List of urban areas in Denmark by population

This is a list of urban areas in Denmark by population. For a list of 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.

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Urban areas in Denmark with a population of more than 20,000 inhabitants as of 1 January 2024[2][3]
# Diff. City/urban area Population
1 Steady
Urban Copenhagen (Hovedstadsområdet)[note 1]
1,378,649
2 Steady Aarhus 295,688
3 Steady Odense 183,763
4 Steady Aalborg 120,700
5 Steady Esbjerg 71,505
6 Steady Randers 64,158
7 Steady Horsens 63,903
8 Steady Kolding 62,444
9 Steady Vejle 61,706
10 Steady Roskilde 52,974
11 Increase 1 Silkeborg 51,805
12 Decrease 1 Herning 51,312
13 Increase 1 Helsingør (Elsinore) 47,945
14 Decrease 1 Hørsholm 47,839
15 Steady Næstved 45,099
16 Steady Viborg 42,305
17 Steady Fredericia 41,544
18 Steady Køge 38,647
19 Increase 1 Taastrup 37,231
20 Decrease 1 Holstebro 37,220
21 Steady Hillerød 36,227
22 Steady Slagelse 35,044
23 Steady Holbæk 30,500
24 Steady Sønderborg 28,277
25 Steady Svendborg 27,521
26 Steady Hjørring 25,951
27 Steady Nørresundby 24,281
28 Steady Ringsted 24,142
29 Increase 1 Ølstykke-Stenløse 23,344
30 Decrease 1 Frederikshavn 22,838
31 Steady Haderslev 22,277
32 Increase 1 Smørumnedre 21,627
33 Decrease 1 Birkerød 20,921
34 Steady Farum 20,426
35 Steady Skive 20,166
36 Steady Skanderborg 20,116
  1. ^ "Urban Areas: Statistical presentation". dst.dk. Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex". statbank.dk. Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Mange bor i byer med under 10.000 indbyggere". dst.dk (in Danish). Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 31 May 2024.


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