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Living in Lolland

In Lolland, average gross earnings are €6,225 a month (2025) and unemployment is 2.4% (2025).

For Lolland, the nearest airport was SGD, 92.3 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 886.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 43 people per km² in 2026. Car density was 537 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.4% in November 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population39,122people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,225EUR/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 rate2.4%country median 2.5% — 4% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime8,673offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 52% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

Lower unemployment than 67% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 92% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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
Lolland 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 broadband4Official · 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)688.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official

Is Lolland 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%
Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–49%
Family51%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–60%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Lolland?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Lolland is 2.4%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,225 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability98 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Unemployment rate2.4 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8Official

What does a salary buy in Lolland?

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 Lolland Salary needed to live in Lolland

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Lolland?

Police recorded about 8,673 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: 8,673 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9
Recorded crime across major citiesLolland highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lolland highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Lolland8,673
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Horsens6,002
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,673 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportSGD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport92.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average temperature by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 7.8 · May 12 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ABED_06141.csv15Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lolland?

The published population was 39,122 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 residents537 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 area886.7 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 residents3,880 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 density43 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents18,860 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Male residents19,673 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population39,122 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official
Population covered by crime statistics39,122 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official

International community in Lolland

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
Total38,306100.0%
Denmark34,34789.7%
Poland5701.5%
Ukraine3250.8%
Romania2360.6%
Syria2340.6%
Philippines1970.5%
Germany1890.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1740.5%
Kosovo1630.4%
Serbia1480.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
France1330.3%
Bulgaria1120.3%
Thailand900.2%
India810.2%
Sweden790.2%
Turkey700.2%
Stateless670.2%
United Kingdom590.2%
Norway580.2%
Netherlands550.1%
Spain540.1%
Russia500.1%
Lithuania470.1%
Iceland430.1%
Eritrea400.1%
Portugal370.1%
Italy330.1%
China320.1%
Pakistan310.1%
Hungary300.1%
Belgium280.1%
Uganda280.1%
Iran260.1%
Montenegro250.1%
Brazil200.1%
Greece180.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic180.0%
Morocco170.0%
Afghanistan170.0%
Panama160.0%
Latvia160.0%
USA150.0%
Finland120.0%
Chile120.0%
Iraq120.0%
Croatia120.0%
Colombia110.0%
Vietnam110.0%
Republic of North Macedonia110.0%
Egypt90.0%
Senegal90.0%
Peru90.0%
Sri Lanka90.0%
Slovakia90.0%
Ireland80.0%
Kenya80.0%
South Africa80.0%
Tanzania80.0%
Canada70.0%
Ghana60.0%
Venezuela60.0%
Australia60.0%
Georgia60.0%
Czech Republic60.0%
Austria50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Argentina40.0%
Albania30.0%
Gambia, The30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Switzerland20.0%
Burundi20.0%
Guinea20.0%
Tunisia20.0%
Cameroon20.0%
Somalia20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Honduras20.0%
Cambodia20.0%
Estonia20.0%
Armenia20.0%
Moldova20.0%
Yugoslavia10.0%
Malta10.0%
Madagascar10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Congo, Republic10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Malawi10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Mexico10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Taiwan10.0%
Laos10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Slovenia10.0%

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total33,424100.0%
Denmark33,424100.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total38,306100.0%
Denmark33,42487.3%
Poland6191.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3230.8%
Ukraine3200.8%
Syria3090.8%
Philippines2310.6%
Yugoslavia2240.6%
Romania2220.6%
Germany2100.5%
Kosovo1870.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkey1300.3%
France1230.3%
Thailand1130.3%
Bulgaria1110.3%
Serbia1110.3%
India830.2%
Russia780.2%
United Kingdom650.2%
Sweden630.2%
Norway620.2%
Netherlands570.1%
Lithuania570.1%
Pakistan450.1%
China430.1%
Iran410.1%
Eritrea400.1%
Iraq390.1%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic380.1%
Hungary360.1%
Sri Lanka360.1%
Lebanon360.1%
Iceland350.1%
Spain350.1%
Portugal340.1%
Republic of North Macedonia330.1%
Serbia and Montenegro290.1%
Uganda290.1%
Brazil280.1%
Montenegro230.1%
Morocco220.1%
Latvia220.1%
Belgium200.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic200.1%
USA200.1%
Panama190.0%
Moldova190.0%
Finland180.0%
Italy180.0%
Afghanistan170.0%
Chile160.0%
Austria150.0%
Argentina150.0%
Greece140.0%
Vietnam140.0%
Peru130.0%
Canada120.0%
Colombia120.0%
Tanzania110.0%
Kenya100.0%
Egypt100.0%
Croatia100.0%
Slovakia100.0%
Senegal90.0%
Venezuela90.0%
Armenia90.0%
Ghana80.0%
Georgia80.0%
Czech Republic80.0%
South Africa70.0%
Ireland60.0%
Soviet Union60.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Jordan60.0%
Gambia, The50.0%
Mauritius50.0%
Somalia50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
Albania40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Guatemala40.0%
Uruguay40.0%
Japan40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Not stated40.0%
Czechoslovakia30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Gaza30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Australia30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Palestine20.0%
Mozambique20.0%
Rwanda20.0%
Zimbabwe20.0%
Honduras20.0%
Cambodia20.0%
Cyprus20.0%
Israel20.0%
Malaysia20.0%
South Korea20.0%
Middle East not stated20.0%
Uzbekistan20.0%
Malta10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Libya10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Malawi10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Dominican Republic10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
United Arab Emirates10.0%
Taiwan10.0%
Laos10.0%
Saudi Arabia10.0%

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)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Lolland

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.

Guldborgsund as a Lolland alternative in the same region

29 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €11.21/m² Guldborgsund vs €10.91/m² Lollandno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,074 Guldborgsund vs 8,673 Lolland−18%
  • Unemployment: 2.8% Guldborgsund vs 2.4% Lolland+17%
  • Residents: 59,350 Guldborgsund vs 39,122 Lolland+52%
  • Nearest airport: 92.6 km Guldborgsund vs 92.3 km Lollandsame level

Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Lolland alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 236 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 8,673 Lolland−55%
  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €10.91/m² Lollandno percentage
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.4% Lolland−29%
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 39,122 Lolland+42%
  • Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 92.3 km Lolland−38%

Cities near Lolland

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

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

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How does Lolland compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lolland 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.

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; Lolland'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 Lolland?

The published population was 39,122 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Lolland?

Police recorded about 8,673 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 Lolland?

The unemployment rate is 2.4 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Lolland?

3,880 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 Lolland a good place to live?

Lolland 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 Lolland?

Maribo, Nakskov are near Lolland. 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 Lolland?

The official citizenship distribution records 34,347 people (89.7%) 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). Lolland, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d07e1b481ffe3abb9019e5724ebfd5cb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/lolland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lolland, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d07e1b481ffe3abb9019e5724ebfd5cb},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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