This is a list of the largest cities in the European Union according to the population within their city boundary. The cities listed all have populations over 300,000. The list deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas or larger urban zones (metropolitan areas), which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city.
As some cities have a very narrow boundary and others a very wide, the list may not give an accurate view of the comparative magnitude of entire urban areas, and thus the figures in the list should be treated with caution. For example Paris is the most populous urban area in the European Union, however the city proper of the French capital has a lower population than top ranked Berlin and a couple of other cities, as shown in the table. Likewise the City of Brussels is only one of a total of 19 municipalities making up the greater Brussels Capital Region, and by itself does not reach the population threshold to be listed here.
Cities by population within the city boundary
Cities in bold are capital cities of their respective countries.
See also
List of European cities by population within city limits
List of urban areas in the European Union
List of urban areas in Europe
List of metropolitan areas in Europe
List of larger urban zones (metropolitan area) List of urban areas by population Blue Banana Golden Banana