Kolding
- 📍 Location: Region of Southern Denmark,
South Jutland - 🌊 Sea or lake: Little Belt and Kolding Fjord
- 👥 Population (municipality): 96,214 (Jan 1, 2026)
- 🏛️ Founded: mentioned in King Valdemar's Census Book in ; town privileges recorded in 1321
- 📏 Area: 604.4 km² (land area)
- ⏰ Time zone: CET (UTC +1, DST CEST +2)
- 💰 Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Answers to frequently asked questions
❓ How many people live in Kolding?
96,214 inhabitants as of 1 January 2026. Five years earlier, on 1 January 2021, the figure was 93,161, a change of +3.3% (Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A).
❓ Which region is Kolding in?
Region of Southern Denmark, South Jutland. The administrative centre of the region is Vejle.
❓ What are the largest towns in Kolding?
The largest towns are Kolding (63,664 inhabitants), Vamdrup (4,943 inhabitants), Christiansfeld (3,105 inhabitants) (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).
❓ How many businesses are there in Kolding?
6,932 active enterprises in 2024 (Statistics Denmark, GF12, by CVR address), including 189 in hotels and restaurants and 780 in trade.
❓ How large is the area of Kolding?
604.4 km² (Statistics Denmark, ARE207, 1 January 2026), about 159 inhabitants per km².
❓ What share of residents live in towns?
About 89% live in towns and villages with at least 200 inhabitants (85,444 people), the rest in rural areas (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).