List of cities in Denmark by population

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This is a list of cities in Denmark by population.

The population is measured by Statistics Denmark. The statistics bureau uses the term by (city, though in this context closer to urban settlement or urban area), which is defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres between residences. Some urban areas in Denmark have witnessed conurbation and grown together.

The urban areas with a population of more than 20,000 inhabitants as of January 1, 2006, according to Statistics Denmark,^[1] are:

Rank	City	Population	Notes
1	Greater Copenhagen (Hovedstadsområdet)	1,084,885	No position change compared to the 2004 count. 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 the Ballerup, Søllerød and Værløse municipalities (all of the municipalities are before the 2006-reform.)
2	Århus	228,674	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
3	Odense	152,060	No position change compared to the 2004 count. Neder Holluf has been included in Odense for the 2006 count.
4	Aalborg	121,540	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
5	Esbjerg	71,886	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
6	Randers	55,909	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
7	Kolding	55,045	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
8	Horsens	50,983	Up one spot from 9th compared to the 2004 count.
9	Vejle	49,928	Down one spot from 8th compared to the 2004 count.
10	Roskilde	45,807	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
11	Herning	44,437	Up eleven spots from 22nd compared to the 2004 count. Gjellerup, Hammerum, Lind and Snejbjerg have been included in Herning's tally for the 2006 count
12	Silkeborg	41,300	Up one spot from 13th compared to the 2004 count. Resenbro has been included in Silkeborg's population number for the 2006 count
13	Næstved	41,158	Down one spot from 12th compared to the 2004 count.
14	Greve Strand	41,093	Down three spots from 11th compared to the 2004 count.
15	Hørsholm	37,100	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
16	Fredericia	37,074	Down two spots from 14th compared to the 2004 count.
17	Elsinore (Helsingør)	35,075	Down one spot from 16th compared to the 2004 count.
18	Køge	34,476	Down one spot from 17th compared to the 2004 count.
19	Viborg	34,114	Down one spot from 18th compared to the 2004 count.
20	Holstebro	31,955	Down one spot from 19th compared to the 2004 count.
21	Slagelse	31,778	Down one spot from 20th compared to the 2004 count.
22	Taastrup	31,068	Down one spot from 21st compared to the 2004 count.
23	Hillerød	28,941	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
24	Sønderborg	27,199	Up one spot from 25th compared to the 2004 count.
25	Svendborg	27,199	Down one spot from 24th compared to the 2004 count.
26	Holbæk	25,622	Up one spot from 27th compared to the 2004 count.
27	Hjørring	24,813	Down one spot from 26th compared to the 2004 count.
28	Frederikshavn	23,636	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
29	Haderslev	21,140	No position change compared to the 2004 count.
30	Skive	20,572	No position change compared to the 2004 count.

[edit] See also

• List of cities in Denmark
• List of cities in Sweden by population
• List of cities in Norway by population

[edit] References and notes