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These are the largest metropolitan areas and cities of Europe. Where the population figure is for a metropolitan area, the population of the city proper is given in the brackets.

In some cases, the list of Largest urban zones of the European Union would give figures that better reflect common understanding of the different cities' sizes as it is based on harmonized numbers provided by Eurostat, even though they are inaccurate in practice. The list below includes cities which are not part of the European Union and therefore do not benefit from the harmonized definition used by Eurostat and the different National Statistics Offices of the European Union. Furthermore this list includes large urban areas that are almost metropolitan areas but are not based on one city solely. In addition, the numbers below have often been grossed up using historical growth rates, which means they are only approximations. As in the rest of the world, metropolitan areas in Europe are much debated, and different sources will provide different statistics (including Wikipedia's own worldwide list of metropolitan areas by population). Yet some convergence of opinion can be observed since Eurostat reached an agreement about definitions with the National Statistics Offices of the different countries in the European Union in 2003. Many of the figures below are based on the harmonized Eurostat figures but they have been grossed up and European cities that are not part of the European Union have non-harmionized figures. Therefore these figures should be seen as an interpretation, not as conclusive facts. In some cases they are towards the top of the range of figures quoted for each metropolitan area. Some of these areas are very much regions rather than single settlements, and are considered to be "cities" by few people, if any at all.

Rank	Metropolitan area name	Country	Population
1	Moscow	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	14,520,000 (10,425,000 [1])
2	London	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	14,534,000 in 2006(E) (7,517,700)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.. The 2006 estimate has been verified versus the 2003 statistic.</ref>
3	Rhine-Ruhr	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	11,716,845 in 2005<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.. Calculation on basis of Eurostat numbers and recent growth rates. Verified against the World Gazetteer number.</ref>
4	Paris	Image:Flag of France.svg France	11,633,822 in 2006(E) (2,142,800)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.. The 2006 estimate has been verified versus the 2003 statistic. </ref>
5	Istanbul	Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey	11,332,000 (8,803,468)
6	Randstad	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	7,500,000
7	Madrid	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	5,843,041 in 2005 (3,155,359)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.. The 2005 statistic has been verified versus the 2003 statistic. </ref>
8	St. Petersburg	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	5,550,000 (4,669,400)
9	Rome	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	5,304,778 in 2003(2,546,804)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
10	Frankfurt Rhine Main Area	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	5,200,485 in 2003(641,076)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
11	Berlin	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	4,935,524 in 2003(3,388,434)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
12	Milan	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	4,280,820(1,308,500)
13	Stuttgart Region	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	4,100,000 (587,152)
14	Hamburg Metropolitan Region	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	4,079,032 in 2003(1,726,363)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
15	Athens	Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece	3,894,573 in 2003(745,514)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
16	Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area	Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland	3,487,000 in 2006 (Katowice 315,123)
17	Kiev	Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	3,200,000 (2,611,000)
18	Barcelona [2]	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	3.135.758 in 2005 (1,593,075)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.. The 2005 statistic has been verified versus the 2003 statistic.</ref>
19	Venetian triangle	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	3,100,000 (Venice, Mestre, Padua, Vicenza, Treviso)
20	Naples	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	3,059,196 in 2003(1,004,500)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
21	Warsaw	Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland	2,870,000 in 2006 (1,692,854)
22	Lisbon	Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	2,763,470 in 2003(564,657)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
23	Budapest	Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	2,550,000 (1,775,203)
24	Greater Manchester	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	2,512,300 in 2003(402,889) <ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
25	Rhine Neckar Area	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	2,500,000
26	Munich	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	2,446,014 in 2003 (1,277,537)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
27	Leeds / West Yorkshire	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	2,360,655 in 2003(424,194)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
28	Birmingham / West Midlands	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	2,335,652 in 2003 (965,928)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
29	Bucharest	Romania	2,300,000 (2,082,000)
30	Alma (Aachen, Luttich, Maastricht, Hasselt)	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	2,300,000
31	Porto	Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	2,089,118 in 2003 (263,131)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
32	Belgrade	Image:Flag of Serbia (state) (bordered).svg Serbia	2,000,000 (1,576,124) 2002 sources
33	Brussels	Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	1,975,000 (1,006,749)
34	Donetsk	Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	1,925,000 (1,016,000)
35	Nizhniy Novgorod	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,925,000 (1,311,200)
36	Kharkiv	Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	1,850,000 (1,470,000)
37	Minsk	Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus	1,850,000 (1,719,000)
38	Vienna	Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	1,850,000 (1,550,123)
39	Stockholm	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	1,823,210 in 2003(774,411) <ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
40	Saxon triangle	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	1,815,650 in 2003(990,000 Dresden and Leipzig)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
41	Sheffield / South Yorkshire	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	1,811,700 (611,200)
42	Copenhagen	Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	1,806,667 in 2003(501,158)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
43	Turin	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	1,800,000 (865,263)
44	Greater Glasgow	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	1,749,154 in 2003(629,501)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
45	Lyon	Image:Flag of France.svg France	1,705,000 in 2004 (445,452 in 1999)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.. The 2004 statistic has been verified against the 2003 statistic.</ref>
46	Dublin	Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg Ireland	1,661,185 in 2005 (505,739) on 23 April, 2006<ref>Includes Dublin Region and the adjacent counties of Meath, Kildare, and Wicklow. Population figure is derived from the 2006 census. Note that the Greater Dublin Area is a planning region that includes substantial rural territory (land area of 6,980 km²). The metropolitan area itself is often taken to be the Dublin Region with a population of 1,187,000.</ref>
47	Valencia	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	1,623,724 (796,549)
48	Liverpool / Merseyside	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	1,589,319 (481,786),
49	Marseille	Image:Flag of France.svg France	1,551,000 in 2004 (798,430 in 1999)
50	Yekaterinburg	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,500,000 (1,293,000)
51	Dnipropetrovsk	Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	1,425,000 (1,065,000)
52	Samara	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,375,000 (1,158,100)
52	Volgograd	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,375,000 (1,012,800)
53	Seville	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	1,317,098 (704,154)
54	Florence	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	1,300,000 (356,118)
55	Prague	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Czech Republic	1,300,000 (1,161,938)
56	Kassel	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	1,265,000 (194,419)
57	Helsinki	Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Finland	1,225,000 (559,716)
58	Sofia	Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg Bulgaria	1,225,000 (1,096,389)
59	Greater Nottingham	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	1,220,000
60	Zagreb	Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	1,200,000 (973,667 in 2005)
61	Bari	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	1,200,000 (328.458)
62	Cracow	Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland	1,200,000 (757,957)
63	Kazan	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,175,000
64	Rostov-on-Don	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,175,000
65	Lille	Image:Flag of France.svg France/Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	1,143,125 in 2003 (212,597 in 1999)<ref>Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003. Eurostat (2006-09-19). Retrieved on 2006-09-19.</ref>
66	Hanover	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	1,126,000 (516,415)
67	Saratov	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,115,000 (873,500)
68	Odessa	Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	1,125,000
69	Ufa	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,125,000
70	Łódź	Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland	1,100,000 (793,217)
71	Perm	Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg Russia	1,100,000
72	Zurich	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	1,091,732 (364,558 in 2002)
73	Oslo	Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	1,090,012 (529,846 in 2005)
75	Tyne and Wear	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom	1,085,700 (Sunderland: 280,807 in 2004; Newcastle: 189,150)
76	Gdańsk	Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland	1,080,700 (459 072)
77	Toulouse	Image:Flag of France.svg France	1,075,000 in 2004 (426,700 in 2004)
78	Málaga	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	1,074,074 (558,287)
79	Nuremberg	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	1,050,000 (491,307)

[edit] References and notes

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[edit] See also

• Largest cities and metropolitan areas in the European Union (Eurostat)
• Largest urban areas of the European Union for the population of urban areas (and not metropolitan areas like here)
• Largest Cities of the European Union by population for only the cities proper, at the center of the metropolitan areas
• Largest Cities (25,000+) of Europe by number of headquarters
• List of metropolitan areas by population for the world
• Largest metropolitan areas in the Americasfr:Liste des principales aires urbaines d'Europe

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