Helsingør
- 📍 Location: Capital Region of Denmark,
North Zealand - 🌊 Sea or lake: Øresund
- 👥 Population (municipality): 64,244 (Jan 1, 2026)
- 🏛️ Founded: mentioned in King Valdemar's Census Book in
- 📏 Area: 118.9 km² (land area)
- ⛰️ Elevation: 8 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 Helsingør?
64,244 inhabitants as of 1 January 2026. Five years earlier, on 1 January 2021, the figure was 63,000, a change of +2.0% (Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A).
❓ Which region is Helsingør in?
Capital Region of Denmark, North Zealand. The administrative centre of the region is Hillerød.
❓ What are the largest towns in Helsingør?
The largest towns are Helsingør (48,352 inhabitants), Hellebæk (5,765 inhabitants), Hornbæk-Dronningmølle (3,605 inhabitants) (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).
❓ How many businesses are there in Helsingør?
4,904 active enterprises in 2024 (Statistics Denmark, GF12, by CVR address), including 175 in hotels and restaurants and 473 in trade.
❓ How large is the area of Helsingør?
118.9 km² (Statistics Denmark, ARE207, 1 January 2026), about 540 inhabitants per km².
❓ What share of residents live in towns?
About 96% live in towns and villages with at least 200 inhabitants (61,808 people), the rest in rural areas (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).