Demographia

Western European Cities with Static Boundaries

Includes all cities in Western Europe that have achieved 400,000 population and were fully developed within city limits at their population peak.
Nation City Year Population Year Population Change from Peak Annual Rate
Austria Vienna 1910 2,031,000 2001 1,550,000 -23.7% -0.297%
Denmark Kobenhavn 1950 768,000 1999 491,000 -36.1% -0.909%
France Lyon 1950 536,000 1999 422,000 -21.3% -0.487%
France Marseilles 1982 901,000 1999 798,000 -11.4% -0.712%
France Paris 1921 2,906,000 1999 2,125,000 -26.9% -0.400%
Germany Berlin 1939 4,339,000 2002 3,388,000 -21.9% -0.392%
Germany Bochum 1990 401,000 2002 390,000 -2.7% -0.232%
Germany Bremen 1970 606,000 2002 541,000 -10.7% -0.354%
Germany Dortmund 1960 652,000 2002 589,000 -9.7% -0.242%
Germany Dresden 1939 630,000 2002 479,000 -24.0% -0.434%
Germany Duisburg 1980 592,000 2002 512,000 -13.5% -0.658%
Germany Dusseldorf 1960 702,000 2002 571,000 -18.7% -0.491%
Germany Essen 1960 729,000 2002 592,000 -18.8% -0.494%
Germany Frankfurt 1960 683,000 2002 641,000 -6.1% -0.151%
Germany Hamburg 1960 1,855,000 2002 1,726,000 -7.0% -0.171%
Germany Hanover 1960 574,000 2002 516,000 -10.1% -0.253%
Germany Koln 1980 1,014,000 2002 968,000 -4.5% -0.211%
Germany Leipzig 1939 707,000 2002 493,000 -30.3% -0.571%
Germany Munchen 1980 1,315,000 2002 1,228,000 -6.6% -0.311%
Germany Nurnburg 1980 499,000 2002 491,000 -1.6% -0.073%
Germany Stuttgart 1960 649,000 2002 587,000 -9.6% -0.239%
Germany Wuppertal 1960 425,000 2002 365,000 -14.1% -0.362%
Greece Athens 1981 886,000 2001 746,000 -15.8% -0.856%
Ireland Dublin 1969 545,000 1996 482,000 -11.6% -0.454%
Italy Bologna 1971 487,000 2001 370,000 -24.0% -0.912%
Italy Firenze 1971 456,000 2001 352,000 -22.8% -0.859%
Italy Genova 1971 844,000 2001 604,000 -28.4% -1.109%
Italy Milano 1971 1,687,000 2001 1,183,000 -29.9% -1.176%
Italy Napoli 1971 1,267,000 2001 993,000 -21.6% -0.809%
Italy Palermo 1981 702,000 2001 653,000 -7.0% -0.361%
Italy Torino 1971 1,142,000 2001 857,000 -25.0% -0.952%
Netherlands Amsterdam 1961 868,000 2001 734,000 -15.4% -0.418%
Netherlands Hague 1960 605,000 2001 442,000 -26.9% -0.763%
Netherlands Rotterdam 1961 731,000 2001 595,000 -18.6% -0.513%
Portugal Lisboa 1961 818,000 2001 557,000 -31.9% -0.956%
Spain Barcelona 1971 1,828,000 2001 1,504,000 -17.7% -0.648%
Spain Bilbao 1970 410,000 2001 350,000 -14.6% -0.509%
Spain Madrid 1981 3,159,000 2001 2,939,000 -7.0% -0.360%
Spain Valencia 1991 753,000 2001 738,000 -2.0% -0.201%
Sweden Stockholm 1960 808,000 2000 750,000 -7.2% -0.186%
Switzerland Zurich 1960 428,000 2000 362,000 -15.5% -0.419%
UK Belfast 1951 444,000 1991 295,000 -33.6% -1.017%
UK Birmingham 1951 1,113,000 2001 977,000 -12.2% -0.260%
UK Bristol 1951 444,000 1991 370,000 -16.7% -0.455%
UK Edinburgh 1951 475,000 2001 449,000 -5.5% -0.113%
UK Glasgow 1931 1,088,000 2001 579,000 -46.8% -0.897%
UK Liverpool 1931 857,000 2001 439,000 -48.8% -0.951%
UK London 1939 8,615,000 2001 7,172,000 -16.7% -0.295%
UK Manchester 1931 766,000 2001 393,000 -48.7% -0.949%
UK Sheffield 1981 558,000 2001 513,000 -8.1% -0.420%
Total     56,276,000   45,861,000 -18.5% -0.398%

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