Sweden's cities at a glance
Dots sized by population · Stockholm in orange
Sweden has 1 city with more than a million inhabitants and 10 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Stockholm with 1,515,017 people, followed by Gothenburg (608,462) and Malmö (362,133). The three largest cities together hold about 23.2% of the country's 10.7 million people.
The capital, Stockholm, is also the largest city.
By region, the most large cities are in Västra Götaland (5), Skåne (4), Östergötland (2).
Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Sweden population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Sweden atlas.
Sweden cities by population
| # | City | Region | Population | Share of Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | StockholmCapital | Stockholm | 1,515,017 | 14.1% |
| 2 | Gothenburg | Västra Götaland | 608,462 | 5.7% |
| 3 | Malmö | Skåne | 362,133 | 3.4% |
| 4 | Uppsala | Uppsala | 177,074 | 1.7% |
| 5 | Linköping | Östergötland | 166,673 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Örebro | Örebro | 155,989 | 1.5% |
| 7 | Umeå | Västerbotten | 130,224 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Västerås | Västmanland | 127,799 | 1.2% |
| 9 | Jönköping | Jönköping | 112,766 | 1.1% |
| 10 | Helsingborg | Skåne | 104,250 | 1% |
| 11 | Norrköping | Östergötland | 93,765 | 0.9% |
| 12 | Lund | Skåne | 87,244 | 0.8% |
| 13 | Luleå | Norrbotten | 77,832 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Gävle | Gävleborg | 74,884 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Borås | Västra Götaland | 71,700 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Växjö | Kronoberg | 71,282 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Halmstad | Halland | 70,480 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Eskilstuna | Södermanland | 67,359 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Karlskrona | Blekinge | 66,675 | 0.6% |
| 20 | Karlstad | Värmland | 61,492 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Mölndal | Västra Götaland | 59,430 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Sundsvall | Västernorrland | 57,606 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Östersund | Jämtland | 49,806 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Trollhättan | Västra Götaland | 48,573 | 0.5% |
| 25 | Borlänge | Dalarna | 41,955 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Kristianstad | Skåne | 39,762 | 0.4% |
| 27 | Nyköping | Södermanland | 38,780 | 0.4% |
| 28 | Kalmar | Kalmar | 38,408 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Falun | Dalarna | 37,291 | 0.3% |
| 30 | Skövde | Västra Götaland | 36,842 | 0.3% |
Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.
Frequently asked questions
What is the largest city in Sweden?
Stockholm, with about 1,515,017 inhabitants (city proper).
What is the capital of Sweden?
Stockholm — population 1,515,017, the largest city in the country.
How many cities in Sweden have over one million people?
1: Stockholm.
Are these metropolitan-area populations?
No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.
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Glostats. (2026). Largest Cities in Sweden 2026: Population Ranking. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/sweden/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/sweden/">Largest Cities in Sweden 2026: Population Ranking</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
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