Urban population in Ukraine
Ukraine: Urban population was 27.13 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Ukraine, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 27.13 million for urban population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Ukraine peaked at 35.56 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 20.28 million, in 1960.
Ukraine ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.84 million | 20.28 million | 25.42 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.41 million | 25.92 million | 30.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.97 million | 31.06 million | 34.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.87 million | 33.72 million | 35.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.47 million | 31.95 million | 33.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.63 million | 31.18 million | 31.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.32 million | 26.22 million | 31.00 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Ukraine
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 38.98 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 69.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 14.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.86 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 8.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 17.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 17.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 21.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Ukraine?
- Urban population in Ukraine was 27.13 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.56 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.28 million in 1960.
- How does Ukraine rank for urban population?
- Ukraine ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.