List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits
Cities by population within city limits
Cities in bold are capital cities of their respective countries; Brussels (italics) is the capital of both Belgium and de facto the European Union.

List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits

Section Title: Cities by population within city limits
Table Section Text: Cities in bold are capital cities of their respective countries; Brussels (italics) is the capital of both Belgium and de facto the European Union.

City	Country	Official population	Date of census	Reference	Photography

London	United Kingdom	9,126,366	31 January 2019	-

Berlin	Germany	3,748,148	31 December 2018	-

Madrid	Spain	3,223,334	31 January 2018	-

Rome	Italy	2,857,046	31 October 2018	Roma dall'aereo.JPG

Paris	France	2,140,526	1 January 2019	-

Bucharest	Romania	2,106,144	31 December 2016	-

Vienna	Austria	1,888,776	1 October 2018	-

Hamburg	Germany	1,834,823	1 July 2018	-

Warsaw	Poland	1,764,615	1 January 2018	-

Budapest	Hungary	1,749,734	1 January 2018	-

Barcelona	Spain	1,620,343	31 January 2018	Barcelona from Sagrada Familia (2).JPG

Munich	Germany	1,456,039	31 December 2017	-

Milan	Italy	1,372,810	30 July 2018	-

Sofia	Bulgaria	1,302,297	15 March 2019	Party House by night, Sofia (by Pudelek, cropped by ArionEstar).JPG

Prague	Czech Republic	1,301,132	1 January 2018	-

Brussels[dubious – discuss]	Belgium	1,198,726	1 January 2018	-

Birmingham	United Kingdom	1,137,100	30 June 2017	-

Cologne	Germany	1,080,394	31 December 2017	-

Naples	Italy	970,185	31 December 2016	-

Stockholm	Sweden	962,154	31 December 2018	-

Turin	Italy	882,523	1 January 2018	-

Amsterdam	Netherlands	864,217	31 January 2019	-

Marseille	France	862,211	1 January 2016	-

Zagreb	Croatia	803,647	31 December 2016	-

Valencia	Spain	791,413	31 January 2018	-

Leeds	United Kingdom	784,800	30 June 2017	-

Copenhagen	Denmark	777,218	30 July 2018	-

Kraków	Poland	769,498	30 June 2018	Sukiennice and Main Market Square Krakow Poland.JPG

Frankfurt	Germany	746,878	31 December 2017	-

Riga	Latvia	700,518	1 July 2017	-

Seville	Spain	689,434	1 January 2017	-

Łódź	Poland	687,702	30 June 2018	-

Zaragoza	Spain	666,880	31 January 2018	-

Palermo	Italy	664,182	31 October 2018	-

Athens	Greece	664,046	31 January 2012	Atenes i el mont Licabet des de l'Acròpoli.JPG

Helsinki	Finland	648,650	31 August 2018	-

Rotterdam	Netherlands	645,965	31 January 2019	-

Wrocław	Poland	639,258	30 June 2018	Wrocław - Rynek 2015-12-25 12-44-18.JPG

Stuttgart	Germany	628,032	31 December 2016	-

Glasgow	United Kingdom	615,070	30 June 2017	-

Düsseldorf	Germany	613,230	31 December 2016	Düsseldorf, Marina Düsseldorf.JPG

Dortmund	Germany	585,813	31 December 2016	-

Genoa	Italy	583,601	31 December 2016	-

Essen	Germany	583,084	31 December 2016	-

Leipzig	Germany	581,980	31 December 2017	-

Sheffield	United Kingdom	577,800	30 June 2017	-

Gothenburg	Sweden	571,868	31 December 2018	-

Málaga	Spain	571,026	13 January 2018	-

Bremen	Germany	568,006	31 December 2017	Bremen aerial view 9.JPG

Dublin	Ireland	554,554	24 April 2016	-

Dresden	Germany	551,072	31 December 2017	-

Manchester	United Kingdom	545,500	30 June 2017	-

The Hague	Netherlands	538,057	31 January 2019	-

Poznań	Poland	537,643	30 June 2018	-

Vilnius	Lithuania	536,631	31 January 2018	-

Hanover	Germany	535,061	31 December 2017	Luftbild Hannover Rathaus.JPG

Bradford	United Kingdom	529,879	30 June 2017	Bradford Cityscape.JPG

Antwerp	Belgium	520,504	1 January 2017	-

Nuremberg	Germany	515,201	31 December 2017	-

Lyon	France	513,275	31 January 2016	-

Lisbon	Portugal	505,526	31 December 2017	-

Duisburg	Germany	498,110	31 December 2017	-

Liverpool	United Kingdom	491,500	30 June 2017	-

Edinburgh	United Kingdom	488,100	30 June 2016	-

Toulouse	France	479,638	1 January 2015	-

Gdańsk	Poland	463,754	1 January 2017	-

Bristol	United Kingdom	454,213	30 June 2017	-

Murcia	Spain	447,182	31 January 2018	-

Tallinn	Estonia	441,101	1 April 2019	-

Bratislava	Slovakia Slovak Republic	429,564	31 December 2017	-

Palma de Mallorca	Spain	409,661	1 January 2018	Bellver Castle 2008 Palma Mallorca 130.JPG

Brno	Czech Republic	404 145	1 January 2019	-

Szczecin	Poland	403,274	30 June 2018	-

Bologna	Italy	390,294	31 August 2018	-

Florence	Italy	381,030	30 September 2018	-

Las Palmas	Spain	378,517	1 January 2018	-

Iași	Romania	371,889	30 June 2018	-

Plovdiv	Bulgaria	368,983	15 March 2015	-

Bochum	Germany	365,529	31 December 2017	-

Cardiff	United Kingdom	362,800	30 June 2017	-

Coventry	United Kingdom	360,100	30 June 2017	Skyline of Coventry as seen from Baginton 3g06.JPG

Wuppertal	Germany	353,590	31 December 2017	-

Utrecht	Netherlands	352,936	31 January 2019	-

Bydgoszcz	Poland	352,313	1 December 2017	-

Bilbao	Spain	345,821	1 January 2018	-

Nice	France	342,637	1 January 2016	-

Lublin	Poland	340,466	31 December 2016	-

Wakefield	United Kingdom	340,800	30 June 2017	-

Belfast	United Kingdom	340,200	30 June 2017	-

Malmö	Sweden	339,313	31 December 2018	Central Malmö.JPG

Varna	Bulgaria	335,748	31 December 2017	-

Bielefeld	Germany	332,552	31 December 2017	-

Leicester	United Kingdom	331,606	31 January 2012	-

Alicante	Spain	331,577	1 January 2018	Puerto de Alicante desde el Castillo de Santa Bárbara.JPG

Córdoba	Spain	325,916	1 January 2017	-

Bonn	Germany	325,490	31 December 2017	-

Thessaloniki	Greece	325,182	30 June 2011	Panorama solun.JPG

Wigan	United Kingdom	323,060	30 June 2017	-

Cluj-Napoca	Romania	321,687	1 January 2016	Biserica Mihail.JPG

Nottingham	United Kingdom	321,500	30 June 2015	-

Bari	Italy	321,222	31 October 2018	-

Timișoara	Romania	319,279	31 January 2011	-

Constanța	Romania	317,832	1 January 2016	-

Münster	Germany	313,559	31 December 2017	-

Catania	Italy	312,505	30 May 2018	Catania-Etna-Sicilia-Italy-Castielli CC0 HQ1.JPG

Karlsruhe	Germany	311,919	31 December 2017	-

Mannheim	Germany	307,997	31 December 2017	-

Craiova	Romania	305,689	1 January 2016	Palatul Constantin Mihail, (azi Muzeul de Artă) vedere centrală.JPG

Galați	Romania	304,340	1 January 2016	-

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Madrid is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), smaller than London and Berlin.

final_sentence: Madrid is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), smaller than London and Berlin.