
Denmark: Copenhagen
Contents: København
City
638,147 Population [2021] – estimate
667,124 Population [2025] – estimate
90.90km² Area
7,339/km² Density [2025]
1.1% Annual Population Change [2021 → 2025]
Contents: City Districts and Quarters
The population of the districts and quarters of the City of Copenhagen according to official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 1981-01-01 | Population Estimate 1991-01-01 | Population Estimate 2001-01-01 | Population Estimate 2011-01-01 | Population Estimate 2016-01-01 | Population Estimate 2021-01-01 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
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Amager Øst | City District | 48,267 | 45,307 | 48,196 | 50,841 | 55,986 | 60,877 | 63,085 | → |
Amagerbro Øst | Quarter | 21,252 | 20,013 | 21,659 | 21,917 | 23,345 | 23,426 | 23,507 | → |
Nordøstamager | Quarter | 1,483 | 872 | 834 | 1,771 | 3,980 | 8,438 | 9,758 | → |
Sundbyøster | Quarter | 12,498 | 11,968 | 12,618 | 13,614 | 14,228 | 14,390 | 14,329 | → |
Villakvartererne | Quarter | 13,034 | 12,454 | 13,085 | 13,539 | 14,433 | 14,623 | 15,491 | → |
Amager Vest | City District | 47,443 | 42,929 | 45,608 | 57,893 | 66,993 | 81,320 | 90,713 | → |
Amagerbro Vest | Quarter | 5,975 | 5,772 | 6,289 | 6,546 | 7,104 | 6,992 | 7,040 | → |
Bryggen Syd | Quarter | 118 | 84 | 91 | 1,979 | 3,671 | 4,979 | 5,643 | → |
Faste Batteri | Quarter | 5,623 | 1,661 | 1,757 | 3,163 | 3,543 | 4,266 | 5,218 | → |
Gamle Bryggen | Quarter | 5,652 | 5,117 | 5,532 | 7,125 | 7,885 | 7,749 | 7,704 | → |
Grønjordssøen (Ørestad Nord, Vejlandskvarter) | Quarter | 131 | 124 | 116 | 2,202 | 2,517 | 3,336 | 3,664 | → |
Kolonihavekvarteret | Quarter | 5,752 | 4,636 | 4,994 | 5,035 | 5,586 | 5,901 | 6,049 | → |
Ørestad city | Quarter | 2,763 | 2 | 0 | 3,992 | 5,074 | 7,726 | 11,518 | → |
Ørestad Syd | Quarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 501 | 2,538 | 10,754 | 14,219 | → |
Sundbyvester | Quarter | 11,080 | 10,736 | 11,044 | 11,726 | 12,662 | 13,094 | 13,198 | → |
Sundholmsvejs | Quarter | 6,045 | 10,296 | 10,889 | 10,913 | 11,642 | 11,744 | 11,920 | → |
Urbanplanen | Quarter | 4,304 | 4,501 | 4,895 | 4,711 | 4,771 | 4,779 | 4,540 | → |
Bispebjerg | City District | 44,285 | 42,014 | 44,641 | 49,163 | 54,583 | 54,466 | 55,508 | → |
Bispebjerg | Quarter | 7,041 | 5,310 | 5,552 | 5,812 | 6,526 | 6,237 | 6,246 | → |
Bispebjerg Nordvest | Quarter | 23,292 | 22,958 | 24,156 | 27,983 | 31,400 | 31,858 | 32,392 | → |
Emdrup | Quarter | 3,828 | 3,908 | 4,121 | 4,167 | 4,348 | 4,396 | 4,348 | → |
Ryparken-Lundehus | Quarter | 4,990 | 5,034 | 5,284 | 5,650 | 6,109 | 5,954 | 6,556 | → |
Utterslev | Quarter | 5,134 | 4,804 | 5,528 | 5,551 | 6,200 | 6,021 | 5,966 | → |
Brønshøj-Husum | City District | 39,308 | 36,689 | 39,854 | 40,402 | 44,376 | 44,433 | 44,524 | → |
Bellahøj | Quarter | 3,621 | 3,678 | 3,885 | 3,913 | 4,476 | 4,790 | 3,883 | → |
Brønshøj | Quarter | 8,768 | 9,147 | 9,387 | 9,653 | 10,278 | 10,393 | 10,603 | → |
Husum | Quarter | 14,768 | 13,833 | 14,152 | 14,476 | 15,671 | 15,900 | 15,883 | → |
Husum Nord | Quarter | 9,865 | 5,935 | 7,671 | 7,926 | 8,789 | 8,538 | 8,942 | → |
Tingbjerg | Quarter | 2,286 | 4,096 | 4,759 | 4,434 | 5,162 | 4,812 | 5,213 | → |
Indre By [Downtown] | City District | 45,146 | 40,744 | 43,978 | 48,251 | 53,596 | 56,299 | 57,429 | → |
Frederiksstaden | Quarter | 8,902 | 7,851 | 8,281 | 8,643 | 9,128 | 10,179 | 10,389 | → |
Gammelholm og Nyhavn | Quarter | 3,115 | 2,466 | 2,689 | 2,997 | 3,175 | 3,238 | 3,327 | → |
Holmen og Refshaleøen | Quarter | 29 | 23 | 295 | 1,228 | 2,840 | 3,327 | 3,530 | → |
Metropolzonen | Quarter | 1,710 | 1,516 | 1,622 | 2,123 | 2,517 | 2,808 | 2,920 | → |
Middelalderbyen | Quarter | 5,628 | 4,943 | 5,597 | 6,428 | 7,538 | 8,434 | 8,694 | → |
Nansensgade | Quarter | 6,680 | 5,467 | 5,762 | 6,136 | 6,676 | 6,666 | 6,742 | → |
Neden Vandet | Quarter | 1,748 | 1,941 | 2,393 | 2,846 | 3,093 | 3,214 | 3,231 | → |
Øster Farimagsgade | Quarter | 6,821 | 6,402 | 6,549 | 6,927 | 7,339 | 7,232 | 7,319 | → |
Østerport | Quarter | 4,009 | 3,830 | 4,149 | 4,439 | 4,491 | 4,498 | 4,560 | → |
Oven Vandet | Quarter | 6,504 | 6,305 | 6,641 | 6,484 | 6,799 | 6,703 | 6,717 | → |
Nørrebro | City District | 68,770 | 66,304 | 73,502 | 74,113 | 79,668 | 79,217 | 79,768 | → |
Blågårdskvarteret / Assistens / Rantzausgade | Quarter | 12,820 | 13,022 | 14,331 | 14,311 | 15,198 | 14,785 | 14,785 | → |
Guldbergskvarteret / Panum / Ravnsborggade | Quarter | 18,976 | 16,584 | 17,890 | 18,052 | 19,659 | 19,149 | 19,805 | → |
Haraldsgadekvarteret | Quarter | 7,171 | 7,147 | 9,247 | 9,425 | 10,134 | 9,831 | 10,266 | → |
Mimersgade / Nørrebro Station | Quarter | 12,406 | 13,869 | 15,888 | 16,012 | 16,953 | 17,703 | 17,087 | → |
Stefansgade / Nørrebroparken / Lundtoftegade | Quarter | 17,397 | 15,682 | 16,146 | 16,313 | 17,724 | 17,749 | 17,825 | → |
Østerbro | City District | 64,731 | 62,452 | 66,877 | 70,908 | 76,402 | 80,166 | 81,458 | → |
Århusgade Nord | Quarter | 8,896 | 8,061 | 8,489 | 8,821 | 9,272 | 9,449 | 9,422 | → |
Århusgade Syd | Quarter | 10,242 | 9,785 | 10,380 | 11,361 | 12,049 | 12,027 | 11,928 | → |
Fælled | Quarter | 7,897 | 6,916 | 8,345 | 8,534 | 8,685 | 8,409 | 8,456 | → |
Lyngbyvej Øst / Klimakvarteret | Quarter | 6,207 | 5,849 | 6,088 | 6,448 | 7,174 | 7,343 | 7,331 | → |
Lyngbyvej Vest | Quarter | 3,259 | 4,271 | 4,425 | 4,564 | 4,936 | 5,052 | 5,361 | → |
Nordhavn | Quarter | 42 | 38 | 479 | 1,503 | 2,144 | 5,174 | 6,442 | → |
Ny Ryvang | Quarter | 2,314 | 2,837 | 2,846 | 2,892 | 3,103 | 3,202 | 3,148 | → |
Østerbro Nord | Quarter | 4,048 | 3,815 | 4,065 | 4,251 | 4,550 | 4,998 | 4,953 | → |
Østerbro Nord / Komponistkvarteret | Quarter | 3,260 | 3,199 | 3,269 | 3,386 | 3,601 | 3,627 | 3,600 | → |
Rosenvænget | Quarter | 8,861 | 8,431 | 8,853 | 9,496 | 9,969 | 10,086 | 10,123 | → |
Svanemøllen Syd/Øst | Quarter | 9,705 | 9,250 | 9,638 | 9,652 | 10,919 | 10,799 | 10,694 | → |
Valby | City District | 45,890 | 43,585 | 46,189 | 47,841 | 52,809 | 62,024 | 66,473 | → |
Ålholm | Quarter | 8,804 | 8,032 | 9,313 | 9,295 | 9,818 | 9,864 | 9,853 | → |
Gl. Valby | Quarter | 9,406 | 9,796 | 10,165 | 10,835 | 11,852 | 12,152 | 12,462 | → |
Valby Syd | Quarter | 13,574 | 12,697 | 13,205 | 14,296 | 16,611 | 20,103 | 21,493 | → |
Valby Sydvest | Quarter | 6,666 | 6,278 | 6,561 | 6,847 | 7,365 | 12,379 | 15,489 | → |
Vigerslev | Quarter | 7,440 | 6,782 | 6,945 | 6,568 | 7,163 | 7,526 | 7,176 | → |
Vanløse | City District | 35,683 | 34,289 | 36,049 | 37,123 | 40,353 | 41,002 | 40,815 | → |
Grøndals Park | Quarter | 4,564 | 4,319 | 4,537 | 4,532 | 5,141 | 5,322 | 5,352 | → |
Jernbane Allé | Quarter | 11,467 | 11,880 | 12,302 | 12,756 | 13,818 | 14,111 | 14,009 | → |
Jyllingevej | Quarter | 9,234 | 9,869 | 10,490 | 10,943 | 11,789 | 11,866 | 11,888 | → |
Sallingvej | Quarter | 10,418 | 8,221 | 8,720 | 8,892 | 9,605 | 9,703 | 9,566 | → |
Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave | City District | 54,248 | 48,032 | 50,756 | 57,133 | 62,962 | 74,558 | 83,239 | → |
Bavnehøj | Quarter | 4,321 | 3,958 | 3,886 | 3,874 | 4,180 | 4,040 | 4,012 | → |
Gl. Sydhavn | Quarter | 10,732 | 10,902 | 11,793 | 11,451 | 12,076 | 11,896 | 14,251 | → |
Holmene | Quarter | 1,381 | 11 | 7 | 4,150 | 5,994 | 15,065 | 16,806 | → |
Vesterbro Central | Quarter | 22,430 | 19,880 | 21,364 | 22,162 | 23,629 | 23,249 | 23,044 | → |
Vesterbro Øst | Quarter | 7,114 | 6,087 | 6,454 | 7,138 | 7,659 | 7,698 | 7,829 | → |
Vesterbro Syd | Quarter | 126 | 94 | 100 | 731 | 1,333 | 3,113 | 4,814 | → |
Vesterbro Vest | Quarter | 8,144 | 7,100 | 7,152 | 7,627 | 8,091 | 9,497 | 12,483 | → |
København [Copenhagen] | City | 493,771 | 464,773 | 499,148 | 538,642 | 591,479 | 638,147 | 667,124 |
Source: Københavns Kommune Statistikbank.
Explanation: The total population figures include inhabitants assigned to no city district or quarter.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (E 2025) | |
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Males | 328,127 |
Females | 338,997 |
Age Groups (E 2025) | |
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0-17 years | 110,741 |
18-64 years | 484,366 |
65+ years | 72,017 |
Age Distribution (E 2025) | |
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90+ years | 2,216 |
80-89 years | 14,098 |
70-79 years | 33,851 |
60-69 years | 50,481 |
50-59 years | 72,774 |
40-49 years | 80,988 |
30-39 years | 133,114 |
20-29 years | 157,494 |
10-19 years | 55,361 |
0-9 years | 66,747 |
Citizenship (E 2025) | |
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Denmark | 533,591 |
Other country | 133,533 |
Place of Birth (E 2025) | |
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Copenhagen | 226,469 |
Denmark | 271,772 |
Faroe Islands & Greenland | 3,958 |
Foreign country | 164,925 |