Living in Holbæk

In Holbæk, the median rent tenants pay is €919 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.1% (2025).

In November 2025, the unemployment rate was 2.1%.

Last checked 2026-09-2619 sources

Population74,490people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.

Average gross salary6,309EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time

Average net rent11.21EUR/m²/month1 Jan 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 crime6,009offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 5% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")

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

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	40 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Norlys fixed broadband⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	3 mobile internet 10GB¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	11.21 EUR/m²/month	1 Jan 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026⁶Official · regional context
Median monthly rent	918.7 EUR/month	1 Jan 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026⁶Official

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.

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%

Student35%strong on cost, weak on education · range 25–45%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–58%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–64%

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 force¹¹

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

1–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.53.5–44–4.54.5–5

Holbæk 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	6,309 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time²Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	97 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹³Official
Unemployment rate	2.1 %country median 2.5%	30 Nov 2025	StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Holbæk?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€3,240of €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€11.21/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-01-01	− €673
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	€3,240

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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.

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 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 types¹²

Recorded crime across major citiesHolbæk highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141

Odense8,856

Frederiksberg8,617

Aarhus8,603

Esbjerg7,110

Vejle6,990

Aalborg6,774

Randers6,567

Holbæk6,009

Horsens6,002

Silkeborg5,311

Viborg5,303

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 types¹²Official
Months covered by crime statistics	12 months/year	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)¹⁷Official

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.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	RKE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	30.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official

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.

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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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")⁵

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5WHO 10 · EU 40

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")³Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DK PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")⁴Official · 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")⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	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 Center⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	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 Center⁷Official
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 Center⁷Official

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.¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.8%

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.²Official
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.²Official
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.²Official
Population density	130 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.²Official
Female residents	37,869 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹⁴Official
Male residents	37,140 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹⁴Official
Population	74,490 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.¹⁶Official
Population covered by crime statistics	74,490 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)¹⁵Official

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 source²

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%

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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 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	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 source²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
English-language portal	https://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url	27 Aug 2026	nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Holbæk

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.

Lejre as a Holbæk alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,186 Lejre vs 6,009 Holbæk−30%
Rent: €10.91/m² Lejre vs €11.21/m² Holbækno percentage
Nearest airport: 10.1 km Lejre vs 30.1 km Holbæk−66%
Residents: 29,594 Lejre vs 74,490 Holbæk−60%
Unemployment: 1.9% Lejre vs 2.1% Holbæk−10%
Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Lejre vs 6.0 µg/m³ Holbæksame level

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Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Holbæk alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 209 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 6,009 Holbæk−35%
Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 30.1 km Holbæk+91%
Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.1% Holbæk−19%
Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €11.21/m² Holbæk−7%
Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 74,490 Holbæk−25%

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Cities near Holbæk

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

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities

Sønderborg74,096 residents Gentofte75,076 residents Gladsaxe70,958 residents Slagelse80,481 residents Skanderborg65,760 residents Næstved84,895 residents

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Holbæk in rankings

#13 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Denmark #16 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Denmark #18 of 30 in Largest cities in Denmark #26 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Denmark

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.

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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; Holbæk'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 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?

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 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.

Which cities are near Holbæk?

Lejre is near Holbæk. 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 Holbæk?

The official citizenship distribution records 69,084 people (91.7%) 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). Holbæk, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9b518e83c32c530e91fbc70fe4f60cf5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/holbaek/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_holb-k-denmark-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_49726f56202a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Holbæk, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9b518e83c32c530e91fbc70fe4f60cf5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/holbaek/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Holbæk, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/holbaek/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 9b518e83c32c530e91fbc70fe4f60cf5; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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3 mobile internet 10GB 3.dk · checked 2026-09-15
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EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe") EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — DK PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe") EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe") EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q505369 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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