Largest cities in Denmark by population
The 7 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Denmark: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Kobenhavn with 638,790 people.
Who runs cities in Denmark?
Municipalities (kommuner, 98): Municipal council elected every four years; council elects the mayor (borgmester) from its members. Schools, childcare, elderly care, social services, job centres, local roads, planning. They set local income tax rates.
How local power works in Denmark · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kobenhavn (capital) | 638,790 | 1 July 2021 |
| 2 | Århus | 352,315 | 1 July 2021 |
| 3 | Ålborg | 219,476 | 1 July 2021 |
| 4 | Odense | 204,795 | 1 July 2021 |
| 5 | Vejle | 118,028 | 1 July 2021 |
| 6 | Esbjerg | 115,529 | 1 July 2021 |
| 7 | Frederiksberg | 102,940 | 1 July 2021 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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