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

This is a list of the largest cities in the European Union according to the population within their city boundary. The cities listed all have populations over 300,000. The list deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas or larger urban zones (metropolitan areas), which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city (although they can also be smaller).

As some cities have a very narrow boundary and others a very wide one, the list may not give an accurate view of the comparative magnitude of entire urban areas, and thus the figures in the list should be treated with caution. Common examples of confusion are Paris, where the Paris metropolitan area has different boundaries than the city proper, the City of Brussels that is confused with the Brussels-Capital Region, and Portuguese municipalities, where the population of the municipality's core may be significantly lower than the total population within its boundaries.

Cities by population within the city boundary

Cities in bold are capital cities of their respective countries.

CityMember
state		Official
population		DateRef
Berlin [1]
Madrid [2]
Rome [3]
Paris [4]
Vienna [5]
Hamburg
Warsaw [6]
Bucharest [7]
Budapest [8]
Prague [9]
Sofia [10]
Stockholm [11]
Amsterdam [12]
[13]
Zagreb [14]
Helsinki [15]
Copenhagen [16]
Athens [17]
Riga [18]
Vilnius [19]
Dublin [20]
Lisbon [21]
[22]
Bratislava [23]
Tallinn [24]
[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Städte (Alle Gemeinden mit Stadtrecht) nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Bevölkerungsdichte am 31.12.2022. Federal Statistical Office of Germany. de. 2023-09-21. 2023-10-24.
  2. Web site: Municipal breakdown. Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2024-01-26.
  3. Web site: Resident population on 1st January. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2024-05-12.
  4. Web site: Estimation de la population au 1er janvier 2024. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. fr. 2024-01-16. 2024-06-06.
  5. Web site: Population at beginning of year/quarter. Statistics Austria. 2024-08-24.
  6. Web site: Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2023. As of 31 December (Table III). Statistics Poland. 2024-04-29. 2024-05-16.
  7. Web site: POP105A - Usually resident population by age group and ages, sex, urban/ rural area, macroregions, development regions and counties at January 1st.. National Institute of Statistics (Romania). 2024-09-11. 2024-10-29.
  8. Web site: Population by type of settlement, 1 January. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2024-07-04.
  9. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  10. Web site: Population by districts, municipalities, place of residence and sex. National Statistical Institute. 2024-04-29. 2024-05-16.
  11. Web site: 50 largest municipalities, by population. Statistics Sweden. 2024-02-22. 2024-03-12.
  12. Web site: Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand. Statistics Netherlands. nl. 2024-05-12.
  13. Web site: Populations légales 2021. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. fr. 2023-12-28. 2024-01-24.
  14. Web site: Population estimate by sex, by towns/municipalities, 31 December. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2024-10-29.
  15. Web site: Preliminary population structure by Month, Area, Information and Sex. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-11.
  16. Web site: Population 1. January by municipality, size of the city, age and sex. Statistics Denmark. 2024-04-14.
  17. Αποτελεσματα Απογραφης: Πληθυσμου Κατοικιων. Hellenic Statistical Authority. Census 2021. 15, 41. el. 2023-03-17. 2024-04-11.
  18. Web site: Population at the beginning of year and population change and key vital statistics in regions, cities, towns and municipalities after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021 - 2024. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2024-06-04.
  19. Web site: Resident population by city/town at the middle of the year. State Data Agency. 2024-07-25.
  20. Web site: Home => Census 2022 => Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement: CSO Local Electoral Areas. Central Statistics Office. 2023-08-15. 2024-04-11.
  21. Web site: Statistics Portugal . Instituto Nacional de Estatística. 2023-10-24.
  22. Web site: Bevolking in de grote steden : aantal inwoners. Identité et Affaires citoyennes. nl. 2024-05-12.
  23. Web site: Population Change – SR-Area-Reg-District, U-R (monthly) [om7104mr]]. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2024-05-12.
  24. Web site: RV0291U: Population Number, Area and Density, 1 January. Statistics Estonia. 2024-05-16.
  25. Web site: Zahlen + Fakten: Bevölkerung, Bezirke, Wirtschaft, Geografie. City of Graz. 2024-03-12.

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