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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.

Last checked 2026-09-2620 sources

Population115,157people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,402EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time
Average net rent9.67EUR/m²/month1 Jan 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2.4%country median 2.5% — 4% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime7,110offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 25% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

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.

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 Esbjerg.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

€ / month

Private kindergarten€508
Utilities, 85 m² flat€179
Transport pass€167
Internet, 60 Mbps€35
Fitness club€33
Mobile plan, 10 GB€17

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly33.44 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited35.25 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly508.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.18 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass167.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home178.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837)19Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.67 EUR/m²/month1 Jan 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context
Median monthly rent726.2 EUR/month1 Jan 2026Landsbyggefonden 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.

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Remote worker72%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 63–81%
Skilled employee73%strong on work, weak on education · range 64–82%
Student43%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–53%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%
Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–69%

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

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Esbjerg is 2.4%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,402 EUR/month31 Dec 2024LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time2Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability100 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Unemployment rate2.4 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank 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.

Denmark median gross pay: €6,161 (2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,994of €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€9.67/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 over€2,994
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

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.

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 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
Recorded crime across major citiesEsbjerg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Esbjerg highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Kolding6,398
Horsens6,002
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents187.6 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025DK-Statbank-STRAF11-20251Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,110 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents465.5 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025DK-Statbank-STRAF11-20251Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)14Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 522 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportEBJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

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.

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Average temperature by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm1991–2020WMO 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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents522 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 area795.6 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-resident share9.24 %1 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
Foreign residents10,641 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 density144 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Population Female57,331 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population Male57,616 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population115,157 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population115,157 people31 Dec 2025Statistics 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 groupPeopleShare
Total114,824100.0%
Denmark104,06590.6%
Ukraine1,3361.2%
Poland1,0400.9%
Syria7700.7%
Romania6160.5%
Germany5040.4%
Turkey4070.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3370.3%
Myanmar3230.3%
Netherlands3160.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United Kingdom2950.3%
Vietnam2890.3%
Norway2420.2%
Lithuania2370.2%
Iraq2010.2%
Iran1810.2%
Thailand1790.2%
Stateless1610.1%
Eritrea1440.1%
Philippines1400.1%
Somalia1350.1%
China1300.1%
Sweden1250.1%
Bulgaria1250.1%
France1200.1%
India1190.1%
Iceland1160.1%
Italy1150.1%
Hungary1090.1%
Afghanistan1090.1%
Spain960.1%
Bangladesh960.1%
Latvia860.1%
Croatia770.1%
USA740.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic720.1%
Portugal700.1%
Sri Lanka630.1%
Russia630.1%
Pakistan590.1%
Brazil550.0%
Kosovo480.0%
Slovakia470.0%
Greece430.0%
Colombia430.0%
Serbia420.0%
Nepal400.0%
Nigeria370.0%
Indonesia360.0%
Czech Republic340.0%
Finland310.0%
Ireland300.0%
South Africa290.0%
Cameroon290.0%
Uganda270.0%
Tanzania250.0%
Austria240.0%
Kenya240.0%
Kazakhstan220.0%
Ghana180.0%
Uzbekistan180.0%
Canada160.0%
Switzerland150.0%
Lebanon150.0%
Mexico140.0%
Peru130.0%
Egypt120.0%
Japan120.0%
Estonia120.0%
Ethiopia110.0%
Venezuela110.0%
Malaysia110.0%
Singapore110.0%
Slovenia110.0%
Montenegro110.0%
Sudan100.0%
Jordan100.0%
Moldova100.0%
Australia90.0%
Belgium80.0%
Morocco80.0%
Tunisia70.0%
Zambia70.0%
Argentina70.0%
Chile70.0%
Ecuador70.0%
Cyprus70.0%
New Zealand70.0%
Belarus70.0%
Gambia, The60.0%
Mozambique60.0%
Congo, Republic60.0%
Albania50.0%
Libya50.0%
Cambodia50.0%
South Korea50.0%
Angola40.0%
Rwanda40.0%
Republic of North Macedonia40.0%
Algeria30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Taiwan30.0%
Burundi20.0%
Guyana20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
Paraguay20.0%
Yemen20.0%
Saudi Arabia20.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Cape Verde10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Malawi10.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Fiji10.0%
Belize10.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Azerbaijan10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total3,182100.0%
Turkey39012.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2778.7%
Somalia2196.9%
Vietnam2096.6%
Poland2016.3%
Iraq1936.1%
Syria1795.6%
Lebanon1785.6%
Myanmar1444.5%
Ukraine1043.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania983.1%
Netherlands772.4%
Germany732.3%
Lithuania511.6%
Iran471.5%
Afghanistan431.4%
Sri Lanka341.1%
Norway311.0%
Eritrea311.0%
Yugoslavia290.9%
Kosovo240.8%
Sweden230.7%
Iceland220.7%
China220.7%
India210.7%
Pakistan210.7%
Latvia210.7%
Congo, Democratic Republic200.6%
United Kingdom190.6%
Russia190.6%
Morocco170.5%
Thailand150.5%
Cameroon140.4%
France130.4%
Colombia130.4%
Serbia130.4%
Bulgaria120.4%
Philippines120.4%
Hungary110.3%
Yemen110.3%
Sudan100.3%
Brazil100.3%
Kuwait100.3%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic100.3%
USA90.3%
Ethiopia80.3%
Kenya80.3%
South Korea80.3%
Finland70.2%
Serbia and Montenegro70.2%
Malaysia70.2%
Indonesia60.2%
Kazakhstan60.2%
Croatia60.2%
Greece50.2%
Bangladesh50.2%
Republic of North Macedonia50.2%
Slovakia50.2%
Italy40.1%
Nigeria40.1%
Tanzania40.1%
Tunisia40.1%
Egypt40.1%
Mexico40.1%
Cambodia40.1%
Middle East not stated40.1%
Australia40.1%
Albania30.1%
Spain30.1%
Congo, Republic30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Azerbaijan30.1%
Moldova30.1%
Montenegro30.1%
Stateless20.1%
Austria20.1%
Ghana20.1%
Libya20.1%
Argentina20.1%
Canada20.1%
Peru20.1%
Venezuela20.1%
United Arab Emirates20.1%
New Zealand20.1%
Uzbekistan20.1%
Portugal10.0%
Switzerland10.0%
Soviet Union10.0%
Angola10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Chile10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Bahrain10.0%
Japan10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Saudi Arabia10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
Czech Republic10.0%

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
Total114,824100.0%
Denmark100,06687.1%
Ukraine1,3441.2%
Poland1,2181.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina8960.8%
Turkey8660.8%
Syria8530.7%
Vietnam6840.6%
Germany6730.6%
Romania6430.6%
Iraq5450.5%
Show 144 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Myanmar4720.4%
Somalia4170.4%
Lebanon3340.3%
United Kingdom3200.3%
Iran3090.3%
Netherlands3030.3%
Lithuania2480.2%
Norway2440.2%
Thailand2220.2%
Philippines1780.2%
China1610.1%
Afghanistan1560.1%
India1550.1%
Russia1330.1%
Iceland1310.1%
Sri Lanka1270.1%
Sweden1260.1%
Eritrea1260.1%
Hungary1240.1%
Bulgaria1150.1%
France1050.1%
Latvia1040.1%
Bangladesh980.1%
USA910.1%
Pakistan900.1%
Italy870.1%
Yugoslavia850.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic850.1%
Brazil850.1%
Spain770.1%
Kosovo700.1%
Croatia660.1%
Colombia610.1%
Nigeria530.0%
Slovakia510.0%
Portugal480.0%
Moldova480.0%
Serbia470.0%
Greece460.0%
Indonesia430.0%
Nepal430.0%
Morocco410.0%
Finland390.0%
Cameroon390.0%
Kenya360.0%
South Africa360.0%
Uganda360.0%
Kuwait320.0%
Tanzania310.0%
Kazakhstan310.0%
Czech Republic310.0%
Venezuela300.0%
Ethiopia280.0%
Argentina270.0%
Mexico260.0%
Switzerland250.0%
Ghana250.0%
Canada250.0%
Malaysia240.0%
Sudan230.0%
Uzbekistan230.0%
Ireland220.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic220.0%
Peru190.0%
Japan180.0%
Austria170.0%
Australia170.0%
Belarus170.0%
Egypt160.0%
Chile160.0%
Middle East not stated160.0%
South Korea150.0%
Serbia and Montenegro140.0%
Yemen140.0%
Republic of North Macedonia140.0%
Tunisia130.0%
Ecuador130.0%
Slovenia130.0%
Belgium120.0%
Singapore120.0%
New Zealand120.0%
Albania110.0%
Estonia110.0%
Soviet Union90.0%
Congo, Republic90.0%
Zambia90.0%
Stateless80.0%
Algeria80.0%
Mozambique80.0%
Montenegro80.0%
Angola70.0%
Gambia, The70.0%
Libya70.0%
Cuba70.0%
Cambodia70.0%
United Arab Emirates60.0%
Cyprus60.0%
Israel60.0%
Jordan60.0%
Czechoslovakia50.0%
Saudi Arabia50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Namibia40.0%
Zimbabwe40.0%
Guyana40.0%
Trinidad and Tobago40.0%
Taiwan40.0%
Kyrgyzstan40.0%
Burundi30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Cape Verde20.0%
Liberia20.0%
Ivory Coast20.0%
Seychelles20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
Nicaragua20.0%
Paraguay20.0%
Bahrain20.0%
Samoa20.0%
San Marino10.0%
Botswana10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Mali10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Togo10.0%
Malawi10.0%
Africa not stated10.0%
Antigua and Barbuda10.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Suriname10.0%
Dominica10.0%
Panama10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Bhutan10.0%
Mongolia10.0%
North Korea10.0%
Qatar10.0%
Fiji10.0%
Georgia10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English Portal Urlhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.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.

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
Full comparisonMore about Vejle

Cities near Esbjerg

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

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Vejle122,433 residentsFrederiksberg106,150 residentsSilkeborg101,574 residentsRanders100,356 residentsHorsens97,921 residentsViborg97,621 residents

How does Esbjerg compare?

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Esbjerg in rankings

#5 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Denmark #6 of 30 in Largest cities in Denmark #30 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Denmark

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.

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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; 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
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_esbjerg-denmark-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_b15ee56473d1,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Esbjerg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-26},
  version = {07bb1027a9b2376c569d03a3de78b91b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/esbjerg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-26. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Esbjerg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/esbjerg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 07bb1027a9b2376c569d03a3de78b91b; retrieved 2026-09-26; built 2026-09-26.

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  1. DK-Statbank-STRAF11-2025 statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-15
  2. 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
  3. Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-09-25
  4. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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  6. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  7. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  8. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  9. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
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  1. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  2. Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  3. Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  5. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NORDBY WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  6. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  7. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  8. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  9. Numbeo — Cost of Living in Esbjerg (Wayback capture 20250117201837) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01
  10. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q493285 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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