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Living in Ikast-Brande

In Ikast-Brande, average gross earnings are €6,523 a month (2025) and unemployment is 2.4% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 2.4% in November 2025. Car density was 648 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026. The city covered 733.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 59 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population43,009people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,523EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)
Average net rent10.13EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2.4%country median 2.5% — 4% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime8,298offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 45% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

Lower unemployment than 67% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 84% of Danish cities that publish it.

Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Ikast-Brande?

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

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ikast-Brande 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 broadband4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.13 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)746.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official

Is Ikast-Brande 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 worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 57–75%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%
Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–48%
Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–58%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ikast-Brande?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Ikast-Brande is 2.4%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,523 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Unemployment rate2.4 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8Official

What does a salary buy in Ikast-Brande?

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€3,305of €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€10.13/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31− €608
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€3,305
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ikast-Brande Salary needed to live in Ikast-Brande

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ikast-Brande. 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)

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ikast-Brande. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Ikast-Brande?

Police recorded about 8,298 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: 8,298 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9
Recorded crime across major citiesIkast-Brande highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ikast-Brande highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Ikast-Brande8,298
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Horsens6,002
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,298 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)14Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was KRP, 18 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportKRP13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport18 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Language courses and integration

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

DanishIn PersonCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ikast-Brande.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Ikast-Brande?

The published population was 43,009 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 residents648 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 area733.5 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 residents6,211 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 density59 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents20,993 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Male residents22,312 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population43,009 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official
Population covered by crime statistics43,009 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official

International community in Ikast-Brande

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
Total43,484100.0%
Denmark37,13685.4%
Ukraine8371.9%
Poland7241.7%
Romania7141.6%
India4591.1%
Lithuania3280.8%
Turkey3250.7%
Syria3180.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1650.4%
Sri Lanka1500.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Germany1420.3%
Eritrea1410.3%
Vietnam1270.3%
Latvia1230.3%
Netherlands950.2%
Bulgaria900.2%
Spain820.2%
United Kingdom820.2%
Thailand820.2%
Norway720.2%
Iran670.2%
Philippines660.2%
Afghanistan650.1%
Stateless630.1%
Russia510.1%
Portugal490.1%
Hungary450.1%
Czech Republic450.1%
China430.1%
Iceland410.1%
Sweden390.1%
Somalia330.1%
Brazil320.1%
Iraq320.1%
Italy310.1%
USA300.1%
Slovakia300.1%
Uganda250.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic250.1%
Kenya240.1%
Greece220.1%
Nigeria190.0%
Croatia190.0%
Ghana180.0%
France170.0%
Estonia150.0%
Serbia150.0%
Azerbaijan130.0%
Uzbekistan120.0%
Belarus110.0%
Kosovo110.0%
Moldova100.0%
Finland90.0%
Ireland90.0%
Austria90.0%
Tanzania90.0%
Japan90.0%
South Korea90.0%
Australia80.0%
Switzerland70.0%
Morocco70.0%
South Africa70.0%
Senegal70.0%
Colombia70.0%
Venezuela70.0%
Pakistan70.0%
Burundi60.0%
Egypt60.0%
Ivory Coast60.0%
Argentina60.0%
Chile60.0%
Nepal60.0%
Mali50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Myanmar50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Malaysia50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Zimbabwe40.0%
Canada40.0%
Panama40.0%
Peru40.0%
New Zealand40.0%
Republic of North Macedonia40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Yugoslavia20.0%
Algeria20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Sudan20.0%
South Sudan20.0%
Rwanda20.0%
Yemen20.0%
Cambodia20.0%
Taiwan20.0%
Singapore20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Georgia20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Malta10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Libya10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Central African Republic10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Congo, Republic10.0%
Chad10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Israel10.0%
Mongolia10.0%
Qatar10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Not stated10.0%

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
Total35,904100.0%
Denmark35,904100.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total43,484100.0%
Denmark35,90482.6%
Ukraine9012.1%
Poland7581.7%
Romania6861.6%
Turkey5711.3%
India4821.1%
Sri Lanka4171.0%
Syria3610.8%
Lithuania3350.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2950.7%
Show 128 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Germany1800.4%
Vietnam1580.4%
Latvia1410.3%
Eritrea1390.3%
Bulgaria1010.2%
Thailand980.2%
Russia970.2%
United Kingdom930.2%
Netherlands920.2%
Afghanistan830.2%
Iran830.2%
Philippines750.2%
Norway710.2%
Spain710.2%
Iraq670.2%
Sweden460.1%
Czech Republic440.1%
China430.1%
Hungary420.1%
Iceland410.1%
Moldova410.1%
Portugal380.1%
Brazil380.1%
Somalia340.1%
USA310.1%
Uganda300.1%
Uzbekistan290.1%
Slovakia290.1%
Ghana280.1%
Kenya280.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic280.1%
Lebanon280.1%
Italy270.1%
Yugoslavia250.1%
Nigeria210.0%
Belarus210.0%
Argentina200.0%
Croatia200.0%
Serbia200.0%
Greece190.0%
Finland160.0%
Estonia160.0%
France150.0%
South Africa140.0%
Azerbaijan140.0%
Kosovo140.0%
Tanzania130.0%
South Korea130.0%
Morocco120.0%
Bhutan120.0%
Sudan110.0%
Indonesia110.0%
Japan110.0%
Egypt100.0%
Ireland90.0%
Mexico90.0%
Venezuela90.0%
Jordan90.0%
Malaysia90.0%
Australia90.0%
Colombia80.0%
Ivory Coast70.0%
Senegal70.0%
Chile70.0%
Myanmar70.0%
Nepal70.0%
Pakistan70.0%
Belgium60.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Austria60.0%
Burundi60.0%
Canada60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Kazakhstan60.0%
Ethiopia50.0%
Mali50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Peru50.0%
Yemen50.0%
New Zealand50.0%
Republic of North Macedonia50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Soviet Union40.0%
Liberia40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Panama40.0%
Taiwan40.0%
Kyrgyzstan40.0%
Algeria30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Zimbabwe30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Stateless20.0%
Guinea-Bissau20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Rwanda20.0%
Paraguay20.0%
Cambodia20.0%
Kuwait20.0%
Singapore20.0%
Qatar20.0%
Armenia20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic20.0%
Czechoslovakia10.0%
Malta10.0%
Botswana10.0%
Gambia, The10.0%
Libya10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
South Sudan10.0%
Central African Republic10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Congo, Republic10.0%
Benin10.0%
Chad10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Mongolia10.0%
Middle East not stated10.0%
Tajikistan10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English-language portalhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Ikast-Brande

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 an Ikast-Brande alternative in the same region

49 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 18.0 km Ikast-Brande+219%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 8,298 Ikast-Brande−53%
  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €10.13/m² Ikast-Brandeno percentage
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.4% Ikast-Brande−29%
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 43,009 Ikast-Brande+29%

Greve as an Ikast-Brande alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 206 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €11.21/m² Greve vs €10.13/m² Ikast-Brandeno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 7.3 km Greve vs 18.0 km Ikast-Brande−59%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,526 Greve vs 8,298 Ikast-Brande−9%
  • Residents: 53,536 Greve vs 43,009 Ikast-Brande+24%
  • Unemployment: 2.5% Greve vs 2.4% Ikast-Brande+4%

Cities near Ikast-Brande

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

Alternative cities in Denmark

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ikast-Brande 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; Ikast-Brande'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 Ikast-Brande?

The published population was 43,009 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Ikast-Brande?

Police recorded about 8,298 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 Ikast-Brande?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Ikast-Brande?

6,211 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 Ikast-Brande a good place to live?

Ikast-Brande 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 Ikast-Brande?

Brande is near Ikast-Brande. 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 Ikast-Brande?

The official citizenship distribution records 37,136 people (85.4%) 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). Ikast-Brande, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 85079150082af4415d3df23166423651]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast-brande/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ikast-Brande, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {85079150082af4415d3df23166423651},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast-brande/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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