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Living in Odsherred

The city covered 354.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 90 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.6% in November 2025. For Odsherred, car density was 599 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

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

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 Odsherred.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Odsherred yet. Denmark has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesOdsherred highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Odsherred highlighted€8.18Aarhus€7.70Odense€7.57Aalborgnet rent, € / m² / month

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Odsherred?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force4

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Odsherred is 2.6%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Denmark per band1 city: 1% to under 1.5%11–1.514 cities: 1.5% to under 2%141.5–231 cities: 2% to under 2.5%312–2.529 cities: 2.5% to under 3%292.5–3Odsherred 2.6%16 cities: 3% to under 3.5%163–3.54 cities: 3.5% to under 4%43.5–42 cities: 4% to under 4.5%24–4.51 city: 4.5% to under 5%14.5–5

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)6Official
Unemployment rate2.6 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force4Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Odsherred?

Police recorded about 6,883 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: 6,883 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types5
Recorded crime across major citiesOdsherred highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Odsherred highlighted9,141Copenhagen8,856Odense8,617Frederiksberg8,603Aarhus7,110Esbjerg6,990Vejle6,883Odsherred6,774Aalborg6,567Randers6,002Horsens5,311Silkeborg5,303Viborgrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,883 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types5Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)10Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RKE, 44.2 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportRKE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official
Distance to nearest airport44.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Odsherred. 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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Cities of a similar size in Denmark

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Denmark cities
Nyborg32,329 residentsHalsnæs31,633 residentsRebild30,942 residentsHerlev30,784 residentsSorø30,641 residentsLejre29,594 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Odsherred?

The published population was 32,225 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Odsherred residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.8%Foreign residents 6.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents599 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.1Official
City area354.2 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.1Official
Foreign residents2,014 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.1Official
Population density90 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official
Population Female16,031 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)7Official
Population Male15,957 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)7Official
Population32,225 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.9Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population32,225 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)8Official

International community in Odsherred

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
Total31,947100.0%
Denmark29,93893.7%
Ukraine2530.8%
Syria2150.7%
Poland1520.5%
Lithuania1200.4%
Romania920.3%
Thailand890.3%
Norway790.2%
Myanmar780.2%
Germany700.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United Kingdom610.2%
Sweden570.2%
Latvia560.2%
Stateless550.2%
Turkey440.1%
Sri Lanka380.1%
USA350.1%
Philippines320.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic310.1%
China290.1%
Netherlands270.1%
Kosovo270.1%
Iceland260.1%
Italy250.1%
Bulgaria240.1%
Hungary190.1%
Eritrea180.1%
Afghanistan180.1%
Iran160.1%
Serbia160.1%
Spain150.0%
Vietnam120.0%
France110.0%
Finland100.0%
Ireland100.0%
Portugal100.0%
Uganda70.0%
Brazil70.0%
Iraq70.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Sudan60.0%
Bangladesh60.0%
Kenya50.0%
Somalia50.0%
India50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Canada40.0%
Russia40.0%
Croatia40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Ghana30.0%
Chile30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Israel30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Greece20.0%
Yugoslavia20.0%
Austria20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Colombia20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Australia20.0%
Montenegro20.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Belgium10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Gambia, The10.0%
Lesotho10.0%
Libya10.0%
Morocco10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
South Africa10.0%
Egypt10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Congo, Republic10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Japan10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Singapore10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Estonia10.0%
Republic of North Macedonia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total2,143100.0%
Ukraine23310.9%
Syria21710.1%
Poland1547.2%
Germany1115.2%
Thailand1054.9%
Lithuania974.5%
Romania954.4%
Sri Lanka954.4%
Norway733.4%
United Kingdom632.9%
Show 92 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Sweden622.9%
Myanmar592.8%
Turkey562.6%
Philippines492.3%
Latvia462.1%
China391.8%
USA371.7%
Netherlands321.5%
Iceland261.2%
Afghanistan261.2%
Bulgaria241.1%
Russia231.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic211.0%
Italy200.9%
Iran200.9%
Finland180.8%
Hungary160.7%
Serbia160.7%
Yugoslavia140.7%
France130.6%
Brazil130.6%
Spain120.6%
Eritrea120.6%
Vietnam120.6%
Iraq110.5%
Kosovo110.5%
Canada90.4%
Ireland80.4%
Portugal80.4%
Saudi Arabia80.4%
India70.3%
Greece60.3%
Algeria60.3%
Kenya60.3%
Uganda60.3%
Somalia60.3%
Bangladesh60.3%
Pakistan60.3%
Australia60.3%
Tanzania50.2%
Indonesia50.2%
Lebanon50.2%
Belarus50.2%
Croatia50.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina50.2%
Czechoslovakia40.2%
Switzerland40.2%
Soviet Union40.2%
Ghana40.2%
Argentina40.2%
Kuwait40.2%
Czech Republic40.2%
Gambia, The30.1%
Tunisia30.1%
Chile30.1%
Colombia30.1%
Mexico30.1%
Venezuela30.1%
Israel30.1%
Republic of North Macedonia30.1%
Belgium20.1%
Austria20.1%
Morocco20.1%
Egypt20.1%
Cameroon20.1%
Peru20.1%
Japan20.1%
Nepal20.1%
Singapore20.1%
South Korea20.1%
Luxembourg10.0%
Europe not stated10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Libya10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Sudan10.0%
South Africa10.0%
Congo, Republic10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Dominica10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
United Arab Emirates10.0%
East Jerusalem10.0%
Estonia10.0%
Moldova10.0%
Montenegro10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total31,947100.0%
Denmark29,40692.0%
Syria2760.9%
Ukraine2450.8%
Poland1750.5%
Sri Lanka1360.4%
Lithuania1250.4%
Germany1180.4%
Thailand1060.3%
Romania990.3%
Myanmar870.3%
Show 95 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Norway830.3%
Sweden690.2%
Turkey690.2%
United Kingdom660.2%
Latvia550.2%
Philippines520.2%
Afghanistan430.1%
USA410.1%
China410.1%
Netherlands350.1%
Kosovo330.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic320.1%
Iceland300.1%
Serbia280.1%
Bulgaria270.1%
Iran240.1%
Russia230.1%
Italy210.1%
Finland190.1%
Eritrea180.1%
Iraq180.1%
Yugoslavia170.1%
Hungary170.1%
Lebanon150.0%
Vietnam150.0%
France140.0%
Brazil130.0%
Spain120.0%
Saudi Arabia120.0%
Pakistan110.0%
India100.0%
Canada90.0%
Ireland80.0%
Portugal80.0%
Kenya70.0%
Somalia70.0%
Australia70.0%
Croatia70.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina70.0%
Greece60.0%
Algeria60.0%
Tanzania60.0%
Uganda60.0%
Bangladesh60.0%
Indonesia60.0%
Kuwait60.0%
Czechoslovakia50.0%
Soviet Union50.0%
Ghana50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Republic of North Macedonia50.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Chile40.0%
Israel40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Gambia, The30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Venezuela30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Belgium20.0%
Austria20.0%
Egypt20.0%
Cameroon20.0%
Peru20.0%
United Arab Emirates20.0%
Japan20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Singapore20.0%
South Korea20.0%
Estonia20.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Europe not stated10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Libya10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Sudan10.0%
South Africa10.0%
Congo, Republic10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Burkina Faso10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Dominica10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
East Jerusalem10.0%
Moldova10.0%
Not stated10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1

Is Odsherred 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–72%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 41–63%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–57%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–63%
Foreign residents2,014 people1 Jan 2026Official 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.
Population32,225 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark (Statbank)
Unemployment rate2.6 %30 Nov 2025Official source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Cars per 1,000 residents599 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Official source · 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.
City area354.2 km²1 Jan 2026Official source · 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.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English Portal Urlhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)2Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Odsherred 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Odsherred?

The published population was 32,225 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Odsherred?

Police recorded about 6,883 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 Odsherred?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Odsherred?

2,014 people 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 Odsherred a good place to live?

Odsherred 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.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Odsherred?

The official citizenship distribution records 31,947 people (100.0%) 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, September 12). Odsherred, Denmark: jobs, safety, transport [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/odsherred/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Odsherred, Denmark: jobs, safety, transport},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/odsherred/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. 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. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-15
  2. nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  5. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
  6. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  7. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  9. Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
  10. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05

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