Largest European cities

These are the largest metropolitan areas and cities of Europe. Where the population figure is for a metropolitan area, the population of the city proper is given in the brackets.

City name Population

Moscow, Russia 13,200,000 (10,101,500)

London, UK 11,850,000 (6,638,109)

Istanbul, Turkey 10,650,000 (8,803,468)

Paris, France 9,800,000 (2,125,246)

Ruhr area, Germany 6,100,000 (Essen, Bochum, Dortmund, Wuppertal)

St. Petersburg, Russia 5,550,000 (4,669,400)

Madrid, Spain 5,150,000 (2,881,506)

Berlin, Germany 4,200,000 (3,388,434)

Barcelona, Spain 3,800,000 (1,503,884)

Milan, Italy 3,800,000 (1,256,211)

Athens, Greece 3,500,000 (745,514)

Rome, Italy 3,300,000 (2,546,804)

Kiev, Ukraine 3,200,000 (2,611,000)

Naples, Italy 3,000,000 (1,004,500)

Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area,Poland 2,930,800

Lisbon, Portugal 2,900,000 (564,657)

Katowice, Poland 2,850,000 (340,539)

Stuttgart, Germany 2,700,000 (587,152)

Birmingham, UK 2,600,000 (965,928)

Hamburg, Germany 2,600,000 (1,726,363)

Budapest, Hungary 2,550,000 (1,775,203)

Brussels, Belgium 2,500,000 (136,730)

Manchester, UK 2,500,000 (402,889)

Warsaw, Poland 2,400,000 (1,610,471)

Bucharest, Romania 2,300,000 (1,921,751)

Amsterdam, Netherlands 2,100,000 (735,080)

Leeds, UK 2,100,000 (424,194)

Frankfurt am Main, Germany 1,975,000 (641,076)

Donetsk, Ukraine 1,925,000 (1,016,000)

Munich, Germany 1,925,000 (1,227,958)

Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia 1,925,000 (1,311,200)

Cologne, Germany 1,875,000 (967,940)

Kharkov, Ukraine 1,850,000 (1,470,000)

Minsk, Belarus 1,850,000 (1,719,000)

Vienna, Austria 1,850,000 (1,550,123)

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro 1,800,000 (1,280,639)

Stockholm, Sweden 1,700,000 (758,148)

Mannheim, Germany 1,650,000 (308,385)

Glasgow, UK 1,575,000 (629,501)

Turin, Italy 1,500,000 (865,263)

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine 1,425,000 (1,065,000)

Copenhagen, Denmark 1,425,000 (501,285)

Marseilles, France 1,425,000 (798,430)

Valencia, Spain 1,425,000 (738,441)

Lyons, France 1,400,000 (445,452)

Liverpool, UK 1,375,000 (481,786)

Samara, Russia 1,375,000 (1,158,100)

Volgograd, Russia 1,375,000 (1,012,800)

D�sseldorf, Germany 1,350,000 (570,765)

Lille, France/Belgium 1,350,000 (184,493) (includes Mouscron and Kortrijk, Belgium)

Oporto, Portugal 1,325,000 (263,131)

Prague, Czech Republic 1,300,000 (1,161,938)

Sheffield, UK 1,275,000 (431,607)

Antwerp, Belgium 1,225,000 (448,709)

Helsinki, Finland 1,225,000 (559,716)

Seville, Spain 1,225,000 (684,663)

Sofia, Bulgaria 1,225,000 (1,096,389)

Kazan, Russia 1,175,000

Rostov, Russia 1,175,000

Rotterdam, Netherlands 1,175,000 (599,472)

Saratov, Russia 1,115,000 (873,500)

Odessa, Ukraine 1,125,000

Ufa, Russia 1,125,000

Lodz, Poland 1,100,000 (793,217)

Perm, Russia 1,100,000

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 1,075,000 (189,150)

Nuremberg, Germany 1,050,000 (491,307)

Dublin, Ireland 1,025,000 (495,101)

Hanover, Germany 1,025,000 (516,415)

Tricity, Poland 977,400 (462,700)

City name	Population
Moscow, Russia	13,200,000 (10,101,500)
London, UK	11,850,000 (6,638,109)
Istanbul, Turkey	10,650,000 (8,803,468)
Paris, France	9,800,000 (2,125,246)
Ruhr area, Germany	6,100,000 (Essen, Bochum, Dortmund, Wuppertal)
St. Petersburg, Russia	5,550,000 (4,669,400)
Madrid, Spain	5,150,000 (2,881,506)
Berlin, Germany	4,200,000 (3,388,434)
Barcelona, Spain	3,800,000 (1,503,884)
Milan, Italy	3,800,000 (1,256,211)
Athens, Greece	3,500,000 (745,514)
Rome, Italy	3,300,000 (2,546,804)
Kiev, Ukraine	3,200,000 (2,611,000)
Naples, Italy	3,000,000 (1,004,500)
Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area,Poland	2,930,800
Lisbon, Portugal	2,900,000 (564,657)
Katowice, Poland	2,850,000 (340,539)
Stuttgart, Germany	2,700,000 (587,152)
Birmingham, UK	2,600,000 (965,928)
Hamburg, Germany	2,600,000 (1,726,363)
Budapest, Hungary	2,550,000 (1,775,203)
Brussels, Belgium	2,500,000 (136,730)
Manchester, UK	2,500,000 (402,889)
Warsaw, Poland	2,400,000 (1,610,471)
Bucharest, Romania	2,300,000 (1,921,751)
Amsterdam, Netherlands	2,100,000 (735,080)
Leeds, UK	2,100,000 (424,194)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany	1,975,000 (641,076)
Donetsk, Ukraine	1,925,000 (1,016,000)
Munich, Germany	1,925,000 (1,227,958)
Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia	1,925,000 (1,311,200)
Cologne, Germany	1,875,000 (967,940)
Kharkov, Ukraine	1,850,000 (1,470,000)
Minsk, Belarus	1,850,000 (1,719,000)
Vienna, Austria	1,850,000 (1,550,123)
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro	1,800,000 (1,280,639)
Stockholm, Sweden	1,700,000 (758,148)
Mannheim, Germany	1,650,000 (308,385)
Glasgow, UK	1,575,000 (629,501)
Turin, Italy	1,500,000 (865,263)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	1,425,000 (1,065,000)
Copenhagen, Denmark	1,425,000 (501,285)
Marseilles, France	1,425,000 (798,430)
Valencia, Spain	1,425,000 (738,441)
Lyons, France	1,400,000 (445,452)
Liverpool, UK	1,375,000 (481,786)
Samara, Russia	1,375,000 (1,158,100)
Volgograd, Russia	1,375,000 (1,012,800)
D�sseldorf, Germany	1,350,000 (570,765)
Lille, France/Belgium	1,350,000 (184,493) (includes Mouscron and Kortrijk, Belgium)
Oporto, Portugal	1,325,000 (263,131)
Prague, Czech Republic	1,300,000 (1,161,938)
Sheffield, UK	1,275,000 (431,607)
Antwerp, Belgium	1,225,000 (448,709)
Helsinki, Finland	1,225,000 (559,716)
Seville, Spain	1,225,000 (684,663)
Sofia, Bulgaria	1,225,000 (1,096,389)
Kazan, Russia	1,175,000
Rostov, Russia	1,175,000
Rotterdam, Netherlands	1,175,000 (599,472)
Saratov, Russia	1,115,000 (873,500)
Odessa, Ukraine	1,125,000
Ufa, Russia	1,125,000
Lodz, Poland	1,100,000 (793,217)
Perm, Russia	1,100,000
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK	1,075,000 (189,150)
Nuremberg, Germany	1,050,000 (491,307)
Dublin, Ireland	1,025,000 (495,101)
Hanover, Germany	1,025,000 (516,415)
Tricity, Poland	977,400 (462,700)

See also: List of metropolitan areas by population for the world.