Rudersdal
- 📍 Location: Capital Region of Denmark,
North Zealand - 🌊 Sea or lake: Øresund
- 👥 Population (municipality): 57,912 (Jan 1, 2026)
- 🏛️ Founded: Holte grew up as a railway town after
- 📏 Area: 73.4 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 Rudersdal?
57,912 inhabitants as of 1 January 2026. Five years earlier, on 1 January 2021, the figure was 57,024, a change of +1.6% (Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A).
❓ Which region is Rudersdal in?
Capital Region of Denmark, North Zealand. The administrative centre of the region is Hillerød.
❓ What are the largest towns in Rudersdal?
The largest towns are Birkerød (21,211 inhabitants), Rudersdal (20,267 inhabitants), Hørsholm (13,494 inhabitants) (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).
❓ How many businesses are there in Rudersdal?
5,976 active enterprises in 2024 (Statistics Denmark, GF12, by CVR address), including 117 in hotels and restaurants and 462 in trade.
❓ How large is the area of Rudersdal?
73.4 km² (Statistics Denmark, ARE207, 1 January 2026), about 789 inhabitants per km².
❓ What share of residents live in towns?
About 99% live in towns and villages with at least 200 inhabitants (57,100 people), the rest in rural areas (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).