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Largest European Cities by Decade (1900-1990)

Name the top 7 most populous European cities each decade between 1900 and 1990 according to Ollie Bye.
Exact Video: "Europe's Largest Cities Throughout History: Each Year", Release date: March 4th, 2023
Data from spreadsheet used as necessary
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Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1900
1.
6.4m
London
 
2.
3.3m
Paris
 
3.
2.7m
Berlin
 
4.
1.7m
Vienna
 
5.
1.4m
St. Petersburg
 
6.
1.4m
Manchester
 
7.
1.2m
Birmingham
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1910
1.
7.1m
London
 
2.
3.8m
Paris
 
3.
3.3m
Berlin
 
4.
2m
St. Petersburg
 
5.
2m
Vienna
 
6.
1.6m
Moscow
 
7.
1.5m
Manchester
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1920
1.
7.5m
London
 
2.
4.4m
Paris
 
3.
3.7m
Berlin
 
4.
2m
Vienna
 
5.
1.6m
Manchester
 
6.
1.6m
Birmingham
 
7.
1.2m
Leningrad
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1930
1.
8m
London
 
2.
5.5m
Paris
 
3.
4.1m
Berlin
 
4.
2.6m
Moscow
 
5.
2m
St. Petersburg
 
6.
2m
Manchester
 
7.
1.9m
Vienna
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1940
1.
8.6m
London
 
2.
5.6m
Paris
 
3.
4.3m
Berlin
 
4.
4.2m
Moscow
 
5.
3m
Leningrad
 
6.
2.4m
Manchester
 
7.
2.2m
Birmingham
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1950
1.
8.3m
London
 
2.
6.2m
Paris
 
3.
5.3m
Moscow
 
4.
3.3m
Berlin
 
5.
2.9m
Leningrad
 
6.
2.4m
Manchester
 
7.
2.2m
Birmingham
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1960
1.
8.1m
London
 
2.
7.2m
Paris
 
3.
6.1m
Moscow
 
4.
3.4m
Leningrad
 
5.
3.2m
Berlin
 
6.
2.4m
Barcelona
 
7.
2.4m
Rome
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1970
1.
8.1m
Paris
 
2.
7.5m
London
 
3.
7.1m
Moscow
 
4.
3.9m
Leningrad
 
5.
3.3m
Madrid
 
6.
3.3m
Barcelona
 
7.
3.2m
Berlin
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1980
1.
8.6m
Paris
 
2.
8.1m
Moscow
 
3.
6.7m
London
 
4.
4.4m
Leningrad
 
5.
4.5m
Istanbul
 
6.
4.1m
Madrid
 
7.
3.8m
Barcelona
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1990
1.
9.2m
Paris
 
2.
8.9m
Moscow
 
3.
6.8m
London
 
4.
6.6m
Istanbul
 
5.
4.9m
Leningrad
 
6.
4.5
Madrid
 
7.
4.1m
Barcelona
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2 Comments
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Level 83
Aug 4, 2025
You should really accept St. Petersburg for Leningrad and vice versa - it's the same city, the name just changed during this time period.
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Level 73
Aug 4, 2025
I just changed the type-ins so it should work now