Living in Horsens

In Horsens, the median rent tenants pay is €771 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.5% (2025).

Horsens is a city in Denmark. For Horsens, the unemployment rate was 2.5% in November 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2620 sources

Population97,921people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.

Average gross salary6,468EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time

Average net rent10.39EUR/m²/month1 Jan 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026

Unemployment rate2.5%country median 2.5% — about the sameOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force

Recorded crime6,002offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 5% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 6.0 — 17% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€431

Utilities, 85 m² flat€169

Transport pass€83

Internet, 60 Mbps€29

Fitness club€29

Mobile plan, 10 GB€11

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	28.54 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Horsens (Wayback capture 20250122133451)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.06 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Horsens (Wayback capture 20250122133451)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	431.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Horsens (Wayback capture 20250122133451)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Horsens (Wayback capture 20250122133451)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	83.28 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Horsens (Wayback capture 20250122133451)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	168.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Horsens (Wayback capture 20250122133451)¹⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.39 EUR/m²/month	1 Jan 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026³Official · regional context
Median monthly rent	771.1 EUR/month	1 Jan 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026³Official

Is Horsens a good place to live?

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Remote worker70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 62–78%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–79%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 30–50%

Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–60%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Horsens?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force⁸

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Horsens is 2.5%. 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

Horsens 2.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	6,468 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time¹Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	99 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	2.5 %country median 2.5% — about the same	30 Nov 2025	StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Horsens?

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

Left over each month€3,057of €3,973 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
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€10.39/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-01-01	− €623
Public transport pass€83 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €83
Utilities, 85 m²€169 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €169
Internet€29 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €29
Mobile plan€11 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €11
Left over	€3,057

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Horsens?

Police recorded about 6,002 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: 6,002 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesHorsens 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

Kolding6,398

Horsens6,002

Silkeborg5,311

Viborg5,303

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,002 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 BLL, 45.4 km away, with 39 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 517 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	39 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁶Official
Nearest airport	BLL	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	45.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Horsens. 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 Horsens.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Horsens?

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 Agency²

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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Agency²Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2013–2024

6.6

8.5

10.5

12.4

7.020132016201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 11.0 to 7.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 519.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 190 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Horsens?

The published population was 97,921 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

By nationality

National passport86.5%
Foreign residents13.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	517 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	519.7 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	13,206 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	190 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.¹Official
Population Female	49,055 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹¹Official
Population Male	49,751 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹¹Official
Population	97,921 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	97,921 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)¹²Official

International community in Horsens

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	98,999	100.0%
Denmark	85,683	86.5%
Romania	1,906	1.9%
Poland	1,889	1.9%
Ukraine	1,234	1.2%
Syria	1,220	1.2%
Lithuania	491	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	394	0.4%
Turkey	382	0.4%
Eritrea	369	0.4%
Bulgaria	339	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Sri Lanka	332	0.3%
Iceland	302	0.3%
Vietnam	252	0.3%
Latvia	240	0.2%
Germany	236	0.2%
Iraq	189	0.2%
Iran	186	0.2%
Thailand	184	0.2%
Slovakia	184	0.2%
Afghanistan	147	0.1%
China	144	0.1%
Kosovo	142	0.1%
Norway	138	0.1%
Hungary	138	0.1%
Sweden	137	0.1%
Stateless	132	0.1%
Philippines	119	0.1%
Croatia	119	0.1%
Italy	110	0.1%
Netherlands	108	0.1%
India	107	0.1%
United Kingdom	106	0.1%
Spain	97	0.1%
Nepal	93	0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic	74	0.1%
Portugal	62	0.1%
USA	59	0.1%
Russia	59	0.1%
Moldova	57	0.1%
Pakistan	47	0.0%
France	43	0.0%
Ghana	35	0.0%
Serbia	32	0.0%
Kenya	31	0.0%
Czech Republic	30	0.0%
Uganda	29	0.0%
Greece	27	0.0%
Estonia	27	0.0%
Montenegro	27	0.0%
Brazil	26	0.0%
Nigeria	19	0.0%
Finland	18	0.0%
Ireland	18	0.0%
Morocco	18	0.0%
Indonesia	17	0.0%
Colombia	15	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
Austria	14	0.0%
Canada	14	0.0%
Myanmar	14	0.0%
Japan	14	0.0%
Egypt	13	0.0%
Somalia	13	0.0%
Bangladesh	12	0.0%
Malaysia	12	0.0%
Australia	12	0.0%
Belgium	11	0.0%
Ethiopia	11	0.0%
Sudan	10	0.0%
Tanzania	10	0.0%
Belarus	10	0.0%
Slovenia	10	0.0%
South Africa	9	0.0%
Cameroon	9	0.0%
Argentina	9	0.0%
Venezuela	9	0.0%
Gambia, The	8	0.0%
Mexico	8	0.0%
Albania	7	0.0%
Tunisia	7	0.0%
Ecuador	7	0.0%
Republic of North Macedonia	7	0.0%
Malta	6	0.0%
Chile	6	0.0%
Ivory Coast	5	0.0%
South Korea	5	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	5	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Burundi	4	0.0%
Mauritius	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Laos	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Equatorial Guinea	2	0.0%
Sierra Leone	2	0.0%
South Sudan	2	0.0%
Benin	2	0.0%
Rwanda	2	0.0%
Senegal	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Paraguay	2	0.0%
Cyprus	2	0.0%
Mongolia	2	0.0%
New Zealand	2	0.0%
Samoa	2	0.0%
Armenia	2	0.0%
Liechtenstein	1	0.0%
Luxembourg	1	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	1	0.0%
Botswana	1	0.0%
Guinea	1	0.0%
Libya	1	0.0%
Mali	1	0.0%
Congo, Republic	1	0.0%
Chad	1	0.0%
Zimbabwe	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Suriname	1	0.0%
Honduras	1	0.0%
Jamaica	1	0.0%
Panama	1	0.0%
Israel	1	0.0%
Jordan	1	0.0%
Maldives	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Azerbaijan	1	0.0%
Kazakhstan	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	13,864	100.0%
Poland	1,763	12.7%
Romania	1,425	10.3%
Ukraine	1,171	8.4%
Syria	1,088	7.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	648	4.7%
Sri Lanka	537	3.9%
Vietnam	482	3.5%
Lithuania	437	3.2%
Turkey	405	2.9%
Iraq	378	2.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	311	2.2%
Moldova	306	2.2%
Iceland	293	2.1%
Iran	290	2.1%
Eritrea	276	2.0%
Germany	265	1.9%
Latvia	215	1.6%
Thailand	204	1.5%
Afghanistan	187	1.3%
Slovakia	169	1.2%
Philippines	164	1.2%
China	145	1.0%
India	135	1.0%
Norway	128	0.9%
Hungary	125	0.9%
Kosovo	118	0.9%
United Kingdom	115	0.8%
Sweden	111	0.8%
Russia	110	0.8%
Croatia	108	0.8%
Nepal	93	0.7%
Netherlands	86	0.6%
Italy	68	0.5%
Congo, Democratic Republic	66	0.5%
Yugoslavia	64	0.5%
Spain	63	0.5%
USA	63	0.5%
Pakistan	58	0.4%
Ghana	49	0.4%
Kenya	43	0.3%
France	42	0.3%
Uganda	40	0.3%
Bhutan	40	0.3%
Serbia	40	0.3%
Portugal	37	0.3%
Brazil	33	0.2%
Lebanon	30	0.2%
Estonia	29	0.2%
Colombia	28	0.2%
Argentina	27	0.2%
Kuwait	27	0.2%
Czech Republic	25	0.2%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic	24	0.2%
Morocco	23	0.2%
Venezuela	23	0.2%
Finland	22	0.2%
Montenegro	21	0.2%
Greece	19	0.1%
Nigeria	19	0.1%
Belarus	18	0.1%
Ireland	17	0.1%
Albania	15	0.1%
Ethiopia	15	0.1%
Canada	15	0.1%
Ecuador	15	0.1%
Japan	15	0.1%
Australia	15	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	14	0.1%
Switzerland	14	0.1%
Austria	14	0.1%
South Africa	14	0.1%
Indonesia	14	0.1%
Sudan	13	0.1%
Tanzania	13	0.1%
Egypt	13	0.1%
Chile	13	0.1%
Bangladesh	13	0.1%
Cameroon	12	0.1%
Belgium	11	0.1%
Algeria	11	0.1%
Myanmar	10	0.1%
Republic of North Macedonia	10	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	9	0.1%
Gambia, The	9	0.1%
Tunisia	9	0.1%
Somalia	9	0.1%
Malaysia	9	0.1%
Mexico	8	0.1%
Azerbaijan	8	0.1%
Malta	7	0.1%
Soviet Union	7	0.1%
Zambia	7	0.1%
Cuba	7	0.1%
Armenia	7	0.1%
Slovenia	7	0.1%
Israel	6	0.0%
New Zealand	6	0.0%
Burundi	5	0.0%
Ivory Coast	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
South Korea	5	0.0%
Kazakhstan	5	0.0%
Mauritius	4	0.0%
Congo, Republic	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.0%
Taiwan	4	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Paraguay	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
Laos	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Middle East not stated	3	0.0%
Samoa	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Sierra Leone	2	0.0%
Benin	2	0.0%
Rwanda	2	0.0%
Senegal	2	0.0%
Guyana	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Honduras	2	0.0%
Uruguay	2	0.0%
Cyprus	2	0.0%
Jordan	2	0.0%
Mongolia	2	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	2	0.0%
Not stated	2	0.0%
Palestine	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Botswana	1	0.0%
Gaza	1	0.0%
Guinea	1	0.0%
Libya	1	0.0%
Mozambique	1	0.0%
Mali	1	0.0%
Namibia	1	0.0%
Chad	1	0.0%
Burkina Faso	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Africa not stated	1	0.0%
Guatemala	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Suriname	1	0.0%
Jamaica	1	0.0%
Panama	1	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0.0%
Maldives	1	0.0%
Asia not stated	1	0.0%
Qatar	1	0.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	0.0%
Uzbekistan	1	0.0%
Tajikistan	1	0.0%
Georgia	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: Descendant · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published group	People	Share
Total	3,564	100.0%
Turkey	364	10.2%
Syria	333	9.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	276	7.7%
Vietnam	271	7.6%
Iraq	239	6.7%
Poland	222	6.2%
Romania	219	6.1%
Sri Lanka	215	6.0%
Ukraine	132	3.7%
Afghanistan	93	2.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Iran	86	2.4%
Eritrea	79	2.2%
Kosovo	77	2.2%
Lithuania	64	1.8%
Germany	61	1.7%
Bulgaria	54	1.5%
Moldova	50	1.4%
Iceland	41	1.2%
China	40	1.1%
Lebanon	34	1.0%
India	33	0.9%
Philippines	33	0.9%
Congo, Democratic Republic	28	0.8%
Morocco	24	0.7%
Sweden	22	0.6%
Latvia	22	0.6%
Kuwait	21	0.6%
Netherlands	20	0.6%
Yugoslavia	18	0.5%
Croatia	18	0.5%
Thailand	17	0.5%
Serbia	17	0.5%
Serbia and Montenegro	16	0.4%
Norway	15	0.4%
Bhutan	15	0.4%
Somalia	14	0.4%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic	14	0.4%
Montenegro	14	0.4%
Slovakia	14	0.4%
Ethiopia	13	0.4%
Russia	12	0.3%
Kenya	10	0.3%
Hungary	9	0.3%
Ghana	9	0.3%
Pakistan	9	0.3%
South Korea	9	0.3%
Slovenia	9	0.3%
Tunisia	7	0.2%
Greece	6	0.2%
Spain	6	0.2%
Sudan	6	0.2%
Czech Republic	6	0.2%
France	5	0.1%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Burundi	5	0.1%
Egypt	5	0.1%
Cameroon	5	0.1%
Myanmar	5	0.1%
Indonesia	5	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	4	0.1%
Italy	4	0.1%
Algeria	4	0.1%
Nigeria	4	0.1%
Congo, Republic	4	0.1%
Rwanda	4	0.1%
Nepal	4	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.1%
Albania	3	0.1%
Austria	3	0.1%
Tanzania	3	0.1%
Zambia	3	0.1%
USA	3	0.1%
Venezuela	3	0.1%
Estonia	3	0.1%
Armenia	3	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.1%
Finland	2	0.1%
Belgium	2	0.1%
Mauritius	2	0.1%
Colombia	2	0.1%
Ecuador	2	0.1%
Peru	2	0.1%
United Arab Emirates	2	0.1%
Malaysia	2	0.1%
Middle East not stated	2	0.1%
Qatar	2	0.1%
Republic of North Macedonia	2	0.1%
Uganda	1	0.0%
Togo	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Brazil	1	0.0%
Chile	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Mexico	1	0.0%
West Indies	1	0.0%
Japan	1	0.0%
Jordan	1	0.0%
Australia	1	0.0%
Kazakhstan	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
English Portal Url	https://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url	27 Aug 2026	nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Horsens

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.

Skanderborg as a Horsens alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,137 Skanderborg vs 6,002 Horsens−31%
Unemployment: 2.1% Skanderborg vs 2.5% Horsens−16%
Residents: 65,760 Skanderborg vs 97,921 Horsens−33%
Nearest airport: 52.0 km Skanderborg vs 45.4 km Horsens+15%
Rent: €10.39/m² Skanderborg vs €10.39/m² Horsenssame level

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Sønderborg as a Horsens alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 105 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Nearest airport: 6.1 km Sønderborg vs 45.4 km Horsens−87%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,881 Sønderborg vs 6,002 Horsens−19%
Rent: €9.67/m² Sønderborg vs €10.39/m² Horsens−7%
Residents: 74,096 Sønderborg vs 97,921 Horsens−24%
Unemployment: 2.6% Sønderborg vs 2.5% Horsens+4%

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Tallinn as a Horsens alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 969 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 Horsens−57%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €10.39/m² (2026) Horsensno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 45.4 km Horsens−88%

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Cities near Horsens

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

Skanderborg 20.5 km away

Rent: 854.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities

Viborg97,621 residents Kolding95,897 residents Randers100,356 residents Silkeborg101,574 residents Roskilde91,623 residents Frederiksberg106,150 residents

How does Horsens compare?

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Horsens in rankings

#10 of 30 in Largest cities in Denmark #14 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Denmark

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

The published population was 97,921 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 Horsens?

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 Horsens?

Police recorded about 6,002 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 Horsens?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Horsens?

13,206 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 Horsens a good place to live?

Horsens 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 Horsens?

Løsning, Hedensted, Skanderborg, Odder are near Horsens. 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 Horsens?

The official citizenship distribution records 98,999 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 26). Horsens, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 172da218898841aada23114ef1caab3d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/horsens/ Retrieved 2026-09-26. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_horsens-denmark-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_18b99e793f5e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Horsens, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-26},
  version = {172da218898841aada23114ef1caab3d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/horsens/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-26. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Horsens, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/horsens/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 172da218898841aada23114ef1caab3d; retrieved 2026-09-26; built 2026-09-26.

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Sources

JSON Markdown

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. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-15
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-09-25
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07

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Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Numbeo — Cost of Living in Horsens (Wayback capture 20250122133451) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q500058 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q515986 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q7725510 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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