List of metropolitan areas in Europe

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This is a list of metropolitan areas. For a list of urban areas, see Largest urban areas of the European Union. For a list of cities proper, see Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. For a list of European cities by country, see List of cities in Europe.
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This is a list of metropolitan areas in Europe, with their population according to five different sources. The list includes metropolitan areas that have a population of over 1 million.

List includes metropolitan areas according only studies of ESPON, Eurostat, United Nations, OECD and "CityPopulation Studies". For this reason some metropolitan areas, like Italian Genoa Metropolitan Area (population is over 1.510.000 as of 2012 according "CityRailway" Official Report),aren't included in this list, with datas by other statistic survey institutes.

Figures in the first column come from the ESPON project, "Study on Urban Functions", which defines cities according to the concept of a functional urban area (core urban area defined morphologically on the basis of population density, plus the surrounding labour pool defined on the basis of commuting). Figures in the second column come from Eurostat's Urban Audit and correspond to Larger Urban Zones (LUZ). Figures in the third column come from the UN's World Urbanization Prospects and correspond to urban areas. Figures in the fourth column come from the OECD Territorial Reviews and correspond to "metropolitan regions". Figures in the last column come from the citypopulation.de website and correspond to urban agglomerations. Further information on how the areas are defined can be found in the source documents. These figures should be seen as an interpretation, not as conclusive fact.

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Metropolitan areas [edit]

  Within the European Union
Metropolitan area name Country ESPON 1.4.3[1] Urban Audit[2] UN WUP[3] OECD[4] Citypopulation.de[5]
Amsterdam metropolitan area  Netherlands 70062497000000000002,497,000[6] 70061443258000000001,443,258 (2004) 70061049000000000001,049,000 70067500000000000007,500,000[6] 70061970000000000001,970,000
Antwerp  Belgium 70061406000000000001,406,000[7] 7005938904000000000938,904 7005965000000000000965,000 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Athens  Greece 70063761000000000003,761,000 70064013368000000004,013,368 (2004) 70063257000000000003,257,000 70063900000000000003,900,000 70063775000000000003,775,000
Barcelona metropolitan area  Spain 70064082000000000004,082,000[8] 70064440629000000004,440,629 70065083000000000005,083,000 70064900000000000004,900,000 70064500000000000004,500,000
Baku  Azerbaijan 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061972000000000001,972,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061940000000000001,940,000
Belgrade  Serbia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061617000000000001,617,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061750000000000001,750,000
Berlin  Germany 70064016000000000004,016,000 70065025272000000005,025,272 70063450000000000003,450,000 70066000000000000006,000,000 70064325000000000004,325,000
Bremen  Germany 70061077000000000001,077,000 70061247139000000001,247,139 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Greater Bristol  United Kingdom 70061041000000000001,041,000 70061071000000000001,071,000 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Brussels-Capital Region  Belgium 70062639000000000002,639,000[7] 70061885319000000001,885,319 70061904000000000001,904,000 70063800000000000003,800,000 70061910000000000001,910,000
Bucharest metropolitan area  Romania 70062064000000000002,064,000 70062176117000000002,176,117 70061934000000000001,934,000 5000000000000000000No data 70062075000000000002,075,000
Budapest metropolitan area  Hungary 70062523000000000002,523,000 70062475737000000002,475,737 70061706000000000001,706,000 70062800000000000002,800,000 70062525000000000002,525,000
Cardiff and South Wales valleys  United Kingdom 70061097000000000001,097,000 7005861400000000000861,400 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Copenhagen metropolitan area  Denmark 70061881000000000001,881,000[9] 70061822569000000001,822,569 (2004) 70061186000000000001,186,000 70062400000000000002,400,000 70061420000000000001,420,000
Donetsk  Ukraine 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 7005966000000000000966,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061450000000000001,450,000
Dnipropetrovsk  Ukraine 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061004000000000001,004,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061360000000000001,360,000
Dublin Metropolitan Area  Ireland 70061477000000000001,477,000 70061534426000000001,534,426 (2004) 70061274000000000001,274,000 70061800000000000001,800,000 70061100000000000001,100,000
Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Region  Germany 70062764000000000002,764,000[10] 70062531970000000002,531,970 5000000000000000000Not listed 70065600000000000005,600,000 70061940000000000001,940,000
Greater Glasgow  United Kingdom 70061395000000000001,395,000 70061755300000000001,755,300 70061170000000000001,170,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061430000000000001,430,000
The Hague  Netherlands 70061404000000000001,404,000[6] 7005978161000000000978,161 (2004) 5000000000000000000Not listed 70067500000000000007,500,000[6] 70062900000000000002,900,000[11]
Hamburg Metropolitan Region  Germany 70062983000000000002,983,000 70063187338000000003,187,338 70061786000000000001,786,000 70064600000000000004,600,000 70062625000000000002,625,000
Helsinki Metropolitan Area  Finland 70061285000000000001,285,000 70061279685000000001,279,685 70061115000000000001,115,000 70061800000000000001,800,000 70061120000000000001,120,000
Istanbul  Turkey 5000000000000000000No data 700711044642000000011,044,642 (2004) 700710525000000000010,525,000 700711400000000000011,400,000 700713000000000000013,000,000
Katowice metropolitan area  Poland 70063029000000000003,029,000[12] 70062710397000000002,710,397 (2004) 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 70062450000000000002,450,000
Kazan  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061140000000000001,140,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061140000000000001,140,000
Kharkiv  Ukraine 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061453000000000001,453,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061590000000000001,590,000
Kiev metropolitan area  Ukraine 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70062805000000000002,805,000 5000000000000000000No data 70063225000000000003,225,000
Kraków metropolitan area  Poland 70061236000000000001,236,000 70061276438000000001,276,438 7005756000000000000756,000 70062100000000000002,100,000 5000000000000000000Not listed
West Yorkshire (Bradford & Leeds)  United Kingdom 70062302000000000002,302,000 70062393300000000002,393,300 (2004) 70061547000000000001,547,000 70062100000000000002,100,000 70062250000000000002,250,000
Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai  France/
 Belgium		 70061379000000000001,379,000[13] 70061223173000000001,223,173 (2004) 70061033000000000001,033,000 70062600000000000002,600,000 70061240000000000001,240,000[14]
Lisbon Metropolitan Area  Portugal 70062591000000000002,591,000 70062467484000000002,467,484 70062824000000000002,824,000 70062700000000000002,700,000 70062575000000000002,575,000
Liverpool  United Kingdom 70062241000000000002,241,000 70061350200000000001,350,200 7005819000000000000819,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061350000000000001,350,000
Łódź  Poland 70061165000000000001,165,000 70061139405000000001,139,405 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Greater London  United Kingdom 700713709000000000013,709,000 700712317800000000012,317,800 70068631000000000008,631,000 70067400000000000007,400,000 700712500000000000012,500,000
Lyon  France 70061669000000000001,669,000 70061748271000000001,748,271 (2004) 70061468000000000001,468,000 70061600000000000001,600,000 70061470000000000001,470,000
Madrid metropolitan area  Spain 70065263000000000005,263,000 70066271638000000006,271,638 70065851000000000005,851,000 70065600000000000005,600,000 70065400000000000005,400,000
Greater Manchester  United Kingdom 70062556000000000002,556,000 70062580000000000002,580,000 70062253000000000002,253,000 70062500000000000002,500,000 70062625000000000002,625,000
Marseille  France 70061530000000000001,530,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061469000000000001,469,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061470000000000001,470,000
Milan metropolitan area  Italy 70064136000000000004,136,000[15] 70063076643000000003,076,643 70063115392000000003,115,392 70067400000000000007,400,000 70064575000000000004,575,000
Minsk  Belarus 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061852000000000001,852,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061860000000000001,860,000
Moscow metropolitan area  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 700710550000000000010,550,000 5000000000000000000No data 700714800000000000014,800,000
Munich  Germany 70062665000000000002,665,000[16] 70062644807000000002,644,807 70061349000000000001,349,000 70066100000000000006,100,000 70062025000000000002,025,000
Naples metropolitan area  Italy 70062905000000000002,905,000[17] 70062239330000000002,239,330 70062276000000000002,276,000 70063100000000000003,100,000 70064150000000000004,150,000
Nice  France 70061082000000000001,082,000 5000000000000000000No data 7005941000000000000941,000 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data
Nizhniy Novgorod  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061267000000000001,267,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061760000000000001,760,000
Nottingham-Derby  United Kingdom 70061534000000000001,534,000 7005856900000000000856,900 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Nuremberg  Germany 70061443000000000001,443,000 70061299016000000001,299,016 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 70061060000000000001,060,000
Odessa  Ukraine 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061009000000000001,009,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061070000000000001,070,000
Greater Oslo  Norway 70061037000000000001,037,000 70061162255000000001,162,255 7005888000000000000888,000 70061700000000000001,700,000 5000000000000000000Not listed
Paris metropolitan area  France 700711175000000000011,175,000 700711532409000000011,532,409 (2004) 700710485000000000010,485,000 700711200000000000011,200,000 700710500000000000010,500,000
Perm  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 7005982000000000000982,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061040000000000001,040,000
Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto  Portugal 70061245000000000001,245,000[18] 70061109990000000001,109,990 70061355000000000001,355,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061240000000000001,240,000
Portsmouth-Southampton  United Kingdom 70061547000000000001,547,000 7005506800000000000506,800[19] 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Prague  Czech Republic 70061669000000000001,669,000 70062099282000000002,099,282 70061162000000000001,162,000 70062300000000000002,300,000 70061390000000000001,390,000
Rhein-Nord[20] (Düsseldorf-Neuss)  Germany 70063073000000000003,073,000[21] 70061527018000000001,527,018[22] 5000000000000000000Not listed 700713400000000000013,400,000[21] 70061220000000000001,220,000[22]
Rhein-Süd[20] (Cologne/Bonn Region)  Germany 70063070000000000003,070,000[21] 70061898438000000001,898,438[23] 70061001000000000001,001,000[23] 700713400000000000013,400,000[21] 70061900000000000001,900,000[23]
Riga  Latvia 70061195000000000001,195,000 70061003949000000001,003,949 (2004) 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Rome metropolitan area  Italy 70063190000000000003,190,000 70063695148000000003,695,148 70063362000000000003,362,000 70063700000000000003,700,000 70063300000000000003,300,000
Rostov-on-Don  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061046000000000001,046,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061190000000000001,190,000
Rotterdam  Netherlands 70061904000000000001,904,000[6] 70061186818000000001,186,818 (2004) 70061010000000000001,010,000 70067500000000000007,500,000[6] 70062900000000000002,900,000[24]
Ruhr area[20] (Essen – Bochum – Dortmund)  Germany 70065376000000000005,376,000[21] 70065203100000000005,203,100 5000000000000000000Not listed 700713400000000000013,400,000[21] 70064650000000000004,650,000[25]
Saarbrücken - Forbach  Germany/
 France		 70061102000000000001,102,000 7005832617000000000832,617 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Saint Petersburg  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70064575000000000004,575,000 5000000000000000000No data 70064775000000000004,775,000
Samara  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061131000000000001,131,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061270000000000001,270,000
Saratov  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 7005822000000000000822,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061070000000000001,070,000
Seville  Spain 70061180000000000001,180,000[26] 70061307097000000001,307,097 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 70061340000000000001,340,000
Sofia  Bulgaria 70061174000000000001,174,000 70061334782000000001,334,782 70061196000000000001,196,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061260000000000001,260,000
Metropolitan Stockholm  Sweden 70062171000000000002,171,000 70061981263000000001,981,263 70061285000000000001,285,000 70062200000000000002,200,000 70062075000000000002,075,000
South Yorkshire (Sheffield)  United Kingdom 70061569000000000001,569,000 70061308600000000001,308,600 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 70061330000000000001,330,000
Stuttgart Metropolitan Region  Germany 70062289000000000002,289,000 70062674527000000002,674,527 5000000000000000000Not listed 70062700000000000002,700,000 70061980000000000001,980,000
Tbilisi  Georgia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061120000000000001,120,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061220000000000001,220,000
Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area  Greece 70061052000000000001,052,000 7005995766000000000995,766 (2004) 7005837000000000000837,000 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Turin metropolitan area  Italy 70061601000000000001,601,000[27] 70061773747000000001,773,747 70061665000000000001,665,000 70062200000000000002,200,000 70061690000000000001,690,000
Newcastle-Sunderland  United Kingdom 70061599000000000001,599,000 70061067400000000001,067,400 7005891000000000000891,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061110000000000001,110,000
Ufa  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061023000000000001,023,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061040000000000001,040,000
Valencia  Spain 70061398000000000001,398,000 [28] 70061670682000000001,670,682 7005814000000000000814,000 70062300000000000002,300,000 70061780000000000001,780,000
Vienna  Austria 70062584000000000002,584,000 70062285988000000002,285,988 70061706000000000001,706,000 70062200000000000002,200,000 70062025000000000002,025,000
Volgograd  Russia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 7005977000000000000977,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061360000000000001,360,000
Warsaw metropolitan area  Poland 70062785000000000002,785,000 70062726829000000002,726,829 70061712000000000001,712,000 70063000000000000003,000,000 70062225000000000002,225,000
West Midlands (Birmingham)  United Kingdom 70063683000000000003,683,000 70062401900000000002,401,900 70062302000000000002,302,000 70062600000000000002,600,000 70062650000000000002,650,000
Yerevan  Armenia 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000No data 70061112000000000001,112,000 5000000000000000000No data 70061230000000000001,230,000
Zagreb  Croatia 70061107115000000001,107,115 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed 5000000000000000000No data 5000000000000000000Not listed
Zürich metropolitan area  Switzerland 70061615000000000001,615,000 70061160687000000001,160,687 70061150000000000001,150,000 70062500000000000002,500,000 70061180000000000001,180,000

Polycentric metropolitan areas [edit]

(Only European Union) without Commonwealth of Independent States and Turkey)

Rank Area State Population[29]
1 London  United Kingdom 13,709,000
2 Rhine-Ruhr  Germany 12,190,000
3 Paris  France 11,175,000
4 Randstad  Netherlands 7,100,000
5 Milan  Italy 6,011,000
6 Katowice (Upper Silesian metropolitan area)  Poland/ Czech Republic 5,294,000
7 Madrid  Spain 5,263,000
8 Flemish Diamond  Belgium 5,103,000
9 Barcelona  Spain 4,251,000
10 Frankfurt Rhine-Main  Germany 4,149,000

See also [edit]

Regional and country-specific lists [edit]

Notes and references [edit]

  1. ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network, Study on Urban Functions (Project 1.4.3), Final Report, Chapter 3, (ESPON, 2007)
  2. ^ Eurostat, Total population in Urban Audit cities, Larger Urban Zone, accessed on 2009-06-23. Data for 2009 unless otherwise noted.
  3. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Urbanization Prospects (2009 revision), (United Nations, 2010), Table A.12. Data for 2007.
  4. ^ Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Competitive Cities in the Global Economy, OECD Territorial Reviews, (OECD Publishing, 2006), Table 1.1
  5. ^ Thomas Brinkoff, Principal Agglomerations of the World, accessed on 2009-03-12. Data for 2011-04-01.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Part of the Randstad polycentric urban region consisting of the metropolitan areas of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht (982,000). The total population of the region is 6,787,000.
  7. ^ a b The Flemish Diamond metropolitan region, which consists of the metropolitan areas of Brussels, Antwerp, Gent, and Leuven, has a total population of 5,103,000.
  8. ^ Total population is 4,251,000 if the metropolitan area of Mataro (169,000) is included.
  9. ^ Part of the wider Öresund region, which includes the Swedish metropolitan area of Malmö (961,000). The total regional population is 2,842,000.
  10. ^ Part of the Rhein-Main metropolitan region with a total population of 4,149,000, which additionally includes the metropolitan areas of Darmstadt (501,000), Wiesbaden (453,000), and Mainz (431,000).
  11. ^ Includes Rotterdam
  12. ^ Part of the polycentric Upper Silesian urban region with a total population of 5,294,000. The region additionally includes the metropolitan areas of Ostrava (1,046,000), Bielsko-Biala (584,000) and Rybnik (526,000).
  13. ^ Part of the wider Lille-Bassin Minier region with a total population of 3,115,000.
  14. ^ Includes Kortrijk
  15. ^ Part of a wider polycentric urban region with a population of 6,011,000.
  16. ^ When combined with the Augsburg metropolitan area (606,000), the region has a total population of 3,271,000.
  17. ^ Part of a wider polycentric urban region with a population of 3,714,000/
  18. ^ Part of a wider polycentric urban region with a population of 1,778,000.
  19. ^ Excludes Southampton
  20. ^ a b c Polycentric metropolitan area
  21. ^ a b c d e f Part of the polycentric urban region of Rhein-Ruhr, which has a total population of 12,190,000.
  22. ^ a b Excludes Duisburg, Krefeld, Mönchen-Gladbach
  23. ^ a b c Excludes Bonn
  24. ^ Includes The Hague
  25. ^ Includes Duisburg
  26. ^ Total population is 1,262,000 if the metropolitan area of Utrera (82,000) is included.
  27. ^ Total population is 1,716,000 if the metropolitan of Pinerolo is included.
  28. ^ Total population is 1,499,000 if the metropolitan area of Sagunto is included.
  29. ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network, Study on Urban Functions (Project 1.4.3), Final Report, Chapter 3, (ESPON, 2007) page 241-243

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