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Living in Slagelse

For Slagelse, the unemployment rate was 2.9% in November 2025.

Higher unemployment than 73% of Danish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 82% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in DenmarkNational rates and thresholds that apply in Slagelse.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Slagelse recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€341
Utilities, 85 m² flat€222
Transport pass€68
Fitness club€32
Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€18

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesSlagelse highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Slagelse highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Aarhus€8.18
Odense€7.70
Aalborg€7.57
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly32.04 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Slagelse (Wayback capture 20250316221928)13Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.97 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Slagelse (Wayback capture 20250316221928)13Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly341.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Slagelse (Wayback capture 20250316221928)13Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB18.19 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Slagelse (Wayback capture 20250316221928)13Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass67.56 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Slagelse (Wayback capture 20250316221928)13Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home222.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo — Cost of Living in Slagelse (Wayback capture 20250316221928)13Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Slagelse?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force5

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Slagelse is 2.9%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Denmark per band1 city: 1% to under 1.5%11–1.514 cities: 1.5% to under 2%141.5–231 cities: 2% to under 2.5%312–2.529 cities: 2.5% to under 3%292.5–3Slagelse 2.9%16 cities: 3% to under 3.5%163–3.54 cities: 3.5% to under 4%43.5–42 cities: 4% to under 4.5%24–4.51 city: 4.5% to under 5%14.5–5

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)7Official
Unemployment rate2.9 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force5Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Slagelse?

Police recorded about 8,046 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: 8,046 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types6
Recorded crime across major citiesSlagelse highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Slagelse highlighted9,141Copenhagen8,856Odense8,617Frederiksberg8,603Aarhus8,046Slagelse7,110Esbjerg6,990Vejle6,774Aalborg6,567Randers6,002Horsens5,311Silkeborg5,303Viborgrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,046 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types6Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)11Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was RKE, 53 km away in June 2026. Car density was 517 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportRKE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official
Distance to nearest airport53 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Slagelse. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Slagelse.

Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 9.7 · Feb 10.14 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 19.08 · May 23.22 · Jun 27.01 · Jul 28.81 · Aug 28.36 · Sep 25.02 · Oct 21.71 · Nov 16.02 · Dec 10.16 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -9.27 · Feb -9.03 · Mar -6.46 · Apr -1.97 · May 2.52 · Jun 7.35 · Jul 10.64 · Aug 11.01 · Sep 7.11 · Oct 0.47 · Nov -5.07 · Dec -9.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 7.6 · May 11.9 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TYSTOFTE_06136.csv12Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Næstved84,895 residentsGentofte75,076 residentsHolbæk74,490 residentsSønderborg74,096 residentsHerning90,006 residentsGladsaxe70,958 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 568.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 142 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Slagelse?

The published population was 80,481 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Slagelse residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport90.9%Foreign residents 9.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents517 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Derived stock density from DST BIL54 passenger-car stock and DST FOLK1A population. BIL54 is stock of passenger cars, not registrations, trips or ownership-only subset.1Official
City area568.5 km²1 Jan 2026DST ARE207 Area 1 January; area based on the SDFE land register. Registered area is used; some lakes are excluded according to the table footnote.1Official
Foreign residents7,352 people1 Jan 2026DST FOLK1D: population at the first day of the quarter, total sex, total age, STATSB=UDLAND (Foreign citizen). This is citizenship, not foreign-born or foreign-origin population.1Official
Population density142 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official
Population Female40,612 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)8Official
Population Male40,347 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)8Official
Population80,481 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.10Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population80,481 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)9Official

International community in Slagelse

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population at the first day of the quarter; total age and sex; Statistics Denmark FOLK1B · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total80,856100.0%
Denmark73,40490.8%
Turkey8091.0%
Ukraine6520.8%
Syria6330.8%
Poland4690.6%
Bulgaria4370.5%
Romania3190.4%
Stateless2430.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2270.3%
Sweden1850.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan1820.2%
Serbia1680.2%
Eritrea1610.2%
Thailand1530.2%
Pakistan1460.2%
Germany1320.2%
India1260.2%
Philippines1250.2%
Norway1230.2%
Iran1220.2%
Somalia1210.1%
Spain1070.1%
Iraq1040.1%
United Kingdom970.1%
Vietnam960.1%
Lithuania940.1%
China820.1%
Brazil810.1%
Ghana690.1%
Hungary660.1%
Italy610.1%
USA560.1%
Ireland540.1%
Sri Lanka510.1%
Greece500.1%
Iceland430.1%
Netherlands400.0%
Russia380.0%
Republic of North Macedonia380.0%
Bangladesh320.0%
Croatia320.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic310.0%
Lebanon310.0%
Latvia310.0%
Nigeria290.0%
France260.0%
Portugal240.0%
Morocco240.0%
Kenya230.0%
Nepal230.0%
Kosovo200.0%
Burundi180.0%
Finland170.0%
Czech Republic170.0%
Uganda150.0%
Albania130.0%
Egypt130.0%
Belgium120.0%
Switzerland120.0%
Austria120.0%
Gambia, The120.0%
Cameroon120.0%
Canada120.0%
Estonia120.0%
Australia110.0%
Tunisia100.0%
Jordan90.0%
Mexico80.0%
Slovakia80.0%
Ethiopia70.0%
Chile70.0%
Cambodia70.0%
Indonesia70.0%
Montenegro70.0%
South Africa60.0%
Dominican Republic60.0%
Moldova60.0%
Yugoslavia50.0%
Algeria50.0%
Ivory Coast50.0%
Tanzania40.0%
Rwanda40.0%
Zambia40.0%
Cuba40.0%
Israel40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Venezuela30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Japan30.0%
Laos30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Senegal20.0%
Guatemala20.0%
Nicaragua20.0%
Peru20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
South Korea20.0%
Belarus20.0%
Guinea10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Burkina Faso10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Taiwan10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Papua New Guinea10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Turkmenistan10.0%
Tajikistan10.0%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total69,406100.0%
Denmark69,406100.0%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total80,856100.0%
Denmark69,40685.8%
Turkey1,7492.2%
Lebanon9961.2%
Syria8151.0%
Ukraine6310.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina5720.7%
Poland5240.6%
Bulgaria3880.5%
Romania3220.4%
Afghanistan3140.4%
Show 139 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Somalia3000.4%
Vietnam2920.4%
Iraq2720.3%
Germany2060.3%
Pakistan1950.2%
Philippines1930.2%
Thailand1800.2%
Iran1720.2%
Yugoslavia1610.2%
Sweden1600.2%
Sri Lanka1530.2%
Eritrea1480.2%
India1370.2%
Ghana1320.2%
Norway1190.1%
China1150.1%
Serbia1130.1%
Morocco1090.1%
United Kingdom1060.1%
Lithuania960.1%
Brazil940.1%
Hungary910.1%
Russia900.1%
USA560.1%
Iceland480.1%
Republic of North Macedonia480.1%
Kosovo460.1%
Ireland450.1%
Nigeria450.1%
Spain430.1%
Netherlands400.0%
Italy400.0%
Greece390.0%
Latvia370.0%
Bangladesh340.0%
Burundi330.0%
Finland320.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic320.0%
Kenya310.0%
Egypt310.0%
France300.0%
Nepal270.0%
Moldova270.0%
Uganda260.0%
Croatia240.0%
Kuwait230.0%
Middle East not stated230.0%
Canada220.0%
Cameroon210.0%
Cambodia210.0%
Albania200.0%
Tunisia200.0%
Portugal190.0%
Jordan190.0%
Stateless180.0%
Serbia and Montenegro180.0%
Estonia180.0%
Ethiopia170.0%
Czech Republic170.0%
South Africa150.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic150.0%
Chile140.0%
Israel140.0%
Belgium130.0%
Soviet Union130.0%
Gambia, The130.0%
Algeria120.0%
Ivory Coast120.0%
Rwanda120.0%
Switzerland110.0%
Austria110.0%
Sudan110.0%
Mexico110.0%
Qatar110.0%
Argentina100.0%
Australia100.0%
Slovakia100.0%
Tanzania90.0%
Guyana90.0%
Colombia90.0%
Japan90.0%
Libya80.0%
Venezuela80.0%
Indonesia80.0%
South Korea80.0%
Cuba70.0%
Peru70.0%
Palestine60.0%
Dominican Republic60.0%
Ecuador60.0%
Belarus60.0%
Czechoslovakia50.0%
Mozambique40.0%
Zambia40.0%
Myanmar40.0%
Laos40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Congo, Republic30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Mauritius20.0%
Namibia20.0%
Senegal20.0%
Panama20.0%
Cyprus20.0%
Malaysia20.0%
Georgia20.0%
Comoros10.0%
Guinea10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Benin10.0%
Togo10.0%
Burkina Faso10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
Seychelles10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Barbados10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Jamaica10.0%
Yemen10.0%
United Arab Emirates10.0%
Bhutan10.0%
Taiwan10.0%
Maldives10.0%
Asia not stated10.0%
Saudi Arabia10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Pacific Islands10.0%
Azerbaijan10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%
Kyrgyzstan10.0%
Tajikistan10.0%
Not stated10.0%

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

Is Slagelse 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–71%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 40–62%
Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–55%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–62%
Foreign residents7,352 people1 Jan 2026Official source · DST FOLK1D: population at the first day of the quarter, total sex, total age, STATSB=UDLAND (Foreign citizen). This is citizenship, not foreign-born or foreign-origin population.
Population80,481 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark (Statbank)
Unemployment rate2.9 %30 Nov 2025Official source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Cars per 1,000 residents517 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Official source · Derived stock density from DST BIL54 passenger-car stock and DST FOLK1A population. BIL54 is stock of passenger cars, not registrations, trips or ownership-only subset.
City area568.5 km²1 Jan 2026Official source · DST ARE207 Area 1 January; area based on the SDFE land register. Registered area is used; some lakes are excluded according to the table footnote.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English Portal Urlhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)3Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Slagelse under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Slagelse?

The published population was 80,481 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Slagelse?

Police recorded about 8,046 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 Slagelse?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Slagelse?

7,352 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 Slagelse?

A monthly transport pass is 67.56 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo — Cost of Living in Slagelse (Wayback capture 20250316221928).

Is Slagelse a good place to live?

Slagelse may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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

The official citizenship distribution records 80,856 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2026Q3 (2026-07-01). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Slagelse, Denmark: cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/slagelse/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Slagelse, Denmark: cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/slagelse/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  2. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  5. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  6. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
  7. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  9. Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  10. Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  2. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TYSTOFTE_06136.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  3. Numbeo — Cost of Living in Slagelse (Wayback capture 20250316221928) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01

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