Cities in Denmark Ranked by Land area
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Randers ranks #1 with 800.1 km². That is 2.6 times Odense in second place (305.6 km²). The top five are Randers, Odense, Silkeborg, Horsens and Aalborg. The median across all 9 is 139 km²; Frederiksberg is last at 8.7 km².
- #1
- Randers · 800.1 km²
- Median
- 139 km²
- Coverage
- 9 cities in Denmark
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randers | Denmark | 800.1 |
| 2 | Odense | Denmark | 305.6 |
| 3 | Silkeborg | Denmark | 255.3 |
| 4 | Horsens | Denmark | 189 |
| 5 | Aalborg | Denmark | 139 |
| 6 | Aarhus | Denmark | 91 |
| 7 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 90.9 |
| 8 | Esbjerg | Denmark | 43.8 |
| 9 | Frederiksberg | Denmark | 8.7 |
About the top 9
#1 Randers
Randers ranks #1 on this list with 800.1 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 64,674 people (2026)
- Area
- 800.1 km²
- Density
- 81 people per km²
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Founded
- 1100
- Coordinates
- 56.46° N, 10.04° E
#2 Odense
Odense ranks #2 on this list with 305.6 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 185,480 people (2025)
- Area
- 305.6 km²
- Density
- 607 people per km²
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Founded
- 1355
- Coordinates
- 55.40° N, 10.38° E
#3 Silkeborg
Silkeborg ranks #3 on this list with 255.3 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 50,866 people (2023)
- Area
- 255.3 km²
- Density
- 199 people per km²
- Elevation
- 31 m
- Founded
- 1470
- Coordinates
- 56.17° N, 9.55° E
#4 Horsens
Horsens ranks #4 on this list with 189 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 64,418 people (2025)
- Area
- 189 km²
- Density
- 341 people per km²
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Founded
- 1200
- Coordinates
- 55.86° N, 9.85° E
#5 Aalborg
Aalborg ranks #5 on this list with 139 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 121,878 people (2025)
- Area
- 139 km²
- Density
- 877 people per km²
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Founded
- 1342
- Coordinates
- 57.05° N, 9.92° E
#6 Aarhus
Aarhus ranks #6 on this list with 91 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 290,598 people (2023)
- Area
- 91 km²
- Density
- 3,193 people per km²
- Elevation
- 105 m
- Founded
- 800
- Coordinates
- 56.16° N, 10.21° E
#7 Copenhagen
Copenhagen ranks #7 on this list with 90.9 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 667,099 people (2025)
- Area
- 90.9 km²
- Density
- 7,339 people per km²
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Founded
- 1167
- Coordinates
- 55.68° N, 12.57° E
#8 Esbjerg
Esbjerg ranks #8 on this list with 43.8 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 71,554 people (2025)
- Area
- 43.8 km²
- Density
- 1,634 people per km²
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Founded
- 1868
- Coordinates
- 55.47° N, 8.45° E
#9 Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg ranks #9 on this list with 8.7 km².
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 105,840 people (2025)
- Area
- 8.7 km²
- Density
- 12,166 people per km²
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Coordinates
- 55.68° N, 12.53° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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