Living in Helsingør
In Helsingør, the median rent tenants pay is €995 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.6% (2025).
Population density was 540 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.6% in November 2025. Car density was 495 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026. The city covered 118.9 km² in 2026.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Helsingør?
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 broadband7Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.93 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | 3 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.87 EUR/m²/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent | 995.3 EUR/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official |
Is Helsingør 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 Helsingør?
The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10
Helsingør 2.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 7,436 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time2Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 96 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)12Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 %country median 2.5% | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10Official |
What does a salary buy in Helsingør?
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€11.87/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-01-01 | − €712 |
| 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 | €3,201 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Helsingør. 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 Helsingør. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Helsingør?
Police recorded about 7,697 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: 7,697 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,697 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 | 31 Dec 2025 | StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11Official |
| Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage | 12 months/year | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)16Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was AGH, 32.3 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Helsingør. 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
Is the air quality good in Helsingør?
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 Agency3
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/m³country median 6.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 9.55 · Feb 10.01 · Mar 13.83 · Apr 19.03 · May 23.59 · Jun 27.23 · Jul 29.06 · Aug 29.21 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 16.12 · Dec 10.34 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -13.04 · Feb -12.25 · Mar -11.26 · Apr -3.14 · May 1.67 · Jun 6.71 · Jul 10.73 · Aug 9.63 · Sep 4.63 · Oct -1.4 · Nov -9.08 · Dec -15.28 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| 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 | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SJAELSMARK_06188.csv17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 49.1 · Feb 41.4 · Mar 38.2 · Apr 31.4 · May 45.6 · Jun 71.5 · Jul 66.8 · Aug 82.9 · Sep 59.2 · Oct 65.6 · Nov 55.5 · Dec 58.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 11.0 to 7.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Helsingør?
The published population was 63,953 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15
By nationality
National passport91.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 495 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 | 118.9 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 residents | 5,588 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 | 540 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official |
| Population Female | 33,145 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official |
| Population Male | 31,099 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official |
| Population | 63,953 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15Official |
| Safety City Crime Covered Population | 63,953 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)14Official |
International community in Helsingør
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 | 64,460 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 58,729 | 91.1% |
| Sweden | 555 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 520 | 0.8% |
| Turkey | 467 | 0.7% |
| Syria | 274 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 263 | 0.4% |
| Stateless | 251 | 0.4% |
| Serbia | 225 | 0.3% |
| Poland | 203 | 0.3% |
| Lithuania | 196 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 187 | 0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 180 | 0.3% |
| Germany | 163 | 0.3% |
| Thailand | 135 | 0.2% |
| Yugoslavia | 132 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 104 | 0.2% |
| USA | 103 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 100 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 87 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 85 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 81 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 78 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 75 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 67 | 0.1% |
| China | 67 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 64 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 62 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 61 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 60 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 57 | 0.1% |
| France | 52 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 32 | 0.0% |
| India | 31 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 31 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 30 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 26 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 25 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 24 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 24 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 23 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 23 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 22 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 22 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 20 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 16 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 16 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 14 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 14 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 13 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 12 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 12 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 11 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 10 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 10 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 10 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 9 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 9 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 8 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 8 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 7 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 6 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 6 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 6 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 6 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 6 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 4 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 3 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 2 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Eswatini | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 1 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 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 | 64,460 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 55,041 | 85.4% |
| Turkey | 1,281 | 2.0% |
| Lebanon | 782 | 1.2% |
| Yugoslavia | 571 | 0.9% |
| Sweden | 524 | 0.8% |
| Syria | 518 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 513 | 0.8% |
| Poland | 300 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 274 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 264 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 252 | 0.4% |
| Iran | 236 | 0.4% |
| Norway | 219 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 219 | 0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 211 | 0.3% |
| Lithuania | 206 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 186 | 0.3% |
| Thailand | 180 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 139 | 0.2% |
| Russia | 134 | 0.2% |
| USA | 128 | 0.2% |
| China | 101 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 100 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 98 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 77 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 74 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 72 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 70 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 68 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 66 | 0.1% |
| India | 64 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 63 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 62 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 55 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 55 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 53 | 0.1% |
| France | 51 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 46 | 0.1% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 44 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 40 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 37 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 34 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 33 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 30 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 29 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 29 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 26 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 25 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 25 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 25 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 23 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 23 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 23 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 23 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 21 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 19 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 19 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 18 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 16 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 15 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 15 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 15 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 14 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 14 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 13 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 12 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 12 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 11 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 11 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 11 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 11 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 9 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 9 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 9 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 9 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 9 | 0.0% |
| Not stated | 9 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 8 | 0.0% |
| Middle East not stated | 8 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 8 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 8 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 7 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 7 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 6 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 6 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 6 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 6 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 6 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 5 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 4 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 3 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 2 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 2 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Europe not stated | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gaza | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Eswatini | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 1 | 0.0% |
| West Indies | 1 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 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 | 2,463 | 100.0% |
| Turkey | 622 | 25.3% |
| Lebanon | 419 | 17.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 217 | 8.8% |
| Iraq | 104 | 4.2% |
| Syria | 104 | 4.2% |
| Serbia | 89 | 3.6% |
| Pakistan | 77 | 3.1% |
| Sweden | 67 | 2.7% |
| Poland | 49 | 2.0% |
| Iran | 40 | 1.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 39 | 1.6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 | 1.5% |
| Norway | 35 | 1.4% |
| Romania | 33 | 1.3% |
| Morocco | 29 | 1.2% |
| Russia | 28 | 1.1% |
| Lithuania | 26 | 1.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 0.8% |
| Thailand | 20 | 0.8% |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 0.8% |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 0.7% |
| Eritrea | 17 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 15 | 0.6% |
| Hungary | 14 | 0.6% |
| Kenya | 13 | 0.5% |
| Croatia | 13 | 0.5% |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 0.5% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 12 | 0.5% |
| Spain | 11 | 0.4% |
| USA | 11 | 0.4% |
| South Korea | 11 | 0.4% |
| India | 10 | 0.4% |
| Vietnam | 10 | 0.4% |
| Mexico | 9 | 0.4% |
| Jordan | 9 | 0.4% |
| Iceland | 8 | 0.3% |
| China | 8 | 0.3% |
| Philippines | 8 | 0.3% |
| Italy | 7 | 0.3% |
| Tunisia | 7 | 0.3% |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 0.3% |
| Kosovo | 7 | 0.3% |
| Finland | 6 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 5 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 5 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 5 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 5 | 0.2% |
| Belarus | 5 | 0.2% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.2% |
| Mozambique | 4 | 0.2% |
| Uganda | 4 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 4 | 0.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0.2% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 0.2% |
| Middle East not stated | 4 | 0.2% |
| Stateless | 3 | 0.1% |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.1% |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 3 | 0.1% |
| Madagascar | 3 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.1% |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0.1% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 3 | 0.1% |
| France | 2 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 0.1% |
| Palestine | 2 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.1% |
| Gambia, The | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 2 | 0.1% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 2 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 2 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.1% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 0.1% |
| North Korea | 2 | 0.1% |
| Singapore | 2 | 0.1% |
| Qatar | 2 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 2 | 0.1% |
| Europe not stated | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 1 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2
Alternatives for people set on Helsingør
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.
Rudersdal as a Helsingør alternative in the same region
24 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,792 Rudersdal vs 7,697 Helsingør−25%
- Nearest airport: 25.8 km Rudersdal vs 32.3 km Helsingør−20%
- Unemployment: 2.5% Rudersdal vs 2.6% Helsingør−4%
- Residents: 57,342 Rudersdal vs 63,953 Helsingør−10%
- Rent: €11.87/m² Rudersdal vs €11.87/m² Helsingørsame level
Sønderborg as a Helsingør alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 217 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €9.67/m² Sønderborg vs €11.87/m² Helsingør−19%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,881 Sønderborg vs 7,697 Helsingør−37%
- Nearest airport: 6.1 km Sønderborg vs 32.3 km Helsingør−81%
- Residents: 74,096 Sønderborg vs 63,953 Helsingør+16%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Sønderborg vs 2.6% Helsingørsame level
Tallinn as a Helsingør alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 812 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 7.0 µg/m³ Helsingør−57%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €11.87/m² (2026) Helsingørno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 32.3 km Helsingør−83%
Cities near Helsingør
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Denmark
Other cities in Denmark to compare with Helsingør, nearest in population first.
How does Helsingør compare?
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Helsingør in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Helsingør 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; Helsingør'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 Helsingør?
The published population was 63,953 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..
Is the air quality good in Helsingør?
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.
How safe is Helsingør?
Police recorded about 7,697 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 Helsingør?
The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.
How many foreign residents live in Helsingør?
5,588 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 Helsingør a good place to live?
Helsingør 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 Helsingør?
Hellebæk, Espergærde, Ålsgårde, Humlebæk, Hornbæk are near Helsingør. 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 Helsingør?
The official citizenship distribution records 64,460 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 29). Helsingør, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 688100ceabbd9942f492fbfc32453ecf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/helsingor/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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title = {Helsingør, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-29},
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[Helsingør, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/helsingor/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 688100ceabbd9942f492fbfc32453ecf; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
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