Living in Esbjerg
In Esbjerg, the median rent tenants pay is €726 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.4% (2025).
Population density was 144 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.4% in November 2025. The nearest airport was EBJ, 8 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 795.6 km² in 2026.
Lower unemployment than 67% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 70% of Danish cities that publish it.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Esbjerg?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 33.44 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 35.25 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 508.4 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 17.18 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 167.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 178.8 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9.67 EUR/m²/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent | 726.2 EUR/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official |
Is Esbjerg 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Esbjerg?
The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8
Esbjerg 2.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 6,402 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time2Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 100 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4 %country median 2.5% | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8Official |
What does a salary buy in Esbjerg?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesTransportInternetMobileLeft 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€9.67/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-01-01 | − €580 |
| Public transport pass€167 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31 | − €167 |
| Utilities, 85 m²€179 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31 | − €179 |
| Internet€35 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31 | − €35 |
| Mobile plan€17 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31 | − €17 |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €2,994 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Esbjerg. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Jobnet Denmark — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Esbjerg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Esbjerg?
Police recorded about 7,110 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: 7,110 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 187.6 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | DK-Statbank-STRAF11-20251Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,110 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 | 31 Dec 2025 | StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 465.5 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | DK-Statbank-STRAF11-20251Official |
| Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage | 12 months/year | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)14Official |
Mobility and administration
Car density was 522 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Esbjerg. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Danish language training for adult foreign nationals — State Language Course
Danish municipalities and language centres
For adult foreign nationals, newly arrived residents.
Climate and air quality
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 10.07 · Feb 9.67 · Mar 15.27 · Apr 21.7 · May 24.25 · Jun 26.75 · Jul 27.77 · Aug 27.89 · Sep 25.64 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 15.09 · Dec 11.68 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -11.3 · Feb -12.43 · Mar -7.98 · Apr -2.94 · May 0.71 · Jun 5.9 · Jul 9.01 · Aug 9.62 · Sep 5.33 · Oct -1.69 · Nov -5.64 · Dec -9.78 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.81 · Feb 1.47 · Mar 3.22 · Apr 6.99 · May 11.18 · Jun 14.49 · Jul 16.82 · Aug 17.05 · Sep 14.25 · Oct 10.22 · Nov 6.33 · Dec 3.38 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 67.6 · Feb 55 · Mar 49.3 · Apr 36 · May 40.3 · Jun 56.8 · Jul 64.6 · Aug 83.5 · Sep 88.3 · Oct 100 · Nov 86 · Dec 80.6 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NORDBY15Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Esbjerg?
The published population was 115,157 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13
By nationality
National passport90.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 522 cars/1000 residents | 1 Jan 2026 | 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.2Official |
| City area | 795.6 km² | 1 Jan 2026 | DST 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-resident share | 9.24 % | 1 Jan 2026 | 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.2Official |
| Foreign residents | 10,641 people | 1 Jan 2026 | 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.2Official |
| Population density | 144 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official |
| Population Female | 57,331 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official |
| Population Male | 57,616 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official |
| Population | 115,157 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official |
| Safety City Crime Covered Population | 115,157 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official |
International community in Esbjerg
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 114,824 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 104,065 | 90.6% |
| Ukraine | 1,336 | 1.2% |
| Poland | 1,040 | 0.9% |
| Syria | 770 | 0.7% |
| Romania | 616 | 0.5% |
| Germany | 504 | 0.4% |
| Turkey | 407 | 0.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 337 | 0.3% |
| Myanmar | 323 | 0.3% |
| Netherlands | 316 | 0.3% |
Show 116 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 295 | 0.3% |
| Vietnam | 289 | 0.3% |
| Norway | 242 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 237 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 201 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 181 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 179 | 0.2% |
| Stateless | 161 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 144 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 140 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 135 | 0.1% |
| China | 130 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 125 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 125 | 0.1% |
| France | 120 | 0.1% |
| India | 119 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 116 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 115 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 109 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 109 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 96 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 96 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 86 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 77 | 0.1% |
| USA | 74 | 0.1% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 72 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 70 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 63 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 63 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 59 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 55 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 48 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 47 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 43 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 43 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 42 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 40 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 37 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 36 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 34 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 31 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 30 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 29 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 29 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 27 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 25 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 24 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 24 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 18 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 18 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 16 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 15 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 15 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 14 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 13 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 12 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 12 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 11 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 11 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 11 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 10 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 8 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 8 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 7 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 7 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 7 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 7 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 7 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 7 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 6 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 6 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 6 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 5 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 5 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 4 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 4 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 2 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 1 | 0.0% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0.0% |
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: Descendant · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,182 | 100.0% |
| Turkey | 390 | 12.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 277 | 8.7% |
| Somalia | 219 | 6.9% |
| Vietnam | 209 | 6.6% |
| Poland | 201 | 6.3% |
| Iraq | 193 | 6.1% |
| Syria | 179 | 5.6% |
| Lebanon | 178 | 5.6% |
| Myanmar | 144 | 4.5% |
| Ukraine | 104 | 3.3% |
Show 95 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 98 | 3.1% |
| Netherlands | 77 | 2.4% |
| Germany | 73 | 2.3% |
| Lithuania | 51 | 1.6% |
| Iran | 47 | 1.5% |
| Afghanistan | 43 | 1.4% |
| Sri Lanka | 34 | 1.1% |
| Norway | 31 | 1.0% |
| Eritrea | 31 | 1.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 29 | 0.9% |
| Kosovo | 24 | 0.8% |
| Sweden | 23 | 0.7% |
| Iceland | 22 | 0.7% |
| China | 22 | 0.7% |
| India | 21 | 0.7% |
| Pakistan | 21 | 0.7% |
| Latvia | 21 | 0.7% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 20 | 0.6% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 0.6% |
| Russia | 19 | 0.6% |
| Morocco | 17 | 0.5% |
| Thailand | 15 | 0.5% |
| Cameroon | 14 | 0.4% |
| France | 13 | 0.4% |
| Colombia | 13 | 0.4% |
| Serbia | 13 | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 0.4% |
| Philippines | 12 | 0.4% |
| Hungary | 11 | 0.3% |
| Yemen | 11 | 0.3% |
| Sudan | 10 | 0.3% |
| Brazil | 10 | 0.3% |
| Kuwait | 10 | 0.3% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 10 | 0.3% |
| USA | 9 | 0.3% |
| Ethiopia | 8 | 0.3% |
| Kenya | 8 | 0.3% |
| South Korea | 8 | 0.3% |
| Finland | 7 | 0.2% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 7 | 0.2% |
| Malaysia | 7 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 6 | 0.2% |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 0.2% |
| Croatia | 6 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 5 | 0.2% |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 0.2% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 5 | 0.2% |
| Slovakia | 5 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 4 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0.1% |
| Tanzania | 4 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.1% |
| Cambodia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Middle East not stated | 4 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 3 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.1% |
| Congo, Republic | 3 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 3 | 0.1% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 2 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 2 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 2 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 2 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0.1% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 114,824 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 100,066 | 87.1% |
| Ukraine | 1,344 | 1.2% |
| Poland | 1,218 | 1.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 896 | 0.8% |
| Turkey | 866 | 0.8% |
| Syria | 853 | 0.7% |
| Vietnam | 684 | 0.6% |
| Germany | 673 | 0.6% |
| Romania | 643 | 0.6% |
| Iraq | 545 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 472 | 0.4% |
| Somalia | 417 | 0.4% |
| Lebanon | 334 | 0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 320 | 0.3% |
| Iran | 309 | 0.3% |
| Netherlands | 303 | 0.3% |
| Lithuania | 248 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 244 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 222 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 178 | 0.2% |
| China | 161 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 156 | 0.1% |
| India | 155 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 133 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 131 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 127 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 126 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 126 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 124 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 115 | 0.1% |
| France | 105 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 104 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 98 | 0.1% |
| USA | 91 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 90 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 87 | 0.1% |
| Yugoslavia | 85 | 0.1% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 85 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 85 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 77 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 70 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 66 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 61 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 53 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 51 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 48 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 48 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 47 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 46 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 43 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 43 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 41 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 39 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 39 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 36 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 36 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 36 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 32 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 31 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 31 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 30 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 28 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 27 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 26 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 25 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 25 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 25 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 24 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 23 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 23 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 22 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 22 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 19 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 18 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 17 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 17 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 16 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 16 | 0.0% |
| Middle East not stated | 16 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 15 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 14 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 14 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 13 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 12 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 12 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 12 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 11 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 9 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 9 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 8 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 8 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 8 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 7 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 7 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 7 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 7 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 7 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 6 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 4 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 3 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 2 | 0.0% |
| Samoa | 2 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 1 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Africa not stated | 1 | 0.0% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 1 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Portal Url | https://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url | 27 Aug 2026 | nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)5Official |
Alternatives for people set on Esbjerg
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.
Varde as a Esbjerg alternative in the same region
19 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,838 Varde vs 7,110 Esbjerg−32%
- Unemployment: 1.9% Varde vs 2.4% Esbjerg−21%
- Residents: 49,410 Varde vs 115,157 Esbjerg−57%
- Nearest airport: 11.6 km Varde vs 8.0 km Esbjerg+45%
Vejle as a Esbjerg alternative in the same country
73 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Nearest airport: 24.0 km Vejle vs 8.0 km Esbjerg+200%
- Foreign residents: 12.4% Vejle vs 9.2% Esbjerg+34%
- Unemployment: 2.3% Vejle vs 2.4% Esbjerg−4%
- Residents: 122,433 Vejle vs 115,157 Esbjerg+6%
- Basic utilities, 85 m²: €171 Vejle vs €179 Esbjerg−5%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,990 Vejle vs 7,110 Esbjergsame level
- Rent: €9.67/m² Vejle vs €9.67/m² Esbjergsame level
Cities near Esbjerg
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Esbjerg 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Esbjerg'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 Esbjerg?
The published population was 115,157 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..
How safe is Esbjerg?
Police recorded about 7,110 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 Esbjerg?
The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.
How many foreign residents live in Esbjerg?
10,641 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..
How much is public transport in Esbjerg?
A monthly transport pass is 167.2 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837).
Is Esbjerg a good place to live?
Esbjerg 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 Esbjerg?
Fanø, Bramming, Varde are near Esbjerg. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Esbjerg?
The official citizenship distribution records 114,824 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 26). Esbjerg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 07bb1027a9b2376c569d03a3de78b91b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/esbjerg/ Retrieved 2026-09-26. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- DK-Statbank-STRAF11-2025 statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-15
- 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. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-15
- Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-09-25
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
- StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
- Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
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- Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
- Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
- Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NORDBY WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q493285 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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