List of European cities by population within city limits

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Levent neighbourhood on the European side of Istanbul, which had a total population of 15,655,924 in 2023, including its 25 districts in Europe and 14 districts in Anatolia. Levent Financial Center - Istanbul.jpg
Levent neighbourhood on the European side of Istanbul, which had a total population of 15,655,924 in 2023, including its 25 districts in Europe and 14 districts in Anatolia.

This list ranks European cities by population within city limits. The largest cities in Europe have official populations of over one million inhabitants within their city boundaries. These rankings are based on populations contained within city administrative boundaries, as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas, which necessarily have larger populations than the cities at their core.

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The limits of a city proper can differ greatly from the size of the city's urban area, so the figures in this list may not give an accurate view of the comparative population of different urban areas and should be treated with caution. For example, the Paris metropolitan area is the second most populous in Europe, but the strict definition of the administrative limits of the City of Paris results in a far lower population.

Largest cities

  Capital cities

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Notes

  1. Moscow is the most populous city entirely within Europe.
  2. 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).
  3. Istanbul total (2023) = 15,655,924
    Europe (25 districts) = 10,030,990
    Asia (14 districts) = 5,624,934
  4. Greater London, not the City of London
  5. 1 2 3 Continental placement may vary depending on geographic convention being followed.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metropolitan area</span> Administrative unit of a dense urban core and its satellite cities

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tula, Russia</span> City in Tula Oblast, Russia

Tula is the largest city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast in Russia, located 193 kilometers (120 mi) south of Moscow. Tula is located in the northern Central Russian Upland on the banks of the Upa River, a tributary of the Oka. At the 2010 census, Tula had a population of 501,169, an increase from 481,216 in 2002, making it the 32nd-largest city in Russia by population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Udmurtia</span> First-level administrative division of Russia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urban area</span> Human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primate city</span> Disproportionately largest city of a country or region

A primate city is a city that is the largest in its country, province, state, or region, and disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy. A primate city distribution is a rank-size distribution that has one very large city with many much smaller cities and towns and no intermediate-sized urban centers, creating a statistical king effect.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Armiansk</span> Human settlement in Ukraine

Armiansk is a city of regional significance in the northern Crimean peninsula. The status of Crimea is disputed by the two countries since February 2014. Armiansk is located on the Isthmus of Perekop and serves as the administrative center of the Armiansk Municipality. Population: 21,987 .

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metropolis</span> Large city or conurbation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minsk District</span> District of Minsk Region, Belarus

Minsk District is a district (raion) of Belarus in Minsk Region. The administrative center is the capital Minsk, which is administratively separated from the district and region. As of 2024, it has a population of 274,990. The most populous town in the district is Zaslawye.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Borsky District, Samara Oblast</span> District in Samara Oblast, Russia

Borsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,103 square kilometers (812 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Borskoye. Population: 24,433 ; 24,743 (2002 Census); 25,294 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Borskoye accounts for 36.6% of the district's total population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stavropolsky District</span> District in Samara Oblast, Russia

Stavropolsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,662 square kilometers (1,414 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Tolyatti. Population: 54,181 ; 45,167 (2002 Census); 40,347 (1989 Soviet census).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Syzransky District</span> District in Samara Oblast, Russia

Syzransky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,887 square kilometers (729 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Syzran. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,947.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volzhsky District, Samara Oblast</span> District in Samara Oblast, Russia

Volzhsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,481 square kilometers (958 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Samara. Population: 83,377 ; 77,621 (2002 Census); 64,974 (1989 Soviet census).

Accurate or reliable data for historical populations of Armenians is scarce, but scholars and institutions have proposed estimates for different periods.

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