What is the population of Gothenburg?
Gothenburg has a city population of 608,462. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Sweden · Europe
Gothenburg
City population
608,462
#2
in Sweden
#1
in Vaestra Goetaland
#917
worldwide
57.707, 11.967 · 397 km from Stockholm
About Gothenburg
Sitting 10 m above sea level, Gothenburg holds 608,462 people and accounts for 5.7% of Sweden's national population. The city ranks second among Sweden's 99 listed cities and sits 397 km from Stockholm. Mölndal, with 59,430 people, lies 6 km away; Västra Frölunda (15,924) and Partille (28,648) are within 9 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 18
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Stockholm
Coordinates
57.707, 11.967
Record updated
2026-05-07
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.
Nearby Cities
All 99 in SwedenClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Gothenburg | 608K |
Gothenburg Population FAQ
Where is Gothenburg?
Gothenburg is in Vaestra Goetaland, Sweden, 397 km from the capital, Stockholm. Its coordinates are 57.707, 11.967.
How big is Gothenburg compared with other cities in Sweden?
It is the 2nd largest of the 99 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sweden, holding 5.7% of the national population.