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Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits 

This list includes the most up-to-date official census figures or census estimates with regards to the population of the largest cities in the European Union. It deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas.

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. In some cases the regional, local and municipal authorities also gather such information. This list exclusively includes official information from national agencies as well as official information from local government authorities.

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100 most populous cities within administrative city limits

London
London
Berlin
Berlin
Madrid
Madrid
Rome
Rome
Paris
Paris
Bucharest
Bucharest
Hamburg
Hamburg
Warsaw
Warsaw
Budapest
Budapest
Vienna
Vienna
Barcelona
Barcelona
Sofia
Sofia
Munich
Munich
Milan
Milan
Prague
Prague
Birmingham
Birmingham

Note: Cities in bold are capital cities of their administrative countries.

Rank City and country Population Date of census/estimate
1. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of England London, United Kingdom &0000000007512400.0000007,512,400 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
2. Flag of Germany Flag of Berlin Berlin, Germany &0000000003410000.0000003,410,000 02007-04-30 30 April 2007 (official)
3. Flag of Spain Flag of Community of Madrid Madrid, Spain &0000000003228463.0000003,228,463 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
4. Flag of Italy Flag of Lazio Rome, Italy &0000000002705603.0000002,705,603 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
5. Flag of France Flag of Île-de-France (region) Paris, France &0000000002167994.0000002,167,994 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official)
6. Flag of Romania Flag of Bucharest Bucharest, Romania &0000000002088500.0000002,088,500 02007-07-01 1 July 2007 (official)
7. Flag of Germany Flag of Hamburg Hamburg, Germany &0000000001760322.0000001,760,322 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
8. Flag of Poland Warsaw, Poland &0000000001704717.0000001,704,717 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
9. Flag of Hungary Budapest, Hungary &0000000001696128.0000001,696,128 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
10. Flag of Austria Vienna, Austria &0000000001678435.0000001,678,435 02007-07-01 1 July 2007 (official)
11. Flag of Spain Flag of Catalonia Barcelona, Spain &0000000001595110.0000001,595,110 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
12. Flag of Germany Flag of Bavaria Munich, Germany &0000000001355692.0000001,355,692 02008-04-30 30 April 2008 (official)
13. Flag of Italy Milan, Italy &0000000001304183.0000001,304,183 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
14. Flag of Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria &0000000001260954.0000001,260,954 02008-06-16 16 June 2008 (official)
15. Flag of the Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic &0000000001218644.0000001,218,644 02008-03-31 31 March 2008 (official)
16. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of England Birmingham, United Kingdom &0000000001006500.0000001,006,500 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
17. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Cologne, Germany &0000000000995397.000000995,397 02007-12-31 31 December 2007 (official)
18. Flag of Italy Naples, Italy &0000000000972780.000000972,780 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
19. Flag of Italy Turin, Italy &0000000000900520.000000900,520 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
20. Flag of France Marseille, France &0000000000826700.000000826,700 02005-07-01 1 July 2005 (official)
21. Flag of Sweden Stockholm, Sweden &0000000000798715.000000798,715 02008-03-31 31 March 2008 (official)
22. Flag of Spain Flag of Valencian Community Valencia, Spain &0000000000797654.000000797,654 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
23. Flag of Poland Łódź, Poland &0000000000756666.000000756,666 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
24. Flag of Poland Kraków, Poland &0000000000756336.000000756,336 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
25. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of England Leeds, United Kingdom &0000000000750200.000000750,200 02007-08-01 1 August 2007 (official)
26. Flag of Greece Athens, Greece &0000000000745514.000000745,514 02001-03-18 18 March 2001 (official)
27. Flag of the Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands &0000000000742884.000000742,884 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
28. Flag of Latvia Riga, Latvia &0000000000727578.000000727,578 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official)
29. Flag of Spain Flag of Andalusia Seville, Spain &0000000000699145.000000699,145 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
30. Flag of Germany Flag of Hesse Frankfurt, Germany &0000000000667598.000000667,598 02007-09-30 30 September 2007 (official)
31. Flag of Italy Palermo, Italy &0000000000665628.000000665,628 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
32. Flag of Spain Flag of Aragon Zaragoza, Spain &0000000000654390.000000654,390 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
33. Flag of Poland Wrocław, Poland &0000000000633950.000000633,950 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
34. Flag of Italy Genoa, Italy &0000000000614736.000000614,736 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
35. Flag of Germany Flag of Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart, Germany &0000000000595452.000000595,452 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
36. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Dortmund, Germany &0000000000587717.000000587,717 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official)
37. Flag of the Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands &0000000000584058.000000584,058 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
38. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Essen, Germany &0000000000583892.000000583,892 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official)
39. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Scotland Glasgow, United Kingdom &0000000000580700.000000580,700 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
40. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf, Germany &0000000000577505.000000577,505 02007-12-31 31 December 2007 (official)
41. Flag of Finland Helsinki, Finland &0000000000564521.000000564,521 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official)
42. Flag of Poland Poznań, Poland &0000000000564035.000000564,035 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
43. Flag of Spain Flag of Andalusia Málaga, Spain &0000000000561250.000000561,250 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
44. Flag of Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania &0000000000553553.000000553,553 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official)
45. Flag of Germany Flag of Bremen (state) Bremen, Germany &0000000000548477.000000548,477 02006-11-11 11 November 2006 (official)
46. Flag of Portugal Lisbon, Portugal &0000000000529485.000000529,485 02004 2004 (official)
47. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of England Sheffield, United Kingdom &0000000000525800.000000525,800 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
48. Flag of Germany Flag of Lower Saxony Hannover, Germany &0000000000517251.000000517,251 02007-09-30 30 September 2007 (official)
49. Flag of Germany Flag of Saxony Leipzig, Germany &0000000000510512.000000510,512 02007-12-31 31 December 2007 (official)
50. Flag of Germany Flag of Saxony Dresden, Germany &0000000000507513.000000507,513 02007-12-31 31 December 2007 (official)
51. Flag of Ireland Dublin, Ireland &0000000000505739.000000505,739 02006-04-23 23 April 2006 (official)
52. Flag of Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark &0000000000503103.000000503,103 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
53. Flag of Germany Flag of Bavaria Nuremberg, Germany &0000000000500967.000000500,967 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
54. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Duisburg, Germany &0000000000500142.000000500,142 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official)
55. Flag of Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden &0000000000494806.000000494,806 02008-03-31 31 March 2008 (official)
56. Flag of the United Kingdom Bradford, United Kingdom &0000000000493100.000000493,100 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
57. Flag of the Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands &0000000000473941.000000473,941 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
58. Flag of France Lyon, France &0000000000467400.000000467,400 02005-07-01 1 July 2005 (official)
59. Flag of Belgium Flag of Flanders Antwerp, Belgium &0000000000466203.000000466,203 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
60. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Scotland Edinburgh, United Kingdom &0000000000463500.000000463,500 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
61. Flag of Poland Gdańsk, Poland &0000000000456103.000000456,103 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
62. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of England Manchester, United Kingdom &0000000000452000.000000452,000 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
63. Flag of France Toulouse, France &0000000000437100.000000437,100 02005-07-01 1 July 2005 (official)
64. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of England Liverpool, United Kingdom &0000000000436100.000000436,100 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
65. Flag of Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia &0000000000426091.000000426,091 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official)
66. Flag of Spain Flag of Region of Murcia Murcia, Spain &0000000000422861.000000422,861 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
67. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of England Bristol, United Kingdom &0000000000410500.000000410,500 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
68. Flag of Poland Szczecin, Poland &0000000000408583.000000408,583 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
69. Flag of Estonia Tallinn, Estonia &0000000000396193.000000396,193 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official)
70. Flag of Spain Flag of Balearic Islands Palma, Spain &0000000000383107.000000383,107 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
70. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Bochum, Germany &0000000000382195.000000382,195 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
71. Flag of Spain Flag of Canary Islands Las Palmas, Spain &0000000000377203.000000377,203 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
72. Flag of Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria &0000000000376501.000000376,501 02008-06-16 16 June 2008 (official)
73. Flag of Italy Bologna, Italy &0000000000372699.000000372,699 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
74. Flag of the Czech Republic Brno, Czech Republic &0000000000366680.000000366,680 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official)
75. Flag of Italy Florence, Italy &0000000000365505.000000365,505 02007-02-28 28 February 2007 (official)
76. Flag of Greece Thessaloniki, Greece &0000000000363987.000000363,987 02001-03-18 18 March 2001 (official)
77. Flag of Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland &0000000000362397.000000362,397 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
78. Flag of Lithuania Kaunas, Lithuania &0000000000360637.000000360,637 02006-01-01 1 January 2006 (official)
79. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Wuppertal, Germany &0000000000358746.000000358,746 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official)
80. Flag of Spain Flag of Basque Country (autonomous community) Bilbao, Spain &0000000000353168.000000353,168 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
81. Flag of Poland Lublin, Poland &0000000000352786.000000352,786 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
82. Flag of Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria &0000000000349416.000000349,416 02008-05-15 15 May 2008 (official)
83. Flag of France Nice, France &0000000000346900.000000346,900 02005-07-01 1 July 2005 (official)
84. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Bielefeld, Germany &0000000000326268.000000326,268 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official)
85. Flag of Italy Bari, Italy &0000000000325052.000000325,052 02006-12-31 31 December 2006 (official)
86. Flag of Spain Flag of Andalusia Córdoba, Spain &0000000000323600.000000323,600 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
87. Flag of Spain Flag of Valencian Community Alicante, Spain &0000000000322673.000000322,673 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
88. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of England Wakefield, United Kingdom &0000000000321200.000000321,200 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
89. Flag of the Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic &0000000000318726.000000318,726 02007-12-13 13 December 2007 (official)
90. Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Wales Cardiff, United Kingdom &0000000000317500.000000317,500 02006-07-01 1 July 2006 (official)
91. Flag of Spain Flag of Castile and León Valladolid, Spain &0000000000316564.000000316,564 02007-01-01 1 January 2007 (official)
92. Flag of Romania Iaşi, Romania &0000000000315214.000000315,214 02007-07-01 1 July 2007 (official)
93. Flag of Poland Katowice, Poland &0000000000313461.000000313,461 02007-06-30 30 June 2007 (official)
94. Flag of Germany Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn, Germany &0000000000312996.000000312,996 02006-06-30 30 June 2006 (official)
95.