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 Turkey 15,840,900[lower-alpha 1] 31 December 2021 41.013611°N 28.955°E / 41.013611; 28.955 (1 Istanbul) [2]
2 Moscow[lower-alpha 2] Russia 12,632,409 1 January 2022 55.75°N 37.616667°E / 55.75; 37.616667 (2 Moscow) [3]
3 London United Kingdom 9,002,488 30 June 2020 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 3,664,088 31 December 2020 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 2,920,873 1 January 2021 50.45°N 30.523333°E / 50.45; 30.523333 (7 Kiev) [7]
8 Rome Italy 2,844,750 1 January 2021 2,873,494 41.9°N 12.5°E / 41.9; 12.5 (8 Rome) [8]
9 Bucharest Romania 2,161,347 1 July 2021 1,903,299 44.4325°N 26.103889°E / 44.4325; 26.103889 (10 Bucharest) [9]
10 Paris France 2,139,907 1 January 2022 2,249,977 48.8567°N 2.3508°E / 48.8567; 2.3508 (9 Paris) [10]
11 Minsk Belarus 2,009,786 1 January 2021 53.9°N 27.566667°E / 53.9; 27.566667 (11 Minsk) [11]
12 Vienna Austria 1,931,830 1 January 2022 1,598,626 48.2°N 16.366667°E / 48.2; 16.366667 (12 Vienna) [12]
13 Hamburg Germany 1,852,478 31 December 2020 1,786,448 53.565278°N 10.001389°E / 53.565278; 10.001389 (13 Hamburg) [5]
14 Warsaw Poland 1,792,718 30 June 2021 1,708,491 52.233333°N 21.016667°E / 52.233333; 21.016667 (14 Warsaw) [13]
15 Budapest Hungary 1,723,836 1 January 2021 1,729,040 47.4925°N 19.051389°E / 47.4925; 19.051389 (15 Budapest) [14]
16 Belgrade Serbia 1,694,480 30 June 2020 44.816667°N 20.466667°E / 44.816667; 20.466667 (16 Belgrade) [15]
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 1,488,202 31 December 2020 1,378,176 48.133333°N 11.566667°E / 48.133333; 11.566667 (18 Munich) [5]
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 1,374,582 1 January 2021 1,324,110 45.466667°N 9.183333°E / 45.466667; 9.183333 (20 Milan) [8]
21 Sofia Bulgaria 1,308,412 31 December 2020 1,324,025 42.7°N 23.33°E / 42.7; 23.33 (21 Sofia) [16]
22 Prague Czech Republic 1,275,406 1 January 2022 1,241,664 50.083333°N 14.416667°E / 50.083333; 14.416667 (22 Prague) [17]
23 Kazan Russia 1,257,341 1 January 2021 55.790278°N 49.134722°E / 55.790278; 49.134722 (23 Kazan) [18]
24 Nizhny Novgorod Russia 1,244,254 1 January 2021 56.326944°N 44.0075°E / 56.326944; 44.0075 (24 Nizhny Novgorod) [18]
25 Samara Russia 1,144,759 1 January 2021 53.202778°N 50.140833°E / 53.202778; 50.140833 (25 Samara) [18]
26 Birmingham United Kingdom 1,140,525 30 June 2020 1,073,045 52.483056°N 1.893611°W / 52.483056; -1.893611 (26 Birmingham) [4]
27 Rostov-on-Don Russia 1,137,704 1 January 2021 47.233333°N 39.7°E / 47.233333; 39.7 (27 Rostov-on-Don) [18]
28 Ufa Russia 1,125,933 1 January 2021 54.75°N 55.966667°E / 54.75; 55.966667 (28 Ufa) [18]
29 Cologne Germany 1,083,498 31 December 2020 1,007,119 50.936389°N 6.952778°E / 50.936389; 6.952778 (29 Cologne) [5]
30 Voronezh Russia 1,050,602 1 January 2021 51.671667°N 39.210556°E / 51.671667; 39.210556 (30 Voronezh) [18]
31 Perm Russia 1,049,199 1 January 2021 58°N 56.316667°E / 58; 56.316667 (31 Perm) [18]
32 Volgograd Russia 1,004,763 1 January 2021 48.7°N 44.516667°E / 48.7; 44.516667 (32 Volgograd) [18]

See also

Notes
  1. Istanbul total (2021) = 15,840,900
    Europe (25 districts) = 10,224,323
    Asia (14 districts) = 5,616,577
  2. Moscow is the most populous city entirely within Europe.

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