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 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 13,104,177 1 January 2023 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 5,600,044 1 January 2023 59.95°N 30.3°E / 59.95; 30.3 (4 Saint Petersburg) [3]
5 Berlin Germany 3,755,251 31 December 2022 3,460,725 52.516667°N 13.383333°E / 52.516667; 13.383333 (5 Berlin) [5]
6 Madrid Spain 3,280,782 1 January 2022 3,198,645 40.383333°N 3.716667°W / 40.383333; -3.716667 (6 Madrid) [6]
7 Kyiv Ukraine 2,952,301 1 January 2022 50.45°N 30.523333°E / 50.45; 30.523333 (7 Kiev) [7]
8 Rome Italy 2,748,109 1 January 2023 2,873,494 41.9°N 12.5°E / 41.9; 12.5 (8 Rome) [8]
9 Bucharest Romania 2,162,281 1 July 2022 1,903,299 44.4325°N 26.103889°E / 44.4325; 26.103889 (9 Bucharest) [9]
10 Paris France 2,102,650 1 January 2023 2,249,977 48.8567°N 2.3508°E / 48.8567; 2.3508 (10 Paris) [10]
11 Minsk Belarus 1,995,471 1 January 2023 53.9°N 27.566667°E / 53.9; 27.566667 (11 Minsk) [11]
12 Vienna Austria 1,982,442 1 January 2023 1,598,626 48.2°N 16.366667°E / 48.2; 16.366667 (12 Vienna) [12]
13 Hamburg Germany 1,892,122 31 December 2022 1,786,448 53.565278°N 10.001389°E / 53.565278; 10.001389 (14 Hamburg) [5]
14 Warsaw Poland 1,861,644 30 June 2023 1,708,491 52.233333°N 21.016667°E / 52.233333; 21.016667 (13 Warsaw) [13]
15 Belgrade Serbia 1,688,667 30 June 2021 44.816667°N 20.466667°E / 44.816667; 20.466667 (15 Belgrade) [14]
16 Budapest Hungary 1,671,004 1 January 2023 1,729,040 47.4925°N 19.051389°E / 47.4925; 19.051389 (16 Budapest) [15]
17 Barcelona Spain 1,636,193 1 January 2022 1,611,013 41.383333°N 2.183333°E / 41.383333; 2.183333 (17 Barcelona) [6]
18 Munich Germany 1,512,491 31 December 2022 1,378,176 48.133333°N 11.566667°E / 48.133333; 11.566667 (18 Munich) [16]
19 Kharkiv Ukraine 1,421,225 1 January 2022 50.004444°N 36.231389°E / 50.004444; 36.231389 (19 Kharkiv) [7]
20 Prague Czech Republic 1,357,326 1 January 2023 1,241,664 50.083333°N 14.416667°E / 50.083333; 14.416667 (20 Prague) [17]
21 Milan Italy 1,354,196 1 January 2023 1,324,110 45.466667°N 9.183333°E / 45.466667; 9.183333 (21 Milan) [8]
22 Kazan Russia 1,314,685 1 January 2023 55.790278°N 49.134722°E / 55.790278; 49.134722 (22 Kazan) [3]
23 Sofia Bulgaria 1,280,334 31 December 2022 1,324,025 42.7°N 23.33°E / 42.7; 23.33 (23 Sofia) [18]
24 Nizhny Novgorod Russia 1,213,477 1 January 2023 56.326944°N 44.0075°E / 56.326944; 44.0075 (24 Nizhny Novgorod) [3]
* Tbilisi[lower-alpha 4]  Georgia 1,201,769 1 January 2022 41.7166°N 44.7833°E / 41.7166; 44.7833 (Tbilisi) [19]
25 Samara Russia 1,163,645 1 January 2023 53.202778°N 50.140833°E / 53.202778; 50.140833 (25 Samara) [3]
26 Ufa Russia 1,157,994 1 January 2023 54.75°N 55.966667°E / 54.75; 55.966667 (26 Ufa) [3]
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 1,135,968 1 January 2023 47.233333°N 39.7°E / 47.233333; 39.7 (28 Rostov-on-Don) [3]
29 Krasnodar Russia 1,121,291 1 January 2023 45°02′N 38°58′E [3]
* Yerevan[lower-alpha 4]  Armenia 1,092,800 1 January 2022 40.181°N 44.51°E / 40.181; 44.51 (Yerevan) [20]
30 Cologne Germany 1,084,831 31 December 2022 1,007,119 50.936389°N 6.952778°E / 50.936389; 6.952778 (30 Cologne) [5]
31 Voronezh Russia 1,051,995 1 January 2023 51.671667°N 39.210556°E / 51.671667; 39.210556 (31 Voronezh) [3]
32 Perm Russia 1,027,153 1 January 2023 58°N 56.316667°E / 58; 56.316667 (32 Perm) [3]
33 Volgograd Russia 1,025,662 1 January 2023 48.7°N 44.516667°E / 48.7; 44.516667 (33 Volgograd) [3]
34 Odesa Ukraine 1,010,537 1 January 2022 46.485°N 30.743°E / 46.485; 30.743 (34 Odesa) [7]

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.

References
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  3. 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.
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