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Living in Struer

In Struer, average gross earnings are €6,392 a month (2025) and unemployment is 2.6% (2025).

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.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population20,229people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,392EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)
Average net rent10.13EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2.6%country median 2.5% — 4% aboveOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime4,087offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 28% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Struer recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited40 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Norlys fixed broadband7Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.13 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)726.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20264Official

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 worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%
Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–49%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–63%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–67%

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 force11

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 (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,392 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability98 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official
Unemployment rate2.6 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force11Official

What does a salary buy in Struer?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Denmark median gross pay: €6,161 (2024-12-31).
Left over each month€3,305of €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€10.13/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31− €608
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€3,305
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Struer Salary needed to live in Struer

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 types12
Recorded crime across major citiesStruer highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Struer highlighted

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
Struer4,087
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 types12Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)17Official

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.dat9Official
Nearest airportKRP13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport38.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

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.

DanishIn PersonCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Struer.

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Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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")3Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 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 Center6Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -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 Center6Official
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 Center6Official

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.16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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.2Official
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.2Official
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.2Official
Population density82 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents10,058 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)14Official
Male residents10,064 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)14Official
Population20,229 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.16Official
Population covered by crime statistics20,229 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)15Official

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 source2

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 source2

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 source2

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English-language portalhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)8Official

Alternatives for people set on Struer

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.

Lemvig as a Struer alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 1.6% Lemvig vs 2.6% Struer−38%
  • Nearest airport: 56.5 km Lemvig vs 38.7 km Struer+46%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,791 Lemvig vs 4,087 Struer−7%
  • Residents: 18,800 Lemvig vs 20,229 Struer−7%
  • Rent: €10.13/m² Lemvig vs €10.13/m² Struersame level
Full comparisonMore about Lemvig

Cities near Struer

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

Holstebro 15.3 km away
Rent
758.6 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

Other cities in Denmark to compare with Struer, nearest in population first.

All Denmark cities
Farum20,558 residentsMorsø19,520 residentsBirkerød21,211 residentsLemvig18,800 residentsVallensbæk18,322 residentsHedehusene17,953 residents

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Struer in rankings

#7 of 30 in Safest cities in Denmark by recorded crime

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.

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; Struer's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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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 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.

Which cities are near Struer?

Holstebro, Lemvig are near Struer. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Denmark citizenship group in Struer?

The official citizenship distribution records 18,224 people (90.7%) 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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  title = {Struer, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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