Region Midtjylland · report
Empty homes in Region Midtjylland
6.5% of the 699,757 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 6.5%
- Empty homes
- 45,265
Empty homes in Region Midtjylland, year by year
Share of homes with nobody registered in them each year, against the wider areas.
- Region Midtjylland
- Denmark
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| Year | Region Midtjylland | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | 6.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | 6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | 6.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | 6.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | 6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
Against the wider area
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Region Midtjylland | 6.5% |
| Denmark | 6.5% |
Where homes stand empty in Region Midtjylland
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026, emptiest first.
Statistics Denmark counts a dwelling as empty when nobody is registered as living in it on 1 January: for sale, between tenants, under repair, used as a second home or let to people registered elsewhere. Holiday cottages are counted apart and are not included. 2021 and 2022 are not published.
Other reports for Region Midtjylland
Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 18,774/m² and DKK 20,741/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 19,758/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 98%
Figures for Denmark: Region Midtjylland has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,384,830. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 5,937 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 12%
- Payment, one income
- 24%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 5.6% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +6.6%.
- Gap today
- +5.6%
- Change in a year
- −1.0 pp
37.9% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 5,654
- Per 1,000 residents
- 4.1
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1992. The deepest began in Q2 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −16.3%
- Recovery from the low
- 75 months
In 2025 the population grew by 9,459 while 5,934 homes were finished: 1.6 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.6
- Population change, 2025
- +9,459
In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 6%
Public bodies signed DKK 1.4B of housing works here in 2025, and DKK 3.2B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- DKK 1.4B
- Per resident, 2025
- DKK 1,039