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Living in Jammerbugt

In Jammerbugt, average gross earnings are €6,396 a month (2025) and unemployment is 2.8% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 2.8% in November 2025. The nearest airport was AAL, 20.2 km away, with 13 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 864.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 44 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population37,954people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,396EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)
Average net rent9.42EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2.8%country median 2.5% — 12% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime4,338offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 24% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Higher unemployment than 69% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 85% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in DenmarkNational rates and thresholds that apply in Jammerbugt.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Jammerbugt 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 broadband6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.42 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20265Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)824.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20265Official

Is Jammerbugt a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%
Student35%strong on cost, weak on education · range 25–45%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–57%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Jammerbugt?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Jammerbugt is 2.8%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,396 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)3Official
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)12Official
Unemployment rate2.8 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10Official

What does a salary buy in Jammerbugt?

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€3,348of €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€9.42/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31− €565
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€3,348
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jammerbugt. 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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Safety

How safe is Jammerbugt?

Police recorded about 4,338 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: 4,338 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11
Recorded crime across major citiesJammerbugt highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Jammerbugt highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Horsens6,002
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
Jammerbugt4,338
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,338 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)16Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 594 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport13 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportAAL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport20.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

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

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu2

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

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average temperature by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 3 · Apr 6.9 · May 11 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TYLSTRUP_06031.csv17Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Jammerbugt?

The published population was 37,954 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents594 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.3Official
City area864.1 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.3Official
Foreign residents2,396 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.3Official
Population density44 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.3Official
Female residents18,831 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official
Male residents19,167 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official
Population37,954 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15Official
Population covered by crime statistics37,954 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)14Official

International community in Jammerbugt

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
Total37,890100.0%
Denmark35,42293.5%
Ukraine4261.1%
Germany1990.5%
Romania1980.5%
Poland1780.5%
Syria1490.4%
Norway1090.3%
Eritrea1090.3%
Stateless1030.3%
Netherlands800.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Latvia800.2%
Thailand710.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic640.2%
Lithuania520.1%
Iceland490.1%
Bulgaria450.1%
Sweden440.1%
Philippines420.1%
United Kingdom380.1%
Russia290.1%
Vietnam260.1%
Uganda250.1%
Italy230.1%
Indonesia220.1%
Iran220.1%
Rwanda200.1%
Afghanistan200.1%
Iraq170.0%
Spain140.0%
Turkey110.0%
India100.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.0%
Brazil90.0%
China90.0%
Mexico80.0%
Croatia80.0%
Switzerland70.0%
Hungary70.0%
Kenya70.0%
Tanzania70.0%
USA70.0%
Nepal70.0%
Estonia70.0%
Ireland60.0%
Finland50.0%
Belgium50.0%
Somalia50.0%
Chile50.0%
France40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Serbia40.0%
Morocco30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Portugal20.0%
Austria20.0%
Burundi20.0%
Namibia20.0%
South Sudan20.0%
South Africa20.0%
Zambia20.0%
Canada20.0%
Bhutan20.0%
Israel20.0%
Belarus20.0%
Azerbaijan20.0%
Czech Republic20.0%
Greece10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Grenada10.0%
Peru10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Moldova10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Slovakia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

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
Total34,993100.0%
Denmark34,993100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population at the first day of the quarter; total age and sex; ancestry category: Total · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total37,890100.0%
Denmark34,99392.4%
Ukraine4191.1%
Germany2270.6%
Romania2160.6%
Poland2040.5%
Syria1730.5%
Norway1170.3%
Eritrea1050.3%
Thailand910.2%
Latvia880.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bhutan860.2%
Netherlands770.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic770.2%
Iraq510.1%
Sweden500.1%
Lithuania500.1%
Vietnam490.1%
Philippines490.1%
Indonesia480.1%
Iceland470.1%
Russia470.1%
Bulgaria460.1%
United Kingdom410.1%
Iran400.1%
Lebanon370.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina290.1%
Uganda260.1%
Italy220.1%
Afghanistan220.1%
Rwanda200.1%
Nepal140.0%
Hungary130.0%
Sri Lanka130.0%
Spain120.0%
Turkey120.0%
USA120.0%
Brazil110.0%
Finland100.0%
China100.0%
Morocco90.0%
Sudan90.0%
Kenya80.0%
Somalia80.0%
Mexico80.0%
India80.0%
Estonia80.0%
Armenia80.0%
Moldova80.0%
Croatia80.0%
Belgium70.0%
Yugoslavia70.0%
Switzerland70.0%
South Africa70.0%
Tanzania70.0%
Cameroon60.0%
Chile60.0%
Kazakhstan60.0%
Burundi50.0%
France40.0%
Palestine40.0%
Austria40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Canada40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Tajikistan40.0%
Serbia40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Soviet Union30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Venezuela30.0%
Israel30.0%
South Korea30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Stateless20.0%
Ireland20.0%
Libya20.0%
Namibia20.0%
Ivory Coast20.0%
Australia20.0%
Slovakia20.0%
Not stated20.0%
Czechoslovakia10.0%
Greece10.0%
Portugal10.0%
Angola10.0%
Gambia, The10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Peru10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Kuwait10.0%
Middle East not stated10.0%
Samoa10.0%
Kosovo10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English-language portalhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)7Official

Alternatives for people set on Jammerbugt

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 a Jammerbugt alternative in the same country

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 20.2 km Jammerbugt+184%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.8% Jammerbugt−39%
  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €9.42/m² Jammerbugtno percentage
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 37,954 Jammerbugt+46%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 4,338 Jammerbugt−10%
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Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Faxe37,820 residentsTaastrup38,328 residentsBornholm38,966 residentsLolland39,122 residentsBrønderslev36,706 residentsNorddjurs36,658 residents

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Jammerbugt in rankings

#11 of 30 in Safest cities in Denmark by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jammerbugt 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; Jammerbugt's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Jammerbugt part of Aalborg?

Jammerbugt is in the published commuting zone of Aalborg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Aalborg city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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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 Jammerbugt?

The published population was 37,954 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 Jammerbugt?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Jammerbugt?

Police recorded about 4,338 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 Jammerbugt?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Jammerbugt?

2,396 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 Jammerbugt a good place to live?

Jammerbugt 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.

Is Jammerbugt part of Aalborg?

Jammerbugt is in the published commuting zone of Aalborg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people are in the Denmark citizenship group in Jammerbugt?

The official citizenship distribution records 35,422 people (93.5%) 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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  title = {Jammerbugt, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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