City profile · Sweden · Europe
Västerås
Vaestmanland · Sweden
City population
127,799
#9
in Sweden
#1
in Vaestmanland
#4,479
worldwide
59.616, 16.553 · 91 km from Stockholm
About Västerås
Västerås is a city in Vaestmanland, Sweden with a population of 127,799. It is the 9th largest of the 99 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sweden, and the 4,479th largest worldwide. It lies 91 km from Stockholm.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Vaestmanland
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
59.616, 16.553
Record updated
14 April 2026
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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