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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
m stands for million(s)
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
FerrousNutmeg
+1
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.
DrewFan
+1
Level 73
Aug 4, 2025
I just changed the type-ins so it should work now
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