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Living in Kalundborg

In Kalundborg, average gross earnings are €7,155 a month (2025) and unemployment is 2% (2025).

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

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population48,103people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary7,155EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)
Average net rent10.91EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2%country median 2.5% — 20% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime5,478offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 4% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kalundborg 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 broadband5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.91 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)775.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official

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 worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 57–75%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%
Student37%strong on cost, weak on education · range 27–47%
Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–58%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–64%

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 force8

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 (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings7,155 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 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8Official

What does a salary buy in Kalundborg?

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€3,258of €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€10.91/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31− €655
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€3,258
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kalundborg Salary needed to live in Kalundborg

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 types9
Recorded crime across major citiesKalundborg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kalundborg highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Horsens6,002
Kalundborg5,478
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
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 types9Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)14Official

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.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport52 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

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 PersonCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kalundborg.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 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 Center4Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -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 Center4Official
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.csv15Official · nearest-station reading

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.13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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.2Official
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.2Official
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.2Official
Population density83 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents23,644 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Male residents24,310 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population48,103 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official
Population covered by crime statistics48,103 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official

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 source2

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%
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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 source2

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 source2

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English-language portalhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Kalundborg

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 Kalundborg alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 173 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €10.91/m² Kalundborgno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 5,478 Kalundborg−29%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.0% Kalundborg−15%
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 48,103 Kalundborg+16%
  • Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 52.0 km Kalundborg+10%

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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.

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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; Kalundborg'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 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 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 Denmark citizenship group in Kalundborg?

The official citizenship distribution records 43,739 people (91.5%) 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 = {Kalundborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  3. Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-10-06
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  4. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
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