List of European cities by population within city limits

The largest cities in Europe according to the population within their city boundary have populations over 1 million inhabitants. Cities are sorted by official population. Capital cities are in bold. The list deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas and metropolitan areas, which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city.

As some cities have very narrow boundaries and others very wide ones, 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 Paris is the third most populous urban area in Europe, but the strict definition of the administrative limits of the City of Paris results in a far lower population shown in the table.

Largest cities
City Country Official
population		 Date 2011 Eurostat
population[1]		 Image Location Ref.
1 Istanbul[lower-alpha 1] Turkey 15,907,951[lower-alpha 2] 31 December 2022 41.013611°N 28.955°E / 41.013611; 28.955 (1 Istanbul) [2]
2 Moscow[lower-alpha 3] Russia 12,632,409 1 January 2022 55.75°N 37.616667°E / 55.75; 37.616667 (2 Moscow) [3]
3 London United Kingdom 8,799,800 21 March 2021 8,173,941 51.507222°N 0.1275°W / 51.507222; -0.1275 (3 London) [4]
4 Saint Petersburg Russia 5,376,672 1 January 2022 59.95°N 30.3°E / 59.95; 30.3 (4 Saint Petersburg) [3]
5 Berlin Germany 3,850,809 31 December 2022 3,460,725 52.516667°N 13.383333°E / 52.516667; 13.383333 (5 Berlin) [5]
6 Madrid Spain 3,305,408 1 January 2021 3,198,645 40.383333°N 3.716667°W / 40.383333; -3.716667 (6 Madrid) [6]
7 Kyiv Ukraine 2,962,180 1 January 2021 50.45°N 30.523333°E / 50.45; 30.523333 (7 Kiev) [7]
8 Rome Italy 2,749,031 1 January 2022 2,873,494 41.9°N 12.5°E / 41.9; 12.5 (8 Rome) [8]
* Baku[lower-alpha 4] Azerbaijan 2,303,100 1 January 2022 40.4°N 49.9°E / 40.4; 49.9 (Baku) [9]
9 Bucharest Romania 2,161,347 1 July 2021 1,903,299 44.4325°N 26.103889°E / 44.4325; 26.103889 (9 Bucharest) [10]
10 Paris France 2,139,907 1 January 2022 2,249,977 48.8567°N 2.3508°E / 48.8567; 2.3508 (10 Paris) [11]
11 Minsk Belarus 1,996,553 1 January 2022 53.9°N 27.566667°E / 53.9; 27.566667 (11 Minsk) [12]
12 Vienna Austria 1,982,442 1 January 2023 1,598,626 48.2°N 16.366667°E / 48.2; 16.366667 (12 Vienna) [13]
13 Warsaw Poland 1,863,056 31 December 2021 1,708,491 52.233333°N 21.016667°E / 52.233333; 21.016667 (13 Warsaw) [14]
14 Hamburg Germany 1,853,935 31 December 2021 1,786,448 53.565278°N 10.001389°E / 53.565278; 10.001389 (14 Hamburg) [15]
15 Budapest Hungary 1,706,851 1 January 2022 1,729,040 47.4925°N 19.051389°E / 47.4925; 19.051389 (15 Budapest) [16]
16 Belgrade Serbia 1,688,667 30 June 2021 44.816667°N 20.466667°E / 44.816667; 20.466667 (16 Belgrade) [17]
17 Barcelona Spain 1,636,732 1 January 2021 1,611,013 41.383333°N 2.183333°E / 41.383333; 2.183333 (17 Barcelona) [6]
18 Munich Germany 1,487,708 31 December 2021 1,378,176 48.133333°N 11.566667°E / 48.133333; 11.566667 (18 Munich) [15]
19 Kharkiv Ukraine 1,414,319 1 January 2021 50.004444°N 36.231389°E / 50.004444; 36.231389 (19 Kharkiv) [7]
20 Milan Italy 1,349,930 1 January 2022 1,324,110 45.466667°N 9.183333°E / 45.466667; 9.183333 (20 Milan) [8]
21 Kazan Russia 1,308,660 1 October 2021 55.790278°N 49.134722°E / 55.790278; 49.134722 (21 Kazan) [18]
22 Sofia Bulgaria 1,307,439 31 December 2021 1,324,025 42.7°N 23.33°E / 42.7; 23.33 (22 Sofia) [19]
23 Prague Czech Republic 1,275,406 1 January 2022 1,241,664 50.083333°N 14.416667°E / 50.083333; 14.416667 (23 Prague) [20]
24 Nizhny Novgorod Russia 1,228,199 1 October 2021 56.326944°N 44.0075°E / 56.326944; 44.0075 (24 Nizhny Novgorod) [18]
* Tbilisi[lower-alpha 5]  Georgia 1,201,769 1 January 2022 41.7166°N 44.7833°E / 41.7166; 44.7833 (Tbilisi) [21]
25 Samara Russia 1,187,771 1 October 2021 53.202778°N 50.140833°E / 53.202778; 50.140833 (25 Samara) [18]
26 Ufa Russia 1,144,809 1 October 2021 54.75°N 55.966667°E / 54.75; 55.966667 (26 Ufa) [18]
27 Birmingham United Kingdom 1,144,900 21 March 2021 1,073,045 52.483056°N 1.893611°W / 52.483056; -1.893611 (27 Birmingham) [4]
28 Rostov-on-Don Russia 1,142,162 1 October 2021 47.233333°N 39.7°E / 47.233333; 39.7 (28 Rostov-on-Don) [18]
29 Krasnodar Russia 1,099,344 1 October 2021 45°02′N 38°58′E [18]
* Yerevan[lower-alpha 6]  Armenia 1,092,800 1 January 2022 40.181°N 44.51°E / 40.181; 44.51 (Yerevan) [22]
30 Cologne Germany 1,073,096 31 December 2021 1,007,119 50.936389°N 6.952778°E / 50.936389; 6.952778 (30 Cologne) [15]
31 Voronezh Russia 1,057,681 1 October 2021 51.671667°N 39.210556°E / 51.671667; 39.210556 (31 Voronezh) [18]
32 Perm Russia 1,034,002 1 October 2021 58°N 56.316667°E / 58; 56.316667 (32 Perm) [18]
33 Volgograd Russia 1,028,036 1 October 2021 48.7°N 44.516667°E / 48.7; 44.516667 (33 Volgograd) [18]

Map
Locations of cities in Europe with more than 1 million inhabitants (Baku is out of this map)

See also

Notes
  1. Istanbul is a transcontinental city, with its commercial and historical centre and two-thirds of the population in Europe, the rest in Asia (see Districts of Istanbul for details).
  2. Istanbul total (2022) = 15,907,951
    Europe (25 districts) = 10,241,510
    Asia (14 districts) = 5,666,441
  3. Moscow is the most populous city entirely within Europe.
  4. Continental placement may vary depending on geographic convention being followed.
  5. Continental placement may vary depending on geographic convention being followed.
  6. Continental placement may vary depending on geographic convention being followed.

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