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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
Two loosely-defined areas filled in by default
Source: citypopulation.de, 2024
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First submittedOctober 3, 2019
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Rank
Population
City Name
18
19.1 m
Moscow
25
15.9 m
Istanbul
27
14.9 m
London
39
11.5 m
Paris
77
6.65 m
Madrid
80
6.50 m
St. Petersburg
87
6.10 m
Milan
96
5.65
The Ruhr
107
5.00
Cologne / Düsseldorf
117
4.87 m
Barcelona
Rank
Population
City Name
118
4.85 m
Berlin
134
4.05 m
Naples
158
3.57 m
Athens
162
3.47 m
Kyiv
163
3.42 m
Rome
166
3.40 m
Rotterdam / The Hague
172
3.30 m
Frankfurt
176
3.25 m
Birmingham
183
3.15 m
Manchester
196
2.92 m
Hamburg
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42 Comments
baptistegorce
+6
Level 55
Jun 27, 2020
Very nice quiz! Nominated!
Eutychus
+4
Level 91
Aug 3, 2020
I'm getting 0/5 points even though I got 100%.
zimny
+1
Level 70
Aug 3, 2020
The same for me.
interopia
+6
Level 85
Aug 3, 2020
Check now. I think the points are delayed when the quiz is brand new.
BotswanaEmperor
+4
Level 69
Aug 3, 2020
Congrats on the feature!
Raz07
+4
Level 56
Aug 3, 2020
Well done on another feature! Well deserved!
trombonekid98
+11
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.
Aerdna95
+6
Level 70
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.
Jorissie
+17
Level 90
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
Lojants
+2
Level 71
Nov 22, 2020
Completely agree, very inconsistent when Rotterdam is off or on a population quiz
david2013
+3
Level 85
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
DiscoBayGolfer
+4
Level 78
Oct 21, 2020
I'm fairly positive this the first time I've ever seen conurbation in a sentence...nicely done!
GeoPhilia
+3
Level 56
Aug 3, 2020
Congratulations on the feature!
WillemLAif
+7
Level 76
Aug 6, 2020
I was distracted by BBC news telling "First wild beaver in 500 years spotted!" (in England) and missed an obvious one.
Algernon
+3
Level 73
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.
prs17
+1
Level 75
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).
Geo1296
+1
Level 46
Sep 16, 2020
Yeah, I didn't get Istanbul
zakatan
+10
Level 65
Oct 21, 2020
Jetpunk - English translator: a caveat saying "includes a city partially in Europe" means "Istanbul is a valid answer".
clivey
+1
Level 68
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
KingEureka
+4
Level 62
Oct 21, 2020
People should really learn to copy and paste rather than unsuspectingly clicking on links.
clivey
+1
Level 68
Oct 21, 2020
Thanks mate!
PlaceQuizzes
+1
Level 43
Aug 15, 2021
I can't copy and paste on my phone.
Nathaniel
+2
Level 74
Oct 21, 2020
Got them all first try
BenOskar
+2
Level 60
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?
BenOskar
+5
Level 60
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

joesoap
+2
Level 42
Oct 21, 2020
Rotterdam/Den Haag? Wat is dat nou?
precisioncontrol
+1
Level 63
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!
Yoshimano
+1
Level 65
Oct 21, 2020
Istanbul? Didn't we say "Europe"?

Thanks

Jakub
+10
Level 69
Oct 22, 2020
Yeah, that’s why it’s in the quiz.
Xenobiologista
+2
Level 59
Oct 23, 2020
The city was entirely located within Europe until the human population exploded in the 19th and 20th centuries.
kavven
+3
Level 27
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.
Fuse
+2
Level 78
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.

Carry
+1
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.
Danut
+1
Level 60
Oct 30, 2020
Naples and milan has lower population than rome :))

Under 2 million

Jakub
+1
Level 69
Oct 30, 2020
Read the caveat, it’s urban population.
Chris82
+1
Level 61
Apr 26, 2021
Why are Cologne and Ruhr always given???
Jakub
+2
Level 69
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.
jm0123
+1
Level 63
Jul 17, 2022
katowice??
Zych
+4
Level 67
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
purplejack
+2
Level 54
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
MCdoesgeography
+1
Level 69
Nov 24, 2023
Wouldn't Katowice/ the Silesia Metropolitan Area make the cut?
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