List of cities in Sweden

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The list of cities in Sweden provides an overview of the development of the population of the larger urban settlements of the state of Sweden , i.e. cities in a geographical sense.

Politically, there are no more cities in Sweden today (Swedish stad ). When a municipal reform came into force on January 1, 1971, 132 places lost their town charter and received - mostly united with the surrounding rural areas, the former rural communities (landskommun)  - the status of municipalities (kommun). Today there are a total of 290 municipalities, usually each with several localities without administrative functions in the 21 provinces (län). The term “city” is used here for densely built-up areas with a higher population (Swedish tatort ; a term mainly used for statistical purposes, with more than 200 inhabitants); the population figures in the tables relate accordingly to the respective urban settlement in the geographical sense, i.e. the place of the crime, and not to the municipality in the political sense. Some places as well as 14 municipalities that emerged from earlier cities continued or re-used the term stad in some form in their official name (e.g. Göteborgs Stad ) after 1971 and until today , but this does not mean any legal distinction compared to the other places or municipalities; these locations are marked accordingly in the lists.

Metropolitan areas

The metropolitan regions in Sweden are as defined by the Swedish statistical agency Statistiska centralbyrån as of September 30, 2016:

  1. Stockholm : 2,260,795 inhabitants (corresponds to the entire province of Stockholm County with 26 municipalities)
  2. Göteborg : 993,453 inhabitants (includes the twelve municipalities Ale , Alingsås , Gothenburg , Härryda , Kungälv , Lerum , Mölndal , Lilla Edet , Öckerö , Partille , Stenungsund and Tjörn in Västra Götalands län and the municipality Kungsbacka in Hallands län )
  3. Malmö : 703,920 inhabitants (includes the twelve municipalities Burlöv , Eslöv , Höör , Kävlinge , Lomma , Lund , Malmö , Skurup , Staffanstorp , Svedala , Trelleborg and Vellinge in Skåne län )

This means that 39.8 percent of the country's population is concentrated in these three regions.

List of the greatest perpetrators

The following table contains all perpetrators in Sweden who, according to Statistiska centralbyrån, had at least 20,000 inhabitants as of December 31, 2015, initially sorted in descending order according to this value. Also listed are the population figures for these places, which have been published every five years since 1960 (except 1985) for December 31, as well as the province to which the place belongs.

Unless otherwise stated in the notes, all places in this list had the status of a city until the municipal reform of 1971 . Thus, 52 of the previous 132 cities had more than 20,000 inhabitants as independent perpetrators in 2015.

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Surname 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Province (Län)
Stockholm * 957.655 962.306 973.392 995.296 989.424 1,040,907 1,148,953 1,212,179 1,252,118 1,372,565 1,515,017 Stockholm
Gothenburg * 443.843 471,619 485.785 470,529 456.684 465.474 480,839 495.822 510.491 549.839 572,799 Västra Götaland
Malmo * 227,601 254.180 264,588 241.191 226.960 223,663 234,599 248,520 258.020 280.415 301,706 Skåne
Uppsala 72,978 82,450 92,624 101,850 102.102 109,497 119,979 124.036 128,409 140.454 149.245 Uppsala
Sollentuna and Upplands Väsby                     139.606 Stockholm
Västerås * 76.196 87,543 99,343 98,858 97.507 98,233 100,861 102,548 107.005 110,877 117,746 Vastmanland
Örebro 71,310 77,576 87,125 88.125 84,830 85,858 90.814 95.354 98,237 107.038 115.765 Örebro
Linkoping 64,304 68,659 77,063 80.274 79,742 82,451 92,584 94,248 97,428 104,232 106.502 Östergötland
Helsingborg * 75,770 78.153 82.008 80,986 77.291 81,615 84,494 87,914 91,457 97.122 104,250 Skåne
Jonkoping 66,875 71,033 80,693 78,650 76.027 76,275 79.914 81,372 84,423 89,396 93,797 Jonkoping
Norrkoping 84,325 87,311 91.034 85.244 84.016 82,639 84,403 82,744 83,561 87,247 93,765 Östergötland
Lund 39,568 45,043 52,359 55,047 55,130 62.909 71,450 73,840 76,188 82,800 87,244 Skåne
Umeå 32,492 39,889 47,692 49,715 52,719 60,305 68,494 70,959 75,643 79,594 83,249 Västerbotten
Gävle 58,682 62,622 65,326 67,454 66,986 67,301 68,070 67,856 68,700 71,033 74,884 Gävleborg
Borås * 64,334 69,913 73,344 67,537 63.271 59,709 60,790 61,935 63,441 66.273 71,700 Västra Götaland
Södertälje 33,721 44,362 57,494 58,408 58,711 58.097 57,327 59,342 60.279 64,619 70,777 Stockholm
Eskilstuna 53,936 59,038 68,596 66,409 62,367 59,815 58,984 57,867 60.185 64,679 67,359 Södermanland
Halmstad 40,821 44,446 49,725 49,558 48,798 48,880 51,404 53,487 55,688 58,577 66,124 Halland
Vaxjo 22,784 29,354 39,019 40,328 42,632 46,735 49,865 51,790 55,600 60,887 65,383 Kronoberg
Karlstad 42,710 47,955 52,044 51,243 51,867 52,933 55,482 56,480 58,544 61,685 61,492 Varmland
Sundsvall 41,891 46,406 53,599 52,268 51,282 50,378 49.023 48,695 49,344 50,712 57,606 Västernorrland
Ostersund 23,937 25.139 27,320 40,056 40,324 42,855 44,390 43,536 43,796 44,327 49,806 Jämtland
Trollhättan * 30,610 35,545 41,016 42,499 41,369 40.178 43,520 44,046 44,498 46,457 48,573 Västra Götaland
Gunnared och Hammarkullen                     45.106 Västra Götaland
Luleå 28,495 33.133 36,743 42,139 42,914 42,727 44,294 45,036 45,467 46,607 43,574 Norrbotten
Lidingö * 23,595 27,297 29,799 30,098 30,419 30,115 29,486 30.107 30,357 31,561 42,466 Stockholm
Bor length 30,066 32,567 35,436 40,158 40.163 39,147 40,881 39,640 39,422 41,734 41,955 Dalarna
Tumba 6,627 10,200 27.308 28,750 29,422 30,879 32,346 34.101 35,311 37,852 40,832 Stockholm
Kristianstad 24,480 26,480 29,013 30,780 30,593 31,314 30,819 31,592 33,083 35,711 39,762 Skåne
Squid 30,516 32,536 34,918 32,049 29,819 30,817 32,671 33,788 35,170 36,392 38,408 Squid
Falun 20,564 26,420 28,788 30,073 32,374 34,615 35,931 35,315 36,447 37.291 37,000 Dalarna
Skovde 22,646 25.906 29,040 29,945 29,669 30,542 32,146 32.505 33,119 34,466 36,842 Västra Götaland
Karlskrona 30,642 31,062 33,873 33,414 32,223 30.091 31,597 32,077 32,606 35,212 36,477 Blekinge
Skellefteå 18,367 23,899 27,456 29,353 29,892 31.051 31,940 31,742 32,425 32,775 35,516 Västerbotten
Uddevalla 32,894 35,218 35,459 32,700 30,319 29,788 30.127 29,800 30,513 31,212 34,781 Västra Götaland
Varberg 14,089 15,714 17,768 19,467 19,668 22,728 24,491 25,067 26,041 27.602 34,248 Halland
Åkersberga 3,573 6,444 11,875 17,700 20,357 23,556 23,871 24,858 26,727 28,033 32,659 Stockholm
Örnsköldsvik 23,441 25,059 28,428 29,514 30,081 31,041 29,955 28,765 28,617 28,991 32,493 Västernorrland
Landskrona * 28,287 29,067 30.110 29,486 27,145 26,595 27,924 27,393 28,670 30,499 32,229 Skåne
Nykoping 19,947 24,315 30,943 30,352 28,046 26,384 26,869 27.164 27,720 29,891 32,224 Södermanland
Vallentuna 3,516 5,250 8,823 10,477 18,435 22,745 23,727 24,755 26,520 29,519 31,937 Stockholm
Motala 25,786 26,598 28,942 29,454 29,729 29,629 30,704 30,136 29,798 29,823 30,944 Östergötland
Trelleborg 19,066 21,791 24.096 22,559 22,221 22,853 24,391 24,850 25,643 28,290 29,316 Skåne
Ängelholm och Vejbystrand 11.601 14,630 14,853 16,016 17,029 19,189 20,964 21,729 22,532 23,240 27,500 Skåne
Karlskoga 31,433 34,970 36,963 35,425 34,329 31,106 30,177 28,579 27,500 27,084 27,490 Örebro
Märsta 2,882 10,372 16,786 17,066 18,827 20,714 21,476 22,121 22,550 24,068 27,034 Stockholm
Lerum 6,503 9,228 11,407 13.013 13,519 14,816 15,426 15,543 15,819 16,855 26,913 Västra Götaland
Alingsås 15,837 17,811 18,761 18,892 19,283 21,297 22,027 22,361 22,919 24,482 26,329 Västra Götaland
Sandviken 20.182 22,293 28,410 27,994 27.903 25,360 24,529 23,028 22,574 22,965 24,724 Gävleborg
Kungälv 6.310 9,365 11,621 12,764 16,693 18,740 20.181 20,454 21,139 22,768 24.101 Västra Götaland
Falkenberg 9,999 11,817 13,476 14,148 15,653 17,322 18.308 18,581 18,972 20,035 24,099 Halland
Visby 15,014 16,973 19,245 19,886 19,835 20,986 21,740 22,017 22,236 22,593 23,402 Gotland
Katrineholm 19,134 21,934 22,616 22,884 21,876 21,664 21,746 21,329 21,386 21,993 23,283 Södermanland
Vanersborg 17,125 18,295 19,465 20,510 19,852 21,014 20,915 21,383 21,672 21,699 23,119 Västra Götaland
Björlanda and Torslanda                     23,088 Västra Götaland
Piteå 8,181 10,447 15,067 16,169 16,068 17,727 22,402 22,152 22,650 22,913 23,067 Norrbotten
Lidköping 16,868 18,649 21,300 21.001 21,278 22.008 24,195 24,389 24,958 25,644 22,988 Västra Götaland
Enkoping 12,615 15,392 19,066 18,541 18,566 18,673 19,143 19,147 20.204 21,121 22,553 Uppsala
Vastervik 17,754 18,877 20,168 21,239 21,462 21,504 22,041 20,888 20,694 21,140 21,178 Squid
Gustavsberg and Hemmesta                     20,774 Stockholm
Karlshamn 10,841 12,236 17.193 17,447 17,872 18,394 18,671 18,392 18,768 19,075 20,112 Blekinge

List of other previous cities

The following table contains all places in Sweden that had city rights until the administrative reform in 1971 (stad), are currently independent perpetrators, but have fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and are therefore not included in the above list (as of December 31, 2015, initially in descending order Population sorted). 73 of the 132 cities fall into this category. It also lists the maximum number of inhabitants published every five years (except 1985) for the period from 1960 onwards and the relevant year (31 December each year), unless the current value is the highest, and the province to which the village belongs.

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Norrtälje ** 19,365     Stockholm
Hässleholm 19.309     Skåne
Värnamo 19,061     Jonkoping
Ystad 18.806     Skåne
Eslöv 18,592     Skåne
Kristinehamn 18,557 21,146 1975 Varmland
Harnösand 18,426 19,473 1980 Västernorrland
Köping 18,355 21,740 1970 Vastmanland
Oskarshamn 18,287 19,021 1975 Squid
Nässjö 17,719 19,434 1970 Jonkoping
Falkoping 17,170     Västra Götaland
Kiruna 17,037 25,410 1975 Norrbotten
ground 16,830 20.205 1990 Norrbotten
Kumla 16,663     Örebro
Mariestad 16,122 16,637 1970 Västra Götaland
Hudiksvall 16,081     Gävleborg
Ljungby 15,785     Kronoberg
Ludvika 15,245 18,791 1965 Dalarna
Höganäs 14,778     Skåne
Tranås 14,550 15,150 1970 Jonkoping
Nynashamn 14,532     Stockholm
Arvika 13,926 14,244 2010 Varmland
Bollnas 13,716     Gävleborg
Strängnäs 13,693     Södermanland
Vetlanda 13,430     Jonkoping
Sala 13,087     Vastmanland
Nybro 13,039 13,064 1980 Squid
Mjolby 12,858     Östergötland
Ronneby 12,612     Blekinge
Soderhamn 12,259 14,673 1975 Gävleborg
Avesta 11,949 20,387 1965 Dalarna
Fagersta 11,936 15,584 1970 Vastmanland
Skara 11,437     Västra Götaland
Oxelösund 11,157 15,085 1970 Södermanland
Arboga 10,841 11,937 1980 Vastmanland
Ulricehamn 10,629     Västra Götaland
Eksjö 10.157 10,411 1990 Jonkoping
Lindesberg 9,571     Örebro
Åmål 9,373 9,906 1980 Västra Götaland
Säffle 9,150 11,609 1970 Varmland
Sigtuna ** 9,074     Stockholm
Solvesborg 8,972     Blekinge
Torshälla ** 8,928     Södermanland
Lycksele 8,545 9,310 1990 Västerbotten
Tidaholm 8,175 8,352 1995 Västra Götaland
Vimmerby 8,037     Squid
Lysekil 7,734 8,010 1995 Västra Götaland
Söderköping 7,418     Östergötland
Sollefteå 7,399 9,409 1980 Västernorrland
Hedemora 7,371 7,875 1995 Dalarna
Strömstad 7.176     Västra Götaland
Skanör med Falsterbo 7,077 7,087 2000 Skåne
Simrishamn 6,779     Skåne
Haparanda * 6,679 6,719 1990 Norrbotten
Nora 6,597 6,648 1995 Örebro
Flen 6,594 6,770 1975 Södermanland
Kramfors 6,582 7,719 1975 Västernorrland
Laholm 6,527     Halland
Hjo 6,203 6,305 1995 Västra Götaland
Filipstad 6.119 7,835 1975 Varmland
Trosa 5,836     Södermanland
Vadstena 5,674 5,744 1995 Östergötland
Sävsjö 5,374 5,434 1990 Jonkoping
Hagfors 4,869 8,315 1970 Varmland
Vaxholm * 4,849 4,887 2000 Stockholm
Osthammar 4,726 4,892 1995 Uppsala
Later 4,613 5,015 1990 Dalarna
Borgholm 4,344     Squid
Askersund 3,997 4.151 1995 Örebro
Mariefred 3,911     Södermanland
Skänninge 3,358 3,779 1980 Östergötland
Gränna 2,726     Jonkoping
Marstrand 381 1,432 2005 Västra Götaland

Seven of the towns that had city rights before 1971 are no longer independent perpetrators, but have grown together with others and merged with them. Unless otherwise noted, this already happened with the introduction of the concept of crime in 1960:

Remarks

* 0Associated municipality continues to have the term "Stadt" (stad) in its name
** Tatort continues to use the term "Stadt" (stad) in its official full name
  1. When the previous municipal reform came into effect on January 1, 1952, 133 towns had the status of stad. Of these, the city of Öregrund (in Stockholm County ) was already on January 1, 1967 in the city of Östhammar .
  2. partly in Halland
  3. ↑ Formed in 2015, mainly from Sollentuna (before 1971 Minderstadt / köping, 1960 21,237 inhabitants, 1990 47,835 inhabitants, from 1995 part of the crime scene Stockholm ) and Upplands Väsby (before 1971 in a rural municipality / landskommun, 1960 5,030 inhabitants, 2010 37,594 inhabitants)
  4. in the 1960s to 1970s as a district of Gothenburg , spun off from Gothenburg in 2015
  5. a b c d e before 1971 Location in a rural municipality (landskommun)
  6. until 2010 as the scene of the crime under the name Ängelholm
  7. 2015 formed from several perpetrators who before 1971 all belonged to rural communities / landskommun ; the largest, Torslanda, had 2,119 inhabitants in 1965 and 10,129 in 2005, and in 2010 it belonged to Gothenburg
  8. 2015 formed from several perpetrators who before 1971 all belonged to rural communities / landskommun ; the largest, Gustavsberg, had 4,044 inhabitants in 1960 and 11,333 in 2010
  9. The strong population decline in the already smallest former town in Sweden can be explained by the fact that in 2015 the greater part of the town was designated as a separate crime scene called Marstrand Arvidsvik . The former town corresponds to the smaller remaining crime scene Marstrand.

See also

Portal: Sweden  - Overview of Wikipedia content on Sweden

Individual evidence

  1. Folkmängd i riket, län och communer 30 September 2016 och befolkningsförändringar 1 July – 30 September 2016 ( Memento of the original from November 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scb.se
  2. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960–2015 (database query)

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