This is a list of urban areas in Denmark by population. For a list on cities in Denmark please see List of cities in Denmark by population.
The population is measured by Statistics Denmark for urban areas (Danish: byområder or bymæssige områder), which is defined as a contiguous built-up area with a maximum distance of 200 m between houses, unless further distance is caused by public areas, cemeteries or similar reasons. Furthermore, to obtain by-status, the area must have at least 200 inhabitants.[1] Some urban areas in Denmark have witnessed conurbation and grown together.
List
# | Diff. | City/urban area | Population |
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Urban Copenhagen (Hovedstadsområdet)[note 1]
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1,330,993 |
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Aarhus | 280,534 |
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Odense | 180,302 |
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Aalborg | 117,351 |
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Esbjerg | 72,037 |
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Randers | 62,482 |
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Kolding | 61,121 |
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Horsens | 59,449 |
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Vejle | 57,655 |
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Roskilde | 51,262 |
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Herning | 50,332 |
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Hørsholm | 47,499 |
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Helsingør (Elsinore) | 47,461 |
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Silkeborg | 46,923 |
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Næstved | 43,803 |
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Fredericia | 40,981 |
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Viborg | 40,778 |
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Køge | 37,754 |
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Holstebro | 36,643 |
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Taastrup | 34,364 |
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Slagelse | 34,015 |
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Hillerød | 33,398 |
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Holbæk | 28,833 |
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Sønderborg | 27,841 |
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Svendborg | 27,068 |
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Hjørring | 25,780 |
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Nørresundby | 23,546 |
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Frederikshavn | 23,124 |
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Ringsted | 22,898 |
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Haderslev | 22,101 |
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Ølstykke-Stenløse | 22,003 |
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Birkerød | 20,823 |
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Skive | 20,573 |
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Farum | 20,345 |
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Smørumnedre | 20,025 |
See also
- Largest metropolitan areas in the Nordic countries
- List of metropolitan areas in Sweden
- List of urban areas in Sweden by population
- List of urban areas in Norway by population
- List of urban areas in the Nordic countries
- List of urban areas in Finland by population
- List of cities in Iceland
- World's largest cities
Notes
- ^ Hovedstadsområdet consists of the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Albertslund, Brøndby, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Herlev, Hvidovre, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rødovre, Tårnby and Vallensbæk as well as parts of Ballerup, Rudersdal and Furesø municipalities, along with the cities of Ishøj and Greve.
References
- ^ Statistics Denmark, "Kvalitetsdeklaration: Byopgørelsen"
- ^ "BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex". statbank.dk. Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
