Ringkøbing-Skjern · report
Empty homes in Ringkøbing-Skjern
10.8% of the 28,842 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 10.8%
- Empty homes
- 3,119
Empty homes in Ringkøbing-Skjern, year by year
Share of homes with nobody registered in them each year, against the wider areas.
- Ringkøbing-Skjern
- Region Midtjylland
- Denmark
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| Year | Ringkøbing-Skjern | Region Midtjylland | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.8% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | 7.0% | 6.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | 5.9% | 6.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | 5.8% | 6.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | 5.7% | 6.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
Against the wider area
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Ringkøbing-Skjern | 10.8% |
| Region Midtjylland | 6.5% |
| Denmark | 6.5% |
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.
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Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 9,133/m² and DKK 10,710/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 9,921/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 75%
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 732,510. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 3,140 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 7%
- Payment, one income
- 13%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 9.2% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +9.4%.
- Gap today
- +9.2%
- Change in a year
- −0.2 pp
54.6% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 276
- Per 1,000 residents
- 5.0
Asking prices have fallen by 3% or more once since 2004. That fall began in September 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −23.3%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet
In 2025 the population fell by 187 while 153 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 153
- Population change, 2025
- −187
In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 6%