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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Numbers correspond to the urban area's ranking in the list. Note that due to their close proximity, Aalborg (4) may cover up Nørresundby (27).

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		Urban Copenhagen (Hovedstadsområdet) [note 1] Copenhagen 667,099 Frederiksberg 105,840 Gentofte 75,076 Gladsaxe 70,834 Lyngby-Taarbæk 58,382 Hvidovre 53,708 Greve Strand 45,883 Rødovre 44,617 Ballerup 43,984 Tårnby 43,609 Brøndby 40,207 Herlev 30,725 Albertslund 27,984 Glostrup 24,764 Ishøj 22,110 Rudersdal 20,092 Vallensbæk 17,724 Furesø 3,870	1,396,508
2		Aarhus	301,049
3		Odense	185,480
4		Aalborg	121,878
5		Esbjerg	71,554
6		Randers	64,511
7		Horsens	64,418
8		Kolding	63,645
9		Vejle	62,011
10		Roskilde	53,354
11		Silkeborg	52,571
12		Herning	51,782
13	1	Hørsholm	48,349
14	1	Helsingør (Elsinore)	48,134
15		Næstved	45,199
16		Viborg	43,645
17		Fredericia	41,543
18		Køge	38,506
19		Taastrup	38,178
20		Holstebro	37,487
21		Hillerød	36,604
22		Slagelse	35,817
23		Holbæk	30,903
24		Sønderborg	28,333
25		Svendborg	27,616
26		Hjørring	25,908
27		Nørresundby	24,436
28		Ringsted	24,094
29		Ølstykke-Stenløse	23,382
30		Frederikshavn	22,548
31		Haderslev	22,405
32		Smørumnedre	21,768
33		Birkerød	20,976
34		Farum	20,369
35	1	Skanderborg	20,360
36	1	Skive	20,090

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

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

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.