Largest Cities Of The European Union By Population
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This list includes the most up-to-date official
census figures or census estimates with regards to the population of the largest cities in the
European Union. It deals exclusively with the areas within inner
city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas or
metropolitan areas.
The European Union statistics agency
Eurostat does not gather information with regards to the population of cities within the member states, it is rather the task of national statistical agencies that gather such information every 5 to 10 years and that often make official estimates on the population of the cities. In some case the regional, local and municipal authorities also gather such information. This list exclusively includes official information from national agencies as well as official information from local government authorities.
100 most populous cities within administrative city limits
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This list also includes 19 of the 55 global cities. Four of them are "alpha" global cities (London, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan), two of them are "beta" global cities (Brussels and Madrid), and thirteen are "gamma" global cities (Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Prague, Rome, Stockholm, Warsaw, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Hamburg and Munich). It should be noted that "global cities" really are metro areas, while the figures expressed below are usually for populations within city limits. However, the figure used for London is that of Greater London rather than the actual City of London.
Note: Cities in bold are capital cities of their administrative countries.
| Rank |
City and country |
Population |
Date of census/estimate
|
| 1. | London, United Kingdom | .7,512,400 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 2. | Berlin, Germany | .3,406,000 | 02007-04-30 30 April 2007 ([1]) |
| 3. | Madrid, Spain | .3,187,062 | 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official) |
4.  | Rome, Italy | .2,705,603 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 5. | Paris, France | .2,153,600 | 02005-01-01 1 January 2005 (official) |
| 6. | Bucharest, Romania | .1,940,500 | 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official) |
| 7. | Hamburg, Germany | .1,757,030 | 02007-03-31 31 March 2007 (official) |
| 8. | Warsaw, Poland | .1,703,198 | 02007-03-31 31 March 2007 () |
| 9. | Budapest, Hungary | .1,696,128 | 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official) |
| 10. | Vienna, Austria | .1,670,347 | 02007-07-01 1 July 2007 (official) |
| 11. | Barcelona, Spain | .1,605,602 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 12. | Munich, Germany | .1,336,983 | 02007-05-31 31 May 2007 (official) |
| 13. | Milan, Italy | .1,303,306 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 14. | Sofia, Bulgaria | .1,270,010 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 15. | Prague, Czech Republic | .1,198,094 | 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official) |
| 16. | Birmingham, United Kingdom | .1,006,500 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 17. | Cologne, Germany | .989,766 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 18. | Naples, Italy | .975,139 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 19. | Turin, Italy | .900,569 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 20. | Marseille, France | .820,900 | 02005-01-01 1 January 2005 (official) |
| 21. | Valencia, Spain | .805,304 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 22. | Stockholm, Sweden | .788,269 | 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official) |
| 23. | Łódź, Poland | .767,628 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 24. | Kraków, Poland | .756,629 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 25. | Leeds, United Kingdom | .750,200 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 26. | Athens, Greece | .745,514 | 02001-03-18 18 March 2001 (official) |
| 27. | Amsterdam, Netherlands | .743,393 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 28. | Riga, Latvia | .727,578 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 29. | Sevilla, Spain | .704,414 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 30. | Palermo, Italy | .668,843 | 02006-03-31 31 March 2006 (official) |
| 31. | Frankfurt, Germany | .663,567 | 02007-09-30 30 September 2007 (official) |
| 32. | Zaragoza, Spain | .649,181 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 33. | Wrocław, Poland | .635,932 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 34. | Genoa, Italy | .618,438 | 02006-03-31 31 March 2006 (official) |
| 35. | Stuttgart, Germany | .591,528 | 02006-04-30 30 April 2006 (official) |
| 36. | Rotterdam, Netherlands | .588,718 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 37. | Dortmund, Germany | .587,717 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 38. | Essen, Germany | .583,892 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 39. | Glasgow, United Kingdom | .580,700 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 40. | Düsseldorf, Germany | .575,727 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 41. | Poznań, Poland | .567,882 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 42. | Helsinki, Finland | .564,521 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 43. | Málaga, Spain | .560,631 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 44. | Vilnius, Lithuania | .553,553 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 45. | Bremen, Germany | .548,477 | 02006-11-11 11 November 2006 (official) |
| 46. | Lisbon, Portugal | .529,485 | 02004 2004 (official) |
| 47. | Sheffield, United Kingdom | .525,800 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 48. | Hannover, Germany | .516,343 | 02006-12-30 30 December 2006 (official) |
| 49. | Leipzig, Germany | .506,578 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 50. | Dublin, Ireland | .505,739 | 02006-04-23 23 April 2006 (official) |
| 51. | Dresden, Germany | .504,795 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 52. | Copenhagen, Denmark | .503,699 | 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official) |
| 53. | Nuremberg, Germany | .500,967 | 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official) |
| 54. | Duisburg, Germany | .500,142 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 55. | Bradford, United Kingdom | .493,100 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 56. | Gothenburg, Sweden | .490,961 | 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official) |
| 57. | The Hague, Netherlands | .475,197 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 58. | Lyon, France | .466,400 | 02005-01-01 1 January 2005 (official) |
| 59. | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | .463,500 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 60. | Antwerp, Belgium | .461,496 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 61. | Gdańsk, Poland | .458,053 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 62. | Manchester, United Kingdom | .452,000 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 63. | Liverpool, United Kingdom | .436,100 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 64. | Toulouse, France | .435,000 | 02005-01-01 1 January 2005 (official) |
| 65. | Bratislava, Slovakia | .425,459 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 66. | Murcia, Spain | .416,996 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 67. | Szczecin, Poland | .411,119 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 68. | Bristol, United Kingdom | .410,500 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 69. | Tallinn, Estonia | .396,193 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 70. | Bochum, Germany | .384,492 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 71. | Las Palmas, Spain | .377,056 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 72. | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | .375,048 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 73. | Bologna, Italy | .374,142 | 02006-03-31 31 March 2006 (official) |
| 74. | Florence, Italy | .367,268 | 02006-03-31 31 March 2006 (official) |
| 75. | Brno, Czech Republic | .366,680 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 76. | Bydgoszcz, Poland | .366,074 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 77. | Thessaloniki, Greece | .363,987 | 02001-03-18 18 March 2001 (official) |
| 78. | Kaunas, Lithuania | .360,637 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 79. | Wuppertal, Germany | .358,746 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 80. | Lublin, Poland | .354,967 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 81. | Bilbao, Spain | .354,145 | 02005-01-01 1 January 2005 (official) |
| 82. | Nice, France | .347,900 | 02005-01-01 1 January 2005 (official) |
| 83. | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | .343,662 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 84. | Bari, Italy | .326,333 | 02006-03-31 31 March 2006 (official) |
| 85. | Bielefeld, Germany | .326,268 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 86. | Córdoba, Spain | .322,867 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 87. | Alicante, Spain | .322,431 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 88. | Wakefield, United Kingdom | .321,200 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 89. | Valladolid, Spain | .319,943 | 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official) |
| 90. | Cardiff, United Kingdom | .317,500 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 91. | Katowice, Poland | .317,220 | 02005-12-31 31 December 2005 (official) |
| 92. | Bonn, Germany | .312,996 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 93. | Varna, Bulgaria | .311,465 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 94. | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | .311,400 | 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official) |
| 95. | Ostrava, Czech Republic | .309,098 | 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official) |
| 96. | Timişoara, Romania | .308,100 | 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official) |
| 97. | Mannheim, Germany | .307,772 | 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official) |
| 98. | Coventry, United Kingdom | .306,600 | 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official) |
| 99. | Constanţa, Romania | .304,900 | 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official) |
| 100. | Iaşi, Romania | .304,000 | 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official) |
Notable cities
- Since this table covers only the European Union, large European cities in non-member countries are omitted, such as, for instance, Moscow, Oslo and Zürich.
- Brussels – the capital city of Belgium and unofficially referred to as the capital of the European Union is nowhere near the top 100 list, as the small municipality has a total population of only 141,312 (Census estimate 2004). The greater Brussels-Capital Region has a population of over 1 million.
- Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark has a relatively small municipality compared to other European cities and even the inner city area of Frederiksberg (92,235 inhabitans) is not included in the list above. The greater city of Copenhagen has 1,084,885 inh. and the metropolitan area app. 1,8 million.
- Bordeaux, France – the city in Aquitaine is not on the list because most people in the Bordeaux Metropolitan Area live in the suburbs, outside of the city limits. Population within the city proper: 230,600 (January 1, 2005).
- Ljubljana – the Slovenian capital has a total population of 258,873 and its population is currently declining.
- Luxembourg - the capital city of Luxembourg has a total population of 77,325 (Census Estimate 2004).
- Nantes, France – the city in Brittany is not on the list because most people in the Nantes Metropolitan Area live in the suburbs, outside of the city limits. Population within the city proper: 281,800 (January 1, 2005).
- Nicosia – the capital of Cyprus has a population of 355,000 (Total 2004). It is the largest municipality in Cyprus.
- Lille, France – the city in French Flanders is not on the list because most people in the Lille Metropolitan Area live in the suburbs, outside of the city limits. Population within the city proper: 225,100 (January 1, 2005).
- Nottingham, United Kingdom, 286,400 (mid-2006 est.) – the famous English city lost over 20,000 of its inhabitants between 1991 and 2001, owing mostly to migration from the inner city to suburbs outside the city limits which are tightly drawn.
- Belfast, United Kingdom, 267,400 (mid-2006 est.) - the capital of Northern Ireland
- Paris - the capital of France has approximately 12 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area but only about 15% of that number in the city area.
- Porto, Portugal - 263,131 (2001 est.) - the second city in Portugal. One of the biggest metropolitan areas on the European Atlantic coast. Plans of an union with Vila Nova de Gaia could mean the formation of a city with over 500,000 inhabitants.
- Strasbourg, France – another important city in terms of the European Union is just short of the list, with a population of 264,115 as of 1999, but the January 1, 2005 estimate suggests that it is now closer with a population of 272,700.
- Valletta, Malta – the capital city has a total population of only 7,199 (Census Estimate 2001). The largest city in Malta is Birkirkara, with a population just under 25,000.
- Cork, Ireland - the second city of the republic of Ireland with a population of 119,143(2006). The Cork City limits are very restrictive.The Greater Cork area is currently 370,000 and predicted to grow to 450,000 by 2020.
- Almere, Netherlands - did not have a population until 1976, has a pop. of 176,000 in 2006 and is forecast to have a pop. of 214,000 by 2010.
- Košice, Slovakia - the second largest city in Slovakia with population of 234,871 (2005 census) and with city of Prešov it is a part of second biggest Slovak metropolitan area with total population of some 350,000.
- Debrecen, Hungary - the second largest city in Hungary has 204,297 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.
Candidate Countries
Croatia 
Republic of Macedonia
Turkey 
- Istanbul 10,018,735 according to 2000 census http://www.istanbul.net.tr/istanbul_istanbul_nufus.asp
- Ankara 3,203,362
- İzmir 2,232,265
- Bursa 1,194,687
- Adana 1,130,710
- Gaziantep 853,513
- Konya 742,690
- Antalya 603,190
- Diyarbakır 545,983
- Mersin 537,842
- Kayseri 536,392
- Eskişehir 482,793
- Şanlıurfa 385,588
- Malatya 381,081
- Samsun 363,180
- Erzurum 361,235
- Kahramanmaraş 326,198
- Van 284,464
- Adapazarı 283,752
- Denizli 275,48
(only Istanbul is (partially) geographically in Europe, other cities are part of Asia. Nevertheless, Istanbul would displace London as the largest city in the EU if Turkey were admitted.)
Officially recognized potential candidate countries
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
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