Map of Aalborg, Denmark

Aalborg is the administrative centre of North Denmark, Denmark, with a population of about 142,937. It lies at 57.0480°N, 9.9187°E. Aalborg is about 223 km (139 mi) northwest of Copenhagen, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Randers, 66 km to the south.

Aalborg at a glance

Where is Aalborg?

• The 4th largest city in Denmark by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 42 min on the shortest day to 17 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Aalborg

• Randers — 66 km south
• Viborg — 73 km southwest
• Silkeborg — 100 km south
• Aarhus — 101 km south
• Herning — 117 km southwest
• Horsens — 132 km south
• Hedensted — 143 km south
• Gothenburg — 143 km northeast, Sweden
• Vejle — 151 km south
• Fredericia — 165 km south

Largest cities in Denmark

• Copenhagen — 1,153,615
• Aarhus — 285,273
• Odense — 180,863
• Frederiksberg — 95,029
• Esbjerg — 71,698
• Randers — 62,802
• Kolding — 61,638
• Horsens — 61,074
• Vejle — 60,231
• Hvidovre — 53,527

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.