Berlin leads Western Europe as its largest city with 3.4M residents, followed by Paris with 2.1M inhabitants. These two capital cities represent the primary metropolitan centers of the region.
Germany dominates the urban landscape with multiple major cities, including Hamburg (1.7M), Munich (1.3M), and Koeln (963.4K). This pattern continues with several other German cities exceeding 500,000 residents, such as Frankfurt am Main (650K) and Stuttgart (589.8K).
The Benelux region features several significant cities: Brussels (1M) serves as both Belgium’s capital and the EU’s administrative center, while Amsterdam (741.6K) and Rotterdam (598.2K) anchor the Netherlands’ urban network.
France’s urban landscape beyond Paris includes Marseille (794.8K) and Lyon (472.3K), while Vienna in Austria maintains 1.7M residents.