Living in Vejen
In Vejen, average gross earnings are €6,399 a month (2025) and unemployment is 1.9% (2025).
In November 2025, the unemployment rate was 1.9%.
Lower unemployment than 93% of Danish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 80% of Danish cities that publish it.
Which Denmark-wide rules apply when you move to Vejen?
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 broadband6Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.93 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | 3 mobile internet 10GB1Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9.41 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context |
| Median monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 747.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official |
Is Vejen 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 Vejen?
The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10
Vejen 1.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 6,399 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 100 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)12Official |
| Unemployment rate | 1.9 %country median 2.5% | 30 Nov 2025 | StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force10Official |
What does a salary buy in Vejen?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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€9.41/m² · official · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 · 2026-12-31 | − €565 |
| 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 | €3,348 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vejen. 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 Vejen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Vejen?
Police recorded about 4,804 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: 4,804 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,804 offences per 100,000country median 5,709 | 31 Dec 2025 | StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types11Official |
| Months covered by crime statistics | 12 months/year | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark STRAF11 (reported offences)16Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was BLL, 28.6 km away, with 39 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 604 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vejen. 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 11.8 · Mar 17.15 · Apr 21.91 · May 24.98 · Jun 27.72 · Jul 28.06 · Aug 28.24 · Sep 25.86 · Oct 22.36 · Nov 15.52 · Dec 11.12 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -13.63 · Feb -13.42 · Mar -10.48 · Apr -4.35 · May -1.35 · Jun 4.48 · Jul 7.06 · Aug 7.74 · Sep 3.88 · Oct -2.28 · Nov -6.23 · Dec -12.12 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.06 · Feb 0.93 · Mar 2.92 · Apr 6.89 · May 11.25 · Jun 14.57 · Jul 16.82 · Aug 16.78 · Sep 13.74 · Oct 9.61 · Nov 5.62 · Dec 2.56 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
Population and city profile
The city covered 813.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 52 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Vejen?
The published population was 42,702 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15
By nationality
National passport87.9%Foreign residents12.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 604 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 | 813.7 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 | 5,161 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 | 52 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official |
| Female residents | 20,852 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official |
| Male residents | 21,789 people | 7 Aug 2026 | Statistics Denmark (Statbank)13Official |
| Population | 42,702 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.15Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 42,702 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)14Official |
International community in Vejen
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 | 42,671 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 37,407 | 87.7% |
| Romania | 1,052 | 2.5% |
| Ukraine | 831 | 1.9% |
| Poland | 770 | 1.8% |
| Syria | 489 | 1.1% |
| Netherlands | 191 | 0.4% |
| Germany | 178 | 0.4% |
| Lithuania | 161 | 0.4% |
| Philippines | 142 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 110 | 0.3% |
Show 91 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 79 | 0.2% |
| Vietnam | 70 | 0.2% |
| India | 68 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 64 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 58 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 57 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 56 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 54 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 54 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 50 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar | 48 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 44 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 43 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 41 | 0.1% |
| Stateless | 40 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 35 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 27 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 25 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 23 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 19 | 0.0% |
| Turkey | 17 | 0.0% |
| USA | 16 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 15 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 15 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 0.0% |
| China | 13 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 12 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 11 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 11 | 0.0% |
| Russia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 10 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 10 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 10 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 10 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 6 | 0.0% |
| France | 6 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 6 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 6 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 5 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 5 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 2 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 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 | 42,671 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 36,519 | 85.6% |
| Romania | 1,083 | 2.5% |
| Ukraine | 896 | 2.1% |
| Poland | 788 | 1.8% |
| Syria | 540 | 1.3% |
| Germany | 239 | 0.6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 223 | 0.5% |
| Sri Lanka | 195 | 0.5% |
| Netherlands | 192 | 0.4% |
| Philippines | 168 | 0.4% |
Show 105 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 159 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 93 | 0.2% |
| Vietnam | 86 | 0.2% |
| India | 78 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 76 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 69 | 0.2% |
| Iceland | 64 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 55 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 55 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 55 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 54 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar | 50 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 47 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 42 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 40 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 38 | 0.1% |
| Turkey | 38 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 36 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 34 | 0.1% |
| Yugoslavia | 32 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 30 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 28 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 27 | 0.1% |
| USA | 23 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 22 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 19 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 19 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 19 | 0.0% |
| China | 18 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 17 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 17 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 17 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 16 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 15 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 14 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 12 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 11 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 11 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 11 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 11 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 11 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 9 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 8 | 0.0% |
| France | 7 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 7 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 7 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 6 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 6 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Yugoslavia, Federal Republic | 6 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 6 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 5 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 5 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 4 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 4 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 2 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia, The | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Republic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laos | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 1 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 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: Persons of Danish origin · 2026Q3 (2026-07-01)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 36,519 | 100.0% |
| Denmark | 36,519 | 100.0% |
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)7Official |
Alternatives for people set on Vejen
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.
Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Vejen alternative in the same country
75 km away, 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 28.6 km Vejen+101%
- Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €9.41/m² Vejenno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 4,804 Vejen−19%
- Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 1.9% Vejen−11%
- Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 42,702 Vejen+30%
Cities near Vejen
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 763 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-01-01
Alternative cities in Denmark
Other cities in Denmark to compare with Vejen, nearest in population first.
How does Vejen compare?
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Vejen in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vejen 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; Vejen'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 Vejen?
The published population was 42,702 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..
How safe is Vejen?
Police recorded about 4,804 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 Vejen?
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 Vejen?
5,161 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 Vejen a good place to live?
Vejen 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 Vejen?
Kolding is near Vejen. 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 Vejen?
The official citizenship distribution records 37,407 people (87.7%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Vejen, Denmark: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d45a63394060b1485a28508ba379068e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/vejen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-10-06
- Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026 lbf.dk · checked 2026-09-25
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- Norlys fixed broadband norlys.dk · checked 2026-09-15
- nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) nyidanmark.dk · nyidanmark.dk · checked 2026-06-10
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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- StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types StatBank Denmark STRAF11 · api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-07-27
- Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Denmark (Statbank) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-08-07
- Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter) api.statbank.dk · checked 2026-09-05
- 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
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