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 (locality or urban area), which is defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres between residences. The localities are geographical and statistical units, toatally independent of the administrative and political subdivision in counties and municipalities.

The urban areas in Sweden with more than 20,000 inhabitants as of 2005, according to Statistics Sweden,[1] are:


Stockholm, 1,252,020 Göteborg/Gothenburg, 510,491 Malmö, 258,020 Uppsala, 128,409 Västerås, 107,005 Örebro, 98,237 Linköping, 97,428 Helsingborg, 91,475 Jönköping, 84,423 Norrköping, 83,561 Lund, 76,188 Umeå, 75,645 Gävle, 68,700 Borås, 63,441 Södertälje, 60,279 Eskilstuna, 60,185 Täby, 58,593 Karlstad, 58,544 Halmstad, 55,688 Växjö, 55,600 Sundsvall, 49,339 Luleå, 45,467 Trollhättan, 44,498 Östersund, 43,796 Borlänge, 39,422 Falun, 36,447 Upplands Väsby, 35,977 Tumba, 35,311 Kalmar, 35,170 Skövde, 33,119 Kristianstad, 33,083 Karlskrona, 32,606 Skellefteå, 32,425 Uddevalla, 30,513 Lidingö, 30,357 Motala, 29,798 Landskrona, 28,670 Örnsköldsvik, 28,617 Nyköping, 27,720 Karlskoga, 27,500 Åkersberga, 26,727 Vallentuna, 26,500 Varberg, 26,041 Trelleborg, 25,643 Lidköping, 24,941 Alingsås, 22,919 Piteå, 22,650 Sandviken, 22,574 Märsta, 22,548 Ängelholm, 22,532 Visby, 22,236 Boo, 21,776 Vänersborg, 21,672 Katrineholm, 21,386 Kungälv, 21,139 Västervik, 20,694 Enköping, 20,204


Note that these numbers are from the year 2005, 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 cities in Scandinavia by population List of Finnish municipalities by population List of cities in Iceland

[edit] References and notes

^ Statistics Sweden (2005). "Population by urban settlements. Every five years 1990 - 2005".
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30 most populous cities of Sweden
as of 2005, according to Statistics Sweden [1]
1. Stockholm 1,252,000
2. Gothenburg 510,500
3. Malmö 258,000
4. Uppsala 128,400
5. Västerås 107,000
6. Örebro 98,200
7. Linköping 97,400
8. Helsingborg 91,500
9. Jönköping 84,400
10. Norrköping 83,600
11. Lund 76,200
12. Umeå 75,600
13. Gävle 68,700
14. Borås 63,400
15. Södertälje 60,300
16. Eskilstuna 60,200
17. Täby 58,600
18. Karlstad 58,500
19. Halmstad 55,700
20. Växjö 55,600
21. Sundsvall 49,300
22. Luleå 45,500
23. Trollhättan 44,500
24. Östersund 43,800
25. Borlänge 39,400
26. Falun 36,400
27. Upplands Väsby 36,000
28. Tumba 35,300
29. Kalmar 35,200
30. Skövde 33,100
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