Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits

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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 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 case 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.

Contents 1 Top 100 administrative units 2 Other notable cities 3 Cities likely to enter the top 100 in the near future 4 Cities likely to lose their top 100 status in the future 5 Candidate Countries 5.1 Croatia Image:Flag of Croatia.svg 5.2 The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg 5.3 Turkey Image:Flag of Turkey.svg 6 Officially recognized potential candidate countries 6.1 Albania Image:Flag of Albania.svg 6.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 6.3 Serbia Image:Flag of Serbia (state) (bordered).svg

Top 100 administrative units

National capitals are in bold.

Rank	City and country	Population	Date of census/estimate
1.	London, United Kingdom	7,517,700	June 30 2005 (official)
2.	Berlin, Germany	3,402,312	September 30 2006 (official)
3.	Madrid, Spain	3,128,600	January 1 2006 (official)
4.	Rome, Italy	2,545,243	March 31 2006 (official)
5.	Paris, France	2,153,600	January 1 2005 (official)
6. Image:Flag of Romania.svg	Bucharest, Romania	1,924,959	July 1 2005 (official)
7.	Hamburg, Germany	1,751,656	August 30 2006 (official)
8.	Warsaw, Poland	1,700,536	June 30 2006 (official)
9. Image:Flag of Hungary.svg	Budapest, Hungary	1,698,106	January 1 2006 (official)
10. Image:Flag of Austria.svg	Vienna, Austria	1,664,035	January 1 2007 (official)
11.	Barcelona, Spain	1,605,602	January 1 2006 (official)
12.	Munich, Germany	1,325,697	November 30 2006 (official)
13.	Milan, Italy	1,305,808	March 31 2006 (official)
14. Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg	Prague, Czech Republic	1,186,618	September 30 2006 (official)
15. Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg	Sofia, Bulgaria	1,148,429	December 312005 (official)
16.	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1,001,200	June 30 2005 (official)
17.	Cologne, Germany	986,168	June 30 2006 (official)
18.	Naples, Italy	981,353	March 31 2006 (official)
19.	Turin, Italy	898,979	March 31 2006 (official)
20.	Marseille, France	820,900	January 1 2005 (official)
21.	Valencia, Spain	805,304	January 1 2006 (official)
22. Image:Flag of Sweden.svg	Stockholm, Sweden	780,817	September 30 2006 (official)
23.	Łódź, Poland	767,628	December 31 2005 (official)
24.	Kraków, Poland	756,629	December 31 2005 (official)
25.	Athens, Greece	745,514	March 18 2001 (official)
26. Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	Amsterdam, Netherlands	743,393	December 31 2005 (official)
27. Image:Flag of Latvia.svg	Riga, Latvia	727,578	January 1 2006 (official)
28.	Sevilla, Spain	704,414	January 1 2006 (official)
29.	Palermo, Italy	668,843	March 31 2006 (official)
30.	Frankfurt, Germany	659,928	September 30 2006 (official)
31.	Zaragoza, Spain	649,181	January 1 2006 (official)
32.	Wrocław, Poland	635,932	December 31 2005 (official)
33.	Genoa, Italy	618,438	March 31 2006 (official)
34.	Stuttgart, Germany	591,528	April 30 2006 (official)
35. Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	Rotterdam, Netherlands	588,500	December 31 2005 (official)
36.	Dortmund, Germany	587,717	June 30 2006 (official)
37.	Essen, Germany	583,892	June 30 2006 (official)
38.	Glasgow, United Kingdom	578,790	June 30 2005 (official)
39.	Düsseldorf, Germany	575,727	June 30 2006 (official)
40.	Poznań, Poland	567,882	December 31 2005 (official)
41. Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg	Helsinki, Finland	560,905	December 31 2005 (official)
42.	Málaga, Spain	560,631	January 1 2006 (official)
43. Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg	Vilnius, Lithuania	553,553	January 1 2006 (official)
44.	Bremen, Germany	546,852	December 31 2005 (official)
45.	Lisbon, Portugal	529,485	2004 (official)
46.	Sheffield, United Kingdom	520,700	June 30 2005 (official)
47.	Hannover, Germany	515,559	June 30 2006 (official)
48.	Dublin, Ireland	505,739	April 23 2006 (official)
49.	Leipzig, Germany	505,069	June 30 2006 (official)
50. Image:Flag of Denmark.svg	Copenhagen, Denmark	501,158	January 1 2006 (official)
51.	Duisburg, Germany	500,142	June 30 2006 (official)
52.	Dresden, Germany	500,068	June 30 2006 (official)
53.	Nuremberg, Germany	499,222	August 31 2006 (official)
54. Image:Flag of Sweden.svg	Gothenburg, Sweden	489,425	September 30 2006 (official)
55. Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	The Hague, Netherlands	475,197	December 31 2005 (official)
56.	Lyon, France	466,400	January 1 2005 (official)
57.	Antwerp, Belgium	461,496	January 1 2006 (official)
58.	Gdańsk, Poland	458,053	December 31 2005 (official)
59.	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	457,830	June 30 2005 (official)
60.	Liverpool, United Kingdom	447,500	June 30 2005 (official)
61.	Leeds, United Kingdom	443,247	June 30 2005 (official)
62.	Manchester, United Kingdom	441,200	June 30 2005 (official)
63.	Toulouse, France	435,000	January 1 2005 (official)
64. Image:Flag of Slovakia (bordered).svg	Bratislava, Slovakia	425,459	December 31 2005 (official)
65.	Murcia, Spain	416,996	January 1 2006 (official)
66.	Szczecin, Poland	411,119	December 31 2005 (official)
67.	Bristol, United Kingdom	398,300	June 30 2005 (official)
68. Image:Flag of Estonia (bordered).svg	Tallinn, Estonia	396,193	January 1 2006 (official)
69.	Bochum, Germany	384,492	June 30 2006 (official)
70.	Las Palmas, Spain	377,056	January 1 2006 (official)
71.	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	375,048	January 1 2006 (official)
72.	Bologna, Italy	374,142	March 31 2006 (official)
73.	Florence, Italy	367,268	March 31 2006 (official)
74. Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg	Brno, Czech Republic	366,757	June 30 2006 (official)
75.	Bydgoszcz, Poland	366,074	December 31 2005 (official)
76.	Thessaloniki, Greece	363,987	March 18 2001 (official)
77. Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg	Kaunas, Lithuania	360,637	January 1 2006 (official)
78.	Wuppertal, Germany	358,746	June 30 2006 (official)
79. Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg	Varna, Bulgaria	357,752	March 012007 (official)
80.	Lublin, Poland	354,967	December 31 2005 (official)
81.	Bilbao, Spain	354,145	January 1 2005 (official)
82.	Nice, France	347,900	January 1 2005 (official)
83. Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	341,873	December 312005 (official)
84.	Bari, Italy	326,333	March 31 2006 (official)
85.	Bielefeld, Germany	326,268	June 30 2006 (official)
86.	Córdoba, Spain	322,867	January 1 2006 (official)
87.	Alicante, Spain	322,431	January 1 2006 (official)
88.	Valladolid, Spain	319,943	January 1 2006 (official)
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