Hjørring
- 📍 Location: North Denmark Region,
North Jutland - 🌊 Sea or lake: North Sea (Skagerrak)
- 👥 Population (municipality): 62,979 (Jan 1, 2026)
- 🏛️ Founded: first recorded on a bracteate from the mid-1100s
- 📏 Area: 926.9 km² (land area)
- ⛰️ Elevation: 50 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 Hjørring?
62,979 inhabitants as of 1 January 2026. Five years earlier, on 1 January 2021, the figure was 64,155, a change of -1.8% (Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A).
❓ Which region is Hjørring in?
North Denmark Region, North Jutland. The administrative centre of the region is Aalborg.
❓ What are the largest towns in Hjørring?
The largest towns are Hjørring (25,794 inhabitants), Hirtshals (5,265 inhabitants), Sindal (3,032 inhabitants) (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).
❓ How many businesses are there in Hjørring?
4,368 active enterprises in 2024 (Statistics Denmark, GF12, by CVR address), including 175 in hotels and restaurants and 440 in trade.
❓ How large is the area of Hjørring?
926.9 km² (Statistics Denmark, ARE207, 1 January 2026), about 68 inhabitants per km².
❓ What share of residents live in towns?
About 77% live in towns and villages with at least 200 inhabitants (48,360 people), the rest in rural areas (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).