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Living in Vesthimmerlands

In Vesthimmerlands, average gross earnings are €6,234 a month (2025) and unemployment is 2.5% (2025).

In November 2025, the unemployment rate was 2.5%.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population35,818people1 Jan 2025Official source · Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.
Average gross salary6,234EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)
Average net rent9.42EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 2026
Unemployment rate2.5%country median 2.5% — about the sameOfficial source · StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force
Recorded crime4,963offences per 100,000country median 5,709 — 13% belowOfficial source · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types

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

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
Vesthimmerlands 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)9.42 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official · regional context
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)795.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Landsbyggefonden Huslejestatistik 20263Official

Is Vesthimmerlands 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–69%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%
Student34%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–44%
Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–58%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vesthimmerlands?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8

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

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings6,234 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Level of earnings by work/residence, region, age, sex and family type (LIGELB1)2Official
Gigabit broadband availability96 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark (Statbank)10Official
Unemployment rate2.5 %country median 2.5% — about the same30 Nov 2025StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force8Official

What does a salary buy in Vesthimmerlands?

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€3,348of €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€9.42/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
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Vesthimmerlands Salary needed to live in Vesthimmerlands

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Vesthimmerlands?

Police recorded about 4,963 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: 4,963 offences per 100,000 · StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types9
Recorded crime across major citiesVesthimmerlands highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vesthimmerlands 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
Vesthimmerlands4,963
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,963 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 AAL, 52.6 km away, with 13 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 587 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport13 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat6Official
Nearest airportAAL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official
Distance to nearest airport52.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv7Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vesthimmerlands. 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 Vesthimmerlands.

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Population and city profile

The city covered 769.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 46 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Vesthimmerlands?

The published population was 35,818 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 residents587 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 area769.7 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 residents3,492 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 density46 people/km²1 Jan 2026Derived municipality density from DST population and ARE207 registered municipal area.2Official
Female residents17,591 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Male residents18,041 people7 Aug 2026Statistics Denmark (Statbank)11Official
Population35,818 people1 Jan 2025Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes.13Official
Population covered by crime statistics35,818 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Denmark FOLK1A (population on the first day of the quarter)12Official

International community in Vesthimmerlands

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
Total35,546100.0%
Denmark32,04390.1%
Ukraine8562.4%
Poland5441.5%
Romania3561.0%
Lithuania1820.5%
Syria1500.4%
Netherlands1170.3%
Eritrea990.3%
Germany940.3%
Thailand780.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Latvia710.2%
Stateless650.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic550.2%
Norway540.2%
Uganda490.1%
Bulgaria440.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina400.1%
Iran370.1%
Philippines350.1%
Iceland330.1%
United Kingdom330.1%
Vietnam330.1%
Indonesia320.1%
Somalia290.1%
Afghanistan290.1%
Mexico240.1%
Sri Lanka230.1%
Tanzania220.1%
Myanmar180.1%
Kenya170.0%
Sweden150.0%
Italy150.0%
Hungary150.0%
Nepal150.0%
Turkey140.0%
India130.0%
Kyrgyzstan130.0%
Portugal100.0%
Colombia100.0%
Moldova100.0%
Spain90.0%
USA90.0%
Russia90.0%
Iraq70.0%
Estonia70.0%
Uzbekistan70.0%
Slovakia70.0%
South Africa60.0%
France50.0%
Burundi50.0%
Tunisia50.0%
Rwanda50.0%
Bangladesh50.0%
China50.0%
Finland40.0%
Liberia40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Canada30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Luxembourg20.0%
Morocco20.0%
Nigeria20.0%
Cameroon20.0%
Brazil20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Pakistan20.0%
Croatia20.0%
Greece10.0%
Austria10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Mozambique10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Chile10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Peru10.0%
Taiwan10.0%
Japan10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Lebanon10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Papua New Guinea10.0%
Serbia10.0%
Czech Republic10.0%

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
Total691100.0%
Ukraine16323.6%
Poland9613.9%
Romania7310.6%
Lithuania375.4%
Netherlands304.3%
Indonesia304.3%
Eritrea294.2%
Syria294.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina223.2%
Sri Lanka192.7%
Show 48 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Congo, Democratic Republic172.5%
Latvia111.6%
Myanmar101.4%
Germany81.2%
Sweden71.0%
Somalia71.0%
Russia71.0%
Bhutan60.9%
Turkey50.7%
Philippines50.7%
Norway40.6%
Bulgaria40.6%
Yugoslavia40.6%
Ethiopia40.6%
Afghanistan40.6%
Lebanon40.6%
Pakistan40.6%
Uganda30.4%
Iraq30.4%
Iran30.4%
Nepal30.4%
Saudi Arabia30.4%
Thailand30.4%
Moldova30.4%
Spain20.3%
Hungary20.3%
Rwanda20.3%
Colombia20.3%
Vietnam20.3%
South Korea20.3%
Kosovo20.3%
Iceland10.1%
Czechoslovakia10.1%
Italy10.1%
Portugal10.1%
Switzerland10.1%
United Kingdom10.1%
Algeria10.1%
Kenya10.1%
Morocco10.1%
Sierra Leone10.1%
Sudan10.1%
Brazil10.1%
Bangladesh10.1%
Djibouti10.1%
Belarus10.1%
Kyrgyzstan10.1%
Slovakia10.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total35,546100.0%
Denmark31,56388.8%
Ukraine9062.5%
Poland5721.6%
Romania3561.0%
Lithuania1760.5%
Syria1680.5%
Germany1290.4%
Netherlands1200.3%
Eritrea940.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina910.3%
Show 98 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand880.2%
Latvia710.2%
Norway620.2%
Sri Lanka610.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic570.2%
Bhutan550.2%
Philippines550.2%
Uganda510.1%
Indonesia470.1%
Russia460.1%
Bulgaria450.1%
United Kingdom410.1%
Iran390.1%
Sweden360.1%
Vietnam360.1%
Afghanistan350.1%
Iceland310.1%
Somalia300.1%
Mexico270.1%
Iraq250.1%
Tanzania240.1%
Moldova240.1%
Turkey230.1%
Myanmar230.1%
Nepal200.1%
Kenya180.1%
India170.0%
USA140.0%
Hungary130.0%
Colombia130.0%
Kyrgyzstan130.0%
Italy120.0%
Pakistan100.0%
Finland90.0%
Yugoslavia90.0%
Ethiopia90.0%
Lebanon90.0%
Spain80.0%
Morocco70.0%
China70.0%
Estonia70.0%
Uzbekistan70.0%
Slovakia70.0%
South Africa60.0%
Brazil60.0%
Rwanda50.0%
Bangladesh50.0%
Saudi Arabia50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Kazakhstan50.0%
Belgium40.0%
France40.0%
Portugal40.0%
Liberia40.0%
Canada40.0%
Ireland30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Mozambique30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Chile30.0%
South Korea30.0%
New Zealand30.0%
Czechoslovakia20.0%
Greece20.0%
Switzerland20.0%
Soviet Union20.0%
Algeria20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Sudan20.0%
Tunisia20.0%
Cameroon20.0%
Congo, Republic20.0%
Peru20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Kuwait20.0%
Papua New Guinea20.0%
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic20.0%
Kosovo20.0%
Luxembourg10.0%
Austria10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Guyana10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Brunei10.0%
Israel10.0%
Japan10.0%
Jordan10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Qatar10.0%
Australia10.0%
Tonga10.0%
Djibouti10.0%
Croatia10.0%
Slovenia10.0%

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 Vesthimmerlands

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.

Rebild as a Vesthimmerlands alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,919 Rebild vs 4,963 Vesthimmerlands−21%
  • Unemployment: 2.1% Rebild vs 2.5% Vesthimmerlands−16%
  • Nearest airport: 30.0 km Rebild vs 52.6 km Vesthimmerlands−43%
  • Residents: 30,942 Rebild vs 35,818 Vesthimmerlands−14%
  • Rent: €9.42/m² Rebild vs €9.42/m² Vesthimmerlandssame level

Ringkøbing-Skjern as a Vesthimmerlands alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 112 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 1.7% Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 2.5% Vesthimmerlands−32%
  • Rent: €10.39/m² Ringkøbing-Skjern vs €9.42/m² Vesthimmerlandsno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,901 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 4,963 Vesthimmerlands−21%
  • Residents: 55,582 Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 35,818 Vesthimmerlands+55%
  • Nearest airport: 57.4 km Ringkøbing-Skjern vs 52.6 km Vesthimmerlands+9%

Cities near Vesthimmerlands

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

Alternative cities in Denmark

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Vesthimmerlands in rankings

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vesthimmerlands 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 guide
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; Vesthimmerlands'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 Vesthimmerlands?

The published population was 35,818 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Denmark official Population 1 January by municipality, age and sex; summed over all ages and sexes..

How safe is Vesthimmerlands?

Police recorded about 4,963 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 Vesthimmerlands?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (November 2025). Source: StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force.

How many foreign residents live in Vesthimmerlands?

3,492 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 Vesthimmerlands a good place to live?

Vesthimmerlands 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 Vesthimmerlands?

Rebild, Støvring, Nibe are near Vesthimmerlands. 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 Vesthimmerlands?

The official citizenship distribution records 32,043 people (90.1%) 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). Vesthimmerlands, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0dc21525ca1aeb754025ef6986c82906]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/vesthimmerlands/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vesthimmerlands, Denmark: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0dc21525ca1aeb754025ef6986c82906},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/vesthimmerlands/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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