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:

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

Note that these numbers are from the year 2005, as Statistics Sweden releases these statistics only every five years.

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

References and notes

v • d • e 50 most populous cities in Scandinavia  Denmark ·  Norway ·  Sweden 1.  Stockholm 1,252,000 2.  Copenhagen 1,084,900 3.  Oslo 839,400 4.  Gothenburg 510,500 5.  Malmö 258,000 6.  Århus 228,700 7.  Bergen 220,400 8.  Stavanger 181,300 9.  Trondheim 152,800 10.  Odense 152,100 11.  Uppsala 128,400 12.  Aalborg 121,500 13.  Västerås 107,000 14.  Fredrikstad1 99,200 15.  Örebro 98,200 16.  Linköping 97,400 17.  Drammen 93,000 18.  Helsingborg 91,500 19.  Skien 85,800 20.  Jönköping 84,400 21.  Norrköping 83,600 22.  Lund 76,200 23.  Umeå 75,600 24.  Esbjerg 71,900 25.  Gävle 68,700 26.  Kristiansand 65,600 27.  Borås 63,400 28.  Södertälje 60,300 29.  Eskilstuna 60,200 30.  Täby 58,600 31.  Karlstad 58,500 32.  Randers 55,900 33.  Halmstad 55,700 34.  Växjö 55,600 35.  Kolding 55,000 36.  Tromsø 53,600 37.  Horsens 51,000 38.  Vejle 49,900 39.  Sundsvall 49,300 40.  Tønsberg 46,100 41.  Roskilde 45,800 42.  Luleå 45,500 43.  Ålesund 44,500 44.  Trollhättan 44,400 45.  Herning 43,800 46.  Östersund 41,300 47.  Silkeborg 51,000 48.  Haugesund 41,200 49.  Næstved 41,200 50.  Greve Strand 41,100 1 with Sarpsborg. Data according to Statistics Sweden [2] · Statistics Denmark [3] · Statistics Norway [4]