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entity_id: city:dk:slug:holstebro
entity_type: city
name: Holstebro
country_code: DK
country: Denmark
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snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2
generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-08-01
fact_count: 12
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license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/
---

# Holstebro

Holstebro, a city in Denmark, had a population of 60,000 at the start of 2024. Car density was 536 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2026. The city covered 793.1 km² in 2026. Population density was 75 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 1.6% in November 2025.

## Mobility

The nearest airport was KRP, 30.9 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

## Immigration

The foreign population count was 4,882 at the start of 2026.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 4,882 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 60,000 people | place | 2024-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 1.6 % | city | 2025-11-30 | 2026-07-26 | aging | verified | [3] |
| NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 2 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-01 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | `car_density_per_1000` | 536 cars/1000 residents | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 793.1 km2 | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 6,425.6947 offences/100k | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | aging | verified | [5] |
| English Portal Url | `english_portal_url` | https://www.nyidanmark.dk/ url | city | 2026-06-09 | 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 75 people/km² | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | KRP code | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 30.9 km | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [8] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Sources

1. 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. — Official source — https://api.statbank.dk/v1/data
2. DST KOM kommunekode source register; exact municipality row keyed by kommunekode. — Official source — https://www.dst.dk/da/TilSalg/data-til-forskning/generelt-om-data/dokumentation-af-data/hoejkvalitetsvariable/folketal/kom
3. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force — Official source — https://api.statbank.dk/v1/data/AUP02/CSV
4. EEA air quality statistics — DK NO2 annual mean 2024 (station "Ulborg") — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D'DK'%20AND%20AirPollutant%3D'NO2'%20AND%20YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant,AirPollutionLevel,Country_ISO,StationName,YearOfStatistics,UnitOfAirpollutionLevel,ReportingMetric,LatitudeOfMeasurementStation,LongitudeOfMeasurementStation,DataCoverage,Preliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json
5. StatBank Denmark STRAF11 — reported criminal offences, municipality, all offence types — Official source — https://api.statbank.dk/v1/data/STRAF11/CSV
6. nyidanmark.dk — Danish immigration portal (English) — Official source — https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en
7. OpenFlights — routes.dat — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
8. OurAirports — airports.csv — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "Holstebro, Denmark." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-08-01. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/holstebro/

Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/holstebro/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/dk/holstebro.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/dk/holstebro.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/dk/holstebro
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json