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 2024^[2][3]

#	Diff.	City/urban area	Population
1		Urban Copenhagen (Hovedstadsområdet)[note 1] Copenhagen pop. 659,350 Frederiksberg 104,899 Gentofte 75,033 Gladsaxe 70,474 Lyngby-Taarbæk 58,194 Hvidovre53,718 Greve Strand 44,682 Tårnby 43,506 Rødovre 44,217 Ballerup 42,290 Brøndby 38,849 Herlev 29,816 Albertslund 27,540 Glostrup 23,540 Ishøj 21,465 Rudersdal 20,021 Vallensbæk 17,184 Furesø 3,871	1,378,649
2		Aarhus	295,688
3		Odense	183,763
4		Aalborg	120,700
5		Esbjerg	71,505
6		Randers	64,158
7		Horsens	63,903
8		Kolding	62,444
9		Vejle	61,706
10		Roskilde	52,974
11	1	Silkeborg	51,805
12	1	Herning	51,312
13	1	Helsingør (Elsinore)	47,945
14	1	Hørsholm	47,839
15		Næstved	45,099
16		Viborg	42,305
17		Fredericia	41,544
18		Køge	38,647
19	1	Taastrup	37,231
20	1	Holstebro	37,220
21		Hillerød	36,227
22		Slagelse	35,044
23		Holbæk	30,500
24		Sønderborg	28,277
25		Svendborg	27,521
26		Hjørring	25,951
27		Nørresundby	24,281
28		Ringsted	24,142
29	1	Ølstykke-Stenløse	23,344
30	1	Frederikshavn	22,838
31		Haderslev	22,277
32	1	Smørumnedre	21,627
33	1	Birkerød	20,921
34		Farum	20,426
35		Skive	20,166
36		Skanderborg	20,116

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.