This list ranks
urban area
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...
s in
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
by their population according to two different sources. The list includes urban areas that have a population of over 1 million.
Figures in the first and second column come from the
UN's World Urbanization Prospects and list only
urban agglomerations
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...
. Figures in the third column come from the City Population website and list all continuous urban areas, including
conurbations. Further information on how the areas are defined can be found in the source documents. These figures should be seen as an interpretation, not as conclusive fact.
Urban areas
See also
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List of cities in Europe by population within city limits
The largest cities in Europe according to the population within their city boundary have populations over 1 million inhabitants. Cities are sorted by official population. Capital cities are in bold. The list deals exclusively with the areas with ...
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List of metropolitan areas in Europe
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List of largest cities in the European Union by population within city limits
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List of urban areas in the European Union
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List of larger urban zones
The larger urban zone (LUZ), or functional urban area (FUA), is a measure of the population and expanse of metropolitan and surrounding areas which may or may not be exclusively urban. It consists of a city and its commuting zone outside it.
The ...
(metropolitan area)
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List of cities in Europe by country
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List of European cities proper by population density
The population, population density, and land area for the cities of the European Union listed below are based on the entire city proper, the defined boundary or border of a city or the city limits of the city.
See also
*List of cities by po ...
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List of European city regions
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World's largest cities
Notes and references
External links
Largest Cities (25,000+) of Europe by number of headquarters
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Urban areas
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