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List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits

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This list includes the most up-to-date official census or census estimates data with regards to the population of the largest cities in the European Union.

The European Union statistics agency Eurostat, does not gather information with regards to the population of cities within the member states, it is rather the task of national statistical agencies that gather such information every 5 to 10 years and that often make official estimates on the population of the cities. This list includes only official information from those agencies.

Rank Name of the city, Country Population Official source of information/year
1 File:Reinounido.jpg London, United Kingdom 7,172,091 Census 2001
2 File:Alemania.jpg Berlin, Germany 3,388,477 Census Estimate 2003
3 File:Espana.jpg Madrid, Spain 3,092,759 Census Estimate 2003
4 File:Italia.jpg Rome, Italy 2,540,829 Census Estimate 2003
5 File:Francia.jpg Paris, France 2,125,246 Census 1999
6 Budapest, Hungary 1,775,203 Census 2001
7 File:Alemania.jpg Hamburg, Germany 1,734,083 Census Estimate 2003
8 Warsaw, Poland 1 687,628 Census Estimate 2005
9 File:Espana.jpg Barcelona, Spain 1,582,738 Census Estimate 2003
10 Vienna, Austria 1,550,123 Census 2001
11 File:Alemania.jpg Munich, Germany 1,247,873 Census Estimate 2003
12 File:Italia.jpg Milan, Italy 1 247,052 Census Estimate 2003
13 Prague, Czech Republic 1,165,581 Census Estimate 2004
14 File:Italia.jpg Naples, Italy 1,008,419 Census Estimate 2003
15 File:Reinounido.jpg Birmingham, United Kingdom 970,892 Census 2001
16 File:Alemania.jpg Cologne, Germany 965,954 Census Estimate 2003
17 File:Italia.jpg Torino, Italy 861,644 Census Estimate 2003
18 File:Francia.jpg Marseille, France 798,430 Census 1999
19 File:Espana.jpg Valencia, Spain 780,653 Census Estimate 2003
20 Lodz, Poland 768,901 Census Estimate 2005
21 Krakow, Poland 760,343 Census Estimate 2005
22 Stockholm, Sweden 758,148 Census Estimate 2002
23 Riga, Latvia 747,157 Census Estimate 2002
24 Athens, Greece 745,514 Census 2001
25 File:Holanda.jpg Amsterdam, Netherlands 735,080 Census Estimate 2003
26 File:Espana.jpg Sevilla, Spain 709,975 Census Estimate 2003
27 File:Italia.jpg Palermo, Italy 682,901 Census Estimate 2003
28 File:Alemania.jpg Frankfurt, Germany 643,432 Census Estimate 2003
29 Wroclaw, Poland 637,162 Census Estimate 2005
30 File:Reinounido.jpg Glasgow, United Kingdom 629,501 Census 2001
31 File:Espana.jpg Zaragoza, Spain 626,081 Census Estimate 2003
32 File:Alemania.jpg Genoa, Italy 604,732 Census Estimate 2003
33 File:Holanda.jpg Rotterdam, Netherlands 599,472 Census Estimate 2003
34 File:Alemania.jpg Dortmund, Germany 589,661 Census Estimate 2003
35 File:Alemania.jpg Essen, Germany 589,499 Census Estimate 2003
36 File:Alemania.jpg Stuttgart, Germany 589,161 Census Estimate 2003
37 Poznan, Poland 573,039 Census Estimate 2005
38 File:Alemania.jpg Düsseldorf, Germany 572,511 Census Estimate 2003
39 Lisbon, Portugal 564,657 Census 2001
40 Helsinki, Finland 559,330 Census Estimate 2003
41 Vilnius, Lithuania 553,283 Census Estimate 2003
42 File:Espana.jpg Malaga, Spain 547,105 Census Estimate 2003
43 File:Alemania.jpg Bremen, Germany 544,853 Census Estimate 2003
44 File:Alemania.jpg Hannover, Germany 516,160 Census Estimate 2003
45 File:Alemania.jpg Duisburg, Germany 506,496 Census Estimate 2003
46 Copenhagen, Denmark 501,285 Census Estimate 2003
47 File:Alemania.jpg Leipzig, Germany 497,531 Census Estimate 2003
48 Dublin, Ireland 495,781 Census 2002
49 File:Alemania.jpg Nurnberg, Germany 493,553 Census Estimate 2003
50 File:Alemania.jpg Dresden, Germany 483,632 Census Estimate 2003
51 Göteborg , Sweden 474,921 Census Estimate 2002
52 File:Reinounido.jpg Liverpool, United Kingdom 469,017 Census 2001
53 File:Holanda.jpg The Hague, Netherlands 463,841 Census Estimate 2003
54 Gdansk, Poland 461,334 Census 2002
55 Antwerp, Belgium 455,148 Census Estimate 2004
56 File:Francia.jpg Lyon , France 445,452 Census 1999
57 File:Reinounido.jpg Leeds, United Kingdom 443,247 Census 2001
58 File:Reinounido.jpg Sheffield, United Kingdom 439,866 Census 2001
59 File:Reinounido.jpg Edinburgh, United Kingdom 430,082 Census 2001
60 Bratislava, Slovakia 428,672 Census 2001
61 File:Reinounido.jpg Bristol, United Kingdom 420,556 Census 2001
62 Szczecin, Poland 415,399 Census 2002
63 Tallinn, Estonia 400,378 Census 2000
64 File:Reinounido.jpg Manchester, United Kingdom 394,269 Census 2001
65 File:Espana.jpg Murcia, Spain 391,146 Census Estimate 2003
66 File:Francia.jpg Toulouse , France 390,350 Census 1999
67 File:Espana.jpg Las Palmas, Spain 377,600 Census Estimate 2003
68 Bydgoszcz , Poland 373,804 Census 2002
69 Kaunas, Lithuania 373,669 Census Estimate 2003
70 File:Italia.jpg Bologna, Italy 371,217 Census 2001
71 Brno, Czech Republic 369,559 Census Estimate 2004
72 File:Espana.jpg Palma de Mallorca, Spain 367,277 Census Estimate 2003
73 Thessaloniki, Greece 363,987 Census 2001
74 File:Alemania.jpg Wuppertal, Germany 362,137 Census Estimate 2003
75 Lublin, Poland 357,110 Census 2002
76 File:Italia.jpg Firenze, Italy 356,118 Census 2001
77 File:Espana.jpg Bilbao, Spain 353,567 Census Estimate 2003
78 File:Francia.jpg Nice, France 342,738 Census 1999
79 File:Reinounido.jpg Leicester, United Kindgom 330,574 Census 2001
80 File:Alemania.jpg Bielefeld, Germany 328,452 Census Estimate 2003
81 Katowice, Poland 327,222 Census 2002
82 File:Espana.jpg Valladolid, Spain 321,143 Census Estimate 2003
83 File:Espana.jpg Córdoba, Spain 318,628 Census Estimate 2003
84 File:Italia.jpg Bari, Italy 316,532 Census 2002
85 File:Italia.jpg Catania, Italy 313,110 Census 2002
86 Ostrava, Czech Republic 313,088 Census Estimate 2003
87 File:Alemania.jpg Bonn, Germany 311,052 Census Estimate 2003
88 File:Alemania.jpg Mannheim, Germany 308,353 Census Estimate 2003
89 File:Espana.jpg Alicante, Spain 305,911 Census Estimate 2003
90 File:Reinounido.jpg Coventry, United Kingdom 303,475 Census 2001
91 File:Reinounido.jpg Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 301,416 Census 2001
92 File:Reinounido.jpg Bradford, United Kingdom 293,717 Census 2001
93 File:Espana.jpg Vigo, Spain 292,566 Census Estimate 2003
94 File:Reinounido.jpg Cardiff, United Kindgom 292,150 Census 2002
95 Bialystok, Poland 291,383 Census 2002
96 Arhus, Denmmark 291,258 Census Estimate 2003
97 File:Alemania.jpg Karlsruhe, Germany 282,595 Census Estimate 2003
98 File:Reinounido.jpg Belfast, United Kindgom 277,391 Census 2001
99 File:Alemania.jpg Gelsenkirchen, Germany 272,445 Census Estimate 2001
100 File:Alemania.jpg Wiesbaden, Germany 271,995 Census Estimate 2003

Large and/or famous cities not on the list

  • Brussels, Belgium, the capital city of the European Union is nowhere near the top 199 list. The

municipality has a total population of only 141,312 ( Census estimate 2004 ).

  • Bordeaux, France, is not on the list given athe fact that the large majority of people in Bordeaux Metropolitan Area live in the suburbs, outside of the city limits of Bordeaux.
  • Ljubljana, Slovenia, the Slovenian capital has a total population of 258,873 and its population is currently declining.
  • Nottingham, United Kindgom, the famous English city lost over 20 000 of its inhabitants between 1991 and 2001.
  • Venice, Italy is 101st largest city in the E.U. it's been consianttly losing population for over 20 years.


Cities likely to enter the top 100 in the near future

  • L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain. The E.U.'s biggest suburb currently has a total population of 246,415 and growing. The Catalan city is likely to enter the top 100 within five years.
  • Malmö, Sweden, with the total population of 265,481 ( 2002 ) and a fast and steady growth the 3rd largest Swedish city is virtually assured to be on the top 100 list within one year.
  • Nantes, France, this city is alreay 103rd on the list and given its healthy gains of population is likely to enter the top 100 in less than two years. Nantes attractive business climate and low crime rate encourages a further growth of the city.
  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, this city on the Canary Islands had a net gain of population of 31,545 between 2001 and 2003 according to Spanish Census estimates. This gain is due to a large influx of populaton from other EU countries. Currently the city has a total population of 220,022 but with such growth the city is likely to to crack the top 100 within five years.
  • Utrecht, Netherlands, is on its way to become of the 100 largest cities of the E.U. With the total population of 265,107 and a steady growth Utrecht is assured to make the list within two years.