Largest Cities of The European Union By Population Within City Limits - Cities Over 300,000 Inhabitants

Cities Over 300,000 Inhabitants

Note: The cities are sorted by the column labelled Eurostat population. Cities in bold are capital cities of their respective countries.

Rank	City	Country	Eurostat population (2004)	Official population 2012	Date of census/estimate	References
1	London	United Kingdom	70067429200000000007,429,200	70068174000000000008,174,000	02011-03-2727 March 2011
2	Berlin	Germany	70063387828000000003,387,828	70063501872000000003,501,872	02011-12-3131 December 2011
3	Madrid	Spain	70063228319000000003,228,319	70063284110000000003,284,110	02011-01-011 January 2011
4	Rome	Italy	70062553873000000002,553,873	70062799350000000002,799,350	02012-07-3131 July 2012
5	Paris	France	70062181374000000002,181,374	70062234105000000002,234,105	02009-12-3131 December 2009
6	Hamburg	Germany	70061734830000000001,734,830	70061802041000000001,802,041	02012-03-3030 March 2012
7	Budapest	Hungary	70061695814000000001,695,814	70061740041000000001,740,041	02012-01-011 January 2012
8	Vienna	Austria	70061598626000000001,598,626	70061730278000000001,730,278	02012-01-011 January 2012
9	Warsaw	Poland	70061716855000000001,716,855	70061700612000000001,700,612	02012-07-011 July 2012
10	Bucharest	Romania	70061927448000000001,927,448	70061677985000000001,677,985	02011-10-2020 October 2011
11	Barcelona	Spain	70061621537000000001,621,537	70061621537000000001,621,537	02009-01-011 January 2009
12	Munich	Germany	70061249176000000001,249,176	70061378176000000001,378,176	02011-12-3131 December 2011
13	Milan	Italy	70061299439000000001,299,439	70061348769000000001,348,769	02012-05-3131 May 2012
14	Prague	Czech Republic	70061290846000000001,290,846	70061290846000000001,290,846	02011-06-1717 June 2011
15	Sofia	Bulgaria	70061138950000000001,138,950	70061296615000000001,296,615	02011-02-01 February 2011
16	Brussels	Belgium	7005999899000000000999,899	70061119088000000001,119,088	02011-01-011 January 2011
17	Birmingham	United Kingdom	7005992400000000000992,400	70061016800000000001,016,800	02008-08-2727 August 2008
18	Cologne	Germany	7005969709000000000969,709	70061000298000000001,000,298	02009-05-3131 May 2009
19	Naples	Italy	7005995171000000000995,171	7005956600000000000956,600	02012-05-3131 May 2012
20	Turin	Italy	7005902255000000000902,255	7005906089000000000906,089	02012-05-3131 May 2012
21	Athens	Greece	7005796442000000000796,442	70063737550000000003,737,550	02001-01-011 January 2001
22	Stockholm	Sweden	7005761721000000000761,721	7005861010000000000861,010	02011-09-3030 September 2011
23	Marseille	France	70061023973000000001,023,973	7005850602000000000850,602	02009-01-012009
24	Valencia	Spain	70061294732000000001,294,732	7005814208000000000814,208	02009-01-011 January 2009
25	Amsterdam	Netherlands	7005767849000000000767,849	7005789285000000000789,285	02012-01-011 January 2012
26	Kraków	Poland	7005757430000000000757,430	7005756666000000000756,666	02007-06-3030 June 2007
27	Leeds	United Kingdom	7005443247000000000443,247	7005751500000000000751,500	02008-08-2727 August 2008
28	Łódź	Poland	7005744541000000000744,541	7005750125000000000750,125	02009-01-011 January 2009
29	Riga	Latvia	7005735241000000000735,241	7005713000000000000713,000	02009-01-011 January 2009
30	Sevilla	Spain	7005704203000000000704,203	7005703206000000000703,206	02009-01-011 January 2009
31	Frankfurt	Germany	7005646889000000000646,889	7005691518000000000691,518	02011-12-3131 December 2011
32	Zaragoza	Spain	7005638799000000000638,799	7005674317000000000674,317	02009-01-011 January 2009
33	Palermo	Italy	7005675277000000000675,277	7005653631000000000653,631	02012-05-3131 May 2012
34	Wrocław	Poland	7005636268000000000636,268	7005633950000000000633,950	02007-06-3030 June 2007
35	Rotterdam	Netherlands	7005598923000000000598,923	7005615937000000000615,937	02012-01-011 January 2012
36	Genoa	Italy	7005605084000000000605,084	7005605633000000000605,633	02012-05-3131 May 2012
37	Helsinki	Finland	7005559716000000000559,716	7005600551000000000600,551	02011-04-3030 April 2011
38	Stuttgart	Germany	7005590657000000000590,657	7005595452000000000595,452	02007-02-2828 February 2007
39	Düsseldorf	Germany	7005572663000000000572,663	7005592393000000000592,393	02011-12-3131 December 2011
40	Glasgow	United Kingdom	7005629501000000000629,501	7005581900000000000581,900	02007-06-3030 June 2007
41	Dortmund	Germany	7005588680000000000588,680	7005580444000000000580,444	02010-12-3131 December 2010
42	Essen	Germany	7005588084000000000588,084	7005574635000000000574,635	02010-12-3131 December 2010
43	Málaga	Spain	7005547731000000000547,731	7005568305000000000568,305	02009-01-011 January 2009
44	Poznań	Poland	7005570778000000000570,778	7005564035000000000564,035	02007-06-3030 June 2007
45	Vilnius	Lithuania	7005552800000000000552,800	7005553553000000000553,553	02006-01-011 January 2006
46	Bremen	Germany	7005545932000000000545,932	7005548477000000000548,477	02006-11-1111 November 2006
47	Lisbon	Portugal	7005529485000000000529,485	7005547631000000000547,631	02011-01-012011
48	Sheffield	United Kingdom	7005516100000000000516,100	7005534500000000000534,500	02008-08-2727 August 2008
49	Leipzig	Germany	7005498491000000000498,491	7005533374000000000533,374	02012-03-3131 March 2012
50	Dresden	Germany	7005487421000000000487,421	7005530548000000000530,548	02012-03-3131 March 2012
51	Dublin	Ireland	7005471841000000000471,841	7005525383000000000525,383	02011-04-1010 April 2011
52	Copenhagen	Denmark	7005501664000000000501,664	7005520659000000000520,659	02009-04-011 April 2009
53	Hannover	Germany	7005515841000000000515,841	7005517251000000000517,251	02007-09-3030 September 2007
54	Gothenburg	Sweden	7005466990000000000466,990	7005507330000000000507,330	02009-12-3131 December 2009
55	Bradford	United Kingdom	7005481100000000000481,100	7005501700000000000501,700	02008-08-2727 August 2008
56	Nuremberg	Germany	7005495302000000000495,302	7005500967000000000500,967	02007-02-2828 February 2007
57	Duisburg	Germany	N/A	7005496665000000000496,665	02007-12-3131 December 2007
58	Antwerp	Belgium	7005455148000000000455,148	7005493517000000000493,517	02011-01-011 January 2011
59	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	7005453700000000000453,700	7005477660000000000477,660	02009-06-3030 June 2009
60	The Hague	Netherlands	7005469059000000000469,059	7005473941000000000473,941	02007-01-011 January 2007
61	Lyon	France	70061226249000000001,226,249	7005472304000000000472,304	02006-01-012006
62	Manchester	United Kingdom	7005437000000000000437,000	7005503000000000000503,000	02011-03-2727 March 2011
63	Gdańsk	Poland	7005459072000000000459,072	7005456103000000000456,103	02007-06-3030 June 2007
64	Toulouse	France	7005651586000000000651,586	7005440204000000000440,204	02009-01-012009
65	Murcia	Spain	7005398815000000000398,815	7005436870000000000436,870	02009-01-011 January 2009
66	Liverpool	United Kingdom	7005444500000000000444,500	7005434900000000000434,900	02008-08-2727 August 2008
67	Bratislava	Slovakia	7005425155000000000425,155	7005431061000000000431,061	02009-12-3131 December 2009
68	Bristol	United Kingdom	7005393900000000000393,900	7005421300000000000421,300	02008-08-2727 August 2008
69	Szczecin	Poland	7005411900000000000411,900	7005408583000000000408,583	02007-06-3030 June 2007
70	Brno	Czech Republic	7005367729000000000367,729	7005403407000000000403,407	02011-06-1717 June 2011
71	Palma	Spain	7005368974000000000368,974	7005401270000000000401,270	02009-01-011 January 2009
72	Tallinn	Estonia	7005392306000000000392,306	7005396193000000000396,193	02006-01-011 January 2006
73	Bologna	Italy	7005374425000000000374,425	7005384134000000000384,134	02012-05-3131 May 2012
74	Bochum	Germany	7005388179000000000388,179	7005382195000000000382,195	02007-06-3030 June 2007
75	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Spain	7005376953000000000376,953	7005381847000000000381,847	02009-01-011 January 2009
76	Florence	Italy	7005368059000000000368,059	7005373720000000000373,720	02012-05-3131 May 2012
77	Thessaloniki	Greece	7005386627000000000386,627	7005363987000000000363,987	02001-03-1818 March 2001
78	Bydgoszcz	Poland	7005368235000000000368,235	7005362397000000000362,397	02007-06-3030 June 2007
79	Kaunas	Lithuania	7005368913000000000368,913	7005360630000000000360,630	02006-01-011 January 2006
80	Wuppertal	Germany	7005361077000000000361,077	7005358746000000000358,746	02006-06-3030 June 2006
81	Bilbao	Spain	7005352317000000000352,317	7005354860000000000354,860	02009-01-011 January 2009
82	Lublin	Poland	7005355998000000000355,998	7005352786000000000352,786	02007-06-3030 June 2007
83	Nice	France	7005478850000000000478,850	7005347060000000000347,060	02006-01-012006
84	Plovdiv	Bulgaria	N/A	7005338153000000000338,153	02011-02-01 February 2011
85	Varna	Bulgaria	N/A	7005334870000000000334,870	02011-02-01 February 2011
86	Alicante	Spain	7005310330000000000310,330	7005334757000000000334,757	02008-01-011 January 2008
87	Córdoba	Spain	7005314178000000000314,178	7005328428000000000328,428	02009-01-011 January 2009
88	Bielefeld	Germany	7005328012000000000328,012	7005326268000000000326,268	02006-06-3030 June 2006
89	Wakefield	United Kingdom	N/A	7005322300000000000322,300	02008-08-2727 August 2008
90	Cardiff	United Kingdom	7005341054000000000341,054	7005321000000000000321,000	02007-06-3030 June 2007
91	Bari	Italy	7005328458000000000328,458	7005319269000000000319,269	02012-05-3131 May 2012
92	Valladolid	Spain	7005321713000000000321,713	7005318461000000000318,461	02008-01-011 January 2008
93	Katowice	Poland	7005319904000000000319,904	7005317864000000000317,864	02009-01-011 January 2009
94	Aarhus	Denmark	N/A	7005315193000000000315,193	02012-04-011 April 2012	.
95	Ostrava	Czech Republic	7005311402000000000311,402	7005310397000000000310,397	02011-06-1717 June 2011
96	Coventry	United Kingdom	7005304200000000000304,200	7005309800000000000309,800	02008-08-2727 August 2008
97	Wirral	United Kingdom	7005313100000000000313,100	7005309500000000000309,500	02008-08-2727 August 2008
98	Cluj-Napoca	Romania	7005311528000000000311,528	7005309136000000000309,136	02011-10-2020 October 2011
99	Timişoara	Romania	7005303908000000000303,908	7005303708000000000303,708	02011-10-2020 October 2011
100	Mannheim	Germany	N/A	7005300793000000000300,793	02009-12-3131 December 2009
	Malmö	Sweden	N/A	7005306738000000000306,738	02012-09-3030 September 2012

Famous quotes containing the words cities and/or inhabitants:

“If I be false, or swerve a hair from truth,
When time is old and hath forgot itself,
When waterdrops have worn the stones of Troy,
And blind oblivion swallowed cities up,
And mighty states characterless are grated
To dusty nothing, yet let memory
From false to false among false maids in love
Upbraid my falsehood.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“When the inhabitants of some sequestered island first descry the “big canoe” of the European rolling through the blue waters towards their shores, they rush down to the beach in crowds, and with open arms stand ready to embrace the strangers. Fatal embrace! They fold to their bosoms the vipers whose sting is destined to poison all their joys; and the instinctive feeling of love within their breasts is soon converted into the bitterest hate.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)