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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 one 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 second 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 edit
| City | Country | Official population | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul[a] | Turkey | 15,907,951 | 31 Dec 2022 | [b][1] |
| Moscow[c] | Russia | 13,104,177 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] |
| London | United Kingdom | 8,926,568 | 30 Jun 2023 | [3] |
| Saint Petersburg | Russia | 5,600,044 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] |
| Berlin | Germany | 3,755,251 | 31 Dec 2022 | [4] |
| Madrid | Spain | 3,280,782 | 1 Jan 2022 | [5] |
| Kyiv | Ukraine | 2,952,301 | 1 Jan 2022 | [6] |
| Rome | Italy | 2,748,109 | 1 Jan 2023 | [7] |
| Paris | France | 2,102,650 | 1 Jan 2023 | [8] |
| Minsk | Belarus | 1,995,471 | 1 Jan 2023 | [9] |
| Vienna | Austria | 1,982,097 | 1 Jan 2023 | [10] |
| Hamburg | Germany | 1,892,122 | 31 Dec 2022 | [4] |
| Warsaw | Poland | 1,861,644 | 30 Jun 2023 | [11] |
| Bucharest | Romania | 1,739,297 | 1 Jan 2023 | [12] |
| Belgrade | Serbia | 1,684,259 | 30 Jun 2022 | [13] |
| Budapest | Hungary | 1,671,004 | 1 Jan 2023 | [14] |
| Barcelona | Spain | 1,636,193 | 1 Jan 2022 | [5] |
| Munich | Germany | 1,512,491 | 31 Dec 2022 | [4] |
| Kharkiv | Ukraine | 1,421,225 | 1 Jan 2022 | [6] |
| Prague | Czech Republic | 1,357,326 | 1 Jan 2023 | [15] |
| Milan | Italy | 1,354,196 | 1 Jan 2023 | [7] |
| Kazan | Russia | 1,314,685 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] |
| Sofia | Bulgaria | 1,280,334 | 31 Dec 2022 | [16] |
| Tbilisi[d] | Georgia | 1,241,709 | 1 Jan 2023 | [17] |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | 1,213,477 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] |
| Birmingham | United Kingdom | 1,171,468 | 30 Jun 2023 | [3] |
| Samara | Russia | 1,163,645 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] |
| Ufa | 1,157,994 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] | |
| Rostov-on-Don | 1,135,968 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] | |
| Krasnodar | 1,121,291 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] | |
| Yerevan[d] | Armenia | 1,086,677 | 13 Oct 2022 | [18] |
| Cologne | Germany | 1,084,831 | 31 Dec 2022 | [4] |
| Voronezh | Russia | 1,051,995 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] |
| Perm | 1,027,153 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] | |
| Volgograd | 1,025,662 | 1 Jan 2023 | [2] | |
| Odesa | Ukraine | 1,010,537 | 1 Jan 2022 | [6] |
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Locations of cities in Europe with more than 1 million inhabitantsSee also edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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).
- ^ Istanbul total (2022) = 15,907,951
Europe (25 districts) = 10,241,510
Asia (14 districts) = 5,666,441 - ^ Moscow is the most populous city entirely within Europe.
- ^ a b Continental placement may vary depending on geographic convention being followed.
References edit
- ^ "The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2022". Turkish Statistical Institute. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2023 года (с учётом итогов Всероссийской переписи населения 2020 г.) [Preliminary estimated population as of 1 January 2023] (XLSX) (in Russian). Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Admin-based population estimates for local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Städte (Alle Gemeinden mit Stadtrecht) nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Bevölkerungsdichte am 31.12.2022" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Municipal breakdown". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1" (PDF). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. 2022. pp. 35–47. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Resident population on 1st January". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Estimation de la population au 1er janvier 2023" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Population at the beginning of year". National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Population at beginning of year/quarter". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2022. As of 30 June (Table III)". Statistics Poland. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "POP105A - Populația rezidentă la 1 Ianuarie pe grupe de vârste, sexe și medii de rezidență, macroregiuni, regiuni de dezvoltare și județe" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Estimates of population: Municipalities and regions, 2023". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Population by type of settlement, 1 January". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Population by districts, municipalities, place of residence and sex". National Statistical Institute. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Population: Population by cities and boroughs, as of 1 January". National Statistics Office of Georgia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "On the preliminary results of 2022 Population Census conducted in the Republic of Armenia" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.