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Living in Lejre

In Lejre, average gross earnings are €7,552 a month (2025) and unemployment is 1.9% (2025).

For Lejre, the foreign population was 2,122 at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 1.9% in November 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population29,594people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary7,552EUR/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 rate1.9%country median 2.5% — 24% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime4,186offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 27% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")

Lower unemployment than 93% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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 Lejre.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Lejre 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 broadband8Official · 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 20266Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,096 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20266Official

Is Lejre 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%
Student26%strong on cost, weak on education · range 16–36%
Family44%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–53%
Retirement29%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–40%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lejre?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force11

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Lejre is 1.9%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings7,552 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability88 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official
Unemployment rate1.9 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force11Official

What does a salary buy in Lejre?

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
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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Lejre?

Police recorded about 4,186 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: 4,186 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types12
Recorded crime across major citiesLejre highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lejre 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
Lejre4,186
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,186 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types12Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)17Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RKE, 10.1 km away in June 2026. Car density was 560 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportRKE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport10.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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: EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")5

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
NO₂ — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DK PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe")5Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 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 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ROSKILDE_LUFTHAVN_06170.csv18Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 239 km² in 2026. Population density was 125 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Lejre?

The published population was 29,594 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents560 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 area239 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 residents2,122 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 density125 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents14,998 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)14Official
Male residents14,881 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)14Official
Population29,594 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.16Official
Population covered by crime statistics29,594 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)15Official

International community in Lejre

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
Total30,108100.0%
Denmark27,91992.7%
Poland2390.8%
Ukraine2170.7%
Syria2000.7%
Romania1380.5%
Lithuania1030.3%
Germany830.3%
Bulgaria760.3%
United Kingdom760.3%
Turkey750.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Sweden740.2%
Stateless690.2%
Norway640.2%
Thailand490.2%
Iraq460.2%
Iran460.2%
Russia450.1%
USA300.1%
India290.1%
Philippines290.1%
Spain280.1%
Somalia280.1%
Iceland250.1%
Afghanistan230.1%
Nepal230.1%
Slovakia200.1%
Italy190.1%
Hungary180.1%
Eritrea170.1%
Netherlands150.0%
France130.0%
Greece130.0%
Vietnam130.0%
China120.0%
Latvia120.0%
Uganda110.0%
Brazil100.0%
Ireland90.0%
Finland80.0%
Switzerland80.0%
Malaysia80.0%
Pakistan80.0%
Serbia80.0%
Czech Republic80.0%
Portugal70.0%
South Africa70.0%
Kosovo70.0%
Albania60.0%
Ghana60.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic60.0%
Canada60.0%
Venezuela60.0%
Bangladesh60.0%
Croatia60.0%
Kenya50.0%
Australia50.0%
Dominica40.0%
Japan40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Yugoslavia30.0%
Austria30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Chile30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Peru20.0%
Myanmar20.0%
Jordan20.0%
Republic of North Macedonia20.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Ethiopia10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Panama10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Yemen10.0%
Bhutan10.0%
Laos10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Azerbaijan10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina10.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic10.0%

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
Total677100.0%
Turkey11517.0%
Syria548.0%
Poland487.1%
Lebanon416.1%
Iraq263.8%
Romania233.4%
Germany233.4%
Sweden192.8%
Ukraine182.7%
Lithuania172.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria162.4%
Norway142.1%
Yugoslavia142.1%
Afghanistan121.8%
United Kingdom111.6%
Sri Lanka111.6%
Iran101.5%
Pakistan101.5%
Russia101.5%
Morocco91.3%
Somalia91.3%
India91.3%
Vietnam91.3%
Hungary71.0%
Eritrea71.0%
Brazil60.9%
Kuwait60.9%
Nepal60.9%
Iceland50.7%
Spain50.7%
Egypt50.7%
Uganda40.6%
USA40.6%
Bhutan40.6%
Middle East not stated40.6%
Republic of North Macedonia40.6%
Finland30.4%
Algeria30.4%
Tunisia30.4%
China30.4%
Philippines30.4%
Moldova30.4%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic30.4%
Montenegro30.4%
Albania20.3%
Greece20.3%
Italy20.3%
Switzerland20.3%
Burundi20.3%
Ethiopia20.3%
Ghana20.3%
Mauritius20.3%
Congo, Democratic Republic20.3%
Rwanda20.3%
Zambia20.3%
Yemen20.3%
Myanmar20.3%
Israel20.3%
Thailand20.3%
Kyrgyzstan20.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina20.3%
Czechoslovakia10.1%
Netherlands10.1%
Soviet Union10.1%
Austria10.1%
Guinea-Bissau10.1%
Kenya10.1%
Mozambique10.1%
Tanzania10.1%
Cameroon10.1%
Argentina10.1%
Chile10.1%
Colombia10.1%
Nicaragua10.1%
Uruguay10.1%
Bangladesh10.1%
Malaysia10.1%
Saudi Arabia10.1%
South Korea10.1%
Belarus10.1%
Georgia10.1%
Serbia10.1%
Czech Republic10.1%
Slovakia10.1%
Not stated10.1%

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: Persons of Danish origin · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total27,153100.0%
Denmark27,153100.0%

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)9Official

Alternatives for people set on Lejre

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Lejre from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Lejre

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

Roskilde 9.3 km away
Rent
1,093 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01
Høje-Taastrup 19.1 km away
Rent
920.1 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01
Greve 20.3 km away
Rent
947.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

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Nordfyns29,342 residentsSorø30,641 residentsHerlev30,784 residentsRebild30,942 residentsAlbertslund28,117 residentsHalsnæs31,633 residents

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Lejre in rankings

#7 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Denmark #9 of 30 in Safest cities in Denmark by recorded crime #17 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Denmark

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

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

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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 Lejre?

The published population was 29,594 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 Lejre?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Risoe").

How safe is Lejre?

Police recorded about 4,186 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 Lejre?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Lejre?

2,122 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 Lejre a good place to live?

Lejre 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 Lejre?

Roskilde, Tune, Fløng, Solrød, Hedehusene are near Lejre. 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 Lejre?

The official citizenship distribution records 27,919 people (92.7%) 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). Lejre, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 676e64e5fd0445fcdc2239fe1d482650]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/lejre/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Lejre, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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