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City profile · Denmark · Europe

Frederikshavn

North Denmark · Denmark
City population
22,672
#42
in Denmark
#4
in North Denmark
#22,984
worldwide
CopenhagenFrederikshavn
57.441, 10.537 · 232 km from Copenhagen
City population
22,672
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Denmark
#42
of 60 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#22,984
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Denmark
0.4%
of the national population

About Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn is a city in North Denmark, Denmark with a population of 22,672. It is the 42nd largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Denmark, and the 22,984th largest worldwide. It lies 232 km from Copenhagen.

Position in Denmark
#42of 60
LargestSmallest
Position in North Denmark
#4of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
North Denmark
Rank in region
#4of 4
Distance to capital
to Copenhagen
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Copenhagen
Coordinates
57.441, 10.537
Record updated
2025-03-12
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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