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Living in Svendborg

Svendborg is a city in Denmark. The unemployment rate was 2.7% in November 2025.

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

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

Housing and cost

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

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Svendborg?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force5

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Svendborg is 2.7%. 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%292.5–3Svendborg 2.7%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 availability96 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)7Official
Unemployment rate2.7 %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 Svendborg. 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)

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Svendborg. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Svendborg?

Police recorded about 5,684 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: 5,684 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types6
Recorded crime across major citiesSvendborg highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Svendborg highlighted9,141Copenhagen8,856Odense8,617Frederiksberg8,603Aarhus7,110Esbjerg6,990Vejle6,774Aalborg6,567Randers6,002Horsens5,684Svendborg5,311Silkeborg5,303Viborgrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,684 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — about the same31 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 ODE, 49.5 km away in June 2026. Car density was 515 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportODE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official
Distance to nearest airport49.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 9.99 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 13.18 · Apr 20.12 · May 23.37 · Jun 26.35 · Jul 28.59 · Aug 27.83 · Sep 24.07 · Oct 19.97 · Nov 16.25 · Dec 10.45 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -8.37 · Feb -8.53 · Mar -5.42 · Apr -1.78 · May 2.28 · Jun 7.53 · Jul 10.78 · Aug 11.19 · Sep 7.97 · Oct 1.09 · Nov -3.41 · Dec -8.32 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.59 · Feb 1.42 · Mar 3.19 · Apr 6.95 · May 11.74 · Jun 15.37 · Jul 17.85 · Aug 17.93 · Sep 14.93 · Oct 10.81 · Nov 6.67 · Dec 3.19 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center2Official

Cities of a similar size in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities

Population and city profile

The city covered 415.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 145 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Svendborg?

The published population was 60,001 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
Svendborg residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.1%Foreign residents 5.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents515 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 area415.4 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 residents3,543 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 density145 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.1Official
Population Female30,387 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)8Official
Population Male29,640 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)8Official
Population60,001 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.10Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population60,001 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)9Official

International community in Svendborg

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
Total60,075100.0%
Denmark56,51194.1%
Ukraine4420.7%
Syria3750.6%
Germany1940.3%
Turkey1540.3%
Romania1530.3%
Poland1450.2%
Kosovo1320.2%
Vietnam1280.2%
Eritrea1240.2%
Show 108 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Sweden1200.2%
Norway1150.2%
United Kingdom820.1%
Thailand770.1%
Netherlands680.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina670.1%
Sri Lanka610.1%
Philippines590.1%
Iran550.1%
China530.1%
Serbia520.1%
USA510.1%
Iceland480.1%
Lithuania460.1%
Myanmar440.1%
Russia420.1%
Stateless400.1%
France380.1%
Italy350.1%
Afghanistan330.1%
Iraq330.1%
Somalia320.1%
Pakistan270.0%
Spain240.0%
Bulgaria200.0%
South Africa160.0%
India160.0%
Finland140.0%
Croatia140.0%
Switzerland130.0%
Hungary130.0%
Morocco130.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic130.0%
Brazil130.0%
Ethiopia120.0%
Canada120.0%
Latvia110.0%
Greece90.0%
Ireland90.0%
Portugal90.0%
Kenya90.0%
Tanzania90.0%
Uganda90.0%
Chile80.0%
Ghana70.0%
Egypt70.0%
Rwanda70.0%
Belgium60.0%
Malaysia60.0%
Algeria50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Argentina50.0%
Colombia50.0%
Dominican Republic50.0%
Mexico50.0%
Peru50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Slovakia50.0%
Austria40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Japan40.0%
Singapore40.0%
Armenia40.0%
Republic of North Macedonia40.0%
Malta30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Congo, Republic30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Australia30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Sudan20.0%
Senegal20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
Nepal20.0%
South Korea20.0%
Azerbaijan20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Albania10.0%
Yugoslavia10.0%
Botswana10.0%
Gambia, The10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Seychelles10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Barbados10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Cambodia10.0%
Taiwan10.0%
Israel10.0%
Kuwait10.0%
New Zealand10.0%
Montenegro10.0%

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
Total4,081100.0%
Ukraine41810.2%
Vietnam3478.5%
Syria3348.2%
Germany2646.5%
Turkey1744.3%
Poland1634.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1333.3%
Romania1273.1%
Sri Lanka1263.1%
Sweden1042.5%
Show 116 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
United Kingdom1042.5%
Norway1022.5%
Yugoslavia972.4%
Iran912.2%
Kosovo862.1%
Eritrea852.1%
Thailand842.1%
Philippines812.0%
Netherlands711.7%
China621.5%
Russia571.4%
USA551.3%
Lithuania441.1%
Iraq421.0%
Iceland391.0%
Afghanistan360.9%
Myanmar300.7%
France280.7%
Italy260.6%
Somalia250.6%
Morocco240.6%
Finland220.5%
Brazil210.5%
India210.5%
Pakistan210.5%
South Africa190.5%
Serbia190.5%
Bulgaria170.4%
Spain170.4%
Argentina170.4%
Hungary160.4%
Canada160.4%
Switzerland150.4%
Rwanda130.3%
Uganda120.3%
Croatia120.3%
Belgium110.3%
Chile110.3%
Portugal100.2%
Kenya100.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic100.2%
Lebanon100.2%
Ethiopia90.2%
Ghana90.2%
Sudan90.2%
Kuwait90.2%
South Korea90.2%
Ireland80.2%
Algeria80.2%
Tanzania80.2%
Colombia80.2%
Latvia80.2%
Greece70.2%
Tunisia70.2%
Egypt70.2%
Australia70.2%
Dominican Republic60.1%
Venezuela60.1%
Indonesia60.1%
Israel60.1%
Azerbaijan60.1%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic60.1%
Slovakia60.1%
Mexico50.1%
Yemen50.1%
Japan50.1%
Malaysia50.1%
Singapore50.1%
Belarus50.1%
Moldova50.1%
Uzbekistan50.1%
Republic of North Macedonia50.1%
Malta40.1%
Austria40.1%
Nigeria40.1%
Cameroon40.1%
Cuba40.1%
Peru40.1%
New Zealand40.1%
Czech Republic40.1%
Luxembourg30.1%
Czechoslovakia30.1%
Soviet Union30.1%
Congo, Republic30.1%
Zambia30.1%
Ecuador30.1%
Bhutan30.1%
Bangladesh30.1%
Cambodia30.1%
Taiwan30.1%
Jordan30.1%
Estonia30.1%
Serbia and Montenegro20.0%
Burundi20.0%
Senegal20.0%
Seychelles20.0%
Africa not stated20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
Guatemala20.0%
Paraguay20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Albania10.0%
Gambia, The10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Barbados10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Saudi Arabia10.0%
Middle East not stated10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
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: Total · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total60,075100.0%
Denmark54,91391.4%
Vietnam4980.8%
Ukraine4330.7%
Syria4310.7%
Turkey3220.5%
Germany2920.5%
Poland1890.3%
Sri Lanka1890.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1780.3%
Yugoslavia1620.3%
Show 121 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romania1590.3%
Kosovo1540.3%
Sweden1190.2%
Eritrea1190.2%
United Kingdom1140.2%
Norway1130.2%
Iran1070.2%
Thailand890.1%
Philippines840.1%
Netherlands780.1%
China670.1%
Russia660.1%
USA560.1%
Iraq550.1%
Lithuania530.1%
Iceland520.1%
Myanmar480.1%
Afghanistan450.1%
Somalia390.1%
France330.1%
Morocco320.1%
Pakistan310.1%
Finland280.0%
Serbia280.0%
Italy260.0%
Rwanda240.0%
India240.0%
Brazil210.0%
Bulgaria200.0%
Hungary190.0%
South Africa190.0%
Spain180.0%
Ethiopia180.0%
Argentina180.0%
Lebanon180.0%
Canada160.0%
Switzerland150.0%
Kuwait150.0%
South Korea150.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic140.0%
Croatia130.0%
Uganda120.0%
Latvia120.0%
Belgium110.0%
Portugal110.0%
Kenya110.0%
Tanzania110.0%
Tunisia110.0%
Congo, Democratic Republic110.0%
Chile110.0%
Republic of North Macedonia100.0%
Ireland90.0%
Ghana90.0%
Sudan90.0%
Israel90.0%
Algeria80.0%
Egypt80.0%
Colombia80.0%
Greece70.0%
Australia70.0%
Dominican Republic60.0%
Mexico60.0%
Venezuela60.0%
Yemen60.0%
Indonesia60.0%
Estonia60.0%
Azerbaijan60.0%
Uzbekistan60.0%
Slovakia60.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Zambia50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Japan50.0%
Malaysia50.0%
Singapore50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Moldova50.0%
Czechoslovakia40.0%
Serbia and Montenegro40.0%
Malta40.0%
Soviet Union40.0%
Austria40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Peru40.0%
Taiwan40.0%
Saudi Arabia40.0%
New Zealand40.0%
Montenegro40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Congo, Republic30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Bhutan30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Albania20.0%
Senegal20.0%
Seychelles20.0%
Africa not stated20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
Guatemala20.0%
Paraguay20.0%
Cyprus20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Not stated20.0%
Gambia, The10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Namibia10.0%
Ivory Coast10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Barbados10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Middle East not stated10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Tajikistan10.0%
Georgia10.0%

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

Is Svendborg 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%
Student47%strong on cost, weak on education · range 36–58%
Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–55%
Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–61%
Foreign residents3,543 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.
Population60,001 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Gigabit broadband availability96 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark (Statbank)
Unemployment rate2.7 %30 Nov 2025Official source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Cars per 1,000 residents515 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 area415.4 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 Svendborg 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 Svendborg?

The published population was 60,001 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Svendborg?

Police recorded about 5,684 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 Svendborg?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Svendborg?

3,543 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 Svendborg a good place to live?

Svendborg 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 Svendborg?

The official citizenship distribution records 60,075 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). Svendborg, Denmark: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/svendborg/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Svendborg, Denmark: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/svendborg/},
  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

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