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Living in Struer

The city covered 246.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 82 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.6% in November 2025. Car density was 567 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

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

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 Struer.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Struer yet. Denmark has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesStruer highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Struer highlighted€8.18Aarhus€7.70Odense€7.57Aalborgnet rent, € / m² / month

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Struer?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force7

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Struer is 2.6%. 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%292.5–3Struer 2.6%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 availability98 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)9Official
Unemployment rate2.6 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force7Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Struer?

Police recorded about 4,087 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: 4,087 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types8
Recorded crime across major citiesStruer highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Struer highlighted9,141Copenhagen8,856Odense8,617Frederiksberg8,603Aarhus7,110Esbjerg6,990Vejle6,774Aalborg6,567Randers6,002Horsens5,311Silkeborg5,303Viborg4,087Struerrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,087 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types8Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)13Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was KRP, 38.7 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat5Official
Nearest airportKRP13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport38.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Struer. 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 Struer.

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Struer annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit10402.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean2 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Ulborg")2Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 9.91 · Feb 9.62 · Mar 15.13 · Apr 20.01 · May 24.57 · Jun 27.06 · Jul 28.65 · Aug 27.55 · Sep 25.82 · Oct 20.84 · Nov 15.13 · Dec 11.73 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -14.42 · Feb -14.58 · Mar -10.7 · Apr -2.33 · May 0.06 · Jun 5.64 · Jul 9.12 · Aug 9.03 · Sep 4.49 · Oct -2.06 · Nov -8.61 · Dec -10.66 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.35 · Feb 1.06 · Mar 2.99 · Apr 6.91 · May 11 · Jun 14.34 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 16.81 · Sep 13.87 · Oct 9.64 · Nov 5.78 · Dec 2.94 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official

Cities of a similar size in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Morsø19,520 residentsLemvig18,800 residentsVallensbæk18,322 residentsStevns23,612 residentsKerteminde23,949 residentsOdder24,083 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Struer?

The published population was 20,229 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Struer residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport90.6%Foreign residents 9.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents567 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 area246.2 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 residents1,906 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 density82 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official
Population Female10,058 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Population Male10,064 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Population20,229 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.12Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population20,229 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)11Official

International community in Struer

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
Total20,100100.0%
Denmark18,22490.7%
Romania3871.9%
Ukraine2831.4%
Syria2441.2%
Poland1600.8%
Germany870.4%
Thailand450.2%
Bulgaria440.2%
Sri Lanka350.2%
Czech Republic310.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Somalia300.1%
Norway290.1%
Latvia280.1%
Turkey270.1%
Hungary260.1%
Eritrea260.1%
United Kingdom250.1%
India250.1%
Slovakia230.1%
Stateless220.1%
Netherlands200.1%
Philippines190.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina190.1%
Pakistan180.1%
Sweden160.1%
Lithuania130.1%
China120.1%
Spain110.1%
Iraq110.1%
Vietnam110.1%
Iceland100.0%
France100.0%
Russia90.0%
Italy80.0%
Morocco70.0%
USA70.0%
Afghanistan70.0%
Uzbekistan70.0%
Kenya50.0%
Portugal40.0%
Austria40.0%
Sudan40.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Iran40.0%
Estonia40.0%
Kosovo40.0%
Finland30.0%
Tanzania30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Moldova30.0%
Yugoslavia20.0%
Canada20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
Indonesia20.0%
Azerbaijan20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Albania10.0%
Greece10.0%
Ireland10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Peru10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Nepal10.0%
South Korea10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Republic of North Macedonia10.0%

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
Total17,754100.0%
Denmark17,754100.0%

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: Immigrants · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1,901100.0%
Romania29815.7%
Ukraine25013.2%
Syria19210.1%
Sri Lanka1517.9%
Poland1407.4%
Germany894.7%
Thailand552.9%
Bulgaria361.9%
Somalia351.8%
Philippines331.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Czech Republic321.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina301.6%
Turkey291.5%
Norway281.5%
India281.5%
Latvia271.4%
Hungary261.4%
Pakistan251.3%
Slovakia221.2%
Sweden201.1%
United Kingdom191.0%
Eritrea191.0%
Russia191.0%
Vietnam160.8%
Iraq150.8%
Netherlands140.7%
China140.7%
Moldova140.7%
Iceland130.7%
Spain130.7%
Lithuania120.6%
Iran100.5%
Lebanon100.5%
Uzbekistan90.5%
Afghanistan80.4%
Bhutan80.4%
France70.4%
Italy70.4%
USA70.4%
Kenya60.3%
Morocco60.3%
Uganda60.3%
Yugoslavia50.3%
Mexico50.3%
Sudan40.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic40.2%
Brazil40.2%
Estonia40.2%
Kosovo40.2%
Portugal30.2%
Soviet Union30.2%
South Africa30.2%
Tanzania30.2%
Colombia30.2%
Dominican Republic30.2%
Peru30.2%
Indonesia30.2%
Nepal30.2%
Stateless20.1%
Finland20.1%
Canada20.1%
Chile20.1%
Honduras20.1%
Myanmar20.1%
Malaysia20.1%
South Korea20.1%
Azerbaijan20.1%
Kazakhstan20.1%
Slovenia20.1%
Albania10.1%
Belgium10.1%
Czechoslovakia10.1%
Ireland10.1%
Switzerland10.1%
Austria10.1%
Algeria10.1%
Burundi10.1%
Ghana10.1%
Egypt10.1%
Ivory Coast10.1%
Burkina Faso10.1%
Zimbabwe10.1%
Argentina10.1%
Trinidad and Tobago10.1%
Cyprus10.1%
Japan10.1%
Singapore10.1%
Australia10.1%
New Zealand10.1%
Belarus10.1%
Armenia10.1%
Republic of North Macedonia10.1%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic10.1%

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

Is Struer 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–70%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 40–62%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–64%
Foreign residents1,906 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.
Population20,229 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Gigabit broadband availability98 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark (Statbank)
Unemployment rate2.6 %30 Nov 2025Official source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
NO₂ — annual mean2 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Ulborg")
Cars per 1,000 residents567 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.
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)4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Struer 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 Struer?

The published population was 20,229 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Struer?

Police recorded about 4,087 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 Struer?

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 Struer?

1,906 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 Struer a good place to live?

Struer 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 Struer?

The official citizenship distribution records 20,100 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). Struer, Denmark: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/struer/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_struer-denmark-jobs-safety-air-quality_1be362c4914f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Struer, Denmark: jobs, safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/struer/},
  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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  1. 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. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-15
  2. EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Ulborg") EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  4. nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
  5. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  6. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  7. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force StatBank Denmark AUP02 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-26
  8. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
  9. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
  10. Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
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  1. Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
  2. Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
  3. Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05

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