List of European cities by population within city limits

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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

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Locations of cities in Europe with more than 1 million inhabitants

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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).
  2. ↑ Istanbul total (2023) = 15,655,924
    Europe (25 districts) = 10,030,990
    Asia (14 districts) = 5,624,934
  3. ↑ Moscow is the most populous city entirely within Europe.
  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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  15. ↑ "Population by type of settlement, 1 January". Hungarian Central Statistical Office . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
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  18. ↑ "Population: Population by cities and boroughs, as of 1 January". National Statistics Office of Georgia . Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Number of De Jure Population of the Republic of Armenia as of July 1, 2024" (in English and Armenian). Statistical Committee of Armenia. p. 4. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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