Living in Holbæk
In November 2025, the unemployment rate was 2.1%.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Holbæk?
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 Holbæk yet. Denmark has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Holbæk?
The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Holbæk. 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 Holbæk. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Holbæk?
Police recorded about 6,009 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: 6,009 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,009 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 | 31 Dec 2025 | StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9Official |
| Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage | 12 months/year | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)14Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was RKE, 30.1 km away in June 2026. Car density was 554 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Holbæk. 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 Holbæk?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 5 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")2Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DK PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")3Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 9.88 · Feb 10.56 · Mar 14.27 · Apr 20.47 · May 23.22 · Jun 27.61 · Jul 29.87 · Aug 28.86 · Sep 25.28 · Oct 21.95 · Nov 16.43 · Dec 10.46 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -11.4 · Feb -10.55 · Mar -9.18 · Apr -2.63 · May 1.56 · Jun 6.34 · Jul 9.71 · Aug 9.79 · Sep 5.21 · Oct -1.27 · Nov -6.44 · Dec -11.36 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.99 · Feb 0.85 · Mar 2.82 · Apr 6.93 · May 11.72 · Jun 15.34 · Jul 17.89 · Aug 17.73 · Sep 14.48 · Oct 10.02 · Nov 5.98 · Dec 2.67 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
Cities of a similar size in Denmark
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 577.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 130 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Holbæk?
The published population was 74,490 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 554 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.1Official |
| City area | 577.3 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.1Official |
| Foreign residents | 6,079 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.1Official |
| Population density | 130 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official |
| Population Female | 37,869 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official |
| Population Male | 37,140 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official |
| Population | 74,490 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official |
| Safety City Crime Covered Population | 74,490 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official |
International community in Holbæk
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 | 75,299 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 69,084 | 91.7% |
| Ukraine | 650 | 0.9% |
| Turkey | 531 | 0.7% |
| Poland | 507 | 0.7% |
| Syria | 498 | 0.7% |
| Romania | 338 | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 259 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 216 | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 212 | 0.3% |
| Sweden | 197 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 178 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 176 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 146 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 141 | 0.2% |
| Somalia | 137 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 136 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 100 | 0.1% |
| Germany | 93 | 0.1% |
| China | 91 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 90 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 85 | 0.1% |
| India | 79 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 67 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 64 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 62 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 61 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 56 | 0.1% |
| USA | 52 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 50 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 43 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 39 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 37 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 37 | 0.0% |
| France | 36 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 36 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 36 | 0.0% |
| Russia | 34 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 34 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 30 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 30 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 27 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 26 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 25 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 23 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 20 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 20 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 19 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 17 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 17 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 17 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 16 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 14 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 12 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 11 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 10 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 10 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 10 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 9 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 9 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 8 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 8 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 7 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 7 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 7 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 6 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 5 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 4 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 2 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 1 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 1 | 0.0% |
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: Immigrants · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,641 | 100.0% |
| Ukraine | 603 | 9.1% |
| Turkey | 599 | 9.0% |
| Poland | 470 | 7.1% |
| Syria | 438 | 6.6% |
| Romania | 273 | 4.1% |
| Iraq | 269 | 4.1% |
| Afghanistan | 229 | 3.4% |
| Bulgaria | 214 | 3.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 168 | 2.5% |
| Sweden | 166 | 2.5% |
Show 132 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 159 | 2.4% |
| Iran | 147 | 2.2% |
| Lithuania | 146 | 2.2% |
| United Kingdom | 143 | 2.2% |
| Somalia | 141 | 2.1% |
| Eritrea | 138 | 2.1% |
| Germany | 136 | 2.0% |
| Norway | 126 | 1.9% |
| Philippines | 120 | 1.8% |
| China | 96 | 1.4% |
| India | 82 | 1.2% |
| Lebanon | 79 | 1.2% |
| Kosovo | 78 | 1.2% |
| USA | 67 | 1.0% |
| Russia | 65 | 1.0% |
| Netherlands | 60 | 0.9% |
| Pakistan | 58 | 0.9% |
| Yugoslavia | 55 | 0.8% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52 | 0.8% |
| Brazil | 51 | 0.8% |
| Latvia | 51 | 0.8% |
| Hungary | 46 | 0.7% |
| Spain | 40 | 0.6% |
| Morocco | 39 | 0.6% |
| Italy | 38 | 0.6% |
| Moldova | 37 | 0.6% |
| Slovakia | 37 | 0.6% |
| Finland | 36 | 0.5% |
| Czech Republic | 35 | 0.5% |
| Iceland | 33 | 0.5% |
| Ghana | 31 | 0.5% |
| Vietnam | 29 | 0.4% |
| France | 28 | 0.4% |
| Kuwait | 27 | 0.4% |
| Nepal | 27 | 0.4% |
| Greece | 24 | 0.4% |
| Kenya | 24 | 0.4% |
| Egypt | 24 | 0.4% |
| Portugal | 23 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 23 | 0.3% |
| Uganda | 22 | 0.3% |
| Armenia | 19 | 0.3% |
| Ireland | 18 | 0.3% |
| Canada | 18 | 0.3% |
| Rwanda | 17 | 0.3% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 17 | 0.3% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 16 | 0.2% |
| Argentina | 16 | 0.2% |
| Belgium | 14 | 0.2% |
| Cameroon | 14 | 0.2% |
| Croatia | 14 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 13 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 13 | 0.2% |
| Chile | 13 | 0.2% |
| Mexico | 13 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 12 | 0.2% |
| South Africa | 12 | 0.2% |
| Australia | 12 | 0.2% |
| Switzerland | 11 | 0.2% |
| Israel | 11 | 0.2% |
| New Zealand | 11 | 0.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 11 | 0.2% |
| Tunisia | 10 | 0.2% |
| Belarus | 10 | 0.2% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 10 | 0.2% |
| Albania | 9 | 0.1% |
| Tanzania | 9 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 8 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 8 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar | 8 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 7 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 7 | 0.1% |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Zambia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 5 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.1% |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 0.1% |
| Togo | 4 | 0.1% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0.1% |
| Taiwan | 4 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 4 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 4 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 2 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 2 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 2 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Middle East not stated | 2 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lesotho | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 1 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 1 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 1 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 75,299 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 66,471 | 88.3% |
| Turkey | 1,168 | 1.6% |
| Ukraine | 634 | 0.8% |
| Syria | 582 | 0.8% |
| Poland | 561 | 0.7% |
| Iraq | 413 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 326 | 0.4% |
| Afghanistan | 309 | 0.4% |
| Somalia | 276 | 0.4% |
| Sri Lanka | 258 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 236 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 199 | 0.3% |
| Sweden | 183 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 181 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 181 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 179 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 156 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 153 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 152 | 0.2% |
| Germany | 151 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 145 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 132 | 0.2% |
| China | 114 | 0.2% |
| India | 101 | 0.1% |
| Yugoslavia | 99 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 82 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 80 | 0.1% |
| USA | 70 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 68 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 63 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 61 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 57 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 55 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 48 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 45 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 44 | 0.1% |
| Kuwait | 42 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 40 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 40 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 40 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 38 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 38 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 37 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 34 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 34 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 33 | 0.0% |
| France | 29 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 27 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 26 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 25 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 25 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 25 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 23 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 23 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 23 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 22 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 21 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 21 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 19 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 19 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 17 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 16 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 15 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 15 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 14 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 14 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 13 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 13 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 13 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 13 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 13 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 12 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 11 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 11 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 11 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 10 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 10 | 0.0% |
| Not stated | 10 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 8 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 8 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 8 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 7 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 3 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 2 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 2 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 2 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0.0% |
| Middle East not stated | 2 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 2 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lesotho | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 1 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 1 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.0% |
| West Bank | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1
Is Holbæk 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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Portal Url | https://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url | 27 Aug 2026 | nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)6Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Holbæk 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 guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Holbæk?
The published population was 74,490 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 Holbæk?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe").
How safe is Holbæk?
Police recorded about 6,009 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 Holbæk?
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 Holbæk?
6,079 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 Holbæk a good place to live?
Holbæk 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 Holbæk?
The official citizenship distribution records 75,299 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). Holbæk, Denmark: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/holbaek/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Holbæk, Denmark: jobs, safety, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/holbaek/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.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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