European Cities in the Top 200 Worldwide

In terms of population, which European urban areas rank in the top 200 globally?

URBAN AREA population, not city proper population

Includes any city that is at least partially in Europe

One loosely-defined areas filled in by default

Source: citypopulation.de, 2026

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Rank	Population	City Name
18	19.1 m	Moscow
26	16.2 m	Istanbul
28	15.4 m	London
42	11.6 m	Paris
44	10.8 m	Rhine / Ruhr area
80	7.00 m	Madrid
87	6.55 m	Milan
88	6.35 m	Manchester / Liverpool
88	6.35 m	St. Petersburg

Rank	Population	City Name
119	4.95 m	Barcelona
125	4.70 m	Berlin
137	4.10 m	Birmingham
139	4.08 m	Naples
162	3.58 m	Athens
168	3.50 m	Rotterdam / The Hague
169	3.48 m	Kyiv
173	3.45 m	Rome
186	3.23 m	Frankfurt

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61 Comments

Level 57

Jun 27, 2020

Very nice quiz! Nominated!

Level 94

Aug 3, 2020

I'm getting 0/5 points even though I got 100%.

Level 71

Aug 3, 2020

The same for me.

Level 90

Aug 3, 2020

Check now. I think the points are delayed when the quiz is brand new.

Level 73

Aug 3, 2020

Congrats on the feature!

Level 57

Aug 3, 2020

Well done on another feature! Well deserved!

+12

Level 71

Aug 3, 2020

I'm not used to seeing Rotterdam on population quizzes, but I suppose a conurbation of two cities would end up here.

Level 74

Aug 3, 2020

Their city centers are 20 km apart with a city inbetween (Delft), imo it makes sense. Lovely places as well, all three.

+24

Level 94

Aug 4, 2020

If that's the criteria you might as well add the entire "Randstad" with 8.2 million people. Including Amsterdam, Almere, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Leiden, The Hague, Amersfoort, Dordrecht, Hilversum and Haarlem. All different cities with centers about 20 km in between

Level 75

Nov 22, 2020

Completely agree, very inconsistent when Rotterdam is off or on a population quiz

Level 87

Aug 3, 2020

Same here. Didn't get that one. The quiz does say urban area and not city proper. Apparently the two cities were joined in an official metropolitan area (Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag) in 2014

Level 80

Oct 21, 2020

I'm fairly positive this the first time I've ever seen conurbation in a sentence...nicely done!

Level 57

Aug 3, 2020

Congratulations on the feature!

Level 81

Aug 6, 2020

I was distracted by BBC news telling "First wild beaver in 500 years spotted!" (in England) and missed an obvious one.

Level 74

Aug 7, 2020

Ahhh FFS. I thought the quiz was the European cities in the top 200 globally in terms of best quality of life, desirability, etc, rather than population. That explains some of the surprising answers, and my rubbish effort.

Level 74

Mar 21, 2026

Nearly six years later and I made the same mistake, although seeng the city at the top gave away that I had misread it. Proper spanner me.

Level 73

Aug 12, 2020

Istanbul - only the European part counted? Or should we divide 16 million in half as an estimate? (Would still make the list).

Level 46

Nov 6, 2024

As a person in İstanbul. Yes, both sides counted despite the fact that the other side is in Asia that adds 7 million people.

Level 46

Sep 16, 2020

Yeah, I didn't get Istanbul

+12

Level 65

Oct 21, 2020

Jetpunk - English translator: a caveat saying "includes a city partially in Europe" means "Istanbul is a valid answer".

Level 69

Oct 21, 2020

Good quiz! Check out my European Countries version: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/134559/european-countries-in-the-top-100-worldwide

Level 78

Oct 21, 2020

here's the link so people don't have to copy and paste

Level 63

Oct 21, 2020

People should really learn to copy and paste rather than unsuspectingly clicking on links.

Level 69

Oct 21, 2020

Thanks mate!

Level 43

Aug 15, 2021

I can't copy and paste on my phone.

Level 77

Oct 21, 2020

Got them all first try

Level 62

Oct 21, 2020

sorry but collective inhabitants of Rotterdam (587.960 people) and the Hague (545.863) is a little over 1.1million. Not sure where this number is coming from?

Level 62

Oct 21, 2020

Larger metropole area of Rotterdam and The Hague, which includes 23 different municipalities (which calling a City is a stretch) has 2.4 million inhabitants.

source: https://mrdh.nl/wie-zijn/gemeenten

Level 43

Oct 21, 2020

Rotterdam/Den Haag? Wat is dat nou?

Level 66

Oct 21, 2020

Yeesh....since Amsterdam didn't make it, didn't think to try Rotterdam. I also tried Liverpool and Leeds but not Birmingham. Argh. Good quiz!

Level 66

Oct 21, 2020

Istanbul? Didn't we say "Europe"?

Thanks

+15

Level 68

Oct 22, 2020

Yeah, that’s why it’s in the quiz.

Level 59

Oct 23, 2020

The city was entirely located within Europe until the human population exploded in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Level 26

Oct 23, 2020

Greeks and Turks have more similarities than they have differences, much like the Nordic cultures. And yet, one is considered European and one is not, to the point where some people can say with a straight face that Istanbul is not even geographically European.

Level 80

Oct 23, 2020

According to Wikipedia: "Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosporus strait (which separates Europe and Asia) between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea."

It is a city in both Europe and Asia, which JetPunk recognises. It's presence in this quiz is as valid as London's presence.

Level 63

Jan 19, 2021

About 65% of Istanbuls population lives in the European part. Not sure about the exact numbers for the urban area but it definitely makes the list.

Level 62

Oct 30, 2020

Naples and milan has lower population than rome :))

Under 2 million

Level 68

Oct 30, 2020

Read the caveat, it’s urban population.

Level 60

Apr 26, 2021

Why are Cologne and Ruhr always given???

Level 68

Apr 26, 2021

The Cologne area is multiple cities, and the Ruhrgebiet is many cities, too, if you look on Google Earth, you'll see what I mean.

Level 66

Jul 17, 2022

katowice??

Level 68

Nov 10, 2022

if rotterdam/the hague counts as 1 city so should the ruhr and cologne area, i think it would be better if it was already given just like the ones i just named

Level 58

Mar 6, 2024

Exactly, make it consistent. If Cologne/Dusseldorf is greyed out, then grey out Rotterdam/The Hague. If you have to guess Rotterdam/The Hague, then you should have to guess Cologne/Dusseldorf

Level 74

Nov 24, 2023

Wouldn't Katowice/ the Silesia Metropolitan Area make the cut?

Level 63

Mar 23, 2026

2,2-3,5mln depends on counting method

Level 51

Mar 25, 2025

Rotterdam and Den Haag are two completely different cities, they should not count as one

Level 68

Aug 10, 2025

Frankfurt in Germany doesnt have over 3 Million people. Frankfurt has lower people then hamburg or Munich

Level 46

May 8, 2026

Its urban area and Frankfurt having cities like Offenbach, Hanau, Rüsselsheim and Darmstadt right next to it counts ca. 3 million people

Level 73

Mar 19, 2026

So is the urban interconnection between Manchester and Liverpool complete? We're now categorizing them the same way as Guangzhou/Shenzhen?

Level ∞

Mar 19, 2026

I don't know man. I just report the numbers from the best source I can find.

I assuming that the person who maintains citypopulation.de has thought about this a LOT more than you or I.

Level 86

Mar 19, 2026

It's certainly strange for those of us who know those cities to see them considered as part of the same urban area. There's a well defined Greater Manchester conurbation, with its elected mayor, and it doesn't include Liverpool. They're very distinct cities, and 35 miles apart. Not sure what logic is used by the good people at citipopulation.de, but I'm afraid it doesn't apply well to north west England.

Level ∞

Mar 19, 2026

I know, people don't like it.

I see four options, none of them good.

1) Use a different source. Bad news, there isn't one.

2) Make an exception and remove/edit cities that I don't like or that commenters don't like. But then I have to defend every choice I make instead of deferring to a person who is an expert.

3) Just delete hundreds of quizzes

4) Deal with the whining

#4 it is. By the way, at level 86, I'd really appreciate if you bought premium. You make a lot of comments. They take time to read and address. How about paying $1.11/month to support the site?

Level 58

May 8, 2026

Here's number 5: don't call it "European Cities" when it's urban areas. I see it's in the description, but most people aren't going to read the description when the title very clearly states what the quiz is about. You could argue that the description has priority, but IMO it shouldn't be contradicting the title.

Level 74

Apr 1, 2026

Manchester/Liverpool is a very strange choice, they are two distinctly different metropolitan areas. Don't worry, I've seen the comment and I understand that you have to work with what the source gives you. This comment is aimed towards the source and not the quiz-maker.

Level 58

May 8, 2026

I agree, makes no sense.

Level 61

May 10, 2026

Quite. I have never seen those two cities lumped together before and, given their friendly rivalry, it makes you wonder if someone is taking the .... mickey.

Level 49

Apr 12, 2026

Its spelt Kiev

Level 58

May 8, 2026

No it's not. Have you been living under in a cave the past 4 years?

Level 20

May 14, 2026

Technically, it's spelled Київ. "Kiev" and "Kyiv" are anglicized forms.

Level 68

May 8, 2026

I almost guessed Rotterdam twice but didn't because Amsterdam wasn't there. I guess it makes sense since The Hague is in the metro but forgot

Level 20

May 14, 2026

So, according to Wikipedia, these are the current largest European cities, as of May 2026:

Istanbul, Türkiye

Moscow, Russia

London, UK

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Berlin, Germany

Madrid, Spain

Kyiv, Ukraine

Rome, Italy

Baku, Azerbaijan

Paris, France

Vienna, Austria

Minsk, Belarus

Hamburg, Germany

Warsaw, Poland

Barcelona, Spain

Bucharest, Romania

Budapest, Hungary

Belgrade, Serbia

Munich, Germany

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Prague, Czech Republic

Milan, Italy

Kazan, Russia

Sofia, Bulgaria

Tbilisi, Georgia

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Ufa, Russia

Birmingham, UK

Krasnodar, Russia

Samara, Russia

Yerevan, Armenia

Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Voronezh, Russia

Perm, Russia

Cologne, Germany

Volgograd, Russia

Odesa, Ukraine

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