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List of urban areas in Denmark by population

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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 2025[2][3]
# Diff. City/urban area Population
1 Steady
Urban Copenhagen (Hovedstadsområdet)[note 1]
 1,396,508
2 Steady Aarhus 301,049
3 Steady Odense 185,480
4 Steady Aalborg 121,878
5 Steady Esbjerg 71,554
6 Steady Randers 64,511
7 Steady Horsens 64,418
8 Steady Kolding 63,645
9 Steady Vejle 62,011
10 Steady Roskilde 53,354
11 Steady Silkeborg 52,571
12 Steady Herning 51,782
13 Increase 1 Hørsholm 48,349
14 Decrease 1 Helsingør (Elsinore) 48,134
15 Steady Næstved 45,199
16 Steady Viborg 43,645
17 Steady Fredericia 41,543
18 Steady Køge 38,506
19 Steady Taastrup 38,178
20 Steady Holstebro 37,487
21 Steady Hillerød 36,604
22 Steady Slagelse 35,817
23 Steady Holbæk 30,903
24 Steady Sønderborg 28,333
25 Steady Svendborg 27,616
26 Steady Hjørring 25,908
27 Steady Nørresundby 24,436
28 Steady Ringsted 24,094
29 Steady Ølstykke-Stenløse 23,382
30 Steady Frederikshavn 22,548
31 Steady Haderslev 22,405
32 Steady Smørumnedre 21,768
33 Steady Birkerød 20,976
34 Steady Farum 20,369
35 Increase 1 Skanderborg 20,360
36 Decrease 1 Skive 20,090

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  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 19 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Flere bor i større byområder". dst.dk (in Danish). Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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