Vallensbæk
- 📍 Location: Capital Region of Denmark,
Copenhagen suburbs - 🌊 Sea or lake: Køge Bay
- 👥 Population (municipality): 18,689 (Jan 1, 2026)
- 🏛️ Founded: recorded in (Wollensbech)
- 📏 Area: 9.5 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 Vallensbæk?
18,689 inhabitants as of 1 January 2026. Five years earlier, on 1 January 2021, the figure was 16,515, a change of +13.2% (Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A).
❓ Which region is Vallensbæk in?
Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen suburbs. The administrative centre of the region is Hillerød.
❓ What are the largest towns in Vallensbæk?
The largest towns are Vallensbæk (18,037 inhabitants), Vallensbæk Landsby (473 inhabitants) (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).
❓ How many businesses are there in Vallensbæk?
840 active enterprises in 2024 (Statistics Denmark, GF12, by CVR address), including 23 in hotels and restaurants and 115 in trade.
❓ How large is the area of Vallensbæk?
9.5 km² (Statistics Denmark, ARE207, 1 January 2026), about 1,967 inhabitants per km².
❓ What share of residents live in towns?
About 99% live in towns and villages with at least 200 inhabitants (18,510 people), the rest in rural areas (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).