A comparison of the City of Munich and a territory of the same land area in Lyon, based on the results of the 2011 French and German censuses.
Evolution of the population since 1841. Until 1871, Lyon was nearly twice more populated than Munich, then after 1871 Munich grew tremendously and passed Lyon shortly before 1910. By 2011, the City of Munich was 16% more populated than the corresponding territory in Lyon.
The metropolitan area of Munich compared to a territory of the same size around Lyon:
Evolution of the population since 1871:
