Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area (US) or Census Metropolitan Area (Can.) State(s), Provinces and/or Territory July 1, 2005
Population Estimate
Rank Metropolitan area name Country Population
1 New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island NYNJPA 18,747,320 1 Moscow  Russia 14,520,000 (10,425,000 [1])
2 Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana CA 12,923,547 2 London  United Kingdom 14,534,000 in 2006(E) (7,517,700)[1]
3 Chicago–Naperville–Joliet ILINWI 9,443,356 3 Rhine-Ruhr  Germany 11,716,845 in 2005[2]
4 Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington PANJDEMD 5,823,233 4 Paris  France 11,633,822 in 2006(E) (2,142,800)[3]
5 Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington TX 5,819,475 5 Istanbul  Turkey 11,332,000 (8,803,468)
6 Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Miami Beach FL 5,422,200 6 Randstad  Netherlands 7,500,000
7 Toronto ON 5,304,600 7 Madrid  Spain 5,843,041 in 2005 (3,155,359)[4]
8 Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown TX 5,280,077 8 St. Petersburg  Russia 5,550,000 (4,669,400)
9 Washington–Arlington–Alexandria DCVAMDWV 5,214,666 9 Rome  Italy 5,304,778 in 2003(2,546,804)[5]
10 Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta GA 4,917,717 10 Frankfurt Rhine Main Area  Germany 5,200,485 in 2003(641,076)[6]
11 Detroit–Warren–Livonia MI 4,488,335 11 Berlin  Germany 4,935,524 in 2003(3,388,434)[7]
12 Boston–Cambridge–Quincy MANH 4,411,835 12 Milan  Italy 4,280,820(1,308,500)
13 San FranciscoOakland–Fremont CA 4,152,688 13 Stuttgart Region  Germany 4,100,000 (587,152)
14 Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario CA 3,909,954 14 Hamburg Metropolitan Region  Germany 4,079,032 in 2003(1,726,363)[8]
15 Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale AZ 3,865,077 15 Athens  Greece 3,894,573 in 2003(745,514)[9]
16 Montreal QC 3,635,842 16 Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area  Poland 3,487,000 in 2006 (Katowice 315,123)
17 Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue WA 3,203,314 17 Kiev  Ukraine 3,200,000 (2,611,000)
18 Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MNWI 3,142,779 18 Barcelona [2]  Spain 3,135,758 in 2005 (1,593,075)[10]
19 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA 2,933,462 19 Venetian triangle  Italy 3,100,000 (Venice, Mestre, Padua, Vicenza, Treviso)
20 St. Louis MOIL 2,778,518 20 Naples  Italy 3,059,196 in 2003(1,004,500)[11]
21 BaltimoreTowson MD 2,655,675 21 Warsaw  Poland 2,870,000 in 2006 (1,692,854)
22 Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater FL 2,647,658 22 Lisbon  Portugal 2,763,470 in 2003(564,657)[12]
23 Pittsburgh PA 2,386,074 23 Budapest  Hungary 2,550,000 (1,775,203)
24 Denver–Aurora CO 2,359,994 24 Greater Manchester  United Kingdom 2,512,300 in 2003(402,889) [13]
25 Vancouver BC 2,208,300 25 Rhine Neckar Area  Germany 2,500,000
26 ClevelandElyriaMentor OH 2,126,318 26 Munich  Germany 2,446,014 in 2003 (1,277,537)[14]
27 PortlandVancouverBeaverton ORWA 2,095,861 27 Leeds / West Yorkshire  United Kingdom 2,360,655 in 2003(424,194)[15]
28 CincinnatiMiddletown OHKYIN 2,070,441 28 Birmingham / West Midlands  United Kingdom 2,335,652 in 2003 (965,928)[16]
29 SacramentoArden-ArcadeRoseville CA 2,042,283 29 Bucharest  Romania 2,300,000 (2,082,000)
30 Kansas City MOKS 1,947,694 30 Alma (Aachen, Luttich, Maastricht, Hasselt)  Netherlands

 Belgium  Germany

2,300,000
31 Orlando-Kissimmee FL 1,933,255 31 Porto  Portugal 2,089,118 in 2003 (263,131)[17]
32 San Antonio TX 1,889,797 32 Belgrade  Serbia 2,000,000 (1,576,124) 2002 sources
33 San JoseSunnyvaleSanta Clara CA 1,754,988 33 Brussels  Belgium 1,975,000 (1,006,749)
34 Las VegasParadise NV 1,710,551 34 Donetsk  Ukraine 1,925,000 (1,016,000)
35 Columbus OH 1,708,625 35 Nizhniy Novgorod  Russia 1,925,000 (1,311,200)
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  2. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help). Calculation on basis of Eurostat numbers and recent growth rates. Verified against the World Gazetteer number.
  3. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help). The 2006 estimate has been verified versus the 2003 statistic.
  4. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help). The 2005 statistic has been verified versus the 2003 statistic.
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  9. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help). The 2005 statistic has been verified versus the 2003 statistic.
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  12. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  17. ^ "Indicators for larger urban zones 1999 - 2003". Eurostat. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2006-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)