Population · 2026

Population: ranking of municipalities

Population: Copenhagen comes top with 671,714 and Læsø comes last with 1,683. The median across 98 municipalities is 44,304.

Podium and top 100

1Copenhagen671,714 2Aarhus378,361 3Aalborg226,033

#	Municipality	Region	Population
1	Copenhagen	Capital Region of Denmark	671,714
2	Aarhus	Region Midtjylland	378,361
3	Aalborg	Region Nordjylland	226,033
4	Odense	Southern Denmark	213,168
5	Vejle	Southern Denmark	123,250
6	Esbjerg	Southern Denmark	114,947
7	Frederiksberg	Capital Region of Denmark	106,150
8	Silkeborg	Region Midtjylland	102,753
9	Randers	Region Midtjylland	100,564
10	Horsens	Region Midtjylland	98,806
11	Viborg	Region Midtjylland	97,874
12	Kolding	Southern Denmark	96,214
13	Roskilde	Region Zealand	92,697
14	Herning	Region Midtjylland	90,546
15	Næstved	Region Zealand	85,163
16	Slagelse	Region Zealand	80,959
17	Gentofte	Capital Region of Denmark	75,106
18	Holbæk	Region Zealand	75,009
19	Sønderborg	Southern Denmark	74,123
20	Gladsaxe	Capital Region of Denmark	71,185
21	Skanderborg	Region Midtjylland	66,352
22	Helsingør	Capital Region of Denmark	64,244
23	Køge	Region Zealand	63,962
24	Hjørring	Region Nordjylland	62,979
25	Høje-Taastrup	Capital Region of Denmark	60,458
26	Svendborg	Southern Denmark	60,027
27	Holstebro	Region Midtjylland	59,324
28	Guldborgsund	Region Zealand	59,119
29	Lyngby-Taarbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	58,614
30	Aabenraa	Southern Denmark	58,405
31	Rudersdal	Capital Region of Denmark	57,912
32	Frederikshavn	Region Nordjylland	57,523
33	Ringkøbing-Skjern	Region Midtjylland	55,405
34	Haderslev	Southern Denmark	55,218
35	Hillerød	Capital Region of Denmark	55,182
36	Hvidovre	Capital Region of Denmark	54,228
37	Greve	Region Zealand	54,120
38	Ballerup	Capital Region of Denmark	53,950
39	Fredericia	Southern Denmark	52,939
40	Faaborg-Midtfyn	Southern Denmark	52,328
41	Favrskov	Region Midtjylland	49,773
42	Varde	Southern Denmark	49,468
43	Hedensted	Region Midtjylland	48,578
44	Kalundborg	Region Zealand	47,954
45	Frederikssund	Capital Region of Denmark	47,450
46	Egedal	Capital Region of Denmark	46,240
47	Rødovre	Capital Region of Denmark	45,138
48	Vordingborg	Region Zealand	44,831
49	Syddjurs	Region Midtjylland	44,394
50	Tårnby	Capital Region of Denmark	44,214
51	Skive	Region Midtjylland	44,104
52	Ikast-Brande	Region Midtjylland	43,305
53	Furesø	Capital Region of Denmark	42,874
54	Vejen	Southern Denmark	42,641
55	Thisted	Region Nordjylland	42,572
56	Fredensborg	Capital Region of Denmark	42,445
57	Gribskov	Capital Region of Denmark	41,787
58	Mariagerfjord	Region Nordjylland	41,541
59	Brøndby	Capital Region of Denmark	40,990
60	Middelfart	Southern Denmark	40,625
61	Assens	Southern Denmark	40,369
62	Bornholm	Capital Region of Denmark	38,677
63	Lolland	Region Zealand	38,533
64	Faxe	Region Zealand	38,143
65	Jammerbugt	Region Nordjylland	37,998
66	Brønderslev	Region Nordjylland	36,529
67	Norddjurs	Region Midtjylland	36,477
68	Tønder	Southern Denmark	36,174
69	Ringsted	Region Zealand	36,010
70	Vesthimmerland	Region Nordjylland	35,632
71	Nyborg	Southern Denmark	32,401
72	Herlev	Capital Region of Denmark	32,030
73	Odsherred	Region Zealand	31,988
74	Halsnæs	Capital Region of Denmark	31,738
75	Rebild	Region Nordjylland	31,280
76	Sorø	Region Zealand	30,853
77	Lejre	Region Zealand	29,879
78	Albertslund	Capital Region of Denmark	29,262
79	Nordfyn	Southern Denmark	29,179
80	Billund	Southern Denmark	27,200
81	Allerød	Capital Region of Denmark	26,496
82	Glostrup	Capital Region of Denmark	25,834
83	Hørsholm	Capital Region of Denmark	25,354
84	Solrød	Region Zealand	25,040
85	Ishøj	Capital Region of Denmark	24,685
86	Odder	Region Midtjylland	24,310
87	Kerteminde	Southern Denmark	24,299
88	Stevns	Region Zealand	23,842
89	Struer	Region Midtjylland	20,122
90	Morsø	Region Nordjylland	19,344
91	Vallensbæk	Capital Region of Denmark	18,689
92	Lemvig	Region Midtjylland	18,596
93	Dragør	Capital Region of Denmark	14,474
94	Langeland	Southern Denmark	11,841
95	Ærø	Southern Denmark	5,766
96	Samsø	Region Midtjylland	3,617
97	Fanø	Southern Denmark	3,332
98	Læsø	Region Nordjylland	1,683

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Other rankings on the same theme

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

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Population”?

Copenhagen ranks first for “Population”, with 671,714.

What is the median for “Population”?

The median across the 98 ranked municipalities is 44,304.