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Living in Odense

In Odense, unemployment is 3.7% (2025).

For Odense, the foreign population was 22,507 at the start of 2026. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €33.40 in August 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2631 sources

Population213,168people1 Jan 2026Official source · Statistics Denmark
Average gross salary6,402EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time
Average net rent7.7EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2012Official source · Eurostat
Unemployment rate3.7%country median 2.5% — 48% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime8,856offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 55% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

Higher unemployment than 94% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 93% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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 Odense.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Odense?

Average net cold rent is 7.7 EUR/m² per month (2012), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 7.7 EUR/m²/month · Eurostat7
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Odense recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€454
Utilities, 85 m² flat€148
Internet, 60 Mbps€33
Fitness club€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly31.71 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Grocery basket, monthly93.03 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited33.4 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly454.4 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant25.42 eur3 Aug 2026Numbeo26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.48 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Odense. Jul 2026. Prices in Odense26Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home148.5 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.7 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2012Eurostat7Official

Is Odense 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 employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%
Student40%strong on education, weak on safety · range 33–47%
Family38%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 30–46%
Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 462 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.7 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2012

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.7% in November 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Odense?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force14

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Odense is 3.7%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,402 EUR/month31 Dec 2024LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time4Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability97 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)17Official
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Beskæftigelses- og Socialforvaltningen — Odense employment services1Official
Unemployment rate3.7 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force14Official

What does a salary buy in Odense?

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€3,316of €3,973 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • 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€7.70/m² · official · Eurostat · 2012-12-31− €462
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€148 · market price · Numbeo · 2026-08-03− €148
Internet€33 · market price · Numbeo · 2026-08-03− €33
Mobile plan€12 · market price · Cost of Living in Odense. Jul 2026. Prices in Odense · 2026-07-31− €12
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€3,316
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Public employment offices in Odense

Beskæftigelses- og Socialforvaltningen lists 1 public employment office in Odense (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers1 count30 Mar 2026Danskundannelse2Official

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; Odense's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Odense?

Police recorded about 8,856 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: 8,856 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types15
Recorded crime across major citiesOdense highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Odense 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
Burglaries per 100,000 residents340.1 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025DK-Statbank-STRAF11-20253Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,856 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types15Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents593.9 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025DK-Statbank-STRAF11-20253Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)20Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ODE, 9.3 km away in June 2026. Car density was 429 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportODE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport9.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Public transport monthly pass46.82 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Numbeo26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration in Odense

0 exact private or nonprofit provider records are linked to this city as supplemental evidence. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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1publicly funded course provider

Danish education through Odense Job- og integrationshuset — State Language Course

Odense Kommune / Job- og integrationshuset

For newly arrived residents, migrants.

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Climate and air quality

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 mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Odense/9159")5Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DK PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Odense/9155")6Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature (modelled)9.1 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology11Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Annual precipitation (modelled)701.3 mm/year2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology11Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January mean temperature (modelled)1.38 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology11Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
January minimum temperature (modelled)-9.93 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology11Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July maximum temperature (modelled)28.02 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology11Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
July mean temperature (modelled)17.6 °C2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology11Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Daily precipitation rate (modelled)1.92 mm/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology11Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Solar exposure (modelled)2.89 kWh/m²/day2001-2020NASA POWER 20-year meteorological and solar climatology11Modelled grid data · coordinate-grid estimate
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 9.89 · Feb 10.84 · Mar 14.29 · Apr 19.63 · May 23.73 · Jun 26.58 · Jul 28.02 · Aug 27.97 · Sep 24.73 · Oct 21.36 · Nov 16.09 · Dec 10.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -9.93 · Feb -9.56 · Mar -7.27 · Apr -1.91 · May 1.54 · Jun 6.43 · Jul 9.42 · Aug 9.96 · Sep 6.8 · Oct -0.03 · Nov -4.28 · Dec -9.38 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.8 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 7.6 · May 11.7 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station H_C_ANDERSEN_AIRPORT_06120.csv21Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 305.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 698 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Odense?

The published population was 213,168 people in 2026. Source: Statistics Denmark16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents429 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.4Official
City area305.6 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.4Official
Foreign-resident share10.56 %1 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.4Official
Foreign residents22,507 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.4Official
Population density698 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.4Official
Female residents107,820 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)18Official
Male residents105,348 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)18Official
Population213,168 people1 Jan 2026Statistics Denmark16Official
Population covered by crime statistics210,803 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)19Official

International community in Odense

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
Total213,140100.0%
Denmark190,66689.5%
Ukraine1,8490.9%
Syria1,5560.7%
Poland1,1350.5%
Romania1,0210.5%
Turkey9950.5%
Germany9070.4%
Iran7390.3%
Italy7300.3%
Somalia7050.3%
Show 140 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq6530.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina6240.3%
Vietnam6000.3%
Iceland5980.3%
Norway5260.2%
Stateless4950.2%
Afghanistan4350.2%
Sweden4300.2%
India4220.2%
Bangladesh3770.2%
United Kingdom3650.2%
Pakistan3600.2%
Lithuania3400.2%
Bulgaria3250.2%
China3170.1%
Nepal3140.1%
Eritrea2740.1%
Portugal2630.1%
Spain2630.1%
Hungary2610.1%
Albania2500.1%
USA2380.1%
Thailand2340.1%
Netherlands2090.1%
France2040.1%
Greece1890.1%
Philippines1870.1%
Russia1540.1%
Latvia1350.1%
Brazil1300.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic1280.1%
Croatia1280.1%
Czech Republic1270.1%
Serbia1180.1%
Slovakia1010.0%
Ghana1000.0%
Kosovo990.0%
Ireland980.0%
Sri Lanka970.0%
Lebanon890.0%
Morocco810.0%
Finland710.0%
Canada680.0%
Austria600.0%
Egypt600.0%
Nigeria580.0%
Belgium530.0%
Japan510.0%
Myanmar490.0%
Mexico440.0%
Sudan410.0%
Kenya380.0%
Australia370.0%
Indonesia350.0%
South Korea330.0%
Switzerland320.0%
Algeria310.0%
Estonia310.0%
Jordan300.0%
Slovenia280.0%
South Africa270.0%
Colombia260.0%
New Zealand260.0%
Armenia250.0%
Uganda230.0%
Ivory Coast220.0%
Montenegro220.0%
Cameroon210.0%
Yugoslavia190.0%
Gambia, The190.0%
Chile190.0%
Peru190.0%
Israel180.0%
Tunisia170.0%
Ethiopia160.0%
Argentina160.0%
Malaysia160.0%
Tanzania150.0%
Cuba150.0%
Singapore150.0%
Zambia140.0%
Venezuela140.0%
Belarus130.0%
Ecuador110.0%
Azerbaijan110.0%
Kazakhstan100.0%
Mozambique90.0%
Moldova90.0%
Uzbekistan90.0%
Nicaragua80.0%
Republic of North Macedonia80.0%
Sierra Leone70.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic70.0%
Paraguay60.0%
Cyprus60.0%
Taiwan60.0%
Malta50.0%
South Sudan50.0%
Togo50.0%
Guatemala50.0%
Burundi40.0%
Congo, Republic40.0%
Zimbabwe40.0%
Malawi40.0%
Bolivia40.0%
Trinidad and Tobago40.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Benin30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Chad30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Mongolia30.0%
Luxembourg20.0%
Cape Verde20.0%
Mauritius20.0%
Namibia20.0%
Niger20.0%
Senegal20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
El Salvador20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
Samoa20.0%
Kyrgyzstan20.0%
Serbia and Montenegro10.0%
Soviet Union10.0%
Botswana10.0%
Libya10.0%
Madagascar10.0%
Mali10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Laos10.0%
Maldives10.0%
North Korea10.0%
Saudi Arabia10.0%
Qatar10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population at the first day of the quarter; total age and sex; ancestry category: Immigrants · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total27,902100.0%
Ukraine1,8006.5%
Iraq1,5845.7%
Syria1,5775.7%
Vietnam1,3354.8%
Turkey1,2964.6%
Iran1,2724.6%
Lebanon1,2684.5%
Poland1,2574.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,2164.4%
Somalia1,0783.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Germany1,0383.7%
Romania9253.3%
Italy6112.2%
Afghanistan5682.0%
Iceland5411.9%
Pakistan5391.9%
Norway4301.5%
India4291.5%
Bangladesh3711.3%
United Kingdom3511.3%
China3341.2%
Nepal3311.2%
Lithuania3181.1%
Sweden2801.0%
Thailand2771.0%
Bulgaria2721.0%
Philippines2630.9%
Hungary2620.9%
Albania2580.9%
USA2440.9%
Russia2310.8%
Spain2280.8%
Sri Lanka2200.8%
Yugoslavia2170.8%
France1990.7%
Eritrea1990.7%
Portugal1820.7%
Brazil1800.6%
Greece1770.6%
Netherlands1630.6%
Kuwait1480.5%
Morocco1260.5%
Ghana1220.4%
Latvia1220.4%
Croatia1180.4%
Czech Republic1130.4%
Congo, Democratic Republic1020.4%
Slovakia1000.4%
Egypt880.3%
Serbia810.3%
Kosovo760.3%
Nigeria720.3%
Middle East not stated710.3%
Finland690.2%
Canada690.2%
Israel690.2%
Algeria670.2%
Ireland640.2%
Mexico580.2%
Argentina540.2%
Myanmar540.2%
Armenia540.2%
Japan530.2%
Austria510.2%
Venezuela500.2%
Jordan500.2%
Belgium480.2%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic480.2%
Kenya460.2%
Uganda450.2%
Ethiopia440.2%
Australia440.2%
Indonesia430.2%
Chile400.1%
Colombia400.1%
Sudan380.1%
Moldova380.1%
Slovenia360.1%
South Africa350.1%
Estonia350.1%
Switzerland340.1%
Ivory Coast340.1%
South Korea340.1%
Belarus340.1%
Peru310.1%
Cameroon290.1%
Tanzania280.1%
Gambia, The270.1%
Tunisia260.1%
New Zealand250.1%
Kazakhstan250.1%
Soviet Union230.1%
Zambia220.1%
Republic of North Macedonia210.1%
Serbia and Montenegro200.1%
Cuba200.1%
Singapore200.1%
Ecuador180.1%
Malaysia180.1%
Montenegro170.1%
Stateless150.1%
Libya150.1%
Mozambique150.1%
Saudi Arabia150.1%
Czechoslovakia140.1%
Asia not stated140.1%
Bolivia120.0%
Uzbekistan120.0%
Congo, Republic110.0%
Taiwan110.0%
Azerbaijan110.0%
Palestine100.0%
Rwanda100.0%
Paraguay100.0%
Uruguay100.0%
Yemen100.0%
Bhutan100.0%
Guatemala90.0%
Nicaragua90.0%
United Arab Emirates90.0%
Trinidad and Tobago80.0%
Angola70.0%
Namibia70.0%
Kyrgyzstan70.0%
Sierra Leone60.0%
Cambodia60.0%
Cyprus60.0%
Not stated60.0%
Malta50.0%
Burundi50.0%
Mauritius50.0%
Senegal50.0%
Togo50.0%
Burkina Faso50.0%
Zimbabwe50.0%
Liberia40.0%
South Sudan40.0%
Laos40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Guinea-Bissau30.0%
Cape Verde30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Chad30.0%
Costa Rica30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Panama30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
North Korea30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Luxembourg20.0%
Comoros20.0%
Benin20.0%
Niger20.0%
Malawi20.0%
Guyana20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
Brunei20.0%
Samoa20.0%
Botswana10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Mali10.0%
Barbados10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Bahrain10.0%
Maldives10.0%
Qatar10.0%
Belize10.0%
Turkmenistan10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

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
Total174,181100.0%
Denmark174,181100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English-language portalhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)12Official

Alternatives for people set on Odense

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.

Aalborg as an Odense alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,774 Aalborg vs 8,856 Odense−24%
  • Unemployment: 3.3% Aalborg vs 3.7% Odense−11%
  • Foreign residents: 8.5% Aalborg vs 10.6% Odense−19%
  • Nearest airport: 6.7 km Aalborg vs 9.3 km Odense−28%
  • Rent: €7.57/m² Aalborg vs €7.70/m² Odensesame level
  • Residents: 226,033 Aalborg vs 213,168 Odense+6%
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Brno as an Odense alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 808 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Basic utilities, 85 m²: €266 Brno vs €148 Odense+79%
  • Rent: €7.50/m² (2017) Brno vs €7.70/m² (2012) Odenseno percentage
  • A meal out: €8 Brno vs €25 Odense−68%
  • Transport pass: €23 Brno vs €47 Odense−51%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,262 Brno vs 8,856 Odenseno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 8.0 km Brno vs 9.3 km Odense−14%
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Cities near Odense

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

Faaborg-Midtfyn Commuting Zone · 18.9 km away
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845.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Aalborg226,033 residentsVejle122,433 residentsAarhus378,361 residentsEsbjerg115,157 residentsFrederiksberg106,150 residentsSilkeborg101,574 residents

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Odense in rankings

#4 of 30 in Largest cities in Denmark #16 of 30 in Major cities with the lowest modelled solar exposure #20 of 27 in Major cities where the modelled January mean stays above freezing #21 of 30 in Major cities with the lowest modelled annual precipitation

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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 Odense?

The published population was 213,168 people in 2026. Source: Statistics Denmark.

How much does it cost to rent in Odense?

Average net cold rent is 7.7 EUR/m² per month (2012), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 539 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Eurostat.

How safe is Odense?

Police recorded about 8,856 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 Odense?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Odense?

22,507 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 Odense a good place to live?

Odense 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 Odense?

Neder Holluf, Bellinge, Munkebo, Otterup, Nordfyns are near Odense. 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 Odense?

The official citizenship distribution records 190,666 people (89.5%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Odense, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0af7c04220c9ea48a64e34a5b5f0f329]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/odense/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_odense-denmark-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_3783626f3fbb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Odense, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {0af7c04220c9ea48a64e34a5b5f0f329},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/odense/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
Markdown citation
[Odense, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/odense/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 0af7c04220c9ea48a64e34a5b5f0f329; retrieved 2026-10-25; built 2026-10-25.

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