Living in Sønderborg
In Sønderborg, the median rent tenants pay is €701 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.6% (2025).
The unemployment rate was 2.6% in November 2025. For Sønderborg, the foreign population count was 10,822 at the start of 2026.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Sønderborg?
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 |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9.67 EUR/m²/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent | 701 EUR/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official |
Is Sønderborg 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 Sønderborg?
The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10
Sønderborg 2.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 6,402 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | LONS30 Earnings by region, sector, salary, salary earners, components, sex and time3Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)12Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 %country median 2.5% | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10Official |
What does a salary buy in Sønderborg?
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€9.67/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-01-01 | − €580 |
| 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 | €3,332 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sønderborg. 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 Sønderborg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Sønderborg?
Police recorded about 4,881 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: 4,881 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,881 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 | 31 Dec 2025 | StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11Official |
| Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage | 12 months/year | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)16Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was SGD, 6.1 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 550 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sønderborg. 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
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 10.1 · Feb 11.25 · Mar 15.05 · Apr 20.54 · May 24.79 · Jun 26.63 · Jul 28.3 · Aug 27.83 · Sep 24.38 · Oct 20.97 · Nov 16.36 · Dec 10.64 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -11.39 · Feb -10.68 · Mar -7.95 · Apr -3.69 · May 0.88 · Jun 6.21 · Jul 9.23 · Aug 9.48 · Sep 6.38 · Oct -0.1 · Nov -3.47 · Dec -10.8 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.3 · Feb 2 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 7.2 · May 11.5 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 3.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KEGAES_FYR_06119.csv17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 76.2 · Feb 56.9 · Mar 54.6 · Apr 39.8 · May 54.4 · Jun 71.1 · Jul 86.9 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 76.4 · Oct 84.4 · Nov 71 · Dec 83.4 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
The city covered 496.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 149 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Sønderborg?
The published population was 74,096 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15
By nationality
National passport85.4%Foreign residents14.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 550 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 | 496.5 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 residents | 10,822 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 | 149 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.3Official |
| Population Female | 36,762 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official |
| Population Male | 37,361 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official |
| Population | 74,096 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15Official |
| Safety City Crime Covered Population | 74,096 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)14Official |
International community in Sønderborg
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 | 73,874 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 63,033 | 85.3% |
| Germany | 2,715 | 3.7% |
| Syria | 819 | 1.1% |
| Poland | 668 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 660 | 0.9% |
| Romania | 599 | 0.8% |
| India | 355 | 0.5% |
| Iceland | 288 | 0.4% |
| Kosovo | 273 | 0.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 226 | 0.3% |
Show 111 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 201 | 0.3% |
| Hungary | 197 | 0.3% |
| Stateless | 160 | 0.2% |
| Italy | 160 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 159 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 146 | 0.2% |
| Slovakia | 145 | 0.2% |
| Sweden | 143 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 131 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 127 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 121 | 0.2% |
| China | 113 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 112 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 111 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 108 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 104 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 95 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 93 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 92 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 88 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 87 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 87 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 85 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 79 | 0.1% |
| USA | 76 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 75 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 72 | 0.1% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 70 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 69 | 0.1% |
| France | 62 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 62 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 57 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 51 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 45 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 33 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 31 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 30 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 30 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 29 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 25 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 24 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 23 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 21 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 20 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 19 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 19 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 17 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 15 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 13 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 11 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 11 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 11 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 11 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 11 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 11 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 10 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 10 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 10 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 9 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 7 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 6 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 4 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 2 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 1 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 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 | 2,355 | 100.0% |
| Lebanon | 318 | 13.5% |
| Germany | 265 | 11.3% |
| Syria | 204 | 8.7% |
| Kosovo | 153 | 6.5% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 120 | 5.1% |
| Afghanistan | 112 | 4.8% |
| Romania | 107 | 4.5% |
| Turkey | 72 | 3.1% |
| Iraq | 72 | 3.1% |
| Poland | 64 | 2.7% |
Show 82 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 63 | 2.7% |
| Yugoslavia | 58 | 2.5% |
| Serbia | 52 | 2.2% |
| India | 48 | 2.0% |
| Ukraine | 47 | 2.0% |
| Iceland | 46 | 2.0% |
| Sweden | 32 | 1.4% |
| Vietnam | 32 | 1.4% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 26 | 1.1% |
| China | 24 | 1.0% |
| Lithuania | 23 | 1.0% |
| Pakistan | 20 | 0.8% |
| Philippines | 20 | 0.8% |
| Brazil | 19 | 0.8% |
| Ethiopia | 18 | 0.8% |
| Iran | 17 | 0.7% |
| Russia | 17 | 0.7% |
| Tunisia | 16 | 0.7% |
| Italy | 14 | 0.6% |
| Armenia | 14 | 0.6% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 14 | 0.6% |
| Eritrea | 13 | 0.6% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 13 | 0.6% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 0.5% |
| Myanmar | 11 | 0.5% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 10 | 0.4% |
| Belarus | 9 | 0.4% |
| Mexico | 8 | 0.3% |
| Kuwait | 8 | 0.3% |
| Croatia | 8 | 0.3% |
| Norway | 7 | 0.3% |
| Somalia | 7 | 0.3% |
| Thailand | 7 | 0.3% |
| Hungary | 6 | 0.3% |
| Morocco | 6 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 6 | 0.3% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.2% |
| Congo, Republic | 5 | 0.2% |
| Albania | 4 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 4 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.2% |
| Bhutan | 4 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 4 | 0.2% |
| Stateless | 3 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.1% |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 3 | 0.1% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.1% |
| Suriname | 3 | 0.1% |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0.1% |
| USA | 3 | 0.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0.1% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 3 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 2 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 2 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 2 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 2 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 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 | 11,832 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 2,881 | 24.3% |
| Syria | 752 | 6.4% |
| Poland | 699 | 5.9% |
| Ukraine | 628 | 5.3% |
| Romania | 585 | 4.9% |
| India | 324 | 2.7% |
| Lebanon | 283 | 2.4% |
| Iceland | 276 | 2.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 274 | 2.3% |
| Kosovo | 261 | 2.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 248 | 2.1% |
| Hungary | 201 | 1.7% |
| Spain | 182 | 1.5% |
| Turkey | 169 | 1.4% |
| Iran | 158 | 1.3% |
| United Kingdom | 144 | 1.2% |
| Lithuania | 142 | 1.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 138 | 1.2% |
| Russia | 136 | 1.1% |
| Slovakia | 135 | 1.1% |
| Italy | 124 | 1.0% |
| Brazil | 117 | 1.0% |
| Iraq | 117 | 1.0% |
| China | 117 | 1.0% |
| Vietnam | 116 | 1.0% |
| Philippines | 114 | 1.0% |
| Latvia | 108 | 0.9% |
| Norway | 102 | 0.9% |
| Netherlands | 97 | 0.8% |
| Bangladesh | 96 | 0.8% |
| Bulgaria | 92 | 0.8% |
| Thailand | 91 | 0.8% |
| Sweden | 90 | 0.8% |
| USA | 90 | 0.8% |
| Pakistan | 85 | 0.7% |
| Serbia | 82 | 0.7% |
| Yugoslavia | 72 | 0.6% |
| Czech Republic | 71 | 0.6% |
| Croatia | 68 | 0.6% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 56 | 0.5% |
| Portugal | 55 | 0.5% |
| France | 54 | 0.5% |
| Moldova | 53 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 52 | 0.4% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 48 | 0.4% |
| Mexico | 45 | 0.4% |
| Greece | 42 | 0.4% |
| Ethiopia | 33 | 0.3% |
| Armenia | 32 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 30 | 0.3% |
| Switzerland | 29 | 0.2% |
| Finland | 27 | 0.2% |
| Ireland | 27 | 0.2% |
| South Africa | 26 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 26 | 0.2% |
| Bhutan | 25 | 0.2% |
| Austria | 24 | 0.2% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 23 | 0.2% |
| Tunisia | 23 | 0.2% |
| Morocco | 21 | 0.2% |
| Egypt | 20 | 0.2% |
| Myanmar | 20 | 0.2% |
| Nepal | 20 | 0.2% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 20 | 0.2% |
| Albania | 19 | 0.2% |
| Belarus | 19 | 0.2% |
| Argentina | 18 | 0.2% |
| Venezuela | 18 | 0.2% |
| Algeria | 17 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 17 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 17 | 0.1% |
| Kuwait | 17 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 15 | 0.1% |
| Cyprus | 15 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 14 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 14 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 14 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 13 | 0.1% |
| Gambia, The | 12 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 12 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 11 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 11 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 11 | 0.1% |
| Not stated | 11 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 10 | 0.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 9 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 9 | 0.1% |
| New Zealand | 9 | 0.1% |
| Middle East not stated | 8 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0.1% |
| Soviet Union | 7 | 0.1% |
| Angola | 6 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 6 | 0.1% |
| Zambia | 6 | 0.1% |
| South Korea | 6 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 5 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 5 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 4 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 4 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 2 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Asia not stated | 2 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lesotho | 1 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Alternatives for people set on Sønderborg
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.
Skanderborg as a Sønderborg alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 125 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Nearest airport: 52.0 km Skanderborg vs 6.1 km Sønderborg+752%
- Unemployment: 2.1% Skanderborg vs 2.6% Sønderborg−19%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,137 Skanderborg vs 4,881 Sønderborg−15%
- Rent: €10.39/m² Skanderborg vs €9.67/m² Sønderborg+7%
- Residents: 65,760 Skanderborg vs 74,096 Sønderborg−11%
Cities near Sønderborg
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 7.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Denmark
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Sønderborg in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sønderborg 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; Sønderborg'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 Sønderborg?
The published population was 74,096 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..
How safe is Sønderborg?
Police recorded about 4,881 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 Sønderborg?
The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.
How many foreign residents live in Sønderborg?
10,822 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 Sønderborg a good place to live?
Sønderborg 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 Sønderborg?
Nordborg, Glücksburg (Ostsee) are near Sønderborg. 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 Sønderborg?
The official citizenship distribution records 73,874 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). Sønderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c6143ef3602c2bb77f47bbe935395bf6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/sonderborg/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_s-nderborg-denmark-population-rent-salary-jobs-safety_cc44fe84cb75,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Sønderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-29},
version = {c6143ef3602c2bb77f47bbe935395bf6},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/sonderborg/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Sønderborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/sonderborg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version c6143ef3602c2bb77f47bbe935395bf6; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29.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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