List of European cities by population within city limits

Europe

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

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 Location
1 Istanbul[lower-alpha 1]  Turkey 14,377,018 31 December 2014 [2] 41°00′49″N 28°57′18″E / 41.013611°N 28.955°E / 41.013611; 28.955 (1 Istanbul)
2 Moscow  Russia 12,197,596 1 January 2015 [3] 55°45′00″N 37°37′00″E / 55.75°N 37.616667°E / 55.75; 37.616667 (2 Moscow)
3 London[lower-alpha 2]  United Kingdom 8,173,941 8,416,535 30 June 2013 [4] 51°30′26″N 0°07′39″W / 51.507222°N 0.1275°W / 51.507222; -0.1275 (3 London)
4 Saint Petersburg  Russia 5,191,690 1 January 2015 [3] 59°57′N 30°18′E / 59.95°N 30.3°E / 59.95; 30.3 (1 Saint Petersburg)
5 Berlin  Germany 3,460,725 3,562,166 31 December 2014 [5] 52°31′00″N 13°23′00″E / 52.516667°N 13.383333°E / 52.516667; 13.383333 (5 Berlin)
6 Madrid  Spain 3,198,645 3,165,235 1 January 2014 [6] 40°23′00″N 3°43′00″W / 40.383333°N 3.716667°W / 40.383333; -3.716667 (6 Madrid)
7 Rome  Italy 2,761,477 2,874,038 30 November 2014 [7] 41°54′N 12°30′E / 41.9°N 12.5°E / 41.9; 12.5 (7 Rome)
8 Kiev  Ukraine 2,848,597 1 April 2015 [8] 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45°N 30.523333°E / 50.45; 30.523333 (8 Kiev)
9 Paris  France 2,249,977 2,241,346 1 January 2014 [9] 48°51′24″N 2°21′03″E / 48.8567°N 2.3508°E / 48.8567; 2.3508 (9 Paris)
10 Minsk  Belarus 1,949,400 1 October 2015 [10] 53°54′00″N 27°34′00″E / 53.9°N 27.566667°E / 53.9; 27.566667 (10 Minsk)
11 Bucharest  Romania 1,903,299 1,924,425 20 October 2014 [11][12] 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.4325°N 26.103889°E / 44.4325; 26.103889 (11 Bucharest)
12 Vienna  Austria 1,598,626 1,840,573 1 January 2016 [13] 48°12′00″N 16°22′00″E / 48.2°N 16.366667°E / 48.2; 16.366667 (12 Vienna)
13 Hamburg  Germany 1,786,448 1,758,041 31 October 2014 [14] 53°33′55″N 10°00′05″E / 53.565278°N 10.001389°E / 53.565278; 10.001389 (13 Hamburg)
14 Budapest  Hungary 1,729,040 1,754,000 1 January 2015 [15] 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″E / 47.4925°N 19.051389°E / 47.4925; 19.051389 (14 Budapest)
15 Warsaw  Poland 1,708,491 1,740,119 31 December 2014 [16] 52°14′00″N 21°01′00″E / 52.233333°N 21.016667°E / 52.233333; 21.016667 (15 Warsaw)
16 Belgrade  Serbia 1,233,796 30 September 2011 [17] 44°49′00″N 20°28′00″E / 44.816667°N 20.466667°E / 44.816667; 20.466667 (25 Belgrade)
17 Barcelona  Spain 1,611,013 1,602,386 1 January 2014 [6] 41°23′00″N 2°11′00″E / 41.383333°N 2.183333°E / 41.383333; 2.183333 (16 Barcelona)
18 Kharkiv  Ukraine 1,431,565 1 January 2014 [18] 50°00′16″N 36°13′53″E / 50.004444°N 36.231389°E / 50.004444; 36.231389 (17 Kharkiv)
19 Munich  Germany 1,378,176 1,407,836 31 December 2013 [19] 48°08′00″N 11°34′00″E / 48.133333°N 11.566667°E / 48.133333; 11.566667 (18 Munich)
20 Milan  Italy 1,324,110 1,344,906 30 November 2015 [7] 45°28′00″N 9°11′00″E / 45.466667°N 9.183333°E / 45.466667; 9.183333 (19 Milan)
21 Nizhny Novgorod  Russia 1,260,000 1 January 2013 [20] 56°19′37″N 44°00′27″E / 56.326944°N 44.0075°E / 56.326944; 44.0075 (20 Nizhny Novgorod)
22 Prague  Czech Republic 1,241,664 1,259,079 1 January 2015 [21] 50°05′00″N 14°25′00″E / 50.083333°N 14.416667°E / 50.083333; 14.416667 (21 Prague)
23 Sofia  Bulgaria 1,202,921 1,228,282 31 December 2014 [22] 42°42′N 23°20′E / 42.7°N 23.33°E / 42.7; 23.33 (22 Bulgaria)
24 Kazan  Russia 1,176,000 1 January 2013 [20] 55°47′25″N 49°08′05″E / 55.790278°N 49.134722°E / 55.790278; 49.134722 (23 New York City)
25 Samara  Russia 1,172,000 1 January 2013 [20] 53°12′10″N 50°08′27″E / 53.202778°N 50.140833°E / 53.202778; 50.140833 (24 Samara)
26 Brussels  Belgium 1,136,778 1,171,828 1 January 2015 [23] 50°51′N 4°21′E / 50.85°N 4.35°E / 50.85; 4.35 (26 Brussels)
27 Rostov-on-Don  Russia 1,104,000 1 January 2013 [20] 47°14′00″N 39°42′00″E / 47.233333°N 39.7°E / 47.233333; 39.7 (27 Rostov-on-Don)
28 Birmingham  United Kingdom 1,073,045 1,092,330 30 June 2013 [4] 52°28′59″N 1°53′37″W / 52.483056°N 1.893611°W / 52.483056; -1.893611 (28 Birmingham)
29 Ufa  Russia 1,078,000 1 January 2013 [20] 54°45′00″N 55°58′00″E / 54.75°N 55.966667°E / 54.75; 55.966667 (29 Ufa)
30 Cologne  Germany 1,007,119 1,039,488 30 June 2014 [24] 50°56′11″N 6°57′10″E / 50.936389°N 6.952778°E / 50.936389; 6.952778 (30 Cologne)
31 Volgograd  Russia 1,019,000 1 January 2013 [20] 48°42′00″N 44°31′00″E / 48.7°N 44.516667°E / 48.7; 44.516667 (31 New York City)
32 Perm  Russia 1,014,000 1 January 2013 [20] 58°00′00″N 56°19′00″E / 58°N 56.316667°E / 58; 56.316667 (32 Perm)
33 Voronezh  Russia 1,004,000 1 January 2013 [20] 51°40′18″N 39°12′38″E / 51.671667°N 39.210556°E / 51.671667; 39.210556 (33 Voronezh)
34 Odessa  Ukraine 999,359 1 January 2014 [18] 46°28′00″N 30°44′00″E / 46.466667°N 30.733333°E / 46.466667; 30.733333 (34 Odessa)
35 Naples  Italy 959,574 989,111 1 January 2014 [7] 40°50′00″N 14°15′00″E / 40.833333°N 14.25°E / 40.833333; 14.25 (35 Naples)
36 Dnipropetrovsk  Ukraine 982,969 1 January 2014 [18] 48°27′00″N 34°59′00″E / 48.45°N 34.983333°E / 48.45; 34.983333 (36 Dnipropetrovsk)

See also

Notes

  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

  1. ↑ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - cities and greater cities". Eurostat. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2014". Turkish Statistical Institute. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 Rosstat. (Russian)
  4. 1 2 "Population Estimates by single year of age and sex for local authorities in the UK, mid-2013". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Amt für Statistik Berlin Brandenburg". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 "List of place name: Population of the Continuous Municipal Register by Population Unit". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "I.Stat" (in Italian). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Population (by estimate) as of April 1, 2015. Average annual populations January-March 2015". State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Population of Paris in January 2014". INSEE. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Belarus in figures 2015". National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Official data for 2011 census" (in Romanian). INSSE. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Urban Audit: Bucharest Profile". Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "Bevölkerung zu Quartalsbeginn seit 2002 nach Bundesland". Statistik Austria. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Population - Hamburg". Federal Statistical Office and the statistical Offices of the Länder. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "1.2. Népesség a település jellege szerint, január 1. (1980–)*". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Tabl. 2. Ludność według płci, województw i podregionów" [Table 2. Population by gender, regions and subregions] (in Polish). Central Statistical Office (Poland). Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  18. 1 2 3 РОЗПОДІЛ ПОСТІЙНОГО НАСЕЛЕННЯ УКРАЇНИ ЗА СТАТТЮ ТА ВІКОМ: Станом на 1 січня 2014 року [Resident Population of Ukraine by Sex and Age: as of 1 January 2014] (Report). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. "Result - 12411-001: Bevölkerung: Gemeinden, Stichtage (letzten 6)" (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "5.4. Cities with population size of 1 million persons and over". Russia in figures - 2014. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  21. ↑ Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Czech Republic: Major Cities". City Population. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Население по градове и пол" (in Bulgarian). National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Population par région et âge, au 1er janvier 2015-2061" [Population by region and age, on 1 January 2015-2061] (in French). Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Einwohnerzahlen im Regierungsbezirk Köln". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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