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Living in Egedal

Egedal is a city in Denmark. For Egedal, the unemployment rate was 2% in November 2025.

Lower unemployment than 85% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 76% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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 Egedal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Egedal yet. Denmark has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesEgedal highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Egedal highlighted€8.18Aarhus€7.70Odense€7.57Aalborgnet rent, € / m² / month

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Egedal?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force5

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Egedal is 2.0%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Denmark per band1 city: 1% to under 1.5%11–1.514 cities: 1.5% to under 2%141.5–231 cities: 2% to under 2.5%312–2.5Egedal 2.0%29 cities: 2.5% to under 3%292.5–316 cities: 3% to under 3.5%163–3.54 cities: 3.5% to under 4%43.5–42 cities: 4% to under 4.5%24–4.51 city: 4.5% to under 5%14.5–5

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability97 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)7Official
Unemployment rate2 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force5Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Egedal. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Egedal. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Egedal?

Police recorded about 4,915 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: 4,915 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types6
Recorded crime across major citiesEgedal highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Egedal highlighted9,141Copenhagen8,856Odense8,617Frederiksberg8,603Aarhus7,110Esbjerg6,990Vejle6,774Aalborg6,567Randers6,002Horsens5,311Silkeborg5,303Viborg4,915Egedalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,915 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types6Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)11Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RKE, 21.1 km away in June 2026. Car density was 528 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportRKE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official
Distance to nearest airport21.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Egedal. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Egedal.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Egedal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Egedal average monthly precipitation, mm020406080544039344364667663685858JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Egedal annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)2Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 7.4 · May 11.6 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SJAELSMARK_06188.csv13Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.1 · Feb 39.9 · Mar 38.5 · Apr 34.3 · May 43.4 · Jun 63.7 · Jul 66.1 · Aug 75.7 · Sep 62.6 · Oct 67.7 · Nov 57.5 · Dec 58.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LANDBOHYJSKOLEN_06186.csv12Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Denmark

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Denmark cities
Vordingborg45,057 residentsRødovre44,734 residentsSkive44,328 residentsFrederikssund47,052 residentsSyddjurs44,101 residentsTårnby44,034 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 125.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 368 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Egedal?

The published population was 45,563 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Egedal residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.5%Foreign residents 8.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents528 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 area125.8 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 residents3,883 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 density368 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official
Population Female23,346 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)8Official
Population Male22,894 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)8Official
Population45,563 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.10Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population45,563 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)9Official

International community in Egedal

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
Total46,514100.0%
Denmark42,49891.4%
Ukraine3330.7%
Syria2450.5%
India2420.5%
Turkey2370.5%
Poland2210.5%
Nepal1960.4%
Romania1930.4%
Eritrea1610.3%
Bulgaria1590.3%
Show 92 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
China1240.3%
Lithuania1220.3%
Sweden1110.2%
Iran990.2%
Germany930.2%
United Kingdom840.2%
Norway810.2%
Afghanistan800.2%
Thailand710.2%
Iceland640.1%
Republic of North Macedonia630.1%
Philippines600.1%
Italy550.1%
Pakistan550.1%
France470.1%
Stateless410.1%
Portugal410.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic390.1%
USA380.1%
Latvia370.1%
Iraq360.1%
Hungary340.1%
Netherlands320.1%
Somalia320.1%
Greece260.1%
Spain260.1%
Bangladesh210.0%
Russia200.0%
Croatia200.0%
Finland190.0%
Sri Lanka170.0%
Czech Republic160.0%
Ireland150.0%
Brazil150.0%
Mexico150.0%
Switzerland140.0%
Ghana140.0%
Estonia140.0%
Montenegro140.0%
Armenia130.0%
Vietnam120.0%
Serbia110.0%
Cameroon100.0%
Canada100.0%
Albania90.0%
Austria90.0%
Ethiopia90.0%
Kosovo90.0%
Uganda80.0%
Peru80.0%
Slovakia80.0%
Belgium70.0%
Argentina60.0%
Australia60.0%
Morocco50.0%
Rwanda50.0%
Myanmar50.0%
Israel50.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
Algeria30.0%
Gambia, The30.0%
Chile30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Japan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Moldova30.0%
Yugoslavia20.0%
Burundi20.0%
Kenya20.0%
Nigeria20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Taiwan20.0%
Indonesia20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Malta10.0%
Tanzania10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
South Korea10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic10.0%

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
Total1,595100.0%
Turkey30218.9%
India945.9%
Iraq744.6%
Pakistan724.5%
Syria724.5%
Nepal654.1%
Poland623.9%
Afghanistan583.6%
Yugoslavia513.2%
Iran483.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania452.8%
Eritrea422.6%
Republic of North Macedonia422.6%
China372.3%
Lebanon311.9%
Sri Lanka261.6%
Germany241.5%
Bulgaria231.4%
Vietnam231.4%
Lithuania191.2%
Somalia161.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina161.0%
Russia150.9%
France140.9%
Morocco140.9%
Congo, Democratic Republic140.9%
Philippines140.9%
Ukraine140.9%
Norway130.8%
Iceland120.8%
Sweden120.8%
Hungary110.7%
Latvia110.7%
USA100.6%
Ghana90.6%
Thailand90.6%
Serbia80.5%
Portugal70.4%
United Kingdom70.4%
Montenegro70.4%
Italy60.4%
Brazil60.4%
South Korea60.4%
Croatia60.4%
Greece50.3%
Netherlands50.3%
Burundi50.3%
Ethiopia50.3%
Finland40.3%
Albania40.3%
South Africa40.3%
Bhutan40.3%
Jordan40.3%
Armenia40.3%
Kosovo40.3%
Czechoslovakia30.2%
Ireland30.2%
Switzerland30.2%
Soviet Union30.2%
Austria30.2%
Kenya30.2%
Rwanda30.2%
Chile30.2%
Yemen30.2%
North Korea30.2%
Czech Republic30.2%
Madagascar20.1%
Sierra Leone20.1%
Uganda20.1%
Ivory Coast20.1%
Malawi20.1%
Canada20.1%
Honduras20.1%
Peru20.1%
Bangladesh20.1%
Myanmar20.1%
Taiwan20.1%
Japan20.1%
Kuwait20.1%
Middle East not stated20.1%
Estonia20.1%
Malta10.1%
Spain10.1%
Algeria10.1%
Gambia, The10.1%
Tanzania10.1%
Egypt10.1%
Cameroon10.1%
Congo, Republic10.1%
Argentina10.1%
Colombia10.1%
Mexico10.1%
Cyprus10.1%
Indonesia10.1%
Israel10.1%
Malaysia10.1%
Moldova10.1%
Kazakhstan10.1%

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
Total46,514100.0%
Denmark40,45987.0%
Turkey5941.3%
India3630.8%
Ukraine3470.7%
Poland3090.7%
Syria2910.6%
Nepal2500.5%
Romania2090.4%
Iran2050.4%
Iraq1960.4%
Show 132 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
China1720.4%
Afghanistan1700.4%
Eritrea1580.3%
Bulgaria1570.3%
Pakistan1560.3%
Germany1390.3%
Lithuania1280.3%
Sweden1060.2%
Thailand1030.2%
United Kingdom1010.2%
Republic of North Macedonia970.2%
Yugoslavia880.2%
Norway850.2%
Philippines850.2%
Iceland740.2%
Sri Lanka670.1%
Russia630.1%
USA540.1%
France530.1%
Lebanon520.1%
Vietnam520.1%
Latvia510.1%
Hungary450.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic430.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina380.1%
Somalia370.1%
Finland310.1%
Netherlands310.1%
Italy310.1%
Portugal290.1%
Greece280.1%
Morocco280.1%
Ghana270.1%
Brazil270.1%
Mexico230.0%
Croatia220.0%
Bangladesh210.0%
Spain200.0%
Bhutan190.0%
Albania170.0%
Estonia170.0%
Moldova170.0%
Serbia170.0%
Burundi160.0%
Canada160.0%
Montenegro160.0%
Czech Republic160.0%
Ireland150.0%
Switzerland150.0%
Argentina150.0%
Peru150.0%
Israel150.0%
Ethiopia140.0%
Armenia130.0%
Uganda120.0%
Cameroon120.0%
Chile120.0%
Czechoslovakia110.0%
Austria110.0%
Algeria100.0%
Nigeria100.0%
Myanmar100.0%
Australia100.0%
Soviet Union90.0%
South Africa90.0%
Rwanda90.0%
Colombia90.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic90.0%
Kosovo90.0%
Belgium80.0%
Kenya80.0%
Taiwan80.0%
Jordan80.0%
South Korea80.0%
Gambia, The70.0%
Sierra Leone70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Malaysia70.0%
Japan60.0%
Middle East not stated60.0%
Slovakia60.0%
Cambodia50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Kazakhstan50.0%
Madagascar40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Ivory Coast40.0%
Yemen40.0%
Kuwait40.0%
North Korea40.0%
Azerbaijan40.0%
Not stated40.0%
Tanzania30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Malawi30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Venezuela30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Malta20.0%
Africa not stated20.0%
Bolivia20.0%
Cyprus20.0%
Saudi Arabia20.0%
Uzbekistan20.0%
Georgia20.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Serbia and Montenegro10.0%
Palestine10.0%
Botswana10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Cape Verde10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Libya10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Eswatini10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Congo, Republic10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
Barbados10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Panama10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Laos10.0%
Asia not stated10.0%
Singapore10.0%

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

Is Egedal 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%
Student48%strong on cost, weak on education · range 37–59%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–57%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–62%
Foreign residents3,883 people1 Jan 2026Official 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.
Population45,563 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Gigabit broadband availability97 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark (Statbank)
Unemployment rate2 %30 Nov 2025Official source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency (EEA)
Cars per 1,000 residents528 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Official source · Derived 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.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English Portal Urlhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)3Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Egedal 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Egedal?

The published population was 45,563 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

Is the air quality good in Egedal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Egedal?

Police recorded about 4,915 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 Egedal?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Egedal?

3,883 people 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 Egedal a good place to live?

Egedal 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.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Egedal?

The official citizenship distribution records 46,514 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Egedal, Denmark: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/egedal/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Egedal, Denmark: jobs, safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/egedal/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  2. European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
  3. nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  5. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  6. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
  7. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  9. Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  10. Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  2. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LANDBOHYJSKOLEN_06186.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  3. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SJAELSMARK_06188.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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