Living in Silkeborg
In Silkeborg, the median rent tenants pay is €778 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.3% (2025).
Silkeborg is a city in Denmark. In November 2025, the unemployment rate was 2.3%.
Lower unemployment than 73% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 62% of Danish cities that publish it.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Silkeborg?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 40 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Norlys fixed broadband7Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.93 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | 3 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 58.2 EUR/month | 13 Sept 2026 | Midttrafik5Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.39 EUR/m²/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent | 778 EUR/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official |
Is Silkeborg 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Silkeborg?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force11
Silkeborg 2.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 6,468 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time3Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.3 %country median 2.5% | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force11Official |
What does a salary buy in Silkeborg?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentTransportInternetMobileLeft 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€10.39/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-01-01 | − €623 |
| Public transport pass€58 · official · Midttrafik · 2026-09-13 | − €58 |
| Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city | — |
| Internet€40 · official · Norlys fixed broadband · 2026-09-30 | − €40 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · 3 mobile internet 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €3,231 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Silkeborg. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Jobnet Denmark — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Silkeborg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Silkeborg?
Police recorded about 5,311 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: 5,311 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 343.6 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | DK-Statbank-STRAF11-20252Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,311 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 | 31 Dec 2025 | StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types12Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 349.5 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | DK-Statbank-STRAF11-20252Official |
| Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage | 12 months/year | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)17Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was KRP, 30.7 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 562 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Silkeborg. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Danish language training for adult foreign nationals — State Language Course
Danish municipalities and language centres
For adult foreign nationals, newly arrived residents.
Climate and air quality
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 10.11 · Feb 11.88 · Mar 17.32 · Apr 22.25 · May 25.05 · Jun 27.78 · Jul 28.23 · Aug 28.08 · Sep 26.07 · Oct 21.96 · Nov 15.44 · Dec 11.42 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -13.78 · Feb -14.53 · Mar -10.97 · Apr -4.06 · May -1.27 · Jun 4.05 · Jul 6.8 · Aug 7.28 · Sep 3.32 · Oct -3.77 · Nov -7.64 · Dec -11.74 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.8 · Feb 0.65 · Mar 2.67 · Apr 6.74 · May 11.04 · Jun 14.36 · Jul 16.59 · Aug 16.49 · Sep 13.38 · Oct 9.18 · Nov 5.26 · Dec 2.33 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official |
Population and city profile
The city covered 850.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 121 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Silkeborg?
The published population was 101,574 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.16
By nationality
National passport92.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 562 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.3Official |
| City area | 850.9 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.3Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 7.47 % | 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.3Official |
| Foreign residents | 7,586 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.3Official |
| Population density | 121 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.3Official |
| Population Female | 51,655 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)14Official |
| Population Male | 51,098 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)14Official |
| Population | 101,574 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 | 101,574 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)15Official |
International community in Silkeborg
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 | 103,293 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 95,594 | 92.5% |
| Syria | 1,030 | 1.0% |
| Ukraine | 1,006 | 1.0% |
| Romania | 946 | 0.9% |
| Poland | 685 | 0.7% |
| Germany | 257 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 239 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 223 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 168 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 164 | 0.2% |
Show 112 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 160 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 145 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 137 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 132 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 131 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 126 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 118 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 111 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 110 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 106 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 98 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 98 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 87 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 79 | 0.1% |
| China | 78 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 75 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 69 | 0.1% |
| USA | 59 | 0.1% |
| India | 59 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 54 | 0.1% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 50 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 46 | 0.0% |
| France | 43 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 40 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 39 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 37 | 0.0% |
| Russia | 31 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 29 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 27 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 26 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 23 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 23 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 23 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 22 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 21 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 20 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 20 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 17 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 16 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 15 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 14 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 14 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 12 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 11 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 11 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 10 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 10 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 10 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 9 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 9 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 9 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 7 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 7 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 6 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 6 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 6 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
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 | 7,981 | 100.0% |
| Ukraine | 956 | 12.0% |
| Syria | 884 | 11.1% |
| Romania | 828 | 10.4% |
| Poland | 616 | 7.7% |
| Germany | 292 | 3.7% |
| Iraq | 245 | 3.1% |
| Turkey | 191 | 2.4% |
| Vietnam | 191 | 2.4% |
| Yugoslavia | 188 | 2.4% |
| Lithuania | 184 | 2.3% |
Show 133 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 179 | 2.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173 | 2.2% |
| United Kingdom | 172 | 2.2% |
| Thailand | 160 | 2.0% |
| Norway | 157 | 2.0% |
| Eritrea | 154 | 1.9% |
| Afghanistan | 146 | 1.8% |
| Philippines | 125 | 1.6% |
| Sweden | 117 | 1.5% |
| Somalia | 108 | 1.4% |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1.3% |
| Iceland | 96 | 1.2% |
| China | 81 | 1.0% |
| Russia | 79 | 1.0% |
| USA | 67 | 0.8% |
| Hungary | 64 | 0.8% |
| Serbia | 63 | 0.8% |
| Latvia | 59 | 0.7% |
| India | 57 | 0.7% |
| Italy | 52 | 0.7% |
| France | 48 | 0.6% |
| Sri Lanka | 48 | 0.6% |
| Bulgaria | 41 | 0.5% |
| Uganda | 41 | 0.5% |
| Brazil | 41 | 0.5% |
| Lebanon | 40 | 0.5% |
| Bhutan | 37 | 0.5% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 35 | 0.4% |
| Croatia | 35 | 0.4% |
| Kenya | 31 | 0.4% |
| Spain | 30 | 0.4% |
| Finland | 27 | 0.3% |
| Nepal | 27 | 0.3% |
| Tanzania | 26 | 0.3% |
| Portugal | 23 | 0.3% |
| Israel | 23 | 0.3% |
| Morocco | 22 | 0.3% |
| South Africa | 22 | 0.3% |
| Australia | 22 | 0.3% |
| Ethiopia | 20 | 0.3% |
| Argentina | 19 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 18 | 0.2% |
| Canada | 17 | 0.2% |
| Ireland | 16 | 0.2% |
| Japan | 16 | 0.2% |
| Moldova | 16 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 15 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 15 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 14 | 0.2% |
| Montenegro | 14 | 0.2% |
| Congo, Republic | 13 | 0.2% |
| Zambia | 13 | 0.2% |
| Chile | 13 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 13 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 12 | 0.2% |
| Kuwait | 12 | 0.2% |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 0.2% |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 11 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 11 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 11 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.1% |
| Rwanda | 10 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 10 | 0.1% |
| New Zealand | 10 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 10 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 9 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 9 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 8 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 8 | 0.1% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 0.1% |
| Czechoslovakia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 7 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 7 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 7 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 6 | 0.1% |
| Bolivia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 5 | 0.1% |
| Gambia, The | 4 | 0.1% |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0.1% |
| Honduras | 4 | 0.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0.1% |
| South Korea | 4 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chad | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Middle East not stated | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 2 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 2 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Asia not stated | 2 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 2 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 1 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 0.0% |
| Africa not stated | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 1 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 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 source3
Ancestry or ethnicity
Population at the first day of the quarter; total age and sex; ancestry category: Descendant · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,081 | 100.0% |
| Syria | 243 | 11.7% |
| Turkey | 195 | 9.4% |
| Iraq | 137 | 6.6% |
| Romania | 134 | 6.4% |
| Poland | 125 | 6.0% |
| Somalia | 116 | 5.6% |
| Vietnam | 103 | 4.9% |
| Yugoslavia | 102 | 4.9% |
| Ukraine | 100 | 4.8% |
| Eritrea | 70 | 3.4% |
Show 82 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55 | 2.6% |
| Lithuania | 52 | 2.5% |
| Germany | 47 | 2.3% |
| Afghanistan | 46 | 2.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 46 | 2.2% |
| Lebanon | 44 | 2.1% |
| Iran | 40 | 1.9% |
| Morocco | 24 | 1.2% |
| Serbia | 23 | 1.1% |
| Sweden | 20 | 1.0% |
| Netherlands | 19 | 0.9% |
| Norway | 18 | 0.9% |
| Kuwait | 18 | 0.9% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 16 | 0.8% |
| Iceland | 14 | 0.7% |
| Russia | 14 | 0.7% |
| India | 12 | 0.6% |
| Italy | 11 | 0.5% |
| Thailand | 11 | 0.5% |
| Kosovo | 11 | 0.5% |
| China | 10 | 0.5% |
| Hungary | 9 | 0.4% |
| Pakistan | 9 | 0.4% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0.4% |
| Latvia | 8 | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 0.3% |
| Ethiopia | 7 | 0.3% |
| Colombia | 7 | 0.3% |
| Bhutan | 7 | 0.3% |
| Armenia | 6 | 0.3% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 5 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 5 | 0.2% |
| South Africa | 5 | 0.2% |
| Tanzania | 5 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0.2% |
| Nepal | 5 | 0.2% |
| South Korea | 5 | 0.2% |
| Moldova | 5 | 0.2% |
| Burundi | 4 | 0.2% |
| Kenya | 4 | 0.2% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.2% |
| USA | 4 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 4 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 4 | 0.2% |
| France | 3 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Chad | 3 | 0.1% |
| Zambia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 2 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.1% |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 2 | 0.1% |
| Qatar | 2 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 2 | 0.1% |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 0.1% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 2 | 0.1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 1 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Portal Url | https://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url | 27 Aug 2026 | nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)8Official |
Alternatives for people set on Silkeborg
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.
Vejle as a Silkeborg alternative in the same region
53 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 12.4% Vejle vs 7.5% Silkeborg+66%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,990 Vejle vs 5,311 Silkeborg+32%
- Rent: €9.67/m² Vejle vs €10.39/m² Silkeborg−7%
- Nearest airport: 24.0 km Vejle vs 30.7 km Silkeborg−22%
- Residents: 122,433 Vejle vs 101,574 Silkeborg+21%
- Unemployment: 2.3% Vejle vs 2.3% Silkeborgsame level
Sønderborg as a Silkeborg alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 141 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Nearest airport: 6.1 km Sønderborg vs 30.7 km Silkeborg−80%
- Rent: €9.67/m² Sønderborg vs €10.39/m² Silkeborg−7%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Sønderborg vs 2.3% Silkeborg+13%
- Residents: 74,096 Sønderborg vs 101,574 Silkeborg−27%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,881 Sønderborg vs 5,311 Silkeborg−8%
Cities near Silkeborg
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Denmark
Other cities in Denmark to compare with Silkeborg, nearest in population first.
How does Silkeborg compare?
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Silkeborg in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Silkeborg 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 guideSchool 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; Silkeborg'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 Silkeborg?
The published population was 101,574 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..
How safe is Silkeborg?
Police recorded about 5,311 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 Silkeborg?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.
How many foreign residents live in Silkeborg?
7,586 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..
How much is public transport in Silkeborg?
A monthly transport pass is 58.2 EUR/month. Source: Midttrafik.
Is Silkeborg a good place to live?
Silkeborg 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 Silkeborg?
Ry, Hammel, Bjerringbro are near Silkeborg. 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 Silkeborg?
The official citizenship distribution records 103,293 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 26). Silkeborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f556e08464a046e6e5c8dcc92fdbbdd0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/silkeborg/ Retrieved 2026-09-26. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Silkeborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-26},
version = {f556e08464a046e6e5c8dcc92fdbbdd0},
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note = {Retrieved 2026-09-26. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Silkeborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/silkeborg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version f556e08464a046e6e5c8dcc92fdbbdd0; retrieved 2026-09-26; built 2026-09-26.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.
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