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Ranking of the regions of Denmark by businesses per inhabitant

How many businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every region of Denmark and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 5,020.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 20 inhabitants.

5,020.5
businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Denmark
one for every 20 inhabitants
5,166.5
the most — Capital Region of Denmark
one for every 19 inhabitants
4,840.7
the fewest — Central Denmark Region
one for every 21 inhabitants
5.9M
inhabitants
Danmarks Statistik, 2025 (afrundet)
How we count. Businesses — the active businesses of our base on the date of the update. Population — Danmarks Statistik, 2025 (afrundet). Tourist areas and business districts rise in the ranking: many businesses for the resident population.

Ranking of the regions: businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Region ↕Population ↕Businesses ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Capital Region of Denmark 1,890,000 97,646
5,166.5
19
02 North Denmark Region 593,000 29,982
5,056.0
20
03 Region of Southern Denmark 1,235,000 61,728
4,998.2
20
04 Region Zealand 858,000 42,836
4,992.5
20
05 Central Denmark Region 1,365,000 66,076
4,840.7
21
Average of Denmark — 5,020.5 per 100,000 inhabitants298,268 businesses · 5,941,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Businesses ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 OdenseRegion of Southern Denmark 180,863 11,914
6,587.3
15
02 AalborgNorth Denmark Region 142,937 7,837
5,482.8
18
03 CopenhagenCapital Region of Denmark 1,153,615 196
17.0
5,886
04 ÅrhusCentral Denmark Region 285,273 1
0.4
285,273

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