Urban areas in Denmark

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. 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 2026

#	Diff.	Urban area	Population
1		Copenhagen (København)	1,408,439
2		Aarhus	305,175
3		Odense	187,522
4		Aalborg	122,285
5		Esbjerg	71,297
6	1	Horsens	64,893
7	1	Randers	64,674
8		Kolding	62,670
9		Vejle	62,085
10		Roskilde	53,897
11		Silkeborg	52,820
12		Herning	52,079
13		Hørsholm	48,797
14		Helsingør (Elsinore)	48,395
15		Næstved	45,510
16		Viborg	42,988
17		Fredericia	41,743
18		Køge	38,840
19		Taastrup	38,328
20		Holstebro	37,306
21		Hillerød	36,836
22		Slagelse	35,943
23		Holbæk	31,112
24		Sønderborg	28,508
25		Svendborg	27,501
26		Hjørring	25,748
27		Nørresundby	24,831
28	1	Ølstykke-Stenløse	23,904
29	1	Ringsted	23,866
30		Frederikshavn	22,482
31		Haderslev	22,284
32		Smørumnedre	21,887
33		Birkerød	21,242
34		Farum	20,558
35		Skanderborg	20,310
36		Skive	20,092

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
• List of cities in Denmark by population