This is a list of urban areas in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...

by population. The population is measured by

Statistics Sweden Statistics Sweden ( sv, Statistiska centralbyrån ; SCB) is the Swedish government agency operating under the Ministry of Finance and responsible for producing official statistics for decision-making, debate and research. The agency's responsib ...

. The statistics bureau uses the term ''tätort'' (locality or

urban area An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...

), 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 A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

. The urban areas in Sweden with more than 20,000 inhabitants as of 2015, according to Statistics Sweden, who only releases these statistics every five years, Another number was released dated 2016, using updated population data, but 2015 urban area boundaries, meaning expansion was ignored. are:

Largest metropolitan areas in the Nordic countries This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. The population is measured on a national level, independently by each country's statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term ''tätort'' (urban settlement), Statistics F ...

List of metropolitan areas in Sweden Sweden has three metropolitan areas consisting of the areas surrounding the three largest cities, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The statistics have been retrieved from Statistics Sweden and the statistics released on 10 November 2014. The ...

List of cities in Sweden This is a list of cities in modern Sweden that once enjoyed city privileges, thus were entitled to call themselves town ( sv, stad, plural ''städer''). The year indicates the year they were established or when they were granted a royal ch ...

List of urban areas in Denmark by population This is a list of urban areas in Denmark by population. For a list on cities in Denmark please see List of cities in Denmark by population. The population is measured by Statistics Denmark for urban areas (Danish: ''byområder'' or ''bymæssige om ...

* List of urban areas in Norway by population *

List of urban areas in the Nordic countries This is a list of urban areas in the Nordic countries by population. The population is measured on a national level, independently by each country's statistical bureau. Statistics Sweden uses the term ''tätort'' (urban settlement), Statistics ...

* List of urban areas in Finland by population *

List of cities and towns in Greenland This is a list of cities and towns in Greenland as of 2021. The term 'city' is used loosely for any populated area in Greenland, given that the most populated place is Nuuk, the capital, with 19,279 inhabitants. In Greenland, two kinds of settled ...

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