Living in Farum
An unemployment rate of 2.5% was measured in November 2025. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Farum?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 40 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Norlys fixed broadband9Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.93 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | 3 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.54 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 971.4 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official · parent municipality |
Is Farum 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 Farum?
The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force14
Farum 2.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 8,960 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)6Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 2.5 % | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force14Official · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Farum?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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€11.54/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31 | − €692 |
| Internet€40 · official · Norlys fixed broadband · 2026-09-30 | − €40 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · 3 mobile internet 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €3,221 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Farum. 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 Farum. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
Farum recorded a crime rate of 5,719.7 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2025.
How safe is Farum?
Police recorded about 4,939 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,939 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)13Official · parent municipality |
Mobility and administration
Farum's nearest airport was CPH, 28 km away and offered 121 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Farum. 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
Monthly mean temperatures were 1.1°C in January and 17.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 54.1 mm in January and 66.1 mm in July.
Is the air quality good in Farum?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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.
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 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 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Farum?
The published population was 20,558 people in January 2026. Source: Population 1. January12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 20,558 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Population 1. January12Official |
Alternatives for people set on Farum
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.
Lillerød as a Farum alternative in the same region
7 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 1.6% Lillerød vs 2.5% Farum−36%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,784 Lillerød vs 4,939 Farumno percentage
- Residents: 16,894 Lillerød vs 20,558 Farum−18%
- Rent: €11.54/m² Lillerød vs €11.54/m² Farumsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Lillerød vs 7.0 µg/m³ Farumsame level
Cities near Farum
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 837.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01
Alternative cities in Denmark
Other cities in Denmark to compare with Farum, nearest in population first.
How does Farum compare?
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Farum in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Farum 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; Farum's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Farum part of Copenhagen?
Farum belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Copenhagen; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 19.0 km away by straight-line distance. Copenhagen city profile
Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Farum?
The published population was 20,558 people in January 2026. Source: Population 1. January.
Is the air quality good in Farum?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Farum?
Police recorded about 4,939 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22).
What is the unemployment rate in Farum?
The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.
Is Farum a good place to live?
Farum 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.
Is Farum part of Copenhagen?
Farum belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Copenhagen; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 19.0 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Farum?
Furesø, Værløse, Stavnsholt, Birkerød, Allerød are near Farum. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Farum, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e93aa704c94b7961ed1cb17835659a5e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/farum/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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