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Living in Varde

In Varde, unemployment is 1.9% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 1.9% in November 2025. The nearest airport was EBJ, 11.6 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026. The city covered 1,240.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 40 people per km² in 2026. The foreign population count was 5,456 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1920 sources

Population49,410people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Unemployment rate1.9%country median 2.5% — 24% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime4,838offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 15% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

Lower unemployment than 93% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 79% of Danish cities that publish it.

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

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 Varde.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Varde. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Varde 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 broadband5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.93 EUR/month30 Sept 20263 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market

Is Varde 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 52–72%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%
Student42%strong on cost, weak on education · range 31–53%
Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–57%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Varde?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force9

Unemployment across cities in DenmarkUnemployment in Varde is 1.9%. Of 98 cities with data, 31 have unemployment of 2 to under 2.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Unemployment rate1.9 %country median 2.5%30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force9Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Varde?

Police recorded about 4,838 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: 4,838 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types10
Recorded crime across major citiesVarde highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Varde 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
Varde4,838
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,838 offences per 100,000country median 5,70931 Dec 2025StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types10Official
Safety City Crime Reporting Coverage12 months/year31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)15Official

Mobility and administration

Car density was 588 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat7Official
Nearest airportEBJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official
Distance to nearest airport11.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Varde. 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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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 10.07 · Feb 9.67 · Mar 15.27 · Apr 21.7 · May 24.25 · Jun 26.75 · Jul 27.77 · Aug 27.89 · Sep 25.64 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 15.09 · Dec 11.68 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -11.3 · Feb -12.43 · Mar -7.98 · Apr -2.94 · May 0.71 · Jun 5.9 · Jul 9.01 · Aug 9.62 · Sep 5.33 · Oct -1.69 · Nov -5.64 · Dec -9.78 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.81 · Feb 1.47 · Mar 3.22 · Apr 6.99 · May 11.18 · Jun 14.49 · Jul 16.82 · Aug 17.05 · Sep 14.25 · Oct 10.22 · Nov 6.33 · Dec 3.38 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 67.6 · Feb 55 · Mar 49.3 · Apr 36 · May 40.3 · Jun 56.8 · Jul 64.6 · Aug 83.5 · Sep 88.3 · Oct 100 · Nov 86 · Dec 80.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NORDBY_06088.csv16Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Varde?

The published population was 49,410 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents588 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 area1,240 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 residents5,456 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 density40 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Population Female24,317 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)12Official
Population Male25,151 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)12Official
Population49,410 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.14Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population49,410 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)13Official

International community in Varde

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
Total49,454100.0%
Denmark43,90188.8%
Romania9802.0%
Ukraine7821.6%
Poland5531.1%
Germany5491.1%
Netherlands4310.9%
Syria3220.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1480.3%
Lithuania1330.3%
Vietnam1300.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Myanmar1230.2%
Latvia1200.2%
Philippines900.2%
United Kingdom730.1%
Turkey650.1%
Eritrea650.1%
Uganda630.1%
Thailand610.1%
Norway580.1%
Italy440.1%
Afghanistan440.1%
Stateless390.1%
Sweden370.1%
Hungary360.1%
Tanzania340.1%
Congo, Democratic Republic340.1%
Bulgaria330.1%
Iceland290.1%
Iran290.1%
Somalia260.1%
USA260.1%
Brazil230.0%
Kenya210.0%
Iraq210.0%
Uzbekistan190.0%
India180.0%
China180.0%
Portugal170.0%
Colombia160.0%
Bangladesh160.0%
Russia140.0%
Switzerland130.0%
Belgium120.0%
Spain120.0%
Moldova110.0%
Ghana100.0%
Estonia90.0%
Canada80.0%
France70.0%
Kosovo70.0%
Lebanon60.0%
Nepal60.0%
Australia60.0%
Kyrgyzstan60.0%
Morocco50.0%
Japan50.0%
Serbia50.0%
Montenegro50.0%
Czech Republic50.0%
Greece40.0%
Austria40.0%
Liberia40.0%
South Africa40.0%
Israel40.0%
Croatia40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Tunisia20.0%
Egypt20.0%
Malawi20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Cambodia20.0%
Sri Lanka20.0%
New Zealand20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Algeria10.0%
Gambia, The10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Nigeria10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Rwanda10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Mexico10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Indonesia10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Laos10.0%
Maldives10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Republic of North Macedonia10.0%
Slovakia10.0%

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
Total43,153100.0%
Denmark43,153100.0%

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
Total5,165100.0%
Romania79715.4%
Ukraine71113.8%
Germany57111.1%
Poland4869.4%
Netherlands3356.5%
Syria2845.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1543.0%
Vietnam1362.6%
Philippines1032.0%
Lithuania1012.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Myanmar1001.9%
Latvia891.7%
United Kingdom751.5%
Uganda651.3%
Thailand621.2%
Lebanon521.0%
Turkey490.9%
Norway470.9%
Eritrea430.8%
Iraq420.8%
Afghanistan410.8%
Iran380.7%
Iceland370.7%
Sweden360.7%
Russia350.7%
Tanzania330.6%
Italy310.6%
Hungary300.6%
Bulgaria290.6%
Congo, Democratic Republic290.6%
Somalia280.5%
Kenya260.5%
USA250.5%
China250.5%
Brazil240.5%
Uzbekistan230.4%
India210.4%
Colombia200.4%
Moldova180.3%
Sri Lanka170.3%
Portugal150.3%
Bangladesh150.3%
Belgium130.3%
Switzerland130.3%
Canada120.2%
Spain100.2%
France90.2%
Ghana90.2%
Morocco90.2%
Montenegro90.2%
South Africa70.1%
Nepal70.1%
Estonia70.1%
Finland60.1%
Yugoslavia60.1%
Austria60.1%
Israel60.1%
Kyrgyzstan60.1%
Croatia60.1%
Kosovo60.1%
Rwanda50.1%
Japan50.1%
Australia50.1%
Serbia50.1%
Greece40.1%
Soviet Union40.1%
Liberia40.1%
Nigeria40.1%
Mexico40.1%
Venezuela40.1%
Indonesia40.1%
Kazakhstan40.1%
Czech Republic40.1%
Tunisia30.1%
Egypt30.1%
Zambia30.1%
Cuba30.1%
Malaysia30.1%
New Zealand30.1%
Belarus30.1%
Slovenia30.1%
Czechoslovakia20.0%
Gambia, The20.0%
Mozambique20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Guatemala20.0%
Honduras20.0%
Cambodia20.0%
Pakistan20.0%
Stateless10.0%
Ireland10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Libya10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Cameroon10.0%
Malawi10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Dominican Republic10.0%
Peru10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Trinidad and Tobago10.0%
Cyprus10.0%
Taiwan10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Laos10.0%
Maldives10.0%
South Korea10.0%
Turkmenistan10.0%
Tajikistan10.0%
Republic of North Macedonia10.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic10.0%
Slovakia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
English Portal Urlhttps://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url27 Aug 2026nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Varde

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.

Cities near Varde

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

Esbjerg 18.7 km away
Rent
726.2 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01

Alternative cities in Denmark

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

All Denmark cities
Favrskov49,359 residentsHedensted48,167 residentsKalundborg48,103 residentsFrederikssund47,052 residentsFaaborg-Midtfyn52,284 residentsFredericia52,616 residents

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Varde in rankings

#10 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Denmark #16 of 30 in Safest cities in Denmark by recorded crime

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

The published population was 49,410 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Varde?

Police recorded about 4,838 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 Varde?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Varde?

5,456 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 Varde a good place to live?

Varde 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 Varde?

Esbjerg, Bramming, Fanø are near Varde. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Varde?

The official citizenship distribution records 49,454 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 29). Varde, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c81a58694846a1263feb62352ab46eff]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/varde/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Varde, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {c81a58694846a1263feb62352ab46eff},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/varde/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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