# List of urban areas in Europe

This list ranks urban areas in Europe by their population according to two different sources. The list includes urban areas that have a population of over 1 million.
Figures in the first and second column come from the UN's World Urbanization Prospects and list only urban agglomerations. Figures in the third column come from the City Population website and list all continuous urban areas, including conurbations. Further information on how the areas are defined can be found in the source documents. be seen as an interpretation, not as conclusive fact.

## Urban areas

| Urban area | Country | Agglomerations (UN WUP) | Agglomerations (UN WUP) | Urban areas (City Population; 2011) |
| Urban area | Country | (2007) | (2015) | Urban areas (City Population; 2011) |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1,049,000 | | 1,970,000 |
| Antwerp | Belgium | 965,000 | | 1,017,197 |
| Athens | Greece | 5,000,000 | 5,051,899 | 5,075,000 |
| Barcelona | Spain | 5,083,000 | 5,258,319 | 4,500,000 |
| Belgrade | Serbia | 1,800,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,750,000 |
| Berlin | Germany | 3,450,000 | 3,563,194 | 4,325,000 |
| Birmingham (West Midlands) | United Kingdom | 2,302,000 | 2,514,596 | 2,594,803 |
| Brussels-Capital Region | Belgium | 1,904,000 | | 1,910,000 |
| Bucharest | Romania | 1,934,000 | | 2,075,000 |
| Budapest | Hungary | 1,706,000 | | 2,525,000 |
| Copenhagen | Denmark | 1,186,000 | | 1,420,000 |
| Donetsk | Ukraine | 966,000 | | 1,450,000 |
| Dnipro | Ukraine | 1,004,000 | | 1,360,000 |
| Dublin | Ireland | 1,346,000 | | 1,100,000 |
| Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region | Germany | Not listed | Not listed | 1,940,000 |
| Greater Glasgow | United Kingdom | 1,170,000 | | 1,026,880 |
| The Hague | Netherlands | 626,000 | | Not listed |
| Hamburg | Germany | 1,786,000 | | 2,625,000 |
| Helsinki | Finland | 1,115,000 | | 1,120,000 |
| Istanbul | Turkey | 10,525,000 | 14,163,989 | 15,900,000 |
| Katowice urban area | Poland | Not listed | | 2,450,000 |
| Kazan | Russia | 1,140,000 | | 1,140,000 |
| Kharkiv | Ukraine | 1,453,000 | | 1,590,000 |
| Kyiv | Ukraine | 2,805,000 | 2,941,884 | 3,225,000 |
| Kraków | Poland | 756,000 | | Not listed |
| West Yorkshire (Bradford–Leeds) | United Kingdom | 1,547,000 | | 1,877,125 |
| Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai | France/ Belgium | 1,033,000 | | 1,240,000 |
| Lisbon | Portugal | 2,824,000 | 2,884,297 | 2,575,000 |
| Greater London urban area | United Kingdom | 8,631,000 | 10,313,307 | 10,552,913 |
| Lyon | France | 1,468,000 | | 1,470,000 |
| Madrid | Spain | 5,851,000 | 6,199,254 | 5,400,000 |
| Greater Manchester | United Kingdom | 2,253,000 | 2,645,598 | 2,737,412 |
| Marseille | France | 1,469,000 | | 1,470,000 |
| Milan | Italy | 3,115,392 | 3,098,974 | 8,875,000 |
| Minsk | Belarus | 1,852,000 | | 1,860,000 |
| Moscow | Russia | 10,550,000 | 12,165,704 | 14,800,000 |
| Munich | Germany | 1,349,000 | | 2,025,000 |
| Naples | Italy | 2,276,000 | 2,201,789 | 6,890,000 |
| Nice | France | 941,000 | | Not listed |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | 1,267,000 | | 1,760,000 |
| Nuremberg | Germany | Not listed | | 1,060,000 |
| Odesa | Ukraine | 1,009,000 | | 1,070,000 |
| Greater Oslo | Norway | 888,000 | | 1,130,000 |
| Paris urban area | France | 10,485,000 | 10,843,285 | 12,800,000 |
| Perm | Russia | 982,000 | | 1,040,000 |
| Porto | Portugal | 1,355,000 | | 1,240,000 |
| Prague | Czech Republic | 1,162,000 | | 1,390,000 |
| Rhein-Nord (Düsseldorf–Neuss) | Germany | Not listed | Not listed | 1,220,000 |
| Rhein-Süd (Cologne–Bonn Region) | Germany | 1,001,000 | Not listed | 1,900,000 |
| Rome | Italy | 3,362,000 | 3,717,956 | 5,580,000 |
| Rostov-on-Don | Russia | 1,046,000 | | 1,190,000 |
| Rotterdam | Netherlands | 1,010,000 | | Not listed |
| Rotterdam–The Hague | Netherlands | Not listed | Not listed | 2,900,000 |
| Ruhr area | Germany | Not listed | Not listed | 4,650,000 |
| Saint Petersburg | Russia | 4,575,000 | 4,992,991 | 4,775,000 |
| Samara | Russia | 1,131,000 | | 1,270,000 |
| Saratov | Russia | 822,000 | | 1,070,000 |
| Seville | Spain | Not listed | | 1,340,000 |
| Sofia | Bulgaria | 1,196,000 | | 1,260,000 |
| Stockholm urban area | Sweden | 1,285,000 | | 2,075,000 |
| Stuttgart | Germany | Not listed | | 1,980,000 |
| Thessaloniki urban area | Greece | 837,000 | | Not listed |
| Turin | Italy | 1,665,000 | | 1,690,000 |
| Ufa | Russia | 1,023,000 | | 1,040,000 |
| Valencia | Spain | 814,000 | | 1,780,000 |
| Vienna | Austria | 1,706,000 | | 2,025,000 |
| Volgograd | Russia | 977,000 | | 1,360,000 |
| Warsaw | Poland | 1,712,000 | | 2,225,000 |
| Zürich | Switzerland | 1,150,000 | | 1,180,000 |