Dragør
- 📍 Location: Capital Region of Denmark,
Greater Copenhagen - 🌊 Sea or lake: Øresund
- 👥 Population (municipality): 14,474 (Jan 1, 2026)
- 🏛️ Founded: herring trading place in
- 📏 Area: 18.3 km² (land area)
- ⛰️ Elevation: 3 m a.s.l.
- ⏰ Time zone: CET (UTC +1, DST CEST +2)
- 💰 Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Answers to frequently asked questions
❓ How many people live in Dragør?
14,474 inhabitants as of 1 January 2026. Five years earlier, on 1 January 2021, the figure was 14,569, a change of -0.7% (Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A).
❓ Which region is Dragør in?
Capital Region of Denmark, Greater Copenhagen. The administrative centre of the region is Hillerød.
❓ What are the largest towns in Dragør?
The largest towns are Dragør (12,293 inhabitants), Søvang (1,816 inhabitants) (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).
❓ How many businesses are there in Dragør?
1,213 active enterprises in 2024 (Statistics Denmark, GF12, by CVR address), including 40 in hotels and restaurants and 116 in trade.
❓ How large is the area of Dragør?
18.3 km² (Statistics Denmark, ARE207, 1 January 2026), about 791 inhabitants per km².
❓ What share of residents live in towns?
About 97% live in towns and villages with at least 200 inhabitants (14,109 people), the rest in rural areas (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).