List of urban areas in Sweden by population
This is a list of urban areas in Sweden by population.
The population is measured by Statistics Sweden. The statistics bureau uses the term tätort (locality or urban area), which is defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 200 m between residences. The localities are geographical and statistical units, totally independent of the administrative and political subdivision in counties and municipalities.
The urban areas in Sweden with more than 20,000 inhabitants as of 2010, according to Statistics Sweden who releases these statistics only every five years,[1] are:
- Stockholm, 1,372,565
- Gothenburg, 560,839
- Malmö, 280,415
- Uppsala, 140,454
- Västerås, 110,877
- Örebro, 107,038
- Linköping, 104,232
- Helsingborg, 97,122
- Jönköping, 89,396
- Norrköping, 87,247
- Lund, 82,800
- Umeå, 79,594
- Gävle, 71,033
- Borås, 66,273
- Eskilstuna, 64,679
- Södertälje, 64,619
- Karlstad, 61,685
- Täby, 61,272
- Växjö, 60,887
- Halmstad, 58,577
- Sundsvall, 50,712
- Luleå, 46,607
- Trollhättan, 46,457
- Östersund, 44,327
- Borlänge, 41,734
- Tumba, 37,852
- Upplands Väsby, 37,594
- Falun, 37,291
- Kalmar, 36,392
- Kristianstad, 35,711
- Karlskrona, 35,212
- Skövde, 34,466
- Skellefteå, 32,775
- Lidingö, 31,561
- Uddevalla, 31,212
- Landskrona, 30,499
- Nyköping, 29,891
- Motala, 29,823
- Vallentuna, 29,519
- Örnsköldsvik, 28,991
- Trelleborg, 28,290
- Åkersberga, 28,033
- Varberg, 27,602
- Karlskoga, 27,084
- Lidköping, 25,644
- Alingsås, 24,482
- Märsta, 24,068
- Boo, 24,052
- Ängelholm, 23,240
- Sandviken, 22,965
- Piteå, 22,913
- Kungälv, 22,768
- Visby, 22,593
- Katrineholm, 21,993
- Vänersborg, 21,699
- Västervik, 21,140
- Enköping, 21,121
- Falkenberg, 20,035
See also
- List of urban areas in Sweden
- Largest metropolitan areas in the Nordic countries
- List of metropolitan areas in Sweden
- List of cities in Sweden
- List of urban areas in Denmark by population
- List of urban areas in Norway by population
- List of urban areas in the Nordic countries
- List of urban areas in Finland by population
- List of cities and towns in Iceland
References
- ↑ Statistics Sweden (2010). "Localities 2010" (PDF).
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