List of European cities by population within city limits

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This is a list of the largest cities in Europe by population within city limits. It deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries (municipalities) as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas, which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city.

The list includes cities geographically situated in Europe, using the conventional definition of its boundaries.

Largest cities[edit]

Note : The cities are sorted by the column labelled Population within city limits. Cities in bold are capital cities of their respective countries.

City Country Eurostat
population
(01/01/2011)[1]
Population within city limits Date References Image
1 Istanbul[a]  Turkey 14,377,018 31 December 2014 [2] LeventPano3.jpg
2 Moscow  Russia 12,197,596 1 January 2015 [3] Moscow-City skyline.jpg
3 London[b]  United Kingdom 8,173,941 8,416,535 30 June 2013 [4] London from a hot air balloon.jpg
4 Saint Petersburg  Russia 5,191,690 1 January 2015 [3] Saray Meydanı, St. Petersburg.jpg
5 Berlin  Germany 3,460,725 3,562,166 31 December 2014 [5] Berlin - Siegessaeule Aussicht 10-13 img4 Tiergarten (cropped).jpg
6 Madrid  Spain 3,198,645 3,165,235 1 January 2014 [6] Cuatro Torres Business Area.JPG
7 Rome  Italy 2,761,477 2,874,038 30 November 2014 [7] Roma dall'aereo.JPG
8 Kiev  Ukraine 2,848,597 1 April 2015 [8] Vydubychi Monastery 2008(Kiev).JPG
9 Paris  France 2,249,977 2,241,346 1 January 2014 [9] Sunset over Paris 5, France August 2013.jpg
10 Bucharest  Romania 1,903,299 1,924,425 20 October 2014 [10][11] Bucharest-Skyline-01.jpg
11 Minsk  Belarus 1,939,800 1 July 2015 [12] St Elizabeth Monastery 1997 1.jpg
12 Vienna  Austria 1,598,626 1,805,681 1 April 2015 [13] Vienna Skyline.jpg
13 Hamburg  Germany 1,786,448 1,758,041 31 October 2014 [14] Hamburg Rathaus.jpg
14 Budapest  Hungary 1,729,040 1,754,000 1 January 2015 [15] Országház (509. számú műemlék) 35.jpg
15 Warsaw  Poland 1,708,491 1,735,442 31 December 2014 [16] Lotnicza panorama Warszawy.jpg
16 Barcelona  Spain 1,611,013 1,602,386 1 January 2014 [6] Central business district of Barcelona (2).JPG
17 Kharkiv  Ukraine 1,431,565 1 January 2014 [17] Kharkov Freedom Square.jpg
18 Munich  Germany 1,378,176 1,407,836 31 December 2013 [18] Stadtbild München.jpg
19 Milan  Italy 1,324,110 1,339,975 31 March 2015 [7] Milano skyline.jpg
20 Nizhny Novgorod  Russia 1,260,000 1 January 2013 [19] Рождественская церковь, ночной вид на Стрелку.JPG
21 Prague  Czech Republic 1,241,664 1,259,079 1 January 2015 [20] Prague old town square panorama.jpg
22 Sofia  Bulgaria 1,202,921 1,228,282 31 December 2014 [21] Aleksandar-nevski15.jpg
23 Kazan  Russia 1,176,000 1 January 2013 [19] Kazan skyline view.jpg
24 Samara  Russia 1,172,000 1 January 2013 [19] Samara 8-01-2009.jpg
25 Belgrade  Serbia 1,166,763 30 June 2013 [22][23] Belgrade iz balona.jpg
26 Brussels  Belgium 1,136,778 1,171,828 1 January 2015 [24] Brussels floral carpet B.jpg
27 Rostov-on-Don  Russia 1,104,000 1 January 2013 [19] View Rostov.jpg
28 Birmingham  United Kingdom 1,073,045 1,092,330 30 June 2013 [4] Birmingham Skyline from Edgbaston Cricket Ground.jpg
29 Ufa  Russia 1,078,000 1 January 2013 [19] BashkirWhiteHouse.jpg
30 Cologne  Germany 1,007,119 1,039,488 30 June 2014 [25] Kölnpanorama bei Abenddämmerung (2).JPG
31 Volgograd  Russia 1,019,000 1 January 2013 [19] Mamaev kurgan (ОКН).JPG
32 Perm  Russia 1,014,000 1 January 2013 [19] Perm Russia.jpg
33 Voronezh  Russia 1,004,000 1 January 2013 [19] Главное здание управления ЮВЖД.jpg
34 Odessa  Ukraine 999,359 1 January 2014 [17] Odessa Potemkin Stairs.jpg
35 Naples  Italy 959,574 989,111 1 January 2014 [7]
36 Dnipropetrovsk  Ukraine 982,969 1 January 2014 [17] Dnipropetrowsk.jpg

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, with its commercial and historical centre and about two-thirds of the population lying on the European side, and about one-third living on the Asian side. The population figure refers to the entirety of Istanbul Province.
  2. ^ London is an insular city in Britain, an island separated from continental Europe, but part of the European continental shelf.

References[edit]

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