The biggest towns in Europe in 1700 (population in brackets) :
- London (500,000)
- Paris (400,000)
- Naples (215,000)
- Amsterdam (180,000)
- Moscow (150,000)
- Venice (138,000)
- Rome (130,000)
- Milan (120,000)
- Madrid (100,000)
- Vienna (100,000)
The biggest towns in Europe in 1800 (population in brackets) :
- London (1,000,000)
- Paris (600,000)
- Naples (426,000)
- Moscow (400,000)
- Vienna (240,000)
- Amsterdam (220,000)
- Saint Petersburg (200,000)
- Dublin (200,000)
- Lisbon (180,000)
- Berlin (172,000)
- See also : History of Europe