List of cities in Sweden by population
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This is a list of cities in Sweden by population.
The population is measured by Statistics Sweden. The statistics bureau uses the term tätort (urban settlement or urban area), which is defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres between residences. Some urban areas in Sweden have witnessed conurbation and grown together.
The urban areas with the highest population, according to Statistics Sweden,[1] are:
- Stockholm, 1,212,196
- Göteborg/Gothenburg, 495,849
- Malmö, 248,520
- Uppsala, 124,036
- Västerås, 102,548
- Örebro, 101,354
- Linköping, 101,248
- Helsingborg, 89,914
- Norrköping, 82,744
- Jönköping, 81,372
- Lund, 73,840
- Umeå, 70,955
- Gävle, 67,856
- Borås, 61,929
- Södertälje, 59,342
- Eskilstuna, 57,867
- Täby, 57,834
- Karlstad, 56,480
- Halmstad, 53,487
- Växjö, 51,790
- Sundsvall, 48,695
- Luleå, 45,036
- Trollhättan, 44,046
- Östersund, 43,536
- Borlänge, 39,640
- Upplands Väsby, 35,919
- Falun, 35,315
- Tumba, 34,101
- Kalmar, 33,788
- Skövde, 32,505
- Karlskrona, 32,077
- Skellefteå, 31,742
- Kristianstad, 31,592
- Motala, 30,136
- Lidingö, 30,107
Note that these numbers are from the year 2000, in the wait of the newest figures from the year 2005 to be released, as Statistics Sweden releases these statistics only every five years.
[edit] See also
- List of cities in Sweden
- List of cities in Denmark by population
- List of cities in Norway by population
- List of Finnish municipalities by population
- List of cities in Iceland
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Statistics Sweden (2000). "Population by urban settlements. Every five years 1990 - 2000".
Stockholm (1,212,200) · Göteborg (495,800) · Malmö (248,500) · Uppsala (124,000) · Västerås (102,500) · Örebro (95,400) · Linköping (94,200) · Helsingborg (87,900) · Norrköping (82,700) · Jönköping (81,400) · Lund (73,800) · Umeå (71,000) · Gävle (67,900) · Borås (61,900) · Södertälje (59,300) · Eskilstuna (57,900) · Täby (57,800) · Karlstad (56,500) · Halmstad (53,500) · Växjö (51,800) · Sundsvall (48,700) · Luleå (45,000) · Trollhättan (44,000) · Östersund (43,500) · Borlänge (39,600)
