The commute up to 2025
In the most recent traffic forecast of the Öresund Bridge, commuting to work is expected to increase to 39 000 persons in 2025.The economic downturn of today is predicted to generate a low increase in commuting in the coming years, but in the long term commuting to work is expected to increase due to the demographic development. The proportion of older persons is increasing much quicker in Öresund DK than in Öresund SE, but towards the end of the 2020s the dependency ratio is about the same on both sides of the sound. However, the age group between 20 and 64 years in Öresund SE is expected to increase more quickly, and thus it could be in the Danish interest to recruit more labour from Öresund SE.
The significant differences in housing prices between Öresund SE and Öresund DK have already decreased, and will probably even out in the long run, but it is still economically more favourable for many Danes to live in Öresund SE and commute to work in Denmark. However, the price differences are not as sharp as during the first ten years of the bridge.
- Actual and expected commuting to work across Öresund Bridge 2001-2025
Source: Öresund Bridge, (HH is the ferry route between Elsinore in Denmark and Helsingborg in Sweden).
