Living in Køge

In Køge, the median rent tenants pay is €912 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.3% (2025).

In November 2025, the unemployment rate was 2.3%.

Last checked 2026-09-2624 sources

Population63,335people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.

Average gross salary6,309EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time

Average net rent11.21EUR/m²/month1 Jan 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026

Unemployment rate2.3%country median 2.5% — 8% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force

Recorded crime7,068offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 24% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³country median 6.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 73% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 68% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	40 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Norlys fixed broadband⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	3 mobile internet 10GB¹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	11.21 EUR/m²/month	1 Jan 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026⁴Official · regional context
Median monthly rent	911.6 EUR/month	1 Jan 2026	Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026⁴Official

Is Køge 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 worker71%strong on work, weak on safety · range 63–79%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–80%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–49%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–59%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Køge?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force⁸

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Køge is 2.3%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

1–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.53.5–44–4.54.5–5

Køge 2.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	6,309 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time²Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	100 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	2.3 %country median 2.5%	30 Nov 2025	StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Køge?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€3,240of €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€11.21/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-01-01	− €673
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	€3,240

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Køge. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Køge. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Køge?

Police recorded about 7,068 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: 7,068 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesKøge highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141

Odense8,856

Frederiksberg8,617

Aarhus8,603

Esbjerg7,110

Køge7,068

Vejle6,990

Aalborg6,774

Randers6,567

Horsens6,002

Silkeborg5,311

Viborg5,303

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,068 offences per 100,000country median 5,709	31 Dec 2025	StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types⁹Official
Months covered by crime statistics	12 months/year	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)¹⁴Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RKE, 14.6 km away in June 2026. Car density was 510 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	RKE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	14.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Køge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³country median 6.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.88 · Feb 10.56 · Mar 14.27 · Apr 20.47 · May 23.22 · Jun 27.61 · Jul 29.87 · Aug 28.86 · Sep 25.28 · Oct 21.95 · Nov 16.43 · Dec 10.46 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -11.4 · Feb -10.55 · Mar -9.18 · Apr -2.63 · May 1.56 · Jun 6.34 · Jul 9.71 · Aug 9.79 · Sep 5.21 · Oct -1.27 · Nov -6.44 · Dec -11.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3 · Apr 7 · May 11.3 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 17 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ROSKILDE_LUFTHAVN_06170.csv¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

5.5

7.8

10.2

12.5

6.0201320152017202020222024

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 10.0 to 6.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 257.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 248 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Køge?

The published population was 63,335 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

By nationality

National passport89.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	510 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	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.²Official
City area	257.5 km²	1 Jan 2026	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.²Official
Foreign residents	6,769 people	1 Jan 2026	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.²Official
Population density	248 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.²Official
Female residents	32,178 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹¹Official
Male residents	31,784 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹¹Official
Population	63,335 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.¹³Official
Population covered by crime statistics	63,335 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)¹²Official

International community in Køge

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 group	People	Share
Total	64,268	100.0%
Denmark	57,414	89.3%
Poland	677	1.1%
Turkey	676	1.1%
Ukraine	598	0.9%
Syria	556	0.9%
Romania	534	0.8%
Bulgaria	427	0.7%
Afghanistan	311	0.5%
Eritrea	201	0.3%
Germany	155	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Sweden	140	0.2%
Pakistan	138	0.2%
India	135	0.2%
Norway	132	0.2%
Lithuania	131	0.2%
Iraq	130	0.2%
United Kingdom	121	0.2%
Iran	108	0.2%
Stateless	95	0.1%
Thailand	95	0.1%
Philippines	83	0.1%
Italy	81	0.1%
China	75	0.1%
USA	74	0.1%
Latvia	63	0.1%
Nepal	60	0.1%
Croatia	56	0.1%
Albania	54	0.1%
Cameroon	54	0.1%
Spain	47	0.1%
Netherlands	42	0.1%
Republic of North Macedonia	37	0.1%
Portugal	36	0.1%
Hungary	34	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34	0.1%
Iceland	32	0.0%
Greece	28	0.0%
France	26	0.0%
Russia	26	0.0%
Nigeria	24	0.0%
Ireland	23	0.0%
Morocco	23	0.0%
Egypt	19	0.0%
Brazil	19	0.0%
Serbia	18	0.0%
Finland	17	0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic	17	0.0%
Uganda	16	0.0%
Somalia	16	0.0%
Kenya	15	0.0%
Lebanon	15	0.0%
Slovakia	15	0.0%
Belgium	14	0.0%
Canada	14	0.0%
Czech Republic	14	0.0%
Rwanda	13	0.0%
Bangladesh	13	0.0%
Vietnam	13	0.0%
Kosovo	13	0.0%
Sri Lanka	12	0.0%
Switzerland	10	0.0%
Gambia, The	10	0.0%
Ghana	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Austria	8	0.0%
Sudan	8	0.0%
Chile	7	0.0%
Colombia	7	0.0%
South Korea	7	0.0%
Estonia	7	0.0%
Armenia	7	0.0%
Zambia	6	0.0%
Bhutan	6	0.0%
Japan	6	0.0%
Australia	6	0.0%
Moldova	6	0.0%
Libya	5	0.0%
South Africa	5	0.0%
Argentina	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
New Zealand	5	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
Peru	4	0.0%
Venezuela	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Yugoslavia	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	2	0.0%
Ethiopia	2	0.0%
Sierra Leone	2	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0.0%
Israel	2	0.0%
Malaysia	2	0.0%
Montenegro	2	0.0%
Luxembourg	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Burundi	1	0.0%
Mozambique	1	0.0%
Ivory Coast	1	0.0%
Senegal	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%
Dominican Republic	1	0.0%
Jamaica	1	0.0%
Mexico	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Cyprus	1	0.0%
Maldives	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Kazakhstan	1	0.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic	1	0.0%
Not stated	1	0.0%

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: Immigrants · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published group	People	Share
Total	7,448	100.0%
Turkey	778	10.4%
Poland	649	8.7%
Ukraine	594	8.0%
Syria	497	6.7%
Romania	483	6.5%
Afghanistan	382	5.1%
Bulgaria	350	4.7%
Iraq	287	3.9%
Lebanon	214	2.9%
Germany	193	2.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Pakistan	172	2.3%
Iran	149	2.0%
Eritrea	132	1.8%
India	126	1.7%
Lithuania	123	1.7%
Norway	122	1.6%
United Kingdom	120	1.6%
Philippines	120	1.6%
Sweden	114	1.5%
Thailand	107	1.4%
China	85	1.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	80	1.1%
USA	79	1.1%
Nepal	66	0.9%
Albania	63	0.8%
Latvia	58	0.8%
Russia	56	0.8%
Cameroon	54	0.7%
Republic of North Macedonia	51	0.7%
Italy	50	0.7%
Croatia	49	0.7%
Vietnam	41	0.6%
Moldova	40	0.5%
Iceland	36	0.5%
Netherlands	35	0.5%
Hungary	35	0.5%
Brazil	33	0.4%
Morocco	31	0.4%
France	30	0.4%
Spain	27	0.4%
Nigeria	27	0.4%
Armenia	27	0.4%
Egypt	26	0.3%
Greece	25	0.3%
Ghana	24	0.3%
Finland	23	0.3%
Uganda	21	0.3%
Kenya	20	0.3%
Somalia	20	0.3%
Yugoslavia	18	0.2%
Argentina	18	0.2%
Canada	18	0.2%
Portugal	17	0.2%
Ireland	16	0.2%
Serbia	16	0.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic	14	0.2%
Bangladesh	14	0.2%
Sri Lanka	14	0.2%
South Africa	13	0.2%
Slovakia	13	0.2%
Belgium	12	0.2%
Austria	12	0.2%
Rwanda	12	0.2%
Chile	12	0.2%
Colombia	12	0.2%
Indonesia	11	0.1%
Australia	11	0.1%
Czech Republic	11	0.1%
Peru	10	0.1%
Estonia	10	0.1%
Belarus	10	0.1%
Kosovo	10	0.1%
Gambia, The	9	0.1%
Israel	8	0.1%
Japan	8	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	7	0.1%
Switzerland	7	0.1%
Soviet Union	7	0.1%
Libya	7	0.1%
Zambia	7	0.1%
Kuwait	7	0.1%
South Korea	7	0.1%
New Zealand	7	0.1%
Venezuela	6	0.1%
Bhutan	6	0.1%
Jordan	6	0.1%
Uzbekistan	6	0.1%
Tanzania	5	0.1%
Middle East not stated	5	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	4	0.1%
Angola	4	0.1%
Sierra Leone	4	0.1%
Sudan	4	0.1%
Tunisia	4	0.1%
Cuba	4	0.1%
Mexico	4	0.1%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.1%
Malaysia	4	0.1%
Azerbaijan	4	0.1%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic	3	0.0%
Stateless	2	0.0%
Luxembourg	2	0.0%
Palestine	2	0.0%
Algeria	2	0.0%
Zimbabwe	2	0.0%
Bolivia	2	0.0%
Dominican Republic	2	0.0%
Cyprus	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Laos	2	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	2	0.0%
Singapore	2	0.0%
Kazakhstan	2	0.0%
Georgia	2	0.0%
Montenegro	2	0.0%
Liberia	1	0.0%
Mozambique	1	0.0%
Mauritius	1	0.0%
Eswatini	1	0.0%
Congo, Republic	1	0.0%
Ivory Coast	1	0.0%
Mauritania	1	0.0%
Senegal	1	0.0%
Guyana	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Uruguay	1	0.0%
Mongolia	1	0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe	1	0.0%
Not stated	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	64,268	100.0%
Denmark	54,351	84.6%
Turkey	1,494	2.3%
Poland	757	1.2%
Syria	656	1.0%
Ukraine	618	1.0%
Afghanistan	603	0.9%
Romania	522	0.8%
Iraq	464	0.7%
Lebanon	456	0.7%
Bulgaria	391	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Pakistan	251	0.4%
Germany	222	0.3%
Eritrea	202	0.3%
Iran	184	0.3%
India	170	0.3%
Norway	139	0.2%
Lithuania	139	0.2%
Sweden	138	0.2%
Philippines	133	0.2%
United Kingdom	129	0.2%
Thailand	114	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	110	0.2%
China	99	0.2%
USA	83	0.1%
Nepal	75	0.1%
Cameroon	74	0.1%
Latvia	67	0.1%
Albania	65	0.1%
Russia	60	0.1%
Republic of North Macedonia	58	0.1%
Morocco	56	0.1%
Somalia	55	0.1%
Italy	54	0.1%
Croatia	53	0.1%
Vietnam	51	0.1%
Moldova	45	0.1%
Iceland	44	0.1%
Nigeria	40	0.1%
Yugoslavia	39	0.1%
Hungary	39	0.1%
Netherlands	38	0.1%
Egypt	37	0.1%
Brazil	36	0.1%
Spain	34	0.1%
Armenia	32	0.0%
Ghana	31	0.0%
France	30	0.0%
Uganda	26	0.0%
Finland	25	0.0%
Greece	25	0.0%
Canada	23	0.0%
Kenya	21	0.0%
Sri Lanka	20	0.0%
Serbia	20	0.0%
Argentina	19	0.0%
South Africa	18	0.0%
Portugal	17	0.0%
Ireland	16	0.0%
Rwanda	16	0.0%
Kuwait	16	0.0%
Kosovo	16	0.0%
Gambia, The	15	0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic	15	0.0%
Bangladesh	15	0.0%
Indonesia	15	0.0%
Jordan	15	0.0%
Colombia	14	0.0%
Czech Republic	14	0.0%
Slovakia	14	0.0%
Chile	13	0.0%
Australia	13	0.0%
Belgium	12	0.0%
Austria	12	0.0%
Peru	12	0.0%
Estonia	12	0.0%
Libya	11	0.0%
Tunisia	11	0.0%
Belarus	11	0.0%
Switzerland	10	0.0%
Sudan	10	0.0%
Israel	10	0.0%
Soviet Union	9	0.0%
Zambia	8	0.0%
Japan	8	0.0%
South Korea	8	0.0%
Middle East not stated	8	0.0%
Czechoslovakia	7	0.0%
New Zealand	7	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	6	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Ethiopia	6	0.0%
Venezuela	6	0.0%
Bhutan	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Stateless	5	0.0%
Angola	5	0.0%
Sierra Leone	5	0.0%
Tanzania	5	0.0%
Bolivia	4	0.0%
Cuba	4	0.0%
Mexico	4	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.0%
Malaysia	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	2	0.0%
Palestine	2	0.0%
Ivory Coast	2	0.0%
Zimbabwe	2	0.0%
Dominican Republic	2	0.0%
Yemen	2	0.0%
Cyprus	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Laos	2	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	2	0.0%
Singapore	2	0.0%
Kazakhstan	2	0.0%
Montenegro	2	0.0%
Liberia	1	0.0%
Mozambique	1	0.0%
Mauritius	1	0.0%
Eswatini	1	0.0%
Congo, Republic	1	0.0%
Mauritania	1	0.0%
Senegal	1	0.0%
Guyana	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Uruguay	1	0.0%
Mongolia	1	0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe	1	0.0%
Not stated	1	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Køge

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.

Lejre as a Køge alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,186 Lejre vs 7,068 Køge−41%
Rent: €10.91/m² Lejre vs €11.21/m² Køgeno percentage
Unemployment: 1.9% Lejre vs 2.3% Køge−17%
Residents: 29,594 Lejre vs 63,335 Køge−53%
Nearest airport: 10.1 km Lejre vs 14.6 km Køge−31%

Full comparison More about Lejre

Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Køge alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 245 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 14.6 km Køge+293%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 7,068 Køge−45%
Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.3% Køge−26%
Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €11.21/m² Køge−7%
Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 63,335 Køge−12%

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Tallinn as a Køge alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 871 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €11.21/m² (2026) Køgeno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 6.0 µg/m³ Køge−50%
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 14.6 km Køge−62%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 Tallinn vs 7,068 Køgeno percentage

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Cities near Køge

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

Greve 16.5 km away

Rent: 947.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities

Hjørring63,311 residents Helsingør63,953 residents Skanderborg65,760 residents Svendborg60,001 residents Guldborgsund59,350 residents Holstebro59,201 residents

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Køge in rankings

#16 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Denmark #23 of 30 in Largest cities in Denmark #25 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Denmark #25 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Denmark

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

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

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Common questions

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How many people live in Køge?

The published population was 63,335 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 Køge?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Køge?

Police recorded about 7,068 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 Køge?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Køge?

6,769 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 Køge a good place to live?

Køge 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 Køge?

Solrød, Stevns, Tune, Greve, Ishøj are near Køge. 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 Køge?

The official citizenship distribution records 57,414 people (89.3%) 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). Køge, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 810cd62b3c088025ca44744ee318409c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/koge/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Køge, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {810cd62b3c088025ca44744ee318409c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/koge/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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