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 by (city), while Statistics Norway uses tettsted (urban settlement). These terms are defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres between residences. Many urban areas throughout Scandinavia have witnessed conurbation and grown together. This is particularily true for the bigger cities.
[edit] The 50 most highly populated urban areas in Scandinavia
| Rank | City/urban settlement | Country | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1,593,709 (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 and Værløse municipalities. |
| 2 | Stockholm | Sweden | 1,252,020 (city centre: 788,269) | Capital of Sweden. Includes a long range of neighbouring municipalities in their entirety or partially. |
| 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 | 220,418 | - |
| 8 | Stavanger | Norway | 181,280 | Includes the neighboring municipalities Sandnes and Randaberg in its entirety, as well as a part of Sola. |
| 9 | Trondheim | Norway | 152,845 | - |
| 10 | Odense | Denmark | 152,060 | Neder Holluf has been included in Odense for the 2006 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 | Lund | Sweden | 76,188 | - |
| 23 | Umeå | Sweden | 75,645 | - |
| 24 | Esbjerg | Denmark | 71,886 | - |
| 25 | Gävle | Sweden | 68,700 | - |
| 26 | Kristiansand | Norway | 65,636 | - |
| 27 | Borås | Sweden | 63,441 | - |
| 28 | Södertälje | Sweden | 60,279 | - |
| 29 | Eskilstuna | Sweden | 60,185 | - |
| 30 | Täby | Sweden | 58,593 | - |
| 31 | Karlstad | Sweden | 58,544 | - |
| 32 | Randers | Denmark | 55,909 | - |
| 33 | Halmstad | Sweden | 55,688 | - |
| 34 | Växjö | Sweden | 55,600 | - |
| 35 | Kolding | Denmark | 55,045 | - |
| 36 | Tromsø | Norway | 53,622 | - |
| 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 | Silkeborg | Denmark | 41,300 | Resenbro has been included in Silkeborg's population number for the 2006 count. |
| 48 | Haugesund | Norway | 41,183 | Includes a part of the neighboring municipality Karmøy. |
| 49 | Næstved | Denmark | 41,158 | - |
| 50 | Greve Strand | Denmark | 41,093 | - |
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.
[edit] See also
- List of cities in Sweden by population
- List of cities in Denmark by population
- List of cities in Norway by population
- List of metropolitan areas by population
