List of cities in Scandinavia by population

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This is a list of cities in Scandinavia by population. The population is measured on a national level, independently by each statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term tätort (urban settlement), Statistics Denmark uses byområde (city), while Statistics Norway uses tettsted (urban settlement). In Denmark and Sweden, these terms are defined as a continuous built-up area whose population is at least 200 inhabitants and where the maximum distance between residences is 200 metres. In Norway, the maximum distance is 50 meters, but distances up to 400 meters is used in certain circumstances. Many urban areas throughout Scandinavia have witnessed conurbation and grown together. This is particularly true for the larger cities.

[edit] The 50 most highly populated urban areas in Scandinavia

Rank City/urban settlement Country Population Notes
1 Stockholm Sweden 1,252,020 (city centre: 788,269) Capital of Sweden. The Stockholm urban area consists of the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Sundbyberg, as well as parts of Botkyrka, Danderyd, Haninge, Huddinge, Järfälla, Nacka, Sollentuna, Tyresö municipalities.
2 Copenhagen Denmark 1,145,804 (city centre: 503,699) Capital of Denmark. Greater Copenhagen, or Hovedstadsområdet (capital area) as it is also called in Danish, 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, Værløse Ishøj and Greve municipalities.
3 Oslo Norway 839,423 (city centre: 548,617) Capital of Norway. Numbers include the neighboring municipalities Bærum, Asker, Skedsmo, Lørenskog and Oppegård in their entirety, as well as parts of Røyken, Sørum, Nittedal, Rælingen and Ski.
4 Gothenburg Sweden 510,491 (city centre: 489,787) -
5 Århus Denmark 296,368 -
6 Malmö Sweden 258,020 -
7 Bergen Norway 247,746 -
8 Stavanger Norway 212,691 Includes the neighboring municipalities Sandnes and Randaberg in its entirety, as well as a part of Sola.
9 Trondheim Norway 165,191 -
10 Odense Denmark 152,060 Neder Holluf has been included in Odense for the 2006 count and Seden for the 2007 count.
11 Uppsala Sweden 128,409 -
12 Aalborg Denmark 121,540 -
13 Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg Norway 121,097 Fredrikstad with 70,926 inhabitants and Sarpsborg with 50,135 have grown together, to form an urban area known as "Nedre Glommaregionen" (The lower Glommaregion - The cities are placed along the outlet of the river Glomma, hence the name).
14 Västerås Sweden 107,005 -
15 Örebro Sweden 98,237 -
16 Linköping Sweden 97,428 -
17 Drammen Norway 93,006 Includes the neighboring municipality Nedre Eiker in its entirety, as well as parts of Øvre Eiker, Lier and Røyken.
18 Helsingborg Sweden 91,457 -
19 Skien Norway 85,812 Includes the neighboring municipality Porsgrunn in its entirety, as well as a part of Bamble.
20 Jönköping Sweden 84,423 -
21 Norrköping Sweden 83,561 -
22 Kristiansand Norway 78,320 -
23 Lund Sweden 76,188 -
24 Umeå Sweden 75,645 -
25 Esbjerg Denmark 71,886 -
26 Gävle Sweden 68,700 -
27 Tromsø Norway 65,286 -
28 Borås Sweden 63,441 -
29 Södertälje Sweden 60,279 -
30 Eskilstuna Sweden 60,185 -
31 Täby Sweden 58,593 -
32 Karlstad Sweden 58,544 -
33 Randers Denmark 55,909 -
34 Halmstad Sweden 55,688 -
35 Växjö Sweden 55,600 -
36 Kolding Denmark 55,045 -
37 Horsens Denmark 50,983 -
38 Vejle Denmark 49,928 -
39 Sundsvall Sweden 49,339 -
40 Tønsberg Norway 46,091 Includes a part of the neighboring municipality Nøtterøy.
41 Roskilde Denmark 45,807 -
42 Luleå Sweden 45,467 -
43 Ålesund Norway 45,299 Includes the neighboring municipality Sula in its entirety.
44 Trollhättan Sweden 44,498 -
45 Herning Denmark 44,437 Gjellerup, Hammerum, Lind and Snejbjerg have been included in Herning's tally for the 2006 count.
46 Östersund Sweden 43,796 -
47 Næstved Denmark 41,810 -
48 Silkeborg Denmark 41,300 Resenbro has been included in Silkeborg's population number for the 2006 count.
49 Haugesund Norway 41,183 Includes a part of the neighboring municipality Karmøy.
50 Fredericia Denmark 39,391 -

Note that the population numbers from the different countries are from different years, as Statistics Norway and Statistics Denmark release the statistic yearly (albeit at different times of the year), Statistics Sweden only release the figures every five years.

Therefore, the Norwegian data is from the 2007 census, the Danish data is from 2006 and the Swedish from 2005.

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50 most populous cities of Scandinavia (with number of inhabitants according to Statistics Sweden [1], Denmark [2] and Norway [3])
1. Stockholm (Sweden) (1,252,000) · 2. Copenhagen (Denmark) (1,084,900) · 3. Oslo (Norway) (839,400) · 4. Gothenburg (Sweden) (510,500) · 5. Malmö (Sweden) (258,000) · 6. Århus (Denmark) (228,700) · 7. Bergen (Norway) (220,400) · 8. Stavanger (Norway) (181,300) · 9. Trondheim (Norway) (152,800) · 10. Odense (Denmark) (152,100) · 11. Uppsala (Sweden) (128,400) · 12. Aalborg (Denmark) (121,500) · 13. Västerås (Sweden) (107,000) · 14. Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg (Norway) (99,200) · 15. Örebro (Sweden) (98,200) · 16. Linköping (Sweden) (97,400) · 17. Drammen (Norway) (93,000) · 18. Helsingborg (Sweden) (91,500) · 19. Skien (Norway) (85,800) · 20. Jönköping (Sweden) (84,400) · 21. Norrköping (Sweden) (83,600) · 22. Lund (Sweden) (76,200) · 23. Umeå (Sweden) (75,600) · 24. Esbjerg (Denmark) (71,900) · 25. Gävle (Sweden) (68,700) · 26. Kristiansand (Norway) (65,600) · 27. Borås (Sweden) (63,400) · 28. Södertälje (Sweden) (60,300) · 29. Eskilstuna (Sweden) (60,200) · 30. Täby (Sweden) (58,600) · 31. Karlstad (Sweden) (58,500) · 32. Randers (Denmark) (55,900) · 33. Halmstad (Sweden) (55,700) · 34. Växjö (Sweden) (55,600) · 35. Kolding (Denmark) (55,000) · 36. Tromsø (Norway) (53,600) · 37. Horsens (Denmark) (51,000) · 38. Vejle (Denmark) (49,900) · 39. Sundsvall (Sweden) (49,300) · 40. Tønsberg (Norway) (46,100) · 41. Roskilde (Denmark) (45,800) · 42. Luleå (Sweden) (45,500) · 43. Ålesund (Norway) (45,300) · 44. Trollhättan (Sweden) (44,500) · 45. Herning (Denmark) (44,400) · 46. Östersund (Sweden) (43,800) · 47. Silkeborg (Denmark) (41,300) · 48. Haugesund (Norway) (41,200) · 49. Næstved (Denmark) (41,200) · 50. Greve Strand (Denmark) (41,100)