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Denmark, Europe
Aarhus
2025
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Aarhus is a city with a population of 286,963 and lies in the 1500-3000 (Medium) density category. The city has an area of 133.95 km² with a total green space of 54% and a tree coverage of 27%. The city lies in the North Temperate Zone of the world. The city has improved its Distribution of urban green space when compared to Global Average and also improved its Percentage of urban area covered by trees when compared to previous year. Within Europe, 80.2% of cities are ranked lower than Aarhus.
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Aarhus is ranked 8 of 41 cities in the Nordic region
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B-
Urban Green Space
Percentage of urban green space
54%
Population density
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134 km²Urban area population
286,963 (2025)