Living in Ikast
The unemployment rate was 2.4% in November 2025.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Ikast?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Ikast. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Ikast 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.
Work and income
Ikast 2.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 2.4 % | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force6Official · parent municipality |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ikast. 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 Ikast. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Mobility and administration
Ikast's nearest airport was KRP, 18 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ikast. 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.
Population and city profile
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,999 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Population 1. January5Official |
Alternatives for people set on Ikast
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Ikast from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Ikast
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Denmark
Other cities in Denmark to compare with Ikast, nearest in population first.
How does Ikast compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ikast 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 guideSchool 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'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.
What is the unemployment rate in Ikast?
The unemployment rate is 2.4 %. Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.
How many people live in Ikast?
The published population is 16,999 people. Source: Population 1. January.
Is Ikast a good place to live?
Ikast 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 is near Ikast. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
Cite this page
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APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Ikast, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, internet [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f8dbaaae7f9a1126890aee42e7a7bada]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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[Ikast, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, internet](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version f8dbaaae7f9a1126890aee42e7a7bada; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29.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.
Sources
- 3 mobile internet 10GB 3.dk · checked 2026-09-15
- Norlys fixed broadband norlys.dk · checked 2026-09-15
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Population 1. January api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-23
- StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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