nepal10.0%
North Korea10.0%
Pakistan10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total914100.0%
Sri Lanka14015.3%
Romania10611.6%
Syria9710.6%
Ukraine798.6%
Poland697.5%
Lithuania363.9%
India343.7%
Netherlands293.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina283.1%
USA262.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Germany232.5%
Afghanistan212.3%
Latvia192.1%
Moldova182.0%
Bulgaria151.6%
Turkey101.1%
Hungary101.1%
United Kingdom91.0%
Brazil80.9%
China80.9%
Philippines80.9%
Russia80.9%
Myanmar70.8%
Serbia70.8%
Czech Republic70.8%
France60.7%
Portugal50.5%
Mexico50.5%
Vietnam50.5%
Croatia50.5%
Sweden40.4%
Iraq40.4%
South Korea40.4%
Kosovo40.4%
Iceland30.3%
Greece30.3%
Kenya30.3%
Egypt30.3%
Taiwan30.3%
Singapore30.3%
Norway20.2%
Italy20.2%
Spain20.2%
South Africa20.2%
Uganda20.2%
Argentina20.2%
Indonesia20.2%
Iran20.2%
Pakistan20.2%
Thailand20.2%
Slovakia20.2%
Czechoslovakia10.1%
Eritrea10.1%
Cameroon10.1%
Senegal10.1%
Somalia10.1%
Colombia10.1%
Costa Rica10.1%
Peru10.1%
Israel10.1%
Australia10.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total27,276100.0%
Denmark21,90680.3%
Romania5662.1%
Ukraine4681.7%
Poland4311.6%
Syria4011.5%
Sri Lanka3781.4%
USA2230.8%
Germany1880.7%
India1810.7%
United Kingdom1620.6%
Show 99 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Lithuania1540.6%
Vietnam1460.5%
Philippines1370.5%
Netherlands1350.5%
Latvia1110.4%
Moldova900.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina810.3%
Thailand800.3%
Hungary710.3%
Afghanistan660.2%
China630.2%
Brazil580.2%
Bulgaria560.2%
Russia560.2%
Spain530.2%
Mexico490.2%
France470.2%
Myanmar450.2%
Turkey420.2%
Czech Republic410.2%
Iceland390.1%
Portugal390.1%
Italy380.1%
Sweden340.1%
Norway330.1%
Australia320.1%
Canada280.1%
South Korea280.1%
Serbia260.1%
Croatia250.1%
Indonesia240.1%
Uganda210.1%
Argentina200.1%
Malaysia190.1%
Kenya180.1%
South Africa180.1%
Iraq180.1%
Egypt170.1%
Slovakia160.1%
Colombia150.1%
Iran140.1%
Japan140.1%
Bangladesh130.0%
Singapore130.0%
Belgium100.0%
Greece100.0%
Ireland100.0%
Chile100.0%
Finland80.0%
Nigeria80.0%
Taiwan80.0%
Israel80.0%
Estonia80.0%
Yugoslavia70.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic70.0%
Eritrea60.0%
Pakistan60.0%
Uzbekistan60.0%
Kosovo60.0%
Austria50.0%
Ghana50.0%
Libya50.0%
Mozambique50.0%
Tanzania50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Cameroon50.0%
Venezuela50.0%
New Zealand50.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Dominican Republic40.0%
Ecuador40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Czechoslovakia30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Peru30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Morocco20.0%
Senegal20.0%
Cyprus20.0%
Georgia20.0%
Malta10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Suriname10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Panama10.0%
Lebanon10.0%
Nepal10.0%
North Korea10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Not stated10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English-language portalhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Billund

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Billund alternative in the same region

47 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 3.1 km Billund+1752%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 7,814 Billund−50%
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 27,168 Billund+105%
  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €9.41/m² Billundno percentage
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 1.4% Billund+21%

Cities near Billund

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

Alternative cities in Denmark

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Billund in rankings

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Billund 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; Billund's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Billund?

The published population was 27,168 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Billund?

Police recorded about 7,814 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 Billund?

The unemployment rate is 1.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Billund?

4,522 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..

How much is public transport in Billund?

A monthly transport pass is 7.56 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo — Cost of Living in Billund (Wayback capture 20250120000508).

Is Billund a good place to live?

Billund 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 Billund?

Grindsted is near Billund. 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 Billund?

The official citizenship distribution records 22,608 people (82.9%) 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). Billund, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7f18d9a29f7db08bf42397cf27ced068]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/billund/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Billund, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7f18d9a29f7db08bf42397cf27ced068},
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Sources

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  2. Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-10-06
  3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  4. nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
  5. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  6. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  7. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  8. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
  9. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  10. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
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  1. Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  2. Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  4. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BILLUND_LUFTHAVN_06104.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  5. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  6. Numbeo — Cost of Living in Billund (Wayback capture 20250120000508) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01
  7. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q27875 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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