Population

Elevation: ranking of municipalities

Elevation: Bornholm comes top with 87 m and Tønder comes last with −1 m. The median across 98 municipalities is 16 m.

Podium and top 100

1Bornholm87 m 2Ikast-Brande76 m 3Svendborg73 m

#	Municipality	Region	Elevation
1	Bornholm	Capital Region of Denmark	87 m
2	Ikast-Brande	Region Midtjylland	76 m
3	Svendborg	Southern Denmark	73 m
4	Hedensted	Region Midtjylland	66 m
5	Herning	Region Midtjylland	57 m
5	Hjørring	Region Nordjylland	57 m
7	Mariagerfjord	Region Nordjylland	56 m
8	Ringsted	Region Zealand	52 m
8	Norddjurs	Region Midtjylland	52 m
10	Hillerød	Capital Region of Denmark	51 m
10	Rebild	Region Nordjylland	51 m
12	Rudersdal	Capital Region of Denmark	49 m
13	Allerød	Capital Region of Denmark	48 m
14	Furesø	Capital Region of Denmark	47 m
15	Slagelse	Region Zealand	46 m
15	Nordfyn	Southern Denmark	46 m
15	Ærø	Southern Denmark	46 m
18	Billund	Southern Denmark	45 m
19	Faaborg-Midtfyn	Southern Denmark	43 m
19	Lemvig	Region Midtjylland	43 m
21	Sorø	Region Zealand	41 m
22	Viborg	Region Midtjylland	39 m
23	Frederikshavn	Region Nordjylland	38 m
24	Gladsaxe	Capital Region of Denmark	37 m
24	Vejen	Southern Denmark	37 m
26	Lyngby-Taarbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	35 m
27	Ballerup	Capital Region of Denmark	34 m
27	Hørsholm	Capital Region of Denmark	34 m
29	Morsø	Region Nordjylland	32 m
30	Fredericia	Southern Denmark	29 m
31	Høje-Taastrup	Capital Region of Denmark	28 m
31	Roskilde	Region Zealand	28 m
33	Holbæk	Region Zealand	27 m
33	Silkeborg	Region Midtjylland	27 m
33	Skanderborg	Region Midtjylland	27 m
36	Fredensborg	Capital Region of Denmark	25 m
37	Holstebro	Region Midtjylland	24 m
37	Thisted	Region Nordjylland	24 m
39	Herlev	Capital Region of Denmark	23 m
39	Nyborg	Southern Denmark	23 m
39	Vesthimmerland	Region Nordjylland	23 m
42	Rødovre	Capital Region of Denmark	21 m
43	Glostrup	Capital Region of Denmark	20 m
43	Esbjerg	Southern Denmark	20 m
45	Varde	Southern Denmark	19 m
46	Solrød	Region Zealand	17 m
46	Favrskov	Region Midtjylland	17 m
46	Brønderslev	Region Nordjylland	17 m
49	Frederiksberg	Capital Region of Denmark	16 m
49	Gribskov	Capital Region of Denmark	16 m
49	Odense	Southern Denmark	16 m
52	Brøndby	Capital Region of Denmark	15 m
52	Stevns	Region Zealand	15 m
54	Gentofte	Capital Region of Denmark	14 m
54	Egedal	Capital Region of Denmark	14 m
54	Odder	Region Midtjylland	14 m
57	Halsnæs	Capital Region of Denmark	13 m
57	Lejre	Region Zealand	13 m
59	Assens	Southern Denmark	12 m
60	Faxe	Region Zealand	11 m
60	Vordingborg	Region Zealand	11 m
60	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark	11 m
60	Læsø	Region Nordjylland	11 m
64	Copenhagen	Capital Region of Denmark	9 m
64	Lolland	Region Zealand	9 m
64	Næstved	Region Zealand	9 m
64	Randers	Region Midtjylland	9 m
64	Ringkøbing-Skjern	Region Midtjylland	9 m
69	Helsingør	Capital Region of Denmark	8 m
69	Langeland	Southern Denmark	8 m
69	Middelfart	Southern Denmark	8 m
69	Aalborg	Region Nordjylland	8 m
73	Odsherred	Region Zealand	7 m
73	Syddjurs	Region Midtjylland	7 m
75	Ishøj	Capital Region of Denmark	6 m
76	Dragør	Capital Region of Denmark	5 m
76	Albertslund	Capital Region of Denmark	5 m
76	Hvidovre	Capital Region of Denmark	5 m
76	Kalundborg	Region Zealand	5 m
76	Fanø	Southern Denmark	5 m
81	Tårnby	Capital Region of Denmark	4 m
81	Guldborgsund	Region Zealand	4 m
81	Haderslev	Southern Denmark	4 m
81	Kolding	Southern Denmark	4 m
85	Vallensbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	3 m
85	Køge	Region Zealand	3 m
85	Vejle	Southern Denmark	3 m
85	Aabenraa	Southern Denmark	3 m
85	Skive	Region Midtjylland	3 m
90	Frederikssund	Capital Region of Denmark	2 m
90	Jammerbugt	Region Nordjylland	2 m
92	Greve	Region Zealand	1 m
93	Horsens	Region Midtjylland	0 m
93	Samsø	Region Midtjylland	0 m
93	Aarhus	Region Midtjylland	0 m
93	Struer	Region Midtjylland	0 m
97	Kerteminde	Southern Denmark	−1 m
97	Tønder	Southern Denmark	−1 m

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

Population Population density Area Population change over 10 years Share aged 65 and over Share under 18 Average age

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Elevation”?

Bornholm ranks first for “Elevation”, with 87 m.

What is the median for “Elevation”?

The median across the 98 ranked municipalities is 16 m.