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# Ikast

The unemployment rate was 2.4% in November 2025.

## Mobility

Ikast's nearest airport was KRP, 18 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

## Safety

Recorded crime was 8,298.4 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2025.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | `population_total` | 16,999 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-23 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.4 % | parent_municipality | 2025-11-30 | 2026-08-06 | aging | verified | [2] |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 40 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [3] |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 19.93 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 18 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | KRP | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] |

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.

## Language courses and integration

- [Danish language training for adult foreign nationals](https://lifeindenmark.borger.dk/leisure-and-networking/Danish-language-training) — State Language Course · Danish municipalities and language centres · Danish · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Jobnet Denmark](https://jobnet.dk/) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Ikast when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://lifeindenmark.borger.dk/healthcare/health-insurance/health-insurance-in-denmark---if-you-move-to-denmark-)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Denmark country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/denmark/).

## Nearby cities

- [Brande](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/brande/) — 21.4 km away

## Sources

1. Population 1. January — Official source — https://api.statbank.dk/v1/data/BY3/CSV
2. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour force — Official source — https://api.statbank.dk/v1/data/AUP02/CSV
3. Norlys fixed broadband — Official source — https://www.norlys.dk/internet/
4. 3 mobile internet 10GB — Official source — https://www.3.dk/internet/mobilt-internet/
5. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
6. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Ikast, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, internet [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f8dbaaae7f9a1126890aee42e7a7bada]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ikast-denmark-population-cost-of-living-jobs-internet_12b4a2935dd6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ikast, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, internet},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {f8dbaaae7f9a1126890aee42e7a7bada},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Ikast, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, internet](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version f8dbaaae7f9a1126890aee42e7a7bada; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast/
- Title: Ikast, Denmark: population, cost of living, jobs, internet
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-c6015be852c3d22b`
- Version: `f8dbaaae7f9a1126890aee42e7a7bada`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-29
- Built: 2026-09-29
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/dk/ikast/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/dk/ikast.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/dk/ikast.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/dk/ikast
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json
