List of urban areas in Denmark by population

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.

Copenhagen

Aarhus

Odense

Aalborg

Esbjerg

Randers

Kolding

Horsens

Vejle

Roskilde

Herning

Location of the most populous urban areas in Denmark
Population of 1,000,000+ (Copenhagen)
100,000+ (Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg)
50,000+ (Esbjerg, Randers, Kolding, Horsens, Vejle, Roskilde and Herning)
20,000+ (23 cities, unlabeled)

List[]

Urban areas in Denmark with a population of more than 20,000 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021^[2]

#	Diff.	City/urban area	Population
1		Urban Copenhagen (Hovedstadsområdet)[note 1] Copenhagen pop. 638,117 Frederiksberg 103,677 Gentofte 74,550 Gladsaxe 69,084 Lyngby-Taarbæk 56,281 Hvidovre53,433 Greve Strand 43,346 Tårnby 42,237 Rødovre 41,007 Ballerup 40,221 Brøndby 34,984 Herlev 28,870 Albertslund 27,222 Glostrup 23,274 Ishøj 21,019 Rudersdal 19,952 Vallensbæk 15,957 Furesø 3,751	1,336,982
2		Aarhus	282,910
3		Odense	180,760
4		Aalborg	119,219
5		Esbjerg	72,044
6		Randers	62,623
7		Kolding	61,222
8		Horsens	59,966
9		Vejle	58,777
10		Roskilde	51,793
11		Herning	50,531
12	2	Silkeborg	48,369
13	1	Hørsholm	47,869
14	1	Helsingør (Elsinore)	47,483
15		Næstved	43,890
16	1	Viborg	41,079
17	1	Fredericia	40,814
18		Køge	38,155
19		Holstebro	36,805
20		Taastrup	34,698
21		Slagelse	34,118
22		Hillerød	33,703
23		Holbæk	29,226
24		Sønderborg	27,702
25		Svendborg	27,054
26		Hjørring	25,741
27		Nørresundby	23,718
28	1	Ringsted	22,941
29	1	Frederikshavn	22,862
30	1	Ølstykke-Stenløse	22,147
31	1	Haderslev	22,032
32		Birkerød	20,908
33		Skive	20,401
34	1	Smørumnedre	20,253
35	1	Farum	20,199

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

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