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Living in Syddjurs

In Syddjurs, average gross earnings are €6,813 a month (2025) and unemployment is 2.6% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 2.6% in November 2025. The foreign population count was 3,062 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population44,101people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,813EUR/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 crime4,382offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 23% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

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

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

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Syddjurs 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 broadband4Official · 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 20263Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)843.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official

Is Syddjurs 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–71%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%
Student34%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–44%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–56%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Syddjurs?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Syddjurs is 2.6%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,813 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Unemployment rate2.6 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8Official

What does a salary buy in Syddjurs?

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 Syddjurs Salary needed to live in Syddjurs

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Syddjurs?

Police recorded about 4,382 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: 4,382 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9
Recorded crime across major citiesSyddjurs highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Syddjurs 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
Syddjurs4,382
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,382 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9Official
Months covered by crime statistics12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)14Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was AAR, 7.5 km away, with 8 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 580 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport8 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportAAR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport7.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 3 · Apr 6.9 · May 11 · Jun 14 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 9 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ODUM_06072.csv15Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 690.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 64 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Syddjurs?

The published population was 44,101 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents580 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 area690.2 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 residents3,062 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 density64 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents22,209 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Male residents22,185 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population44,101 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official
Population covered by crime statistics44,101 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official

International community in Syddjurs

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
Total44,559100.0%
Denmark41,52993.2%
Ukraine3770.8%
Romania2500.6%
Germany2070.5%
Syria1970.4%
Poland1930.4%
Lithuania1720.4%
Norway1530.3%
United Kingdom1250.3%
Iran900.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand880.2%
Italy860.2%
Sweden790.2%
Netherlands690.2%
Eritrea670.2%
Stateless570.1%
Spain510.1%
France500.1%
Iceland420.1%
Sri Lanka410.1%
Hungary400.1%
USA400.1%
Philippines380.1%
Afghanistan300.1%
Iraq300.1%
Bulgaria280.1%
Russia230.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic220.0%
Latvia220.0%
Portugal170.0%
Switzerland170.0%
Turkey170.0%
Vietnam170.0%
India150.0%
Slovakia150.0%
Brazil140.0%
Canada120.0%
China120.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina120.0%
Belgium110.0%
Ireland110.0%
Japan110.0%
Kosovo110.0%
Indonesia90.0%
Estonia90.0%
Australia80.0%
Greece70.0%
Austria70.0%
Georgia70.0%
Serbia70.0%
Czech Republic70.0%
Slovenia60.0%
Finland50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Rwanda50.0%
Somalia50.0%
Peru50.0%
Tanzania40.0%
Mexico40.0%
Croatia40.0%
South Africa30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Albania20.0%
Ethiopia20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
Dominican Republic20.0%
Trinidad and Tobago20.0%
Israel20.0%
Lebanon20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Singapore20.0%
Tajikistan20.0%
Algeria10.0%
Madagascar10.0%
Morocco10.0%
Mauritius10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
Bahamas10.0%
Chile10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
Myanmar10.0%
Laos10.0%
North Korea10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Moldova10.0%

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
Total3,312100.0%
Ukraine35910.8%
Germany2477.5%
Romania2226.7%
Syria2076.3%
Poland1945.9%
United Kingdom1524.6%
Norway1474.4%
Lithuania1474.4%
Sri Lanka1364.1%
Iran1103.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand1013.0%
Sweden892.7%
Italy702.1%
Iraq641.9%
Netherlands621.9%
France481.4%
Spain481.4%
Iceland471.4%
Eritrea471.4%
USA451.4%
Philippines451.4%
Russia371.1%
Hungary351.1%
Bulgaria341.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina341.0%
Vietnam300.9%
Afghanistan290.9%
Latvia230.7%
Congo, Democratic Republic220.7%
Canada200.6%
India190.6%
Brazil170.5%
China170.5%
Switzerland160.5%
Lebanon160.5%
Turkey150.5%
Portugal140.4%
Japan140.4%
Kosovo130.4%
Argentina110.3%
Australia110.3%
Slovakia110.3%
Ireland100.3%
Austria100.3%
Kenya100.3%
Peru100.3%
Indonesia100.3%
Belgium90.3%
Egypt90.3%
Finland80.2%
Yugoslavia70.2%
Tanzania70.2%
Colombia70.2%
Czech Republic70.2%
Morocco60.2%
South Africa60.2%
Rwanda60.2%
Mexico60.2%
Georgia60.2%
Algeria50.2%
Somalia50.2%
Venezuela50.2%
Israel50.2%
Estonia50.2%
Slovenia50.2%
Albania40.1%
Greece40.1%
Dominican Republic40.1%
Ecuador40.1%
Uruguay40.1%
Singapore40.1%
New Zealand40.1%
Serbia40.1%
Ethiopia30.1%
Uganda30.1%
Trinidad and Tobago30.1%
Nepal30.1%
Moldova30.1%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic30.1%
Luxembourg20.1%
Czechoslovakia20.1%
Soviet Union20.1%
Angola20.1%
Mozambique20.1%
Madagascar20.1%
Mauritius20.1%
Tunisia20.1%
Cameroon20.1%
Zimbabwe20.1%
Malawi20.1%
Chile20.1%
Costa Rica20.1%
Cuba20.1%
Haiti20.1%
Kuwait20.1%
Malaysia20.1%
Pakistan20.1%
South Korea20.1%
Middle East not stated20.1%
Armenia20.1%
Azerbaijan20.1%
Tajikistan20.1%
Croatia20.1%
Republic of North Macedonia20.1%
Stateless10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Benin10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Bahamas10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Barbados10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Suriname10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Nicaragua10.0%
Paraguay10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
West Indies10.0%
Yemen10.0%
Myanmar10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Laos10.0%
Mongolia10.0%
North Korea10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%

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: Descendant · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total601100.0%
Sri Lanka6010.0%
Syria549.0%
Poland467.7%
Romania447.3%
Iraq305.0%
Iran294.8%
Lithuania294.8%
Germany274.5%
Ukraine244.0%
Eritrea213.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Vietnam213.5%
Sweden132.2%
Afghanistan122.0%
Lebanon122.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina122.0%
Turkey91.5%
United Kingdom81.3%
Hungary81.3%
Morocco81.3%
Russia81.3%
Norway71.2%
USA71.2%
France61.0%
Egypt61.0%
Philippines61.0%
Kosovo61.0%
Netherlands50.8%
Switzerland50.8%
Spain40.7%
Argentina40.7%
India40.7%
Estonia40.7%
Slovakia40.7%
Iceland30.5%
Kenya30.5%
Kuwait30.5%
Thailand30.5%
Serbia30.5%
Finland20.3%
Italy20.3%
Ethiopia20.3%
Mauritius20.3%
Benin20.3%
Somalia20.3%
Chile20.3%
Peru20.3%
Singapore20.3%
South Korea20.3%
Australia20.3%
Croatia20.3%
Slovenia20.3%
Belgium10.2%
Bulgaria10.2%
Czechoslovakia10.2%
Yugoslavia10.2%
Portugal10.2%
Soviet Union10.2%
Austria10.2%
Tunisia10.2%
Uganda10.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic10.2%
Canada10.2%
Dominican Republic10.2%
Mexico10.2%
Pakistan10.2%
Azerbaijan10.2%
Georgia10.2%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic10.2%

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)5Official

Alternatives for people set on Syddjurs

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 Syddjurs alternative in the same region

48 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Nearest airport: 52.0 km Skanderborg vs 7.5 km Syddjurs+593%
  • Rent: €10.39/m² Skanderborg vs €10.13/m² Syddjursno percentage
  • Unemployment: 2.1% Skanderborg vs 2.6% Syddjurs−19%
  • Residents: 65,760 Skanderborg vs 44,101 Syddjurs+49%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,137 Skanderborg vs 4,382 Syddjurs−6%

Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Syddjurs alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 136 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 7.5 km Syddjurs+665%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.6% Syddjurs−35%
  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €10.13/m² Syddjursno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 4,382 Syddjurs−11%
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 44,101 Syddjurs+26%

Cities near Syddjurs

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

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Syddjurs in rankings

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Syddjurs 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; Syddjurs'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 Syddjurs?

The published population was 44,101 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Syddjurs?

Police recorded about 4,382 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 Syddjurs?

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 Syddjurs?

3,062 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 Syddjurs a good place to live?

Syddjurs 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 Syddjurs?

Hornslet, Løgten, Ebeltoft, Lystrup, Hørning are near Syddjurs. 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 Syddjurs?

The official citizenship distribution records 41,529 people (93.2%) 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). Syddjurs, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0cdefb86f0bccf654782cf2f785aa3ef]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/syddjurs/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Syddjurs, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0cdefb86f0bccf654782cf2f785aa3ef},
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