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Living in Guldborgsund

The city covered 900.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 66 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.8% in November 2025. Car density was 570 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

Higher unemployment than 69% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 69% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

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

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Guldborgsund?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force4

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Guldborgsund is 2.8%. 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%312–2.529 cities: 2.5% to under 3%292.5–3Guldborgsund 2.8%16 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 availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)6Official
Unemployment rate2.8 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force4Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Guldborgsund. 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 Guldborgsund. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Guldborgsund?

Police recorded about 7,074 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: 7,074 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types5
Recorded crime across major citiesGuldborgsund highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Guldborgsund highlighted9,141Copenhagen8,856Odense8,617Frederiksberg8,603Aarhus7,110Esbjerg7,074Guldborgsund6,990Vejle6,774Aalborg6,567Randers6,002Horsens5,311Silkeborg5,303Viborgrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,074 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types5Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)10Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RKE, 92.6 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportRKE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official
Distance to nearest airport92.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average temperature by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 7.8 · May 12 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ABED11Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Denmark

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

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Guldborgsund?

The published population was 59,350 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Guldborgsund residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.5%Foreign residents 7.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents570 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 area900.6 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.1Official
Foreign residents4,440 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 density66 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official
Population Female29,646 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)7Official
Population Male29,473 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)7Official
Population59,350 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.9Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population59,350 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)8Official

International community in Guldborgsund

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
Total58,984100.0%
Denmark54,48192.4%
Ukraine5280.9%
Poland4100.7%
Syria4020.7%
Romania3030.5%
Germany2150.4%
Eritrea2100.4%
Thailand1640.3%
Turkey1600.3%
Philippines1200.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Sweden1150.2%
Serbia1120.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1010.2%
Norway940.2%
Bulgaria940.2%
Iraq890.2%
United Kingdom800.1%
Iran800.1%
Stateless760.1%
Afghanistan680.1%
Lithuania660.1%
Netherlands640.1%
Kosovo630.1%
China570.1%
Italy510.1%
Iceland420.1%
Latvia390.1%
Spain380.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic380.1%
USA320.1%
Kyrgyzstan320.1%
France310.1%
Croatia270.0%
Russia260.0%
Hungary250.0%
Uganda220.0%
Belgium210.0%
Portugal210.0%
Vietnam200.0%
Republic of North Macedonia200.0%
Sri Lanka190.0%
Lebanon190.0%
Tanzania170.0%
Pakistan140.0%
Morocco130.0%
Canada130.0%
Finland120.0%
Greece120.0%
Somalia120.0%
Belarus100.0%
Azerbaijan100.0%
Slovakia100.0%
Austria90.0%
Kenya90.0%
Peru80.0%
Israel80.0%
Ghana70.0%
Egypt70.0%
Mexico70.0%
India70.0%
Japan70.0%
Nepal70.0%
Czech Republic70.0%
Ireland60.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Brazil60.0%
South Africa50.0%
Chile50.0%
Australia50.0%
Estonia50.0%
Albania40.0%
Zambia40.0%
Cambodia40.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Ethiopia20.0%
Gambia, The20.0%
Rwanda20.0%
Zimbabwe20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
Guatemala20.0%
Jamaica20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
Myanmar20.0%
Indonesia20.0%
Jordan20.0%
Laos20.0%
Not stated20.0%
Yugoslavia10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Togo10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Antigua and Barbuda10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Panama10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%
Georgia10.0%

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: Total · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total58,984100.0%
Denmark53,05589.9%
Ukraine5380.9%
Poland5260.9%
Syria4940.8%
Romania3070.5%
Turkey2910.5%
Germany2870.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2690.5%
Eritrea2080.4%
Thailand2000.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq1880.3%
Philippines1560.3%
Lebanon1410.2%
Sweden1260.2%
Yugoslavia1210.2%
Iran1170.2%
Norway1100.2%
United Kingdom1050.2%
Kosovo910.2%
Bulgaria840.1%
Afghanistan820.1%
Lithuania710.1%
China660.1%
Russia660.1%
Netherlands600.1%
Serbia600.1%
USA560.1%
Latvia490.1%
Sri Lanka450.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic410.1%
Vietnam400.1%
Italy380.1%
Iceland360.1%
Pakistan340.1%
Kyrgyzstan320.1%
France310.1%
Spain310.1%
Morocco300.1%
Hungary290.0%
Croatia290.0%
Republic of North Macedonia280.0%
Uganda270.0%
Finland230.0%
Somalia230.0%
Belgium220.0%
Tanzania210.0%
India200.0%
Canada180.0%
Portugal170.0%
Ghana150.0%
Kenya150.0%
Egypt150.0%
Israel150.0%
Slovakia150.0%
Brazil140.0%
Nepal130.0%
Azerbaijan130.0%
Serbia and Montenegro120.0%
Belarus120.0%
South Africa110.0%
Chile110.0%
Moldova110.0%
Switzerland100.0%
Peru100.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic100.0%
Czech Republic100.0%
Greece90.0%
Venezuela90.0%
Algeria80.0%
Cambodia80.0%
Austria70.0%
Rwanda70.0%
Mexico70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Japan70.0%
Kuwait70.0%
Australia70.0%
Zambia60.0%
Argentina60.0%
Colombia60.0%
Trinidad and Tobago60.0%
Jordan60.0%
South Korea60.0%
Kazakhstan60.0%
Albania50.0%
Ireland50.0%
Soviet Union50.0%
Estonia50.0%
Uzbekistan50.0%
Czechoslovakia40.0%
Gambia, The40.0%
Namibia40.0%
Sierra Leone40.0%
Saudi Arabia40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Middle East not stated30.0%
Not stated30.0%
Burundi20.0%
Nigeria20.0%
Sudan20.0%
Guyana20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
Myanmar20.0%
Laos20.0%
New Zealand20.0%
Palestine10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Lesotho10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Togo10.0%
Antigua and Barbuda10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Panama10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
Yemen10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Asia not stated10.0%
Qatar10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Montenegro10.0%

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: Persons of Danish origin · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total53,055100.0%
Denmark53,055100.0%

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

Is Guldborgsund 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–71%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 40–62%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–56%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–63%
Foreign residents4,440 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.
Population59,350 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark (Statbank)
Unemployment rate2.8 %30 Nov 2025Official source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Cars per 1,000 residents570 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.
City area900.6 km²1 Jan 2026Official source · 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.
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)2Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Guldborgsund 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 guide
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 Guldborgsund?

The published population was 59,350 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Guldborgsund?

Police recorded about 7,074 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 Guldborgsund?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Guldborgsund?

4,440 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 Guldborgsund a good place to live?

Guldborgsund 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 Guldborgsund?

The official citizenship distribution records 58,984 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). Guldborgsund, Denmark: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/guldborgsund/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_guldborgsund-denmark-jobs-safety-climate_39caacf9db20,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Guldborgsund, Denmark: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/guldborgsund/},
  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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  1. 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
  2. nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  5. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
  6. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  7. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  9. Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
  10. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
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  1. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ABED WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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