Living in Svendborg
In Svendborg, the median rent tenants pay is €801 a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.7% (2025).
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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 40 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Norlys fixed broadband5Official · 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 20263Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent | 800.9 EUR/month | 1 Jan 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official |
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.
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 force8
Svendborg 2.7%
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 time2Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 96 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 %country median 2.5% | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8Official |
What does a salary buy in Svendborg?
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 Svendborg. 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 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 types9
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,684 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — about the same | 31 Dec 2025 | StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9Official |
| Months covered by crime statistics | 12 months/year | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)14Official |
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.
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.
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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official |
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.13
By nationality
National passport94.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 515 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.2Official |
| City area | 415.4 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.2Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,543 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.2Official |
| Population density | 145 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official |
| Female residents | 30,387 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official |
| Male residents | 29,640 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official |
| Population | 60,001 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 60,001 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 60,075 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 56,511 | 94.1% |
| Ukraine | 442 | 0.7% |
| Syria | 375 | 0.6% |
| Germany | 194 | 0.3% |
| Turkey | 154 | 0.3% |
| Romania | 153 | 0.3% |
| Poland | 145 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 132 | 0.2% |
| Vietnam | 128 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 124 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 120 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 115 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 82 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 77 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 68 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 61 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 59 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 55 | 0.1% |
| China | 53 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 52 | 0.1% |
| USA | 51 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 48 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 46 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar | 44 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 42 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 40 | 0.1% |
| France | 38 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 35 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 33 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 33 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 32 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 27 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 24 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 20 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 16 | 0.0% |
| India | 16 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 14 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 13 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 13 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 13 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 13 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 13 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 12 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 9 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 9 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 9 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 9 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 9 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 9 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 8 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 7 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 7 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 7 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 6 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 5 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 5 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 4 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 3 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,081 | 100.0% |
| Ukraine | 418 | 10.2% |
| Vietnam | 347 | 8.5% |
| Syria | 334 | 8.2% |
| Germany | 264 | 6.5% |
| Turkey | 174 | 4.3% |
| Poland | 163 | 4.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 133 | 3.3% |
| Romania | 127 | 3.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 126 | 3.1% |
| Sweden | 104 | 2.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 104 | 2.5% |
| Norway | 102 | 2.5% |
| Yugoslavia | 97 | 2.4% |
| Iran | 91 | 2.2% |
| Kosovo | 86 | 2.1% |
| Eritrea | 85 | 2.1% |
| Thailand | 84 | 2.1% |
| Philippines | 81 | 2.0% |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1.7% |
| China | 62 | 1.5% |
| Russia | 57 | 1.4% |
| USA | 55 | 1.3% |
| Lithuania | 44 | 1.1% |
| Iraq | 42 | 1.0% |
| Iceland | 39 | 1.0% |
| Afghanistan | 36 | 0.9% |
| Myanmar | 30 | 0.7% |
| France | 28 | 0.7% |
| Italy | 26 | 0.6% |
| Somalia | 25 | 0.6% |
| Morocco | 24 | 0.6% |
| Finland | 22 | 0.5% |
| Brazil | 21 | 0.5% |
| India | 21 | 0.5% |
| Pakistan | 21 | 0.5% |
| South Africa | 19 | 0.5% |
| Serbia | 19 | 0.5% |
| Bulgaria | 17 | 0.4% |
| Spain | 17 | 0.4% |
| Argentina | 17 | 0.4% |
| Hungary | 16 | 0.4% |
| Canada | 16 | 0.4% |
| Switzerland | 15 | 0.4% |
| Rwanda | 13 | 0.3% |
| Uganda | 12 | 0.3% |
| Croatia | 12 | 0.3% |
| Belgium | 11 | 0.3% |
| Chile | 11 | 0.3% |
| Portugal | 10 | 0.2% |
| Kenya | 10 | 0.2% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 10 | 0.2% |
| Lebanon | 10 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 0.2% |
| Ghana | 9 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 9 | 0.2% |
| Kuwait | 9 | 0.2% |
| South Korea | 9 | 0.2% |
| Ireland | 8 | 0.2% |
| Algeria | 8 | 0.2% |
| Tanzania | 8 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 8 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 8 | 0.2% |
| Greece | 7 | 0.2% |
| Tunisia | 7 | 0.2% |
| Egypt | 7 | 0.2% |
| Australia | 7 | 0.2% |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 6 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Israel | 6 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 0.1% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 6 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 6 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 5 | 0.1% |
| Yemen | 5 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.1% |
| Malaysia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Singapore | 5 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 5 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 5 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 0.1% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Malta | 4 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 4 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 4 | 0.1% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.1% |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0.1% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.1% |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 0.1% |
| Congo, Republic | 3 | 0.1% |
| Zambia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.1% |
| Bhutan | 3 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.1% |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Taiwan | 3 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 3 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 2 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 2 | 0.0% |
| Africa not stated | 2 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 1 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Middle East not stated | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 0.0% |
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: Total · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 60,075 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 54,913 | 91.4% |
| Vietnam | 498 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 433 | 0.7% |
| Syria | 431 | 0.7% |
| Turkey | 322 | 0.5% |
| Germany | 292 | 0.5% |
| Poland | 189 | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 189 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 178 | 0.3% |
| Yugoslavia | 162 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 159 | 0.3% |
| Kosovo | 154 | 0.3% |
| Sweden | 119 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 119 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 114 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 113 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 107 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 89 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 84 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 78 | 0.1% |
| China | 67 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 66 | 0.1% |
| USA | 56 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 55 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 53 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 52 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar | 48 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 45 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 39 | 0.1% |
| France | 33 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 32 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 31 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 28 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 28 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 26 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 24 | 0.0% |
| India | 24 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 21 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 20 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 19 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 19 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 18 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 18 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 18 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 16 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 15 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 15 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 15 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 14 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 12 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 11 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 11 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 11 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 11 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 11 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 11 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 9 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 9 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 9 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 8 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 7 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 6 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 6 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 5 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 5 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 5 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 5 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 4 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 4 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 3 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 2 | 0.0% |
| Africa not stated | 2 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Not stated | 2 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 1 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
| Middle East not stated | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| English-language portal | https://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url | 27 Aug 2026 | nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)6Official |
Alternatives for people set on Svendborg
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.
Faaborg-Midtfyn as a Svendborg alternative in the same region
19 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Nearest airport: 32.3 km Faaborg-Midtfyn vs 49.5 km Svendborg−35%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,171 Faaborg-Midtfyn vs 5,684 Svendborg−9%
- Residents: 52,284 Faaborg-Midtfyn vs 60,001 Svendborg−13%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Faaborg-Midtfyn vs 2.7% Svendborg−4%
- Rent: €9.67/m² Faaborg-Midtfyn vs €9.67/m² Svendborgsame level
Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Svendborg alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 172 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.7% Svendborg−37%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 5,684 Svendborg−31%
- Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €9.67/m² Svendborg+7%
- Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 49.5 km Svendborg+16%
- Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 60,001 Svendborg−7%
Cities near Svendborg
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 845.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01
Alternative cities in Denmark
Other cities in Denmark to compare with Svendborg, nearest in population first.
How does Svendborg compare?
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Svendborg in rankings
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.
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; Svendborg'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 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 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.
Which cities are near Svendborg?
Langeland, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Tranekær, Nyborg, Faaborg are near Svendborg. 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 Svendborg?
The official citizenship distribution records 56,511 people (94.1%) 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, October 16). Svendborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fafc0acafab8276d1b5e69d1b390d8bb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/svendborg/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Svendborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
version = {fafc0acafab8276d1b5e69d1b390d8bb},
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note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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[Svendborg, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/svendborg/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version fafc0acafab8276d1b5e69d1b390d8bb; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.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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- 3 mobile internet 10GB 3.dk · checked 2026-09-15
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- Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes. api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-14
- Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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