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Living in Kalundborg

For Kalundborg, the unemployment rate was 2% in November 2025.

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

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

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Kalundborg yet. Denmark has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesKalundborg highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kalundborg highlighted€8.18Aarhus€7.70Odense€7.57Aalborgnet rent, € / m² / month

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kalundborg?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force5

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Kalundborg is 2.0%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Denmark per band1 city: 1% to under 1.5%11–1.514 cities: 1.5% to under 2%141.5–231 cities: 2% to under 2.5%312–2.5Kalundborg 2.0%29 cities: 2.5% to under 3%292.5–316 cities: 3% to under 3.5%163–3.54 cities: 3.5% to under 4%43.5–42 cities: 4% to under 4.5%24–4.51 city: 4.5% to under 5%14.5–5

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)7Official
Unemployment rate2 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force5Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Kalundborg?

Police recorded about 5,478 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: 5,478 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types6
Recorded crime across major citiesKalundborg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kalundborg highlighted9,141Copenhagen8,856Odense8,617Frederiksberg8,603Aarhus7,110Esbjerg6,990Vejle6,774Aalborg6,567Randers6,002Horsens5,478Kalundborg5,311Silkeborg5,303Viborgrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,478 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types6Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)11Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ODE, 52 km away in June 2026. Car density was 578 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportODE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official
Distance to nearest airport52 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kalundborg. 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 Personvaries
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kalundborg.

Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 9.7 · Feb 10.14 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 19.08 · May 23.22 · Jun 27.01 · Jul 28.81 · Aug 28.36 · Sep 25.02 · Oct 21.71 · Nov 16.02 · Dec 10.16 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -9.27 · Feb -9.03 · Mar -6.46 · Apr -1.97 · May 2.52 · Jun 7.35 · Jul 10.64 · Aug 11.01 · Sep 7.11 · Oct 0.47 · Nov -5.07 · Dec -9.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.2 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 7.2 · May 11.6 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station RYSAES_FYR_06159.csv12Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Denmark

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Denmark cities

Population and city profile

The city covered 575.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 83 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Kalundborg?

The published population was 48,103 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Kalundborg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.6%Foreign residents 8.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents578 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.1Official
City area575.6 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.1Official
Foreign residents4,059 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.1Official
Population density83 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official
Population Female23,644 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)8Official
Population Male24,310 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)8Official
Population48,103 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.10Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population48,103 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)9Official

International community in Kalundborg

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
Total47,822100.0%
Denmark43,73991.5%
Ukraine3800.8%
Syria3620.8%
India3440.7%
Poland3040.6%
Romania1830.4%
Brazil1110.2%
Philippines980.2%
Thailand970.2%
United Kingdom920.2%
Show 100 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Somalia910.2%
Bulgaria900.2%
Germany900.2%
Spain830.2%
Serbia810.2%
China770.2%
Norway740.2%
Sweden720.2%
Turkey700.1%
Stateless660.1%
Eritrea660.1%
Lithuania660.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic590.1%
Hungary540.1%
Italy510.1%
Afghanistan500.1%
Latvia480.1%
Uganda380.1%
USA380.1%
Iraq380.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina380.1%
Netherlands370.1%
Portugal360.1%
Croatia350.1%
Russia340.1%
Iran330.1%
Vietnam330.1%
Iceland320.1%
South Africa260.1%
Egypt260.1%
Ireland240.1%
Kosovo220.0%
Myanmar210.0%
Slovakia210.0%
Morocco200.0%
France170.0%
Colombia150.0%
Belgium140.0%
Greece140.0%
Canada140.0%
Sri Lanka140.0%
Rwanda130.0%
Czech Republic130.0%
Finland120.0%
Nepal110.0%
Switzerland100.0%
Austria100.0%
Belarus100.0%
Pakistan90.0%
Moldova90.0%
Uzbekistan90.0%
Slovenia90.0%
Republic of North Macedonia90.0%
Kenya80.0%
Cameroon80.0%
Mexico80.0%
Bangladesh80.0%
Australia80.0%
Algeria70.0%
Jordan70.0%
Estonia70.0%
Argentina60.0%
Venezuela50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Guyana40.0%
Trinidad and Tobago40.0%
Israel40.0%
Japan40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Albania30.0%
Ivory Coast30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Chile30.0%
Peru30.0%
Yemen30.0%
Singapore30.0%
South Korea30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Ghana20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Tunisia20.0%
Zimbabwe20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Azerbaijan20.0%
Angola10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Tanzania10.0%
Dominican Republic10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Tonga10.0%
Armenia10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total915100.0%
Syria12313.4%
Lebanon9710.6%
Somalia768.3%
Turkey535.8%
Poland424.6%
Iraq353.8%
Afghanistan303.3%
Yugoslavia273.0%
Morocco262.8%
Germany242.6%
Show 66 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Sri Lanka202.2%
Serbia202.2%
Pakistan171.9%
Ukraine171.9%
Kosovo171.9%
Eritrea151.6%
China151.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina151.6%
Rwanda131.4%
Jordan131.4%
Romania121.3%
Bulgaria111.2%
Hungary111.2%
Libya111.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic111.2%
Burundi101.1%
Sweden91.0%
Iran91.0%
Norway80.9%
Philippines80.9%
India60.7%
Lithuania60.7%
Iceland50.5%
Myanmar50.5%
Russia50.5%
Algeria40.4%
Zambia40.4%
Saudi Arabia40.4%
Thailand40.4%
Latvia40.4%
Azerbaijan40.4%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic40.4%
United Kingdom30.3%
Uganda30.3%
Egypt30.3%
Zimbabwe30.3%
Brazil30.3%
Canada30.3%
Chile30.3%
Yemen30.3%
Turkmenistan30.3%
Netherlands20.2%
Switzerland20.2%
Soviet Union20.2%
Ghana20.2%
Trinidad and Tobago20.2%
Kuwait20.2%
Vietnam20.2%
South Korea20.2%
Moldova20.2%
Croatia20.2%
Montenegro20.2%
Slovakia20.2%
Not stated20.2%
Finland10.1%
Czechoslovakia10.1%
Spain10.1%
Austria10.1%
Cameroon10.1%
Senegal10.1%
USA10.1%
Cambodia10.1%
Australia10.1%
Belarus10.1%
Georgia10.1%
Czech Republic10.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total4,343100.0%
Ukraine3748.6%
India3538.1%
Syria3367.7%
Poland2956.8%
Romania1563.6%
Brazil1242.9%
Thailand1222.8%
Philippines1152.6%
Lebanon1142.6%
Germany1102.5%
Show 125 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
United Kingdom982.3%
Turkey972.2%
Somalia972.2%
China811.9%
Bulgaria731.7%
Norway721.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina661.5%
Spain651.5%
Lithuania651.5%
Afghanistan591.4%
Iraq561.3%
Serbia551.3%
Russia521.2%
Eritrea501.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic491.1%
Hungary451.0%
Sweden421.0%
Latvia421.0%
Uganda400.9%
USA400.9%
Vietnam390.9%
Iran380.9%
Iceland370.9%
Yugoslavia370.9%
Netherlands350.8%
South Africa350.8%
Portugal310.7%
Morocco310.7%
Croatia310.7%
Egypt300.7%
Rwanda300.7%
Argentina300.7%
Moldova290.7%
Italy250.6%
Finland220.5%
France210.5%
Sri Lanka210.5%
Ireland180.4%
Myanmar180.4%
Slovakia180.4%
Greece170.4%
Colombia170.4%
Pakistan170.4%
Jordan150.3%
Mexico140.3%
Australia140.3%
Kosovo130.3%
Kenya120.3%
Canada120.3%
Czech Republic120.3%
Uzbekistan100.2%
Republic of North Macedonia100.2%
Algeria90.2%
Chile90.2%
Belarus90.2%
Belgium80.2%
Austria80.2%
Burundi80.2%
Cameroon80.2%
Bangladesh80.2%
Nepal80.2%
Cuba70.2%
Venezuela70.2%
Indonesia70.2%
Kuwait70.2%
Switzerland60.1%
Zambia60.1%
Estonia60.1%
Georgia60.1%
Ivory Coast50.1%
Guyana50.1%
Saudi Arabia50.1%
Singapore50.1%
Kazakhstan50.1%
Slovenia50.1%
Montenegro50.1%
Albania40.1%
Ghana40.1%
Zimbabwe40.1%
Peru40.1%
Israel40.1%
Japan40.1%
New Zealand40.1%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic40.1%
Czechoslovakia30.1%
Sierra Leone30.1%
Tunisia30.1%
South Korea30.1%
Azerbaijan30.1%
Soviet Union20.0%
Angola20.0%
Libya20.0%
Mauritius20.0%
Sudan20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Congo, Republic20.0%
Africa not stated20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Haiti20.0%
Trinidad and Tobago20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
Cyprus20.0%
Taiwan20.0%
Malaysia20.0%
Armenia20.0%
Stateless10.0%
Botswana10.0%
Ethiopia10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Togo10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Dominican Republic10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Dominica10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Yemen10.0%
United Arab Emirates10.0%
Oman10.0%
Middle East not stated10.0%
Tonga10.0%
Turkmenistan10.0%

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

Is Kalundborg 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 air quality · range 52–72%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 40–62%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–57%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–63%
Foreign residents4,059 people1 Jan 2026Official 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.
Population48,103 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark (Statbank)
Unemployment rate2 %30 Nov 2025Official source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Cars per 1,000 residents578 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Official source · 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.
City area575.6 km²1 Jan 2026Official source · 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.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English Portal Urlhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)3Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kalundborg 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Kalundborg?

The published population was 48,103 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Kalundborg?

Police recorded about 5,478 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 Kalundborg?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Kalundborg?

4,059 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 Kalundborg a good place to live?

Kalundborg 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.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Kalundborg?

The official citizenship distribution records 47,822 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 12). Kalundborg, Denmark: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/kalundborg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kalundborg, Denmark: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. 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
  2. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  5. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  6. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
  7. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  9. Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  10. Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  2. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station RYSAES_FYR_06159.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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