| name |
population 1989-01-12 census |
population 2001-12-05 census |
| Kyïv [EN Kiev] |
2,595,000 |
2,611,327 |
| Kharkiv |
1,610,000 |
1,470,902 |
| Dnipropetrovs'k [EN Dnepropetrovsk] |
1,178,000 |
1,065,008 |
| Odesa [EN Odessa] |
1,115,000 |
1,029,049 |
| Donets'k |
1,113,000 |
1,016,194 |
| Zaporizhzhia |
881,000 |
815,256 |
| L'viv (Lvov) |
791,000 |
732,818 |
| Kryvyi Rih [EN Krivoi Rog] |
726,000 |
668,980 |
| Mykolaïv |
524,000 |
514,136 |
| Mariupol' (ex-Zhdanov) |
519,000 |
492,176 |
| Luhans'k (ex-Voroshilovgrad) |
497,000 |
463,097 |
| Makiïvka |
425,000 |
389,589 |
| Vinnytsia |
374,000 |
356,665 |
| Simferopol' |
345,000 |
343,644 |
| Sevastopol' |
356,000 |
342,451 |
| Kherson |
355,000 |
328,360 |
| Poltava |
315,000 |
317,998 |
| Chernihiv (Chernigov) |
296,000 |
304,994 |
| Cherkasy |
290,000 |
295,414 |
| Sumy |
291,000 |
293,141 |
| Horlivka (Gorlovka) |
338,000 |
292,250 |
| Zhytomyr |
292,000 |
284,236 |
| Dniprodzerzhyns'k |
282,000 |
255,841 |
| Kirovohrad |
270,000 |
254,103 |
| Khmel'nyts'kyi |
237,000 |
253,994 |
| Rivne (Rovno) |
228,000 |
248,813 |
| Chernivtsi |
257,000 |
240,621 |
| Kremenchuk |
237,000 |
234,073 |
| Ternopil' |
206,000 |
227,755 |
| Ivano-Frankivs'k |
214,000 |
218,359 |
| Luts'k |
198,000 |
208,816 |
| Bila Tserkva |
199,000 |
200,131 |
| Kramators'k |
198,000 |
181,025 |
| Melitopol' |
173,000 |
160,657 |
| Kerch |
174,000 |
157,007 |
| Nikopol' |
158,000 |
136,280 |
| Slovians'k |
135,000 |
124,829 |
| Berdians'k |
133,000 |
121,692 |
| Sieverodonets'k |
131,000 |
119,940 |
| Alchevs'k |
125,000 |
119,193 |
| Pavlohrad |
131,000 |
118,816 |
| Uzhhorod |
117,000 |
117,317 |
| Lysychans'k |
127,000 |
115,229 |
| Ievpatoriia |
108,000 |
105,915 |
| Ienakiievo |
120,000 |
103,997 |
| Kamianets'-Podil's'kyi |
102,000 |
99,610 |
| Kostiantynivka |
106,000 |
95,111 |
| Krasnyi Luch |
113,000 |
94,875 |
| Oleksandriia |
103,000 |
93,357 |
| Konotop |
96,000 |
92,657 |
| Stakhanov |
112,000 |
90,152 |
| Uman' |
91,000 |
88,735 |
| Berdychiv |
92,000 |
87,575 |
| Shostka |
93,000 |
87,130 |
| Brovary |
84,000 |
86,839 |
| Izmaïl |
93,000 |
84,815 |
| Artemivs'k |
90,000 |
82,916 |
| Mukacheve |
85,000 |
82,346 |
| Ialta (Yalta) |
89,000 |
81,654 |
| Drohobych |
78,000 |
79,119 |
| Nizhyn |
81,000 |
76,625 |
| Feodosiia |
84,000 |
74,669 |
| Sverdlovs'k |
83,000 |
72,531 |
| Novomoskovs'k |
76,000 |
72,439 |
| Torez |
88,000 |
72,346 |
| Chervonohrad |
72,000 |
70,568 |
| Pervomais'k (Mykolaïvs'ka oblast') |
81,000 |
70,170 |
| Smila |
79,000 |
69,681 |
| Krasnoarmiis'k |
73,000 |
69,154 |
| Kalush |
68,000 |
67,902 |
| Korosten' |
77,000 |
66,669 |
| Kovel' |
67,000 |
66,401 |
| Rubizhne |
74,000 |
65,322 |
| Pryluky |
72,000 |
64,861 |
| Dymytrov |
63,000 |
64,557 |
| Khartsyz'k |
68,000 |
64,175 |
| Lozova |
73,000 |
64,041 |
| Antratsyt |
72,000 |
63,698 |
| Stryi |
67,000 |
62,479 |
| Kolomyia |
63,000 |
61,989 |
| Shakhtars'k |
74,000 |
59,589 |
| Snizhne |
69,000 |
58,496 |
| Novohrad-Volyns'kyi |
55,000 |
56,259 |
| Izium |
64,000 |
56,114 |
| Enerhodar |
47,000 |
56,242 |
| Dobropillia |
.. |
54,787 |
| Brianka |
65,000 |
54,767 |
| Illichivs'k |
55,000 |
54,151 |
| Boryspil' |
51,000 |
53,975 |
| Novovolyns'k |
55,000 |
53,838 |
| Roven'ky |
58,000 |
53,725 |
| Zhovti Vody |
62,000 |
53,582 |
| Lubny |
59,000 |
52,572 |
| Nova Kakhovka |
57,000 |
52,137 |
| Fastiv |
56,000 |
51,976 |
| Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi |
56,000 |
51,890 |
| Komsomol's'k |
52,000 |
51,740 |
| Krasnodon |
53,000 |
50,560 |
| Romny |
57,000 |
50,448 |
| Okhtyrka |
51,000 |
50,399 |
| Svitlovods'k |
56,000 |
50,094 |
source: State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, Kiev.
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