Living in Rødovre

In Rødovre, unemployment is 3.1% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 3.1% in November 2025. For Rødovre, the foreign population count was 7,748 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1928 sources

Population44,734people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.

Unemployment rate3.1%country median 2.5% — 24% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force

Recorded crime8,460offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 48% aboveOfficial 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 "Hvidover II")

Higher unemployment than 81% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 87% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Rødovre. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	40 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Norlys fixed broadband⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	19.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	3 mobile internet 10GB¹Official · national market

Is Rødovre a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–66%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–51%

Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–55%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Rødovre?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force¹¹

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Rødovre is 3.1%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

1–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.53.5–44–4.54.5–5

Rødovre 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	97 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹³Official
Unemployment rate	3.1 %country median 2.5%	30 Nov 2025	StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force¹¹Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Rødovre?

Police recorded about 8,460 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: 8,460 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types¹²

Recorded crime across major citiesRødovre highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141

Odense8,856

Frederiksberg8,617

Aarhus8,603

Rødovre8,460

Esbjerg7,110

Vejle6,990

Aalborg6,774

Randers6,567

Horsens6,002

Silkeborg5,311

Viborg5,303

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,460 offences per 100,000country median 5,709	31 Dec 2025	StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types¹²Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage	12 months/year	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)¹⁷Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was CPH, 14.6 km away, with 121 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 384 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	121 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	CPH	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	14.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 "Hvidover II")⁵

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Hvidover II")³Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DK PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Copenhagen/1257")⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Hvidover II")⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 9.76 · Feb 10.01 · Mar 13.47 · Apr 19.98 · May 22.25 · Jun 27.28 · Jul 29.99 · Aug 28.6 · Sep 24.42 · Oct 20.96 · Nov 16.17 · Dec 10.39 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -11.8 · Feb -10.86 · Mar -8.88 · Apr -2.75 · May 1.43 · Jun 6.4 · Jul 10.11 · Aug 9.84 · Sep 5.24 · Oct -1.05 · Nov -6.51 · Dec -10.67 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SJAELSMARK_06188.csv¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 54.1 · Feb 39.9 · Mar 38.5 · Apr 34.3 · May 43.4 · Jun 63.7 · Jul 66.1 · Aug 75.7 · Sep 62.6 · Oct 67.7 · Nov 57.5 · Dec 58.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LANDBOHYJSKOLEN_06186.csv¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 12.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 3,700 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Rødovre?

The published population was 44,734 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

By nationality

National passport82.7%
Foreign residents17.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	384 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	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.²Official
City area	12.2 km²	1 Jan 2026	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.²Official
Foreign residents	7,748 people	1 Jan 2026	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.²Official
Population density	3,700 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.²Official
Population Female	22,875 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹⁴Official
Population Male	22,263 people	7 Aug 2026	Statistics Denmark (Statbank)¹⁴Official
Population	44,734 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.¹⁶Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population	44,734 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)¹⁵Official

International community in Rødovre

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 group	People	Share
Total	45,317	100.0%
Denmark	37,538	82.8%
Nepal	551	1.2%
Turkey	524	1.2%
India	435	1.0%
Ukraine	396	0.9%
Pakistan	374	0.8%
Poland	314	0.7%
Iran	308	0.7%
Romania	298	0.7%
Bulgaria	291	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of North Macedonia	271	0.6%
Italy	242	0.5%
China	223	0.5%
Portugal	212	0.5%
Bangladesh	207	0.5%
Sweden	189	0.4%
Spain	163	0.4%
Iraq	163	0.4%
Thailand	150	0.3%
United Kingdom	146	0.3%
Philippines	119	0.3%
Norway	109	0.2%
Germany	105	0.2%
Syria	98	0.2%
Lithuania	98	0.2%
Somalia	95	0.2%
France	91	0.2%
Hungary	85	0.2%
Croatia	81	0.2%
Ghana	71	0.2%
Afghanistan	71	0.2%
Greece	68	0.2%
Serbia	57	0.1%
USA	55	0.1%
Morocco	54	0.1%
Russia	54	0.1%
Montenegro	54	0.1%
Iceland	53	0.1%
Latvia	46	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	40	0.1%
Nigeria	39	0.1%
Argentina	36	0.1%
Netherlands	33	0.1%
Egypt	33	0.1%
Slovakia	31	0.1%
Uganda	28	0.1%
Brazil	28	0.1%
Cambodia	26	0.1%
Stateless	25	0.1%
Ireland	22	0.0%
Vietnam	22	0.0%
Finland	21	0.0%
Eritrea	19	0.0%
Mexico	19	0.0%
Jordan	18	0.0%
Kosovo	17	0.0%
Colombia	16	0.0%
Austria	15	0.0%
Canada	15	0.0%
Malaysia	15	0.0%
Ethiopia	14	0.0%
Gambia, The	13	0.0%
Kenya	13	0.0%
Chile	13	0.0%
Sri Lanka	13	0.0%
Indonesia	13	0.0%
Australia	12	0.0%
Belarus	12	0.0%
Czech Republic	12	0.0%
Switzerland	11	0.0%
Tunisia	11	0.0%
Lebanon	11	0.0%
Estonia	11	0.0%
Albania	10	0.0%
Tanzania	10	0.0%
Peru	10	0.0%
Japan	10	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Cameroon	8	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Burundi	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
South Korea	5	0.0%
Moldova	5	0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic	4	0.0%
Ivory Coast	4	0.0%
Rwanda	4	0.0%
Guatemala	4	0.0%
New Zealand	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Venezuela	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Yugoslavia	2	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Sierra Leone	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Cuba	2	0.0%
Ecuador	2	0.0%
Myanmar	2	0.0%
Israel	2	0.0%
Singapore	2	0.0%
Uzbekistan	2	0.0%
Kazakhstan	2	0.0%
Luxembourg	1	0.0%
Equatorial Guinea	1	0.0%
Guinea	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%
Barbados	1	0.0%
Honduras	1	0.0%
Jamaica	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
El Salvador	1	0.0%
Yemen	1	0.0%
Cyprus	1	0.0%
Laos	1	0.0%
Samoa	1	0.0%

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: Immigrants · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published group	People	Share
Total	9,045	100.0%
Turkey	671	7.4%
Nepal	634	7.0%
Pakistan	539	6.0%
Iraq	525	5.8%
India	487	5.4%
Iran	429	4.7%
Ukraine	393	4.3%
Poland	294	3.3%
Romania	257	2.8%
Republic of North Macedonia	251	2.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	244	2.7%
China	228	2.5%
Bangladesh	211	2.3%
Thailand	172	1.9%
Philippines	156	1.7%
Yugoslavia	145	1.6%
Afghanistan	137	1.5%
Somalia	132	1.5%
Germany	131	1.4%
Syria	123	1.4%
Italy	122	1.3%
Morocco	120	1.3%
Lebanon	120	1.3%
Argentina	107	1.2%
Ghana	97	1.1%
United Kingdom	94	1.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	92	1.0%
Norway	90	1.0%
Spain	88	1.0%
Sweden	87	1.0%
Lithuania	84	0.9%
Russia	84	0.9%
Hungary	82	0.9%
France	74	0.8%
Vietnam	69	0.8%
USA	65	0.7%
Iceland	61	0.7%
Greece	56	0.6%
Brazil	55	0.6%
Egypt	50	0.6%
Croatia	49	0.5%
Portugal	43	0.5%
Serbia	42	0.5%
Latvia	41	0.5%
Nigeria	37	0.4%
Uganda	34	0.4%
Cambodia	34	0.4%
Moldova	32	0.4%
Chile	31	0.3%
Slovakia	28	0.3%
Finland	27	0.3%
Netherlands	27	0.3%
Ethiopia	27	0.3%
Sri Lanka	27	0.3%
Mexico	26	0.3%
Colombia	25	0.3%
Jordan	24	0.3%
Kenya	21	0.2%
Ireland	20	0.2%
Canada	19	0.2%
Kuwait	19	0.2%
Montenegro	19	0.2%
Eritrea	18	0.2%
Kosovo	18	0.2%
Tunisia	16	0.2%
Peru	16	0.2%
Indonesia	16	0.2%
Soviet Union	15	0.2%
Malaysia	15	0.2%
Australia	14	0.2%
Belarus	14	0.2%
Albania	13	0.1%
Algeria	13	0.1%
Estonia	13	0.1%
Armenia	13	0.1%
Czech Republic	13	0.1%
Gambia, The	12	0.1%
Israel	12	0.1%
Asia not stated	12	0.1%
Azerbaijan	12	0.1%
Uzbekistan	12	0.1%
Switzerland	11	0.1%
Austria	11	0.1%
South Africa	11	0.1%
Belgium	10	0.1%
Tanzania	10	0.1%
Cameroon	10	0.1%
Ecuador	10	0.1%
Burundi	9	0.1%
Sierra Leone	9	0.1%
Sudan	9	0.1%
Japan	9	0.1%
Ivory Coast	7	0.1%
Uruguay	7	0.1%
South Korea	7	0.1%
New Zealand	7	0.1%
Equatorial Guinea	6	0.1%
Mozambique	6	0.1%
Venezuela	6	0.1%
United Arab Emirates	6	0.1%
Myanmar	6	0.1%
Liberia	5	0.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic	5	0.1%
Rwanda	5	0.1%
Togo	5	0.1%
Cuba	5	0.1%
Guatemala	5	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Middle East not stated	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Guinea	2	0.0%
Mauritius	2	0.0%
Bolivia	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
El Salvador	2	0.0%
Yemen	2	0.0%
Laos	2	0.0%
Singapore	2	0.0%
Qatar	2	0.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic	2	0.0%
Luxembourg	1	0.0%
Andorra	1	0.0%
Botswana	1	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	1	0.0%
Cape Verde	1	0.0%
Congo, Republic	1	0.0%
Niger	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Africa not stated	1	0.0%
Barbados	1	0.0%
Guyana	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Honduras	1	0.0%
Jamaica	1	0.0%
Cyprus	1	0.0%
Samoa	1	0.0%
Djibouti	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	1	0.0%
Georgia	1	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	45,317	100.0%
Denmark	32,603	71.9%
Turkey	1,291	2.8%
Pakistan	964	2.1%
Iraq	842	1.9%
Nepal	708	1.6%
India	610	1.3%
Iran	510	1.1%
Ukraine	412	0.9%
Republic of North Macedonia	412	0.9%
Poland	374	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Somalia	318	0.7%
China	312	0.7%
Romania	303	0.7%
Yugoslavia	298	0.7%
Morocco	284	0.6%
Bulgaria	269	0.6%
Lebanon	250	0.6%
Bangladesh	247	0.5%
Afghanistan	228	0.5%
Thailand	194	0.4%
Syria	187	0.4%
Philippines	185	0.4%
Germany	163	0.4%
Ghana	154	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	144	0.3%
Italy	132	0.3%
Vietnam	123	0.3%
United Kingdom	120	0.3%
Argentina	116	0.3%
Sweden	106	0.2%
Norway	103	0.2%
Hungary	102	0.2%
Lithuania	98	0.2%
Spain	97	0.2%
Russia	95	0.2%
France	84	0.2%
Egypt	79	0.2%
Greece	73	0.2%
Iceland	69	0.2%
USA	68	0.2%
Brazil	59	0.1%
Serbia	59	0.1%
Croatia	57	0.1%
Cambodia	54	0.1%
Nigeria	53	0.1%
Uganda	52	0.1%
Latvia	47	0.1%
Portugal	46	0.1%
Ethiopia	45	0.1%
Montenegro	38	0.1%
Sri Lanka	36	0.1%
Jordan	36	0.1%
Kuwait	36	0.1%
Moldova	35	0.1%
Chile	33	0.1%
Finland	32	0.1%
Tunisia	32	0.1%
Slovakia	32	0.1%
Netherlands	31	0.1%
Colombia	29	0.1%
Mexico	28	0.1%
Kosovo	28	0.1%
Kenya	27	0.1%
Ireland	22	0.0%
Eritrea	22	0.0%
Tanzania	22	0.0%
Armenia	22	0.0%
Gambia, The	21	0.0%
Peru	20	0.0%
Estonia	20	0.0%
Canada	19	0.0%
Soviet Union	18	0.0%
Malaysia	18	0.0%
Belarus	18	0.0%
Albania	17	0.0%
Burundi	16	0.0%
Indonesia	16	0.0%
Czech Republic	16	0.0%
Algeria	15	0.0%
Sudan	15	0.0%
Uzbekistan	15	0.0%
Australia	14	0.0%
Azerbaijan	14	0.0%
Austria	13	0.0%
Israel	13	0.0%
Asia not stated	12	0.0%
Switzerland	11	0.0%
South Africa	11	0.0%
Cameroon	11	0.0%
Ivory Coast	11	0.0%
South Korea	11	0.0%
Belgium	10	0.0%
Sierra Leone	10	0.0%
Ecuador	10	0.0%
Japan	10	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	10	0.0%
Uruguay	9	0.0%
New Zealand	7	0.0%
Equatorial Guinea	6	0.0%
Mozambique	6	0.0%
Senegal	6	0.0%
Guatemala	6	0.0%
Venezuela	6	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	6	0.0%
Myanmar	6	0.0%
Liberia	5	0.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic	5	0.0%
Rwanda	5	0.0%
Togo	5	0.0%
Cuba	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Czechoslovakia	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Taiwan	4	0.0%
Middle East not stated	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	2	0.0%
Botswana	2	0.0%
Guinea	2	0.0%
Mauritius	2	0.0%
Niger	2	0.0%
Bolivia	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
El Salvador	2	0.0%
Laos	2	0.0%
Singapore	2	0.0%
Qatar	2	0.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic	2	0.0%
Luxembourg	1	0.0%
Andorra	1	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	1	0.0%
Cape Verde	1	0.0%
Congo, Republic	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Africa not stated	1	0.0%
Barbados	1	0.0%
Guyana	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Jamaica	1	0.0%
Cyprus	1	0.0%
Samoa	1	0.0%
Djibouti	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	1	0.0%
Georgia	1	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Alternatives for people set on Rødovre

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.

Greve as a Rødovre alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.5% Greve vs 3.1% Rødovre−19%
Nearest airport: 7.3 km Greve vs 14.6 km Rødovre−50%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,526 Greve vs 8,460 Rødovre−11%
Residents: 53,536 Greve vs 44,734 Rødovre+20%
Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Greve vs 6.0 µg/m³ Rødovresame level

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Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Rødovre alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 256 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 14.6 km Rødovre+293%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 8,460 Rødovre−54%
Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 3.1% Rødovre−45%
Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 44,734 Rødovre+24%

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Cities near Rødovre

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

Hvidovre 3.9 km away

Rent: 952.9 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Frederiksberg 4.9 km away

Rent: 931.6 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Gladsaxe 6.0 km away

Rent: 881.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities

Vordingborg45,057 residents Skive44,328 residents Syddjurs44,101 residents Tårnby44,034 residents Egedal45,563 residents Ikast-Brande43,009 residents

How does Rødovre compare?

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Rødovre in rankings

#21 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Denmark

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rødovre 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; Rødovre'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 Rødovre?

The published population was 44,734 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 Rødovre?

How safe is Rødovre?

Police recorded about 8,460 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 Rødovre?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Rødovre?

7,748 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 Rødovre a good place to live?

Rødovre 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 Rødovre?

Glostrup, Brøndby, Hvidovre, Brøndbyvester, Frederiksberg are near Rødovre. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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

The official citizenship distribution records 45,317 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 29). Rødovre, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1e36675d961524814173801939c36f91]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/rodovre/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_r-dovre-denmark-population-cost-of-living-jobs-safety_39ddb6b10649,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rødovre, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {1e36675d961524814173801939c36f91},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/rodovre/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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