Living in Skanderborg

In Skanderborg, the median rent tenants pay is €855 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.1% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 2.1% in November 2025. For Skanderborg, the foreign population was 3,675 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2627 sources

Population65,760people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.

Average gross salary6,468EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time

Average net rent10.39EUR/m²/month1 Jan 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026

Unemployment rate2.1%country median 2.5% — 16% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force

Recorded crime4,137offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 28% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DK PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station "Århus/6153")

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.

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Housing and cost

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
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.

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Remote worker70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–79%

Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 63–81%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 30–50%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–61%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–67%

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

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Skanderborg is 2.1%. 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

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.

Left over each month€3,290of €3,973 take-home

Rent
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€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

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

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.

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 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

Recorded crime across major citiesSkanderborg highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Copenhagen9,141

Odense8,856

Frederiksberg8,617

Aarhus8,603

Esbjerg7,110

Vejle6,990

Aalborg6,774

Randers6,567

Horsens6,002

Silkeborg5,311

Viborg5,303

Skanderborg4,137

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.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	8 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	AAR	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	52 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹¹Official

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.

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 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.

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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂17WHO 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	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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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%

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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%

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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%

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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

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Cities near Skanderborg

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

Alternative cities in Denmark

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Skanderborg in rankings

#8 of 30 in Safest cities in Denmark by recorded crime #18 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Denmark #21 of 30 in Largest cities in Denmark #22 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Denmark

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.

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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; 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?

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 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 29). Skanderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7036df4c7da653eaf03a4467b4faa7b6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/skanderborg/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_skanderborg-denmark-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_96946cfab46d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Skanderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {7036df4c7da653eaf03a4467b4faa7b6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/skanderborg/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Skanderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/skanderborg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 7036df4c7da653eaf03a4467b4faa7b6; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29.

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3 mobile internet 10GB 3.dk · checked 2026-09-15
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