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Empty homes in Denmark
6.5% of the 3,071,410 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 6.5%
- Empty homes
- 198,672
Empty homes in Denmark, year by year
Share of homes with nobody registered in them each year, against the wider areas.
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| Year | Denmark |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.5% |
| 2025 | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 6.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% |
Where homes stand empty in Denmark
Share of homes with nobody registered in them on 1 January 2026, emptiest first.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Region Nordjylland | 10.1% |
| Region Syddanmark | 7.6% |
| Region Sjælland | 6.5% |
| Region Midtjylland | 6.5% |
| Region Hovedstaden | 4.5% |
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 24,169/m² and DKK 26,148/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 25,158/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 96%
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 1,756,890. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 7,532 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 15%
- Payment, one income
- 31%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.9% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +6.0%.
- Gap today
- +4.9%
- Change in a year
- −1.0 pp
25.3% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 24,594
- Per 1,000 residents
- 4.1
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1992. The deepest began in Q3 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −21.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 75 months
In 2025 the population grew by 32,946 while 25,465 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.3
- Population change, 2025
- +32,946
In 2025, 8% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 8%
Public bodies signed DKK 4.7B of housing works here in 2025, and DKK 64.5B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- DKK 4.7B
- Per resident, 2025
- DKK 781