As some cities have very narrow city limits and others very wide, the list may not give an accurate view of the comparative magnitude of different places, and the figures in the list should be treated with caution. For example, the populations of Greater London and Greater Paris constitute the largest urban areas in the EU, but the strict definition of the limits of Paris results in a far lower population shown in the table below.
Rank |
City |
State |
Official population |
Date of census/estimate |
References |
Image |
1 |
London[Notes 1] |
United Kingdom |
7006861524600000000♠8,615,246 |
000000002014-06-01-00001 June 2014 |
[1] |
|
2 |
Berlin |
Germany |
7006356216600000000♠3,562,166 |
000000002014-12-31-000031 December 2014 |
[2] |
|
3 |
Madrid |
Spain |
7006316523500000000♠3,165,235 |
000000002014-01-01-00001 January 2014 |
[3] |
|
4 |
Rome |
Italy |
7006287403800000000♠2,874,038 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|
5 |
Paris |
France |
7006227330500000000♠2,273,305 |
000000002013-01-01-00001 January 2013 |
[5] |
|
6 |
Bucharest |
Romania |
7006190342500000000♠1,903,425 |
000000002014-10-20-000020 October 2014 |
[6] |
|
7 |
Vienna |
Austria |
7006182603000000000♠1,826,030 |
000000002015-10-01-00001 October 2015 |
[7] |
|
8 |
Hamburg[Notes 2] |
Germany |
7006176043300000000♠1,760,433 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[8] |
|
9 |
Budapest |
Hungary |
7006175761800000000♠1,757,618 |
000000002015-01-01-00001 January 2015 |
[9] |
|
10 |
Warsaw |
Poland |
7006174011900000000♠1,740,119 |
000000002014-03-31-000031 March 2014 |
[10] |
|
11 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
7006160238600000000♠1,602,386 |
000000002014-01-01-00001 January 2014 |
[3] |
|
12 |
Munich |
Germany |
7006149390000000000♠1,493,900 |
000000002015-02-28-000028 February 2015 |
[11] |
|
13 |
Milan |
Italy |
7006134381700000000♠1,343,817 |
000000002015-07-31-000031 July 2015 |
[4] |
|
14 |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
7006126171500000000♠1,261,715 |
000000002015-03-31-000031 March 2015 |
[12] |
|
15 |
Sofia |
Bulgaria |
7006122828200000000♠1,228,282 |
000000002014-12-31-000031 December 2014 |
[13] |
|
16 |
Brussels[Notes 3] |
Belgium |
7006117583100000000♠1,175,831 |
000000002014-01-01-00001 January 2014 |
[14] |
|
17 |
Birmingham |
United Kingdom |
7006109233000000000♠1,092,330 |
000000002013-06-30-000030 June 2013 |
[1] |
|
18 |
Cologne |
Germany |
7006105732700000000♠1,057,327 |
000000002014-12-31-000031 December 2014 |
[15] |
|
19 |
Naples |
Italy |
7005989160000000000♠989,160 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|
20 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
7005911989000000000♠911,989 |
000000002014-01-31-000031 January 2014 |
[16] |
|
21 |
Turin |
Italy |
7005897265000000000♠897,265 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|
22 |
Marseille |
France |
7005852516000000000♠852,516 |
000000002012-12-31-000031 December 2012 |
[17] |
|
23 |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
7005825080000000000♠825,080 |
000000002015-03-30-000030 March 2015 |
[18] |
|
24 |
Zagreb |
Croatia |
7005790017000000000♠790,017 |
000000002011-03-31-000031 March 2011 |
[19] |
|
25 |
Valencia |
Spain |
7005786424000000000♠786,424 |
000000002014-01-01-00001 January 2014 |
[3] |
|
26 |
Kraków |
Poland |
7005760700000000000♠760,700 |
000000002014-03-31-000031 March 2014 |
[10] |
|
27 |
Leeds |
United Kingdom |
7005757655000000000♠757,655 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
28 |
Łódź |
Poland |
7005709757000000000♠709,757 |
000000002014-03-31-000031 March 2014 |
[10] |
|
29 |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
7005709395000000000♠709,395 |
000000002014-06-30-000030 June 2014 |
[20] |
|
30 |
Seville |
Spain |
7005696676000000000♠696,676 |
000000002014-01-01-00001 January 2014 |
[3] |
|
31 |
Palermo |
Italy |
7005676118000000000♠676,118 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|
32 |
Zaragoza |
Spain |
7005666058000000000♠666,058 |
000000002014-01-01-00001 January 2014 |
[3] |
|
33 |
Riga |
Latvia |
7005641007000000000♠641,007 |
000000002015-07-01-00001 July 2015 |
[21] |
|
34 |
Athens |
Greece |
7005664046000000000♠664,046 |
000000002011-05-24-000024 May 2011 |
[22] |
|
35 |
Wrocław |
Poland |
7005632432000000000♠632,432 |
000000002014-03-31-000031 March 2014 |
[10] |
|
36 |
Helsinki |
Finland |
7005626305000000000♠626,305 |
000000002015-06-30-000030 June 2015 |
[23] |
|
37 |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
7005616528000000000♠616,528 |
000000002013-01-31-000031 January 2013 |
[24] |
|
38 |
Stuttgart |
Germany |
7005604297000000000♠604,297 |
000000002013-12-31-000031 December 2013 |
[25] |
|
39 |
Düsseldorf |
Germany |
7005598686000000000♠598,686 |
000000002013-12-31-000031 December 2013 |
[15] |
|
40 |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
7005596550000000000♠596,550 |
000000002013-12-31-000031 December 2013 |
[26] |
|
41 |
Genoa |
Italy |
7005592995000000000♠592,995 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|
42 |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
7005583348000000000♠583,348 |
000000002015-01-01-00001 January 2015 |
[27] |
|
43 |
Dortmund |
Germany |
7005575944000000000♠575,944 |
000000002013-12-31-000031 December 2013 |
[15] |
|
44 |
Essen |
Germany |
7005569884000000000♠569,884 |
000000002013-12-31-000031 December 2013 |
[15] |
|
45 |
Málaga |
Spain |
7005566913000000000♠566,913 |
000000002014-01-01-00001 January 2014 |
[3] |
|
46 |
Sheffield |
United Kingdom |
7005557382000000000♠557,382 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
47 |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
7005547631000000000♠547,631 |
000000002011-01-01-00001 January 2011 |
[28] |
|
48 |
Poznań |
Poland |
7005547161000000000♠547,161 |
000000002014-03-31-000031 March 2014 |
[10] |
|
49 |
Bremen |
Germany |
7005546451000000000♠546,451 |
000000002012-12-31-000031 December 2012 |
[29] |
|
50 |
Gothenburg |
Sweden |
7005541145000000000♠541,145 |
000000002014-12-31-000031 December 2014 |
[30] |
|
51 |
Leipzig |
Germany |
7005531562000000000♠531,562 |
000000002013-12-31-000031 December 2013 |
[31] |
|
52 |
Dresden |
Germany |
7005530754000000000♠530,754 |
000000002013-12-31-000031 December 2013 |
[31] |
|
53 |
Vilnius |
Lithuania |
7005537152000000000♠537,152 |
000000002013-01-01-00001 January 2013 |
[32] |
|
54 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
7005527612000000000♠527,612 |
000000002011-04-10-000010 April 2011 |
[33] |
|
55 |
Bradford |
United Kingdom |
7005524619000000000♠524,619 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
56 |
Hanover |
Germany |
7005523642000000000♠523,642 |
000000002014-12-31-000031 December 2014 |
[34] |
|
57 |
The Hague |
Netherlands |
7005510909000000000♠510,909 |
000000002014-05-01-00001 May 2014 |
[35] |
|
58 |
Manchester |
United Kingdom |
7005510772000000000♠510,772 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
59 |
Antwerp |
Belgium |
7005510610000000000♠510,610 |
000000002014-01-01-00001 January 2014 |
[36] |
|
60 |
Nuremberg |
Germany |
7005500096000000000♠500,096 |
000000002014-09-30-000030 September 2014 |
[11] |
|
61 |
Edinburgh |
United Kingdom |
7005495360000000000♠495,360 |
000000002011-06-30-000030 June 2011 |
[26] |
|
62 |
Lyon |
France |
7005491268000000000♠491,268 |
000000002011-12-31-000031 December 2011 |
[37] |
|
63 |
Duisburg |
Germany |
7005486816000000000♠486,816 |
000000002012-12-31-000031 December 2012 |
[15] |
|
64 |
Liverpool |
United Kingdom |
7005469690000000000♠469,690 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
65 |
Gdańsk |
Poland |
7005460354000000000♠460,354 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[10] |
|
66 |
Toulouse |
France |
7005447340000000000♠447,340 |
000000002011-12-31-000031 December 2011 |
[38] |
|
67 |
Murcia |
Spain |
7005441354000000000♠441,354 |
000000002012-01-01-00001 January 2012 |
[3] |
|
68 |
Tallinn |
Estonia |
7005434810000000000♠434,810 |
000000002015-02-01-00001 February 2015 |
[39] |
|
69 |
Bristol |
United Kingdom |
7005432451000000000♠432,451 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
70 |
Bratislava |
Slovak Republic |
7005417389000000000♠417,389 |
000000002013-12-31-000031 December 2013 |
[40] |
|
71 |
Szczecin |
Poland |
7005409211000000000♠409,211 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[10] |
|
72 |
Palma de Mallorca |
Spain |
7005407648000000000♠407,648 |
000000002012-01-01-00001 January 2012 |
[3] |
|
73 |
Bologna |
Italy |
7005386171000000000♠386,171 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|
74 |
Plovdiv |
Bulgaria |
7005382737000000000♠382,737 |
000000002015-03-15-000015 March 2015 |
[41] |
|
75 |
Las Palmas |
Spain |
7005382296000000000♠382,296 |
000000002012-01-01-00001 January 2012 |
[3] |
|
76 |
Florence |
Italy |
7005380226000000000♠380,226 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|
77 |
Brno |
Czech Republic |
7005378327000000000♠378,327 |
000000002013-01-01-00001 January 2013 |
[12] |
|
78 |
Varna |
Bulgaria |
7005364537000000000♠364,537 |
000000002015-03-15-000015 March 2015 |
[41] |
|
79 |
Bydgoszcz |
Poland |
7005362286000000000♠362,286 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[10] |
|
80 |
Bochum |
Germany |
7005362213000000000♠362,213 |
000000002012-12-31-000031 December 2012 |
[15] |
|
81 |
Bilbao |
Spain |
7005351629000000000♠351,629 |
000000002012-01-01-00001 January 2012 |
[3] |
|
82 |
Cardiff |
United Kingdom |
7005348493000000000♠348,493 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
83 |
Lublin |
Poland |
7005348120000000000♠348,120 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[10] |
|
84 |
Nice |
France |
7005344064000000000♠344,064 |
000000002011-12-31-000031 December 2011 |
[42] |
|
85 |
Wuppertal |
Germany |
7005342885000000000♠342,885 |
000000002012-12-31-000031 December 2012 |
[15] |
|
86 |
Alicante |
Spain |
7005340678000000000♠340,678 |
000000002012-01-01-00001 January 2012 |
[3] |
|
87 |
Coventry |
United Kingdom |
7005337428000000000♠337,428 |
000000002014-06-30-000030 June 2014 |
|
|
88 |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
7005333871000000000♠333,871 |
000000002011-03-27-000027 March 2011 |
[43] |
|
89 |
Leicester |
United Kingdom |
7005331606000000000♠331,606 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
90 |
Utrecht |
Netherlands |
7005330772000000000♠330,772 |
000000002014-05-01-00001 May 2014 |
[44] |
|
91 |
Córdoba |
Spain |
7005328841000000000♠328,841 |
000000002012-01-01-00001 January 2012 |
[3] |
|
92 |
Bielefeld |
Germany |
7005328314000000000♠328,314 |
000000002012-12-31-000031 December 2012 |
[15] |
|
93 |
Wakefield |
United Kingdom |
7005327627000000000♠327,627 |
000000002012-06-30-000030 June 2012 |
[1] |
|
94 |
Aarhus |
Denmark |
7005326676000000000♠326,676 |
000000002014-10-01-00001 October 2014 |
.[45] |
|
95 |
Cluj-Napoca |
Romania |
7005324576000000000♠324,576 |
000000002011-10-20-000020 October 2011 |
[46] |
|
96 |
Bari |
Italy |
7005321008000000000♠321,008 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|
97 |
Thessaloniki |
Greece |
7005325182000000000♠325,182 |
000000002011-05-24-000024 May 2011 |
[22] |
|
98 |
Timișoara |
Romania |
7005319279000000000♠319,279 |
000000002011-10-20-000020 October 2011 |
[46] |
|
99 |
Malmö |
Sweden |
7005319246000000000♠319,246 |
000000002015-03-31-000031 March 2015 |
[16] |
|
100 |
Catania |
Italy |
7005315567000000000♠315,567 |
000000002014-11-30-000030 November 2014 |
[4] |
|