Living in Skanderborg
In Skanderborg, the median rent tenants pay is €855 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.1% (2025).
Skanderborg is a city in Denmark. The unemployment rate was 2.1% in November 2025. For Skanderborg, the foreign population was 3,675 at the start of 2026.
Lower unemployment than 83% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 89% of Danish cities that publish it.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Skanderborg?
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 broadband8Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.93 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | 3 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.39 EUR/m²/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20266Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent | 854.7 EUR/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20266Official |
Is Skanderborg 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 Skanderborg?
The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force12
Skanderborg 2.1%
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 time2Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 100 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)14Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.1 %country median 2.5% | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force12Official |
What does a salary buy in Skanderborg?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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 |
| 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 | €3,290 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Skanderborg. 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 Skanderborg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Skanderborg?
Police recorded about 4,137 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: 4,137 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,137 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 | 31 Dec 2025 | StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types13Official |
| Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage | 12 months/year | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)18Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was AAR, 52 km away, with 8 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 547 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Skanderborg. 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
Is the air quality good in Skanderborg?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 "Århus/6153")5
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
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 | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Århus/6153")3Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DK PM10 annual mean 2024 (station "Århus/6153")4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Århus/6153")5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 10.04 · Feb 11.69 · Mar 15.76 · Apr 20.86 · May 24.19 · Jun 26.45 · Jul 27.27 · Aug 27.6 · Sep 24.97 · Oct 21.23 · Nov 15.45 · Dec 10.99 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -13.12 · Feb -13.01 · Mar -11.41 · Apr -3.47 · May -0.97 · Jun 4.53 · Jul 7.67 · Aug 7.89 · Sep 3.94 · Oct -2.2 · Nov -5.55 · Dec -10.85 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.91 · Feb 0.75 · Mar 2.69 · Apr 6.74 · May 11.2 · Jun 14.59 · Jul 16.85 · Aug 16.71 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 9.45 · Nov 5.54 · Dec 2.49 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official |
Population and city profile
The city covered 416.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 159 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Skanderborg?
The published population was 65,760 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.17
By nationality
National passport94.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 547 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 | 416.9 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.2Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,675 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 | 159 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official |
| Population Female | 33,460 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)15Official |
| Population Male | 32,892 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)15Official |
| Population | 65,760 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.17Official |
| Safety City Crime Covered Population | 65,760 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)16Official |
International community in Skanderborg
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 | 66,617 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 62,874 | 94.4% |
| Syria | 560 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 455 | 0.7% |
| Poland | 273 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 245 | 0.4% |
| Germany | 164 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 125 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 97 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 94 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84 | 0.1% |
Show 96 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 81 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 74 | 0.1% |
| Turkey | 72 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 72 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 70 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 68 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 63 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 60 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 55 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 52 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 51 | 0.1% |
| China | 51 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 50 | 0.1% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 50 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 49 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 47 | 0.1% |
| USA | 43 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 42 | 0.1% |
| France | 40 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 39 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 29 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 27 | 0.0% |
| India | 27 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 19 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 19 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 18 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 18 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 18 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 16 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 14 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 14 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 12 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 12 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 11 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 11 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 11 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 9 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 8 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 8 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 6 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 6 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 5 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 4 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 4 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 4 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 3 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 2 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 2 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 2 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 2 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 1 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 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: Descendant · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,226 | 100.0% |
| Syria | 146 | 11.9% |
| Turkey | 86 | 7.0% |
| Vietnam | 83 | 6.8% |
| Afghanistan | 75 | 6.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 75 | 6.1% |
| Poland | 73 | 6.0% |
| Iraq | 71 | 5.8% |
| Lebanon | 67 | 5.5% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53 | 4.3% |
| Somalia | 51 | 4.2% |
Show 74 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 46 | 3.8% |
| Eritrea | 34 | 2.8% |
| Germany | 29 | 2.4% |
| Iran | 29 | 2.4% |
| Ukraine | 22 | 1.8% |
| Russia | 18 | 1.5% |
| Iceland | 17 | 1.4% |
| USA | 14 | 1.1% |
| China | 14 | 1.1% |
| Philippines | 14 | 1.1% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 12 | 1.0% |
| India | 12 | 1.0% |
| Lithuania | 12 | 1.0% |
| Sweden | 9 | 0.7% |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 0.7% |
| Morocco | 8 | 0.7% |
| Norway | 6 | 0.5% |
| Colombia | 6 | 0.5% |
| Pakistan | 6 | 0.5% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0.4% |
| Egypt | 5 | 0.4% |
| Kosovo | 5 | 0.4% |
| Hungary | 4 | 0.3% |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 0.3% |
| Ghana | 4 | 0.3% |
| Libya | 4 | 0.3% |
| Tunisia | 4 | 0.3% |
| Africa not stated | 4 | 0.3% |
| Canada | 4 | 0.3% |
| France | 3 | 0.2% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.2% |
| Chile | 3 | 0.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0.2% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.2% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.2% |
| Belarus | 3 | 0.2% |
| Moldova | 3 | 0.2% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.2% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.2% |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 0.2% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.2% |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0.2% |
| Angola | 2 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 2 | 0.2% |
| Uganda | 2 | 0.2% |
| Cameroon | 2 | 0.2% |
| Congo, Republic | 2 | 0.2% |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 0.2% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.2% |
| Yemen | 2 | 0.2% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0.2% |
| Jordan | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asia not stated | 2 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 2 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 2 | 0.2% |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 0.2% |
| Europe not stated | 1 | 0.1% |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 1 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 1 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 1 | 0.1% |
| Bhutan | 1 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar | 1 | 0.1% |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 1 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0.1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0.1% |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 1 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 1 | 0.1% |
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 | 66,617 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 61,176 | 91.8% |
| Syria | 623 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 468 | 0.7% |
| Poland | 341 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 251 | 0.4% |
| Germany | 232 | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 227 | 0.3% |
| Vietnam | 227 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 197 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 196 | 0.3% |
Show 128 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 173 | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 166 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 123 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 122 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 120 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 109 | 0.2% |
| Somalia | 104 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 95 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 92 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 79 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 79 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 75 | 0.1% |
| China | 75 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 66 | 0.1% |
| USA | 60 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 55 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 55 | 0.1% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 49 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 48 | 0.1% |
| France | 44 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 44 | 0.1% |
| India | 36 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 32 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 30 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 27 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 23 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 23 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 21 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 20 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 19 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 19 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 18 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 18 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 18 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 17 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 17 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 17 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 16 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 16 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 14 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 11 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 11 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 11 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 10 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 10 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 10 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 9 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 9 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 9 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 9 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 8 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 8 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 8 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Africa not stated | 7 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 7 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 7 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 7 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 6 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 5 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 5 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Europe not stated | 4 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 4 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Asia not stated | 4 | 0.0% |
| Middle East not stated | 4 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 3 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 1 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| South and central America not stated | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Not stated | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Portal Url | https://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url | 27 Aug 2026 | nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)9Official |
Alternatives for people set on Skanderborg
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.
Odder as a Skanderborg alternative in the same region
17 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,328 Odder vs 4,137 Skanderborg−20%
- Residents: 24,083 Odder vs 65,760 Skanderborg−63%
- Unemployment: 2.4% Odder vs 2.1% Skanderborg+14%
- Nearest airport: 46.6 km Odder vs 52.0 km Skanderborg−10%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Odder vs 7.0 µg/m³ Skanderborgsame level
Cities near Skanderborg
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Denmark
Other cities in Denmark to compare with Skanderborg, nearest in population first.
How does Skanderborg compare?
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Skanderborg in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Skanderborg 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; Skanderborg'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 Skanderborg?
The published population was 65,760 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 Skanderborg?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 "Århus/6153").
How safe is Skanderborg?
Police recorded about 4,137 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 Skanderborg?
The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.
How many foreign residents live in Skanderborg?
3,675 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 Skanderborg a good place to live?
Skanderborg 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 Skanderborg?
Hørning, Ry, Kolt, Hasselager, Tranbjerg are near Skanderborg. 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 Skanderborg?
The official citizenship distribution records 66,617 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). Skanderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1b89f1bafd757eac015faead6b4c3caf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/skanderborg/ Retrieved 2026-09-26. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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title = {Skanderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-26},
version = {1b89f1bafd757eac015faead6b4c3caf},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/skanderborg/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-09-26. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Skanderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/skanderborg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 1b89f1bafd757eac015faead6b4c3caf; 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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