List of metropolitan areas in Europe

This list ranks metropolitan areas in Europe by their population according to three different sources; it includes metropolitan areas that have a population of over 1 million.

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List of metropolitan areas in Europe

Moscow, the capital of Russia, has the most populous metropolitan area in Europe.

Europe and some parts of Africa and Asia by night. Lights reveal the urbanized areas of Europe. It also shows the Blue Banana megalopolis from north-west England to northern Italy, and the Golden Banana urbanized area between Genoa and Valencia.

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This list ranks metropolitan areas in Europe by their population according to three different sources; it includes metropolitan areas that have a population of over 1 million.

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List of metropolitan areas in Europe

<table><thead><tr><th>Metropolitan area name</th><th>Country</th><th>OECD (2020)</th><th>Eurostat</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Amsterdam metropolitan area</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>2,017,935</td><td>2,961,252 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Antwerp</td><td> Belgium</td><td>1,860,869</td><td>1,183,670 (2024)</td></tr><tr><td>Athens metropolitan area</td><td> Greece</td><td>3,618,860</td><td>3,828,434 (2011)</td></tr><tr><td>Barcelona metropolitan area</td><td> Spain</td><td>5,345,763</td><td>5,156,444 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Belgrade</td><td> Serbia</td><td>1,612,587</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Berlin metropolitan area</td><td> Germany</td><td>4,558,043</td><td>5,106,083 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Bilbao metropolitan area</td><td> Spain</td><td>957,261</td><td>1,044,944 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Bordeaux</td><td> France</td><td>1,085,823</td><td>1,412,388 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Greater Bristol</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>1,274,128</td><td>955,541 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Brussels metropolitan area</td><td> Belgium</td><td>2,338,157</td><td>3,425,403 (2024)</td></tr><tr><td>Bucharest metropolitan area</td><td> Romania</td><td>2,348,982</td><td>2,478,618 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Budapest metropolitan area</td><td> Hungary</td><td>2,798,396</td><td>2,968,809 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Cardiff</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>1,165,502</td><td>915,466 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Copenhagen metropolitan area</td><td> Denmark</td><td>2,088,197</td><td>1,928,612 (2013)</td></tr><tr><td>Dnipro</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>1,014,593</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Donetsk</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>1,450,194</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Dublin Metropolitan Area</td><td> Ireland</td><td>1,721,812</td><td>1,793,902 (2011)</td></tr><tr><td>Frankfurt Rhine-Main</td><td> Germany</td><td>3,167,862</td><td>2,722,157 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Gdańsk (Tricity)</td><td> Poland</td><td>987,006</td><td>1,223,884 (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>Greater Glasgow</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>1,790,499</td><td>1,830,710 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Gothenburg</td><td> Sweden</td><td>941,867</td><td>1,021,831 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>The Hague</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>3,592,389</td><td>1,150,797 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Hamburg Metropolitan Region</td><td> Germany</td><td>2,763,491</td><td>3,493,121 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Hannover</td><td> Germany</td><td>1,156,114</td><td>1,310,004 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Helsinki Metropolitan Area</td><td> Finland</td><td>1,439,175</td><td>1,750,158 (2024)</td></tr><tr><td>Istanbul</td><td> Turkey</td><td>14,693,269</td><td>11,044,642 (2004)</td></tr><tr><td>Katowice metropolitan area</td><td> Poland</td><td>2,843,725</td><td>2,417,386 (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>Kazan metropolitan area</td><td> Russia</td><td>1,341,784</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Kharkiv</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>1,713,794</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Kraków metropolitan area</td><td> Poland</td><td>1,339,089</td><td>1,489,912 (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>Kyiv metropolitan area</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>3,545,076</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Lille</td><td> France</td><td>1,226,810</td><td>1,528,848 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Lisbon metropolitan area</td><td> Portugal</td><td>2,731,340</td><td>3,115,288 (2024)</td></tr><tr><td>Łódź metropolitan area</td><td> Poland</td><td>1,041,339</td><td>893,083 (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>London metropolitan area</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>13,475,297</td><td>12,434,823 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Lyon</td><td> France</td><td>2,090,206</td><td>2,327,861 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Madrid metropolitan area</td><td> Spain</td><td>6,989,714</td><td>6,982,656 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Málaga</td><td> Spain</td><td>1,048,764</td><td>903,175 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Greater Manchester</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>3,374,693</td><td>3,348,274 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Mannheim-Ludwigshafen</td><td> Germany</td><td>1,755,988</td><td>1,334,633 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Marseille</td><td> France</td><td>1,322,989</td><td>1,900,957 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool City Region</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>1,729,058</td><td>1,533,860 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Milan metropolitan area</td><td> Italy</td><td>5,301,987</td><td>5,071,521 (2024)</td></tr><tr><td>Minsk metropolitan area</td><td> Belarus</td><td>2,173,105</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Moscow metropolitan area</td><td> Russia</td><td>17,217,606</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Munich</td><td> Germany</td><td>2,618,482</td><td>3,066,200 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Nantes</td><td> France</td><td>946,441</td><td>1,041,894 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Naples metropolitan area</td><td> Italy</td><td>4,095,364</td><td>3,377,568 (2024)</td></tr><tr><td>Nice</td><td> France</td><td>1,143,557</td><td>634,940 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Nizhny Novgorod</td><td> Russia</td><td>1,430,212</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham-Derby</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>1,618,393</td><td>1,406,315 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Northwest Metropolitan Region (Bremen)</td><td> Germany</td><td>912,616</td><td>1,058,197 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Nuremberg Metropolitan Region</td><td> Germany</td><td>1,307,726</td><td>1,197,848 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Odesa</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>1,273,381</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Greater Oslo Region</td><td> Norway</td><td>1,422,223</td><td>1,278,827 (2013)</td></tr><tr><td>Paris metropolitan area</td><td> France</td><td>11,249,025</td><td>13,239,090 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Porto Metropolitan Area</td><td> Portugal</td><td>1,651,124</td><td>1,339,620 (2024)</td></tr><tr><td>Portsmouth-Southampton</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>1,390,006</td><td>1,230,011 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Poznań metropolitan area</td><td> Poland</td><td>975,965</td><td>1,051,414 (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>Prague metropolitan area</td><td> Czech Republic</td><td>1,977,776</td><td>2,216,746 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Rhein-Nord (Düsseldorf - Neuss)</td><td> Germany</td><td>2,557,228</td><td>2,279,102 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Rhein-Süd (Cologne - Bonn)</td><td> Germany</td><td>3,354,797</td><td>3,034,481 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Rome metropolitan area</td><td> Italy</td><td>3,684,930</td><td>4,383,028 (2024)</td></tr><tr><td>Rostov-on-Don</td><td> Russia</td><td>1,349,583</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Rotterdam</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>3,592,389</td><td>1,880,019 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Ruhr</td><td> Germany</td><td>6,108,500</td><td>5,068,912 (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>Saint Petersburg metropolitan area</td><td> Russia</td><td>5,518,560</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Samara</td><td> Russia</td><td>1,307,406</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Saratov</td><td> Russia</td><td>1,097,493</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Seville metropolitan area</td><td> Spain</td><td>1,299,106</td><td>1,567,827 (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>Sofia</td><td> Bulgaria</td><td>1,488,887</td><td>1,531,867 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>South Yorkshire (Sheffield-Doncaster)</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>1,166,720</td><td>1,189,393 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Metropolitan Stockholm</td><td> Sweden</td><td>2,241,651</td><td>2,308,143 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Stuttgart Metropolitan Region</td><td> Germany</td><td>2,300,011</td><td>2,558,400 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Tbilisi</td><td> Georgia</td><td>1,485,293</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Thessaloniki metropolitan area</td><td> Greece</td><td>1,011,795</td><td>973,997 (2011)</td></tr><tr><td>Toulouse</td><td> France</td><td>1,332,370</td><td>1,513,396 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Turin metropolitan area</td><td> Italy</td><td>1,828,088</td><td>1,776,003 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Tyne and Wear (Newcastle-Sunderland)</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>1,719,730</td><td>1,175,274 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Ufa</td><td> Russia</td><td>1,149,103</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Valencia</td><td> Spain</td><td>1,916,932</td><td>1,811,626 (2023)</td></tr><tr><td>Vienna</td><td> Austria</td><td>2,565,196</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Volgograd</td><td> Russia</td><td>1,402,254</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Voronezh</td><td> Russia</td><td>1,127,100</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Warsaw metropolitan area</td><td> Poland</td><td>2,975,932</td><td>3,374,742 (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands conurbation (Birmingham)</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>3,083,783</td><td>3,097,965 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>West Yorkshire Built-up Area (Leeds - Bradford)</td><td> United Kingdom</td><td>3,010,473</td><td>2,619,128 (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Yerevan</td><td> Armenia</td><td>1,232,670</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Zagreb metropolitan area</td><td> Croatia</td><td>1,008,763</td><td>1,161,259 (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Zurich metropolitan area</td><td>  Switzerland</td><td>2,124,246</td><td>1,951,341 (2022)</td></tr></tbody></table>