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Living in Hjørring

In Hjørring, the median rent tenants pay is €703 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.7% (2025).

The city covered 926.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 68 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.7% in November 2025. Car density was 598 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2619 sources

Population63,311people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,192EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time
Average net rent9.86EUR/m²/month1 Jan 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2.7%country median 2.5% — 8% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime5,175offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 9% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

Higher unemployment than 63% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 67% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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 Hjørring.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hjørring 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 broadband5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.86 EUR/m²/month1 Jan 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context
Median monthly rent702.9 EUR/month1 Jan 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official

Is Hjørring 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 employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 63–81%
Student43%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–53%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hjørring?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Hjørring is 2.7%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,192 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 rate2.7 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8Official

What does a salary buy in Hjørring?

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€3,321of €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€9.86/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-01-01− €592
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€3,321
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Hjørring?

Police recorded about 5,175 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: 5,175 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9
Recorded crime across major citiesHjørring highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Hjørring 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
Hjørring5,175
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,175 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)14Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was AAL, 41.8 km away, with 13 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport13 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportAAL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport41.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 10.07 · Feb 9.41 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 17.03 · May 23.24 · Jun 25.51 · Jul 26.93 · Aug 25.56 · Sep 24.04 · Oct 18.73 · Nov 14.72 · Dec 11.66 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -10.79 · Feb -9.3 · Mar -6.67 · Apr -0.4 · May 2.5 · Jun 7.4 · Jul 10.91 · Aug 10.69 · Sep 6.89 · Oct 0.46 · Nov -5.17 · Dec -8.62 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.85 · Feb 1.38 · Mar 2.91 · Apr 6.7 · May 10.89 · Jun 14.52 · Jul 17.01 · Aug 17.03 · Sep 14.16 · Oct 9.93 · Nov 6.33 · Dec 3.52 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hjørring?

The published population was 63,311 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 residents598 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 area926.9 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 residents4,829 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 density68 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Population Female31,429 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population Male31,550 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population63,311 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population63,311 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official

International community in Hjørring

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
Total62,909100.0%
Denmark57,96992.1%
Ukraine6381.0%
Poland4960.8%
Romania3960.6%
Syria3750.6%
Vietnam2720.4%
Germany2660.4%
Norway2550.4%
Eritrea2550.4%
Afghanistan1670.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Netherlands1150.2%
Indonesia970.2%
Sweden900.1%
Lithuania810.1%
Thailand800.1%
United Kingdom770.1%
Iceland720.1%
Philippines680.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina650.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic590.1%
Myanmar590.1%
Bulgaria470.1%
Uganda450.1%
Iran450.1%
China420.1%
Stateless390.1%
Italy390.1%
Turkey360.1%
Russia350.1%
USA330.1%
Colombia310.0%
Hungary300.0%
Tanzania270.0%
Spain260.0%
Iraq260.0%
Sri Lanka230.0%
Greece210.0%
Portugal210.0%
Nepal190.0%
Latvia190.0%
Serbia180.0%
Japan170.0%
Finland160.0%
India160.0%
France150.0%
Ireland150.0%
Brazil140.0%
Kosovo140.0%
Czech Republic130.0%
Switzerland120.0%
Sudan120.0%
Bangladesh110.0%
Republic of North Macedonia110.0%
Slovakia110.0%
Belgium100.0%
Kenya100.0%
Croatia90.0%
Morocco80.0%
Austria60.0%
Pakistan60.0%
Belarus60.0%
Sierra Leone50.0%
Canada50.0%
Ghana40.0%
Nigeria40.0%
Egypt40.0%
Somalia40.0%
Chile40.0%
Lebanon40.0%
Algeria30.0%
Peru30.0%
Israel30.0%
Australia30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Albania20.0%
Gambia, The20.0%
Mozambique20.0%
Cameroon20.0%
Congo, Republic20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Panama20.0%
Taiwan20.0%
Jordan20.0%
Uzbekistan20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Angola10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Ethiopia10.0%
Lesotho10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Africa not stated10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Mexico10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Singapore10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Moldova10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Tajikistan10.0%
Georgia10.0%
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: Immigrants · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total4,997100.0%
Ukraine56211.2%
Vietnam4509.0%
Poland4398.8%
Romania3466.9%
Syria3166.3%
Germany2986.0%
Norway2515.0%
Eritrea1863.7%
Afghanistan1513.0%
Sweden1052.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand941.9%
Netherlands921.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina901.8%
Iceland871.7%
United Kingdom811.6%
Indonesia761.5%
Philippines751.5%
Lithuania651.3%
Russia611.2%
Lebanon581.2%
Iraq571.1%
Iran531.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic521.0%
Bulgaria481.0%
Uganda440.9%
Myanmar430.9%
China410.8%
Hungary370.7%
USA350.7%
Turkey340.7%
Colombia340.7%
Sri Lanka340.7%
Tanzania310.6%
Brazil260.5%
Italy250.5%
Nepal200.4%
India190.4%
Spain170.3%
Japan170.3%
Serbia160.3%
Finland150.3%
France150.3%
Greece150.3%
Portugal150.3%
Switzerland150.3%
Argentina150.3%
Ireland140.3%
Latvia140.3%
Kosovo120.2%
Kenya110.2%
Republic of North Macedonia110.2%
Belgium100.2%
Sudan100.2%
Slovakia100.2%
Morocco90.2%
Canada90.2%
Bangladesh90.2%
Pakistan90.2%
Czech Republic90.2%
Israel80.2%
Croatia80.2%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic80.2%
Yugoslavia60.1%
Austria60.1%
Nigeria60.1%
Egypt60.1%
Somalia60.1%
Venezuela60.1%
Algeria50.1%
South Africa50.1%
Chile50.1%
Bahrain50.1%
Middle East not stated50.1%
Australia50.1%
Belarus50.1%
Soviet Union40.1%
Ghana40.1%
Tunisia40.1%
Peru40.1%
Cambodia40.1%
Kuwait40.1%
Estonia40.1%
Albania30.1%
Madagascar30.1%
Sierra Leone30.1%
Ivory Coast30.1%
El Salvador30.1%
Taiwan30.1%
South Korea30.1%
New Zealand30.1%
Moldova30.1%
Kyrgyzstan30.1%
Serbia and Montenegro20.0%
Palestine20.0%
Angola20.0%
Gambia, The20.0%
Mozambique20.0%
Cameroon20.0%
Congo, Republic20.0%
Rwanda20.0%
Zambia20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Panama20.0%
United Arab Emirates20.0%
Azerbaijan20.0%
Uzbekistan20.0%
Czechoslovakia10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Cape Verde10.0%
Lesotho10.0%
Libya10.0%
Tuvalu10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Mexico10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Saudi Arabia10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Tajikistan10.0%
Georgia10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
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: Persons of Danish origin · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total56,817100.0%
Denmark56,817100.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Hjørring

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 Hjørring alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 189 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.7% Hjørring−37%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 5,175 Hjørring−25%
  • Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 41.8 km Hjørring+37%
  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €9.86/m² Hjørring+5%
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 63,311 Hjørring−12%
Full comparisonMore about Ringkøbing-Skjern

Cities near Hjørring

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

Frederikshavn 24.8 km away
Rent
722.2 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Køge63,335 residentsHelsingør63,953 residentsSkanderborg65,760 residentsSvendborg60,001 residentsGuldborgsund59,350 residentsHolstebro59,201 residents

How does Hjørring compare?

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Hjørring in rankings

#3 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Denmark #24 of 30 in Largest cities in Denmark #26 of 30 in Safest cities in Denmark by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hjørring 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; Hjørring'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 Hjørring?

The published population was 63,311 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Hjørring?

Police recorded about 5,175 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 Hjørring?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Hjørring?

4,829 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 Hjørring a good place to live?

Hjørring 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 Hjørring?

Hirtshals, Løkken, Brønderslev, Frederikshavn are near Hjørring. 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 Hjørring?

The official citizenship distribution records 62,909 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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