International: Cities with Declining Population

International: Selected Cities with
Declining Population

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CAUTIONARY NOTE:
The list includes cities as defined as municipalities or local government areas. It does not include urban areas or metropolitan areas.
For urban terms definitions see Urban Terms Defined.

Peak Population Latest Population

Nation City Year Population Year Population Change from Peak Annual Rate

Argentina Buenos Aires 1950 2,981,000 2001 2,769,000 -7.1% -0.145%

Austria Vienna 1910 2,031,000 2001 1,550,000 -23.7% -0.297%

Belgium Antwerp 1984 488,000 2001 449,000 -8.0% -0.489%

Belgium Brussels 1950 183,000 2001 137,000 -25.1% -0.566%

Bulgaria Sofia 1990 1,190,000 2001 1,096,000 -7.9% -0.745%

Canada Montreal 1971 1,214,000 2001 1,040,000 -14.3% -0.514%

Canada Toronto 1971 713,000 1996 653,000 -8.4% -0.351%

Czech Rep. Praha 1991 1,212,000 2001 1,162,000 -4.1% -0.420%

Denmark Kobenhavn 1950 768,000 2001 501,000 -34.8% -0.834%

Estonia Talinn 1990 479,000 2001 400,000 -16.5% -1.625%

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 2001 3,388,000 -21.9% -0.398%

Germany Bochum 1990 401,000 2001 390,000 -2.7% -0.253%

Germany Bremen 1970 606,000 2001 541,000 -10.7% -0.365%

Germany Dortmund 1960 652,000 2001 589,000 -9.7% -0.248%

Germany Dresden 1939 630,000 2001 479,000 -24.0% -0.441%

Germany Duisburg 1980 592,000 2001 512,000 -13.5% -0.689%

Germany Dusseldorf 1960 702,000 2001 571,000 -18.7% -0.502%

Germany Essen 1960 729,000 2001 592,000 -18.8% -0.506%

Germany Frankfurt 1960 683,000 2001 641,000 -6.1% -0.155%

Germany Hamburg 1960 1,855,000 2001 1,726,000 -7.0% -0.176%

Germany Hanover 1960 574,000 2001 516,000 -10.1% -0.259%

Germany Koln 1980 1,014,000 2001 968,000 -4.5% -0.221%

Germany Leipzig 1939 707,000 2001 493,000 -30.3% -0.580%

Germany Munchen 1980 1,315,000 2001 1,228,000 -6.6% -0.325%

Germany Nurnburg 1980 499,000 2001 491,000 -1.6% -0.077%

Germany Stuttgart 1960 649,000 2001 587,000 -9.6% -0.245%

Germany Wuppertal 1960 425,000 2001 365,000 -14.1% -0.371%

Georgia Tblisi 1989 1,260,000 2001 1,144,000 -9.2% -0.802%

Greece Athens 1981 886,000 2001 746,000 -15.8% -0.856%

Hungary Budapest 1981 2,060,000 2001 1,775,000 -13.8% -0.742%

Ireland Dublin 1969 545,000 2002 495,000 -9.2% -0.291%

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 Roma 1981 2,831,000 2001 2,460,000 -13.1% -0.700%

Italy Torino 1971 1,142,000 2001 857,000 -25.0% -0.952%

Japan Kitakyushu 1980 1,065,000 2000 1,011,000 -5.1% -0.260%

Japan Osaka 1965 3,156,000 2000 2,599,000 -17.6% -0.553%

Japan Tokyo 1965 8,893,000 2000 8,130,000 -8.6% -0.256%

Latvia Riga 1990 910,000 2001 757,000 -16.8% -1.660%

Mexico Mexico City 1980 8,831,000 2000 8,605,000 -2.6% -0.130%

Moldova Chisinau 1991 665,000 2001 662,000 -0.5% -0.045%

Netherlands Amsterdam 1961 868,000 2001 735,000 -15.3% -0.415%

Netherlands Hague 1960 605,000 2001 464,000 -23.3% -0.645%

Netherlands Rotterdam 1961 731,000 2001 599,000 -18.1% -0.497%

Phillipines Manila 1995 1,655,000 2000 1,581,000 -4.5% -0.911%

Poland Krakow 1989 748,000 2000 742,000 -0.8% -0.073%

Poland Lodz 1989 852,000 2000 793,000 -6.9% -0.650%

Poland Warsaw 1989 1,655,000 2000 1,610,000 -2.7% -0.250%

Poland Wroclaw 1989 642,000 2000 634,000 -1.2% -0.114%

Portugal Lisboa 1961 818,000 2001 557,000 -31.9% -0.956%

Portugal Porto 1981 330,000 2001 263,000 -20.3% -1.128%

Romania Bucharest 1991 2,064,000 2002 1,922,000 -6.9% -0.646%

Russia Chelyabinsk 1989 1,107,000 2002 1,078,000 -2.6% -0.204%

Russia Nizhni Novgorod 1989 1,403,000 2002 1,311,000 -6.6% -0.520%

Russia Perm 1989 1,040,000 2002 1,000,000 -3.8% -0.301%

Russia Samara 1989 1,206,000 2002 1,158,000 -4.0% -0.312%

Slovenia Ljubjiana 1991 276,000 2002 257,000 -6.9% -0.646%

Slovenia Maribor 1991 108,000 2002 92,000 -14.8% -1.447%

South Korea Seoul 1990 10,613,000 2000 10,231,000 -3.6% -0.366%

Spain Barcelona 1981 1,753,000 2001 1,504,000 -14.2% -0.763%

Spain Bilbao 1970 410,000 2001 349,972 -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 2002 758,000 -6.2% -0.152%

Switzerland Zurich 1960 428,200 2000 364,000 -15.0% -0.405%

Tajikistan Dushanbe 1989 595,000 2001 582,000 -2.2%