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Regions

The population of the regions of Denmark according to official estimates.

The regions became effective in 2007; they replace the former counties.

Name	Abbr.	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Estimate (E) 2006-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2011-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2021-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-01-01
Hovedstaden [Capital Region]	HOV	København	2,564	1,633,565	1,699,387	1,789,174	1,855,084	1,911,067	256400	→
Midtjylland [Mid Jutland]	MJL	Viborg	13,013	1,219,741	1,260,993	1,293,309	1,332,048	1,365,688	1301300	→
Nordjylland [North Jutland]	NJL	Aalborg	7,884	576,802	579,829	585,499	590,439	593,135	788400	→
Sjælland [Zealand]	SJL	Sorø	7,227	811,511	819,763	827,499	838,840	852,953	722700	→
Syddanmark [South Denmark]	SDM	Vejle	12,266	1,185,840	1,200,656	1,211,770	1,223,634	1,238,406	1226600	→
Denmark	DNK	København	42,954	5,427,459	5,560,628	5,707,251	5,840,045	5,961,249		→

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Major Urban Settlements

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2024-01-01
1	København	HOV	1,378,649
2	Aarhus	MJL	295,688
3	Odense	SDM	183,763
4	Aalborg	NJL	120,700
5	Esbjerg	SDM	71,505
6	Randers	MJL	64,158
7	Horsens	MJL	63,903
8	Kolding	SDM	62,444
9	Vejle	SDM	61,706
10	Roskilde	SJL	52,974
11	Silkeborg	MJL	51,805
12	Herning	MJL	51,312

Contents: Urban Settlements

The population of all Danish urban areas and settlements with more than 5,000 inhabitants according to official estimates.

Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 1981-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 1990-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2006-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2011-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2021-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-01-01	Area
Aabenraa	SDM	15,341	15,628	16,126	16,109	15,760	15,967	16,410	16,505	966	→
Aabybro	NJL	4,229	4,198	4,462	4,876	5,382	5,790	6,274	6,688	451	→
Aalborg	NJL	114,302	113,599	119,617	100,617	103,545	112,194	119,219	120,700	5110	→
Aarhus	MJL	205,580	216,454	235,875	240,116	249,709	264,716	282,910	295,688	9940	→
Aars	NJL	5,938	6,814	7,196	7,457	8,010	8,116	8,427	8,671	621	→
Assens	NJL	5,736	5,576	5,663	5,965	6,060	6,110	6,060	6,001	470	→
Beder-Malling	MJL	5,377	6,528	7,233	7,705	7,888	8,365	9,034	9,395	413	→
Bellinge	SDM	3,663	4,158	4,169	4,176	4,505	4,632	5,202	5,881	310	→
Billund	SDM	4,056	5,169	5,876	6,020	6,139	6,277	6,643	7,307	856	→
Birkerød	HOV	København	København	19,059	19,786	20,041	20,416	20,908	20,921	912	→
Bjerringbro	MJL	6,033	6,615	7,275	7,239	7,530	7,461	7,379	7,422	642	→
Børkop	SDM	2,334	2,491	3,051	3,562	4,676	5,352	6,071	6,334	374	→
Bramming	SDM	5,857	6,275	6,628	6,793	7,123	7,073	7,132	7,267	540	→
Brande	MJL	5,693	5,979	6,281	6,388	6,959	7,138	7,394	7,465	812	→
Brønderslev	NJL	10,748	11,284	11,341	11,555	11,840	12,419	12,522	12,842	829	→
Dragør	HOV	København	København	10,781	11,182	11,721	12,042	12,349	12,337	472	→
Ebeltoft	MJL	...	...	6,262	7,271	7,559	7,437	7,220	7,211	727	→
Esbjerg	SDM	70,220	71,962	73,341	71,886	71,576	72,151	72,044	71,505	4375	→
Faaborg	SDM	6,795	7,124	7,297	7,234	7,178	7,178	6,966	6,867	456	→
Farum	HOV	København	København	18,165	18,105	18,521	19,664	20,199	20,426	775	→
Fensmark	SJL	3,496	3,666	3,948	4,483	4,868	4,969	5,046	5,193	324	→
Fredensborg (Fredensborg Stationsby)	HOV	København	København	7,917	8,291	8,377	8,423	8,792	8,925	478	→
Fredericia	SDM	...	...	38,791	39,535	39,716	40,248	40,814	41,544	2739	→
Frederikshavn	NJL	24,938	25,137	24,680	23,636	23,339	23,402	22,862	22,838	1357	→
Frederikssund	HOV	13,584	13,861	14,379	15,160	15,468	16,016	16,614	17,244	816	→
Frederiksværk	HOV	11,559	11,450	11,516	12,151	12,257	12,282	12,680	12,864	825	→
Galten	MJL	...	...	6,844	7,558	7,874	7,999	8,997	9,223	620	→
Gilleleje	HOV	3,976	4,774	5,253	6,301	6,491	6,566	6,662	6,702	545	→
Grenaa	MJL	13,638	13,839	14,385	14,112	14,308	14,765	14,194	14,096	1050	→
Grindsted	SDM	8,742	9,147	9,408	9,496	9,548	9,732	9,761	9,745	848	→
Haderslev	SDM	19,374	20,038	21,114	21,140	21,213	21,994	22,032	22,277	1220	→
Hadsten	MJL	5,563	6,064	6,794	7,221	7,901	8,028	8,257	8,448	558	→
Hadsund	NJL	4,257	4,660	4,779	5,062	5,040	4,869	4,943	4,965	398	→
Hammel	MJL	4,826	5,196	5,729	6,346	6,881	7,075	6,927	7,215	536	→
Haslev	SJL	9,146	9,790	10,034	10,860	11,088	11,653	12,040	12,488	695	→
Hedehusene (Fløng)	HOV	København	København	11,271	11,339	11,421	11,825	12,874	16,049	687	→
Hedensted	MJL	...	...	9,413	10,148	11,282	11,656	12,107	13,034	1113	→
Hellebæk	HOV	4,123	4,778	5,200	5,405	5,578	5,510	5,754	5,846	267	→
Helsinge	HOV	6,272	6,577	6,826	7,671	7,881	8,117	8,343	9,482	552	→
Helsingør	HOV	44,068	43,307	45,024	46,546	46,349	46,829	47,483	47,945	1801	→
Herning	MJL	41,552	41,888	43,067	44,437	46,279	48,531	50,531	51,312	3316	→
Hillerød	HOV	25,441	25,341	27,675	28,941	30,350	31,897	33,703	36,227	1779	→
Hinnerup	MJL	4,517	5,376	6,101	7,040	7,191	7,576	8,012	8,464	453	→
Hirtshals	NJL	6,942	6,884	6,880	6,475	6,194	5,910	5,636	5,434	443	→
Hjørring	NJL	23,669	24,045	24,829	24,813	24,762	25,626	25,741	25,951	1769	→
Hobro	NJL	8,864	10,079	10,837	11,001	11,635	11,864	12,013	12,217	968	→
Holbæk	SJL	20,634	21,534	23,775	25,622	27,055	27,579	29,226	30,503	1395	→
Holstebro	MJL	...	...	32,572	33,566	34,241	35,392	36,805	37,220	2385	→
Hornbæk-Dronningmølle	HOV	...	...	...	...	5,205	5,256	5,310	5,330	401	→
Hørning	MJL	4,850	5,123	5,848	6,254	7,028	7,441	8,294	8,462	424	→
Hornslet	MJL	3,296	4,187	4,702	5,014	5,361	5,532	6,031	6,411	353	→
Horsens	MJL	46,855	47,181	48,730	50,983	53,807	57,517	59,966	63,903	2972	→
Hørsholm (incl. Trørød)	HOV	København	København	...	...	45,873	47,000	47,869	47,839	1168	→
Humlebæk	HOV	København	København	8,571	8,933	9,283	9,601	9,728	9,861	415	→
Hundested	HOV	7,308	8,026	8,384	8,892	8,861	8,595	8,660	8,538	759	→
Ikast	MJL	11,716	13,325	14,151	14,778	15,024	15,318	15,783	16,535	1166	→
Jyllinge	SJL	4,769	5,462	8,655	10,011	10,153	10,145	10,287	10,781	575	→
Kalundborg	SJL	15,413	15,410	15,405	16,250	16,434	16,431	16,268	16,558	1676	→
Kerteminde	SDM	4,984	5,316	5,542	5,775	5,698	5,963	6,008	6,044	345	→
Kjellerup	MJL	3,848	3,961	4,241	4,414	4,795	5,016	5,034	5,177	381	→
Klarup	NJL	3,772	3,874	3,712	3,709	4,182	4,678	4,830	5,328	272	→
København [Copenhagen]	HOV	1,381,882	1,337,114	1,136,735	1,145,028	1,199,224	1,280,371	1,336,982	1,378,649	29227	→
Køge	SJL	25,683	31,237	32,996	34,476	35,104	36,831	38,155	38,647	1857	→
Kolding	SDM	41,374	44,688	53,447	55,045	57,197	59,712	61,222	62,444	3829	→
Korsør	SJL	15,281	14,782	14,714	14,850	14,412	14,603	14,516	14,342	668	→
Lemvig	MJL	7,303	7,325	7,332	7,128	7,140	6,929	6,852	6,802	495	→
Lillerød	HOV	København	København	15,327	15,302	15,775	16,567	16,762	16,801	743	→
Løgten	MJL	3,818	3,845	4,363	5,394	6,334	7,704	8,619	8,624	377	→
Lystrup	MJL	6,734	7,858	8,906	9,605	10,363	10,378	10,392	10,259	532	→
Maribo	SJL	...	...	5,922	5,944	5,963	5,890	5,734	5,827	408	→
Mårslet	MJL	2,018	2,350	2,605	3,510	4,481	4,881	5,014	5,146	233	→
Middelfart	SDM	12,064	12,401	13,010	13,645	14,781	15,044	15,986	16,528	1149	→
Munkebo	SDM	5,796	5,522	5,396	5,387	5,611	5,629	5,536	5,483	384	→
Nakskov	SJL	16,218	15,287	14,708	14,234	13,560	12,688	12,546	12,445	871	→
Næstved	SJL	38,455	38,429	39,408	41,158	41,667	42,979	43,890	45,099	2219	→
Nibe	NJL	3,139	3,639	3,968	4,632	4,987	5,233	5,302	5,604	311	→
Nivå	HOV	København	København	8,223	7,932	7,869	7,816	7,991	8,531	282	→
Nordborg	SDM	8,402	7,924	7,652	7,248	6,730	5,967	5,758	5,729	524	→
Nørresundby	NJL	Aalborg	Aalborg	Aalborg	20,923	21,376	22,478	23,718	24,281	1072	→
Nyborg	SDM	15,466	15,240	15,792	16,043	16,492	17,008	17,415	17,902	1134	→
Nykøbing (Falster)	SJL	19,038	18,937	16,460	16,590	16,464	16,618	16,980	16,636	801	→
Nykøbing (Mors)	NJL	9,503	9,470	9,225	9,225	9,154	9,012	9,062	8,941	638	→
Nykøbing (Sjælland)	SJL	5,062	5,274	5,237	5,317	5,212	5,243	5,041	5,015	308	→
Odder	MJL	8,198	9,318	9,955	10,889	11,375	11,706	12,397	13,274	702	→
Odense	SDM	148,980	156,403	163,349	165,759	167,615	175,245	180,760	183,763	8011	→
Ølstykke-Stenløse	HOV	...	...	...	...	20,665	21,966	22,147	23,344	659	→
Otterup	SDM	3,976	4,454	4,461	4,613	4,892	5,083	5,227	5,270	398	→
Randers	MJL	...	...	58,635	58,647	60,656	62,342	62,623	64,158	3266	→
Ribe	SDM	7,646	7,636	7,984	8,081	8,192	8,182	8,287	8,295	734	→
Ringe	SDM	4,440	4,689	4,861	5,054	5,547	5,836	6,244	6,729	507	→
Ringkøbing	MJL	7,907	8,734	9,103	9,496	9,742	9,890	9,889	9,932	709	→
Ringsted	SJL	16,564	17,188	18,053	19,234	21,151	22,231	22,941	24,142	1382	→
Rødekro	SDM	4,195	4,739	5,281	5,854	6,098	6,094	5,950	6,193	521	→
Rønne	HOV	14,413	14,315	14,213	14,043	13,904	13,639	13,796	13,759	812	→
Roskilde	SJL	39,659	39,924	43,100	45,807	47,117	50,046	51,793	52,974	2120	→
Ry	MJL	3,648	4,403	4,828	5,226	5,553	6,054	6,886	7,479	426	→
Sæby	NJL	7,464	8,254	8,611	8,672	8,875	8,869	8,821	8,845	774	→
Silkeborg	MJL	33,304	34,494	37,088	41,300	42,724	43,885	48,369	51,805	2949	→
Skagen	NJL	11,674	11,471	10,540	9,380	8,515	8,124	7,664	7,476	781	→
Skælskør	SJL	5,574	5,894	6,157	6,373	6,358	6,510	6,440	6,298	428	→
Skanderborg	MJL	14,318	14,743	16,034	17,254	18,253	18,659	19,599	20,116	1126	→
Skive	MJL	19,034	19,532	20,639	20,572	20,633	20,617	20,401	20,166	1494	→
Skjern	MJL	6,351	6,791	7,065	7,143	7,665	7,770	7,850	7,839	693	→
Slagelse	SJL	28,483	29,384	31,259	31,778	31,979	33,000	34,118	35,044	1657	→
Slangerup	HOV	5,218	5,305	5,812	6,755	6,822	6,801	6,791	6,799	326	→
Smørumnedre (incl. Måløv)	HOV	København	København	...	17,940	19,059	19,737	20,253	21,627	388	→
Solrød Strand	SJL	København	København	14,348	14,977	15,020	15,679	17,002	17,945	659	→
Sønderborg	SDM	25,885	25,372	26,757	27,391	27,237	27,595	27,702	28,277	1340	→
Sorø	SJL	6,067	6,336	6,766	7,398	7,805	7,866	8,035	8,400	563	→
Støvring	NJL	4,615	5,349	5,692	6,322	6,927	7,356	8,865	9,334	623	→
Strib	SDM	3,372	3,743	4,137	4,387	4,365	4,492	4,817	5,204	336	→
Strøby Egede	SJL	...	...	...	3,649	3,840	4,096	4,578	5,076	326	→
Struer	MJL	10,973	11,301	11,245	10,957	10,572	10,415	10,175	10,000	721	→
Svendborg	SDM	23,847	26,248	27,499	27,199	27,009	27,074	27,054	27,521	1374	→
Svenstrup	NJL	...	...	6,140	6,294	6,751	7,190	7,558	7,861	509	→
Taastrup	HOV	København	København	30,934	31,068	32,406	33,971	34,698	37,231	814	→
Thisted	NJL	12,469	12,572	12,668	12,762	13,005	13,250	13,484	13,522	835	→
Tønder	SDM	7,914	8,019	8,177	7,896	7,690	7,587	7,491	7,564	686	→
Tune	SJL	København	København	4,938	5,093	5,068	5,173	5,226	5,517	247	→
Vamdrup	SDM	3,960	3,993	4,361	4,713	5,075	4,957	4,844	4,896	448	→
Varde	SDM	10,888	11,972	12,712	12,791	13,277	13,810	14,117	14,053	966	→
Værløse	HOV	København	København	11,766	12,485	12,849	13,024	13,022	13,248	508	→
Vejen	SDM	7,412	8,149	8,498	8,632	9,185	9,605	9,997	10,361	886	→
Vejle	SDM	43,300	45,545	47,930	49,928	51,341	54,862	58,777	61,706	3406	→
Viborg	MJL	29,470	30,210	33,134	35,226	37,225	39,856	41,079	42,305	2610	→
Vojens	SDM	6,792	7,816	7,879	7,864	7,694	7,579	7,412	7,545	638	→
Vordingborg	SJL	10,689	10,566	10,644	11,077	11,612	11,908	11,973	12,397	806	→

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