ImmigrationDBVerified immigration data
On this page

Living in Nivå

The unemployment rate was 2.3% in November 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population8,816people1 Jan 2026Official source · Population 1. January
Average gross salary7,949EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)
Average net rent11.54EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2.3%30 Nov 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime5,004incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)

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

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

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 Nivå.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Nivå 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 broadband9Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.54 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,065 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · parent municipality

Is Nivå 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.

Try your profile
Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–69%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–72%
Student34%strong on cost, weak on education · range 20–48%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–68%
Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–52%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nivå?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force14

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

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings7,949 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)4Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate2.3 %30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force14Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Nivå?

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€3,221of €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€11.54/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31− €692
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€3,221
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Nivå Salary needed to live in Nivå

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nivå. 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
Search jobs
Open the Denmark service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Nivå. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Nivå's crime rate stood at 5,473.9 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2025.

How safe is Nivå?

Police recorded about 5,004 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)13

Recorded crime across major citiesNivå highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Nivå highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141
Odense8,856
Frederiksberg8,617
Aarhus8,603
Esbjerg7,110
Vejle6,990
Aalborg6,774
Randers6,567
Kolding6,398
Horsens6,002
Silkeborg5,311
Viborg5,303
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,004 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22)13Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport121 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport36 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)CPH3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nivå. 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
Open official information
Open the full Denmark section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Nivå.

Find courses near Nivå

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 1.1°C in January to 17.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.9 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 6.4 · Apr 12.2 · May 17 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 22 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 4.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.3 · Mar 0 · Apr 3.3 · May 7.3 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 3 · Dec 0.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 7.4 · May 11.6 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 49.1 · Feb 41.4 · Mar 38.2 · Apr 31.4 · May 45.6 · Jun 71.5 · Jul 66.8 · Aug 82.9 · Sep 59.2 · Oct 65.6 · Nov 55.5 · Dec 58.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Denmark: Gentofte ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Heide (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Barth (Germany) ±0.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Nivå?

The published population was 8,816 people in January 2026. Source: Population 1. January12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population8,816 people1 Jan 2026Population 1. January12Official

Alternatives for people set on Nivå

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.

Lillerød as a Nivå alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 1.6% Lillerød vs 2.3% Nivå−30%
  • Residents: 16,894 Lillerød vs 8,816 Nivå+92%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,784 Lillerød vs 5,004 Nivåno percentage
  • Rent: €11.54/m² Lillerød vs €11.54/m² Nivåsame level
Full comparisonMore about Lillerød

Cities near Nivå

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

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Nykøbing Mors8,866 residentsAars8,738 residentsHinnerup8,628 residentsSæby9,012 residentsLøgten8,623 residentsHørning8,572 residents

How does Nivå compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Nivå's.

Open the full comparison

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

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

Is Nivå part of Copenhagen?

Nivå belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Copenhagen; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 28.8 km away by straight-line distance. Copenhagen city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source2

Put Nivå's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Nivå?

The published population was 8,816 people in January 2026. Source: Population 1. January.

How safe is Nivå?

Police recorded about 5,004 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22).

What is the unemployment rate in Nivå?

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

Is Nivå a good place to live?

Nivå 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.

Is Nivå part of Copenhagen?

Nivå belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Copenhagen; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 28.8 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Nivå?

Humlebæk, Hørsholm, Espergærde, Fredensborg, Trørød are near Nivå. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Nivå, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ac627b460728c119d3ba77560fc2d33a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/niva/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_niva-denmark-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_b9f855712bbb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nivå, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ac627b460728c119d3ba77560fc2d33a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/niva/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Nivå, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/niva/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version ac627b460728c119d3ba77560fc2d33a; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown
  1. 3 mobile internet 10GB 3.dk · checked 2026-09-15
  2. gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
  3. Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-10-06
  4. Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-10-07
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  9. Norlys fixed broadband norlys.dk · checked 2026-09-15
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
Show 13 more sources
  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Population 1. January api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-23
  3. Reported criminal offences and charges by region, type of offence and reported criminal offences and charges (STRAF22) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-10-05
  4. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  5. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  6. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  7. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  8. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  10. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  11. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q499479 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  12. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q503045 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  13. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q512540 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.