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Living in Hedensted

In Hedensted, average gross earnings are €6,618 a month (2025) and unemployment is 2.1% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 2.1% in November 2025. For Hedensted, car density was 620 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026. The city covered 551 km² in 2026. Population density was 88 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population48,167people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,618EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)
Average net rent10.13EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2.1%country median 2.5% — 16% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime4,725offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 17% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

Lower unemployment than 83% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 81% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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 Hedensted.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hedensted recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited40 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Norlys fixed broadband6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.13 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)755 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official

Is Hedensted 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 worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 57–75%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%
Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–48%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–59%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hedensted?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Hedensted is 2.1%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,618 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)12Official
Unemployment rate2.1 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10Official

What does a salary buy in Hedensted?

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€3,305of €3,973 take-home
  • Rent
  • 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€10.13/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31− €608
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€3,305
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Hedensted Salary needed to live in Hedensted

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Hedensted?

Police recorded about 4,725 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: 4,725 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11
Recorded crime across major citiesHedensted highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Hedensted highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Horsens6,002
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
Hedensted4,725
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,725 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)16Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was BLL, 34.2 km away, with 39 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport39 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportBLL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport34.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 10.04 · Feb 11.69 · Mar 15.76 · Apr 20.86 · May 24.19 · Jun 26.45 · Jul 27.27 · Aug 27.6 · Sep 24.97 · Oct 21.23 · Nov 15.45 · Dec 10.99 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -13.12 · Feb -13.01 · Mar -11.41 · Apr -3.47 · May -0.97 · Jun 4.53 · Jul 7.67 · Aug 7.89 · Sep 3.94 · Oct -2.2 · Nov -5.55 · Dec -10.85 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.91 · Feb 0.75 · Mar 2.69 · Apr 6.74 · May 11.2 · Jun 14.59 · Jul 16.85 · Aug 16.71 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 9.45 · Nov 5.54 · Dec 2.49 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hedensted?

The published population was 48,167 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents620 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 area551 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 residents4,705 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 density88 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents23,654 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official
Male residents24,924 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official
Population48,167 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15Official
Population covered by crime statistics48,167 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)14Official

International community in Hedensted

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
Total48,813100.0%
Denmark44,03690.2%
Poland9812.0%
Romania7231.5%
Ukraine5151.1%
Syria3730.8%
Lithuania2810.6%
Latvia2360.5%
Germany1370.3%
Eritrea980.2%
Thailand940.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria740.2%
Iceland710.1%
Norway600.1%
Turkey560.1%
Philippines550.1%
United Kingdom520.1%
Hungary520.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina510.1%
Afghanistan470.1%
Russia370.1%
Netherlands360.1%
Sri Lanka350.1%
Iran350.1%
Croatia340.1%
Stateless330.1%
Sweden330.1%
Spain330.1%
Iraq330.1%
Somalia290.1%
Serbia260.1%
Slovakia260.1%
Brazil250.1%
Portugal230.0%
Italy220.0%
USA220.0%
Kosovo210.0%
Vietnam180.0%
Sudan170.0%
China170.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic150.0%
France130.0%
Uganda130.0%
Armenia130.0%
Australia110.0%
Finland90.0%
Ireland90.0%
Switzerland80.0%
Japan80.0%
Greece70.0%
Austria70.0%
Zambia70.0%
Peru70.0%
Estonia70.0%
Burundi60.0%
Ivory Coast60.0%
Canada60.0%
Myanmar60.0%
Indonesia60.0%
Albania50.0%
Belgium50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Argentina50.0%
Morocco40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Tanzania40.0%
Angola30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Colombia30.0%
India30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Moldova30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Ghana20.0%
South Africa20.0%
Cameroon20.0%
Zimbabwe20.0%
Chile20.0%
Honduras20.0%
Mexico20.0%
Singapore20.0%
South Korea20.0%
Azerbaijan20.0%
Uzbekistan20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Serbia and Montenegro10.0%
Malta10.0%
Ethiopia10.0%
Cape Verde10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Congo, Republic10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Bahrain10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Lebanon10.0%
Mongolia10.0%
Nepal10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Belarus10.0%
Georgia10.0%
Republic of North Macedonia10.0%
Montenegro10.0%

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
Total48,813100.0%
Denmark43,24188.6%
Poland1,0172.1%
Romania6951.4%
Ukraine5341.1%
Syria4130.8%
Lithuania2850.6%
Latvia2300.5%
Germany1720.4%
Turkey1580.3%
Iraq1170.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand1130.2%
Sri Lanka1110.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1040.2%
Eritrea960.2%
Iceland880.2%
Bulgaria800.2%
Philippines800.2%
Iran700.1%
Afghanistan660.1%
Norway640.1%
United Kingdom640.1%
Russia630.1%
Vietnam550.1%
Hungary470.1%
Sweden430.1%
Netherlands390.1%
Moldova350.1%
Croatia300.1%
Serbia300.1%
Somalia290.1%
Brazil270.1%
Kosovo260.1%
USA250.1%
Slovakia250.1%
China240.0%
Sudan220.0%
France210.0%
Spain210.0%
Morocco170.0%
Bhutan170.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic160.0%
Australia160.0%
Armenia160.0%
Argentina140.0%
Finland130.0%
Uganda130.0%
Lebanon130.0%
Italy120.0%
Portugal120.0%
Yugoslavia100.0%
Canada100.0%
Estonia100.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic100.0%
Angola90.0%
Zambia90.0%
Myanmar90.0%
Japan90.0%
Kuwait90.0%
Switzerland80.0%
Colombia80.0%
Peru80.0%
Belarus80.0%
Albania70.0%
Ireland70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Belgium60.0%
Greece60.0%
Burundi60.0%
Kenya60.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Israel60.0%
South Korea60.0%
Austria50.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Soviet Union40.0%
Algeria40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Tanzania40.0%
Egypt40.0%
India40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Serbia and Montenegro30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Chile30.0%
Venezuela30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Cape Verde20.0%
Ivory Coast20.0%
Zimbabwe20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Honduras20.0%
Mexico20.0%
Paraguay20.0%
Taiwan20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Czechoslovakia10.0%
Malta10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
South Sudan10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Yemen10.0%
Bahrain10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Mongolia10.0%
North Korea10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
Republic of North Macedonia10.0%

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total43,241100.0%
Denmark43,241100.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English-language portalhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)7Official

Alternatives for people set on Hedensted

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.

Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Hedensted alternative in the same country

85 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €10.13/m² Hedenstedno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 34.2 km Hedensted+68%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.1% Hedensted−19%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 4,725 Hedensted−17%
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 48,167 Hedensted+15%
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Cities near Hedensted

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

Vejle 12.7 km away
Rent
784.3 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01
Horsens 13.3 km away
Rent
771.1 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01
Fredericia 21.2 km away
Rent
762 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Kalundborg48,103 residentsFrederikssund47,052 residentsFavrskov49,359 residentsVarde49,410 residentsEgedal45,563 residentsVordingborg45,057 residents

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Hedensted in rankings

#14 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Denmark #14 of 30 in Safest cities in Denmark by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hedensted 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; Hedensted's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Hedensted?

The published population was 48,167 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Hedensted?

Police recorded about 4,725 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 Hedensted?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Hedensted?

4,705 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 Hedensted a good place to live?

Hedensted 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 Hedensted?

Løsning, Vejle, Horsens, Fredericia are near Hedensted. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Denmark citizenship group in Hedensted?

The official citizenship distribution records 44,036 people (90.2%) 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, October 16). Hedensted, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 07caecc4ae87a16ee0709f59ae0c38e9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/hedensted/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hedensted, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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