General info

Entity:
Ukraine
Capital:
Kiev
Population (2008-07-01):
45,994,287 (CIA)
Area:
603,700 sq.km.
Country code:
ua
Region:
Eastern Europe

Ukraine

Administrative units

oblast capital area (sq.km.) population
2001-12-05
census
population
2008-01-01
estimate
source: State Statistics Committee of Ukraine.
note: Krym = Crimea; Zakarpats'ka = Transcarpathia.
note: Mis'ka rada = City Council.
Cherkas´ka Oblast´ Cherkasy 20,900 1,402,969 1,311,900
Chernihivs´ka Oblast´ Chernihiv 31,865 1,245,260 1,127,400
Chernivets´ka Oblast´ Chernivtsi 8,097 922,817 901,500
Dnipropetrovs´ka Oblast´ Dnipropetrovs'k 31,974 3,567,567 3,395,100
Donets´ka Oblast´ Donets'k 26,517 4,841,074 4,526,000
Ivano-Frankivs´ka Oblast´ Ivano-Frankivs'k 13,928 1,409,760 1,379,900
Kharkivs´ka Oblast´ Kharkiv 31,415 2,914,212 2,780,300
Khersons´ka Oblast´ Kherson 28,461 1,175,122 1,106,100
Khmel´nyts´ka Oblast´ Khmel'nyts'kyi 20,645 1,430,775 1,347,100
Kirovohrads´ka Oblast´ Kirovohrad 24,588 1,133,052 1,033,300
Avtonomna Respublika Krym Simferopol' 26,081 2,033,736 1,962,300
Kyïv s'ka Mis'ka Rada Kyïv 839 2,611,327 2,698,900
Kyïvs´ka Oblast´ Kyïv 28,131 1,827,894 1,731,500
L´vivs´ka Oblast´ L'viv 21,833 2,626,543 2,541,400
Luhans´ka Oblast´ Luhans'k 26,684 2,546,178 2,350,700
Mykolaïvs´ka Oblast´ Mykolaïv 24,598 1,264,743 1,202,800
Odes´ka Oblast´ Odesa 33,310 2,469,057 2,383,700
Poltavs´ka Oblast´ Poltava 28,748 1,630,092 1,517,100
Rivnens´ka Oblast´ Rivne 20,047 1,173,304 1,150,900
Sevastopol´ s'ka Mis'ka Rada Sevastopol' 864 379,492 377,500
Sums´ka Oblast´ Sumy 23,834 1,299,746 1,194,600
Ternopil´s´ka Oblast´ Ternopil' 13,823 1,142,416 1,095,400
Vinnyts´ka Oblast´ Vinnytsia 26,513 1,772,371 1,665,100
Volyns´ka Oblast´ Luts'k 20,144 1,060,694 1,033,700
Zakarpats´ka Oblast´ Uzhhorod 12,777 1,258,264 1,239,800
Zaporiz´ka Oblast´ Zaporizhzhia 27,180 1,929,171 1,832,100
Zhytomyrs´ka Oblast´ Zhytomyr 29,832 1,389,466 1,306,200
total   603,628 48,457,102 46,192,300

Main cities

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.