Aarhus · report
People and new homes in Aarhus
In 2025 the population grew by 4,949 while 2,177 homes were finished: 2.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.3
- Population change, 2025
- +4,949
Population change and homes finished in Aarhus
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes finished. Statistics Denmark.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,949 |
| 2024 | 6,289 |
| 2023 | 5,566 |
| 2022 | 6,074 |
| 2021 | 2,448 |
| 2020 | 2,750 |
| 2019 | 4,691 |
| 2018 | 4,981 |
| 2017 | 4,764 |
| 2016 | 5,037 |
| 2015 | 4,386 |
| 2014 | 2,738 |
| 2013 | 4,803 |
| 2012 | 4,503 |
| 2011 | 3,540 |
| 2010 | 4,285 |
| 2009 | 4,030 |
| 2008 | 4,045 |
| 2007 | 2,582 |
| 2006 | 680 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,177 |
| 2024 | 1,526 |
| 2023 | 4,859 |
| 2022 | 5,287 |
| 2021 | 3,589 |
| 2020 | 4,906 |
| 2019 | 3,792 |
| 2018 | 3,940 |
| 2017 | 3,874 |
| 2016 | 2,153 |
| 2015 | 1,846 |
| 2014 | 1,731 |
| 2013 | 1,853 |
| 2012 | 2,895 |
| 2011 | 1,303 |
| 2010 | 777 |
| 2009 | 1,344 |
| 2008 | 2,138 |
| 2007 | 2,422 |
| 2006 | 1,202 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | −1,083 | +1,763 | +680 | 1,202 |
| 2007 | +1,006 | +1,576 | +2,582 | 2,422 |
| 2008 | +2,446 | +1,599 | +4,045 | 2,138 |
| 2009 | +2,341 | +1,689 | +4,030 | 1,344 |
| 2010 | +2,515 | +1,770 | +4,285 | 777 |
| 2011 | +1,699 | +1,841 | +3,540 | 1,303 |
| 2012 | +2,870 | +1,633 | +4,503 | 2,895 |
| 2013 | +3,170 | +1,633 | +4,803 | 1,853 |
| 2014 | +834 | +1,904 | +2,738 | 1,731 |
| 2015 | +2,265 | +2,121 | +4,386 | 1,846 |
| 2016 | +2,611 | +2,426 | +5,037 | 2,153 |
| 2017 | +2,598 | +2,166 | +4,764 | 3,874 |
| 2018 | +2,724 | +2,257 | +4,981 | 3,940 |
| 2019 | +2,456 | +2,235 | +4,691 | 3,792 |
| 2020 | +325 | +2,425 | +2,750 | 4,906 |
| 2021 | +220 | +2,228 | +2,448 | 3,589 |
| 2022 | +4,372 | +1,702 | +6,074 | 5,287 |
| 2023 | +3,818 | +1,748 | +5,566 | 4,859 |
| 2024 | +4,378 | +1,911 | +6,289 | 1,526 |
| 2025 | +2,788 | +2,161 | +4,949 | 2,177 |
Births, deaths and moves are Statistics Denmark's, from the population register: moves between municipalities and to and from abroad. Homes finished are dwellings completed in any building. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
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Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 38,868/m² and DKK 46,422/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 42,645/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 92%
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 2,811,870. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 12,054 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 25%
- Payment, one income
- 51%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 3.4% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +5.0%.
- Gap today
- +3.4%
- Change in a year
- −1.7 pp
64.2% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 1,294
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.4
Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 2004. The deepest began in August 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −9.1%
- Recovery from the low
- 23 months
4.0% of the 194,324 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 4.0%
- Empty homes
- 7,801
In 2025, 3% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 3%