Copenhagen — UN urban centre population
Copenhagen has a recorded base population of 1,229,370 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Copenhagen UN urban centre: 1,229,370 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,229,370. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,153,615; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Copenhagen
5 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 5 of 5 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 127,165; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,229,370; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valby | 46,161 | 3.75% | Not independently verified |
| Vanløse | 37,115 | 3.02% | Not independently verified |
| Indre By | 26,223 | 2.13% | Not independently verified |
| Christianshavn | 10,140 | 0.82% | Not independently verified |
| Vigerslev | 7,526 | 0.61% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,229,370 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Copenhagen |
|---|---|---|
| Torreón | 1,227,850 | −0.1% |
| Liverpool | 1,227,470 | −0.2% |
| Vitória | 1,226,500 | −0.2% |
| Kota | 1,232,364 | +0.2% |
| Zhangzhou | 1,232,911 | +0.3% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.24% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,229,370, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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