Top 10 Danish municipalities with the most new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents

Where in Denmark are new businesses emerging fastest? We have boiled it down to one clear indicator: the latest number of new businesses per 1,000 residents. The result is a sharp local ranking. The figures say something about the pulse of entrepreneurship, networks and market density.

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Welcome to a series of articles based on our work with statistics about Danish business. This is the first in a series being published in autumn and winter 2025.

The first question we asked ourselves was: where in Denmark are the most new businesses starting in 2025? We have boiled it down to one clear indicator: the latest number of new businesses per 1,000 residents. The result is a sharp local ranking. The figures say something about the pulse of entrepreneurship, networks and market density.

Top 10 Danish municipalities with the most new CVR numbers

  • Copenhagen: 17,014* (11,350 new CVR numbers)
  • Gentofte: 15,947* (1,146 new CVR numbers)
  • Frederiksberg: 14,947* (1,582 new CVR numbers)
  • Rudersdal: 13,358* (766 new CVR numbers)
  • Hørsholm: 13,032* (328 new CVR numbers)
  • Aarhus: 11,979* (4,473 new CVR numbers)
  • Lyngby-Taarbæk: 11,650* (684 new CVR numbers)
  • Albertslund: 11,488* (323 new CVR numbers)
  • Gladsaxe: 10,837* (769 new CVR numbers)
  • Rødovre: 10,797* (483 new CVR numbers)

*Number of new CVR numbers divided by the municipality’s population and multiplied by 1,000.

East of the Great Belt dominates

Copenhagen

Copenhagen takes first place in 2025. With 17,014 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and a total of 11,350 new businesses, the capital is clearly ahead of the rest of the country. This confirms Copenhagen’s position as Denmark’s strongest engine for entrepreneurship, both in volume and intensity.

Gentofte

Gentofte follows close behind in second place. The municipality has 15,947 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents, corresponding to 1,146 new businesses. This very high level once again places Gentofte among the country’s most business-active municipalities per resident.

Frederiksberg

Frederiksberg is in third place. With 14,947 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and 1,582 new businesses, the municipality shows that a densely populated urban area can still provide a strong foundation for new businesses.

Rudersdal

Rudersdal takes fourth place with 13,358 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and 766 new businesses. The municipality maintains a stable top position and confirms its place among the most entrepreneurial suburbs.

Hørsholm

Hørsholm takes fifth place. With 13,032 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and 328 new businesses, the municipality achieves a strong result relative to its population and holds a solid place near the top of the ranking.

Aarhus

Aarhus is the only municipality west of the Great Belt in the top 10. With 11,979 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and 4,473 new businesses, the city stands out as the clear centre of entrepreneurship in Jutland.

Lyngby-Taarbæk

Lyngby-Taarbæk takes seventh place with 11,650 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and 684 new businesses. The municipality combines educational environments and business in a way that continues to generate high levels of new business activity.

Albertslund

Albertslund is in eighth place. The municipality has 11,488 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and 323 new businesses, once again placing it among the most entrepreneurial municipalities in Greater Copenhagen.

Gladsaxe

Gladsaxe takes ninth place with 10,837 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and 769 new businesses. This is a solid result for a larger suburb with a broad business base.

Rødovre

Rødovre completes the top 10. With 10,797 new CVR numbers per 1,000 residents and 483 new businesses, the municipality remains clearly above the national average and among the country’s leading municipalities.

Method: how the study was conducted

The analysis ranks all 98 municipalities by the number of new CVR numbers registered between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025 (source: www.cvr.dk). It uses CVR’s limited search method, which displays CVR numbers with a future start date, because the data was retrieved on 15 December 2025. This means any businesses first registered between 16 and 31 December 2025 are not shown. The number of new CVR numbers is compared with the population of the same municipality on 1 January 2025. The result is expressed as new businesses per 1,000 residents. CVR.dk provides the number of new businesses per municipality, and Statistics Denmark’s BY2 dataset provides population figures. The rate is calculated by dividing the number of new businesses in the municipality by its population and multiplying by 1,000. Rates are rounded to three decimal places, and rankings are calculated directly from those rates. Small municipalities can have large year-on-year fluctuations, so a population threshold is applied for more robust comparisons.

Conclusion

Overall, 2025 paints a clear picture: entrepreneurship remains most concentrated around the capital and its suburbs, with Aarhus as the notable exception west of the Great Belt. The ranking shows not only where the most businesses are starting, but also where the structural conditions for new businesses are currently strongest.