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Ukraine — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

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Ukraine had an estimated population of 46,655,272 in 2005, with 1,816 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Ukraine today — population now 39,535,849, against 46,655,272 in 2005.

Source2005NowChange
World Gazetteer (the work cited)46,655,272——
UN World Population Prospects47,585,55639,535,849-17%

The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Kyyiv3,015,115
2Donetsʿk1,665,073
3Kharkiv1,629,353
4Dnipropetrovsʿk1,435,002
5Odesa1,137,841
6Kramatorsʿk637,811
7Stakhanov-Alchevsʿk569,199
8Luhansʿk555,127
9Horlivka522,039
10Lysychansʿk357,474

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 1,816)

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)Today
1KievKiev2,514,227—
2KharkivKharkivsʿka1,430,8851,421,125 now
3DnipropetrovsʿkDnipropetrovsʿka1,032,822—
4OdesaOdesʿka1,001,5581,010,537 now
5DonetskDonetsk987,331901,645 now
6ZaporizhzhyaZaporizʿka796,217710,052 now
7LʿvivLʿvivsʿka717,803717,273 now
8Kryvyy RihDnipropetrovsʿka652,380603,904 now
9MykolayivMykolayivsʿka510,840470,011 now
10MariupolʿDonetsk481,626230,000 now
11LuhansʿkLuhansʿka452,000397,677 now
12MakiyivkaDonetsk376,610338,968 now
13VinnytsyaVinnytsʿka352,115430,091 now
14SimferopolʿKrym342,485336,460 now
15SevastopolʿSevastopolʿ332,956547,820 now
16KhersonKhersonsʿka320,477—
17PoltavaPoltavsʿka317,847279,593 now
18ChernihivChernihivsʿka307,684282,747 now
19CherkasyCherkasʿka297,568269,836 now
20SumySumsʿka294,456256,474 now
21ZhytomyrZhytomyrsʿka282,192261,624 now
22HorlivkaDonetsk278,550239,828 now
23KhmelʿnytsʿkyyKhmelʿnytsʿka256,734—
24RivneRivnensʿka255,106243,873 now
25KirovohradKirovohradsʿka249,454—
26DniprodzerzhynsʿkDnipropetrovsʿka248,575—
27ChernivtsiChernivetsʿka236,250264,298 now
28TernopilʿTernopilʿsʿka235,676225,238 now
29KremenchukPoltavsʿka232,742224,997 now
30Ivano-FrankivsʿkIvano-Frankivsʿka217,546238,196 now
31LutsʿkVolynsʿka213,661215,986 now
32Bila TserkvaKyyivsʿka199,163207,273 now
33KramatorsʿkDonetsk176,107147,145 now
34MelitopolʿZaporizʿka156,685148,851 now
35KerchKrym152,195148,932 now
36NikopolʿDnipropetrovsʿka130,347105,160 now
37SlavʿyansʿkDonetsk120,859—
38BerdyansʿkZaporizʿka118,284106,311 now
39UzhhorodZakarpatsʿka117,878115,449 now
40SyeverodonetsʿkLuhansʿka116,992—
41AlchevsʿkLuhansʿka116,874106,062 now
42PavlohradDnipropetrovsʿka115,932101,430 now
43LysychansʿkLuhansʿka111,60093,340 now
44YevpatoriyaKrym105,223107,040 now
45YenakiyiveDonetsk99,424—
46Kamʿyanetsʿ-PodilʿsʿkyyKhmelʿnytsʿka99,069—
47KonotopSumsʿka91,79884,787 now
48KostyantynivkaDonetsk91,259—
49AleksandriyaKirovohradsʿka91,207—
50Krasnyy LuchLuhansʿka90,005—
51BrovaryKyyivsʿka88,506109,806 now
52UmanʿCherkasʿka88,08481,525 now
53BerdychivZhytomyrsʿka86,250—
54ShostkaSumsʿka85,432—
55StakhanovLuhansʿka84,425—
56IzmayilOdesʿka82,485—
57MukacheveZakarpatsʿka81,633—
58ArtyomovskDonetsk80,510—
59YaltaKrym79,509—
60DrohobychLʿvivsʿka79,406—
61NizhynChernihivsʿka75,499—
62FeodosiyaKrym72,052—
63NovomoskovsʿkDnipropetrovsʿka71,214—
64ChervonohradLʿvivsʿka70,572—
65SverdlovsʿkLuhansʿka69,751—
66KrasnoarmeyskDonetsk68,263—
67TorezDonetsk68,037—
68KalushIvano-Frankivsʿka67,698—
69SmilaCherkasʿka67,530—
70PervomayskMykolayivsʿka67,307—
71KovelʿVolynsʿka65,577—
72KorostenʿZhytomyrsʿka64,973—
73KhartsyzʿkDonetsk63,175—
74RubizhneLuhansʿka62,993—
75PrylukyChernihivsʿka62,823—
76DruzhkivkaDonetsk62,315—
77LozovaKharkivsʿka62,311—
78KolomyyaIvano-Frankivsʿka61,781—
79AntratsytLuhansʿka61,641—
80StryyLʿvivsʿka61,404—
81EnerhodarZaporizʿka58,825—
82Novohrad-VolynsʿkyyZhytomyrsʿka56,036—
83SnizhneDonetsk55,587—
84BoryspilʿKyyivsʿka54,546—
85ShakhtyorskDonetsk54,375—
86IzyumKharkivsʿka53,778—
87IllichivsʿkOdesʿka53,370—
88NovovolynsʿkVolynsʿka52,911—
89DymytrovDonetsk52,481—
90RovenʿkyLuhansʿka51,983—
91BryankaLuhansʿka51,921—
92Zhovti VodyDnipropetrovsʿka51,559—
93KomsomolʿsʿkPoltavsʿka51,279—
94FastivKyyivsʿka51,143—
95Nova KakhovkaKhersonsʿka50,672—
96LubnyPoltavsʿka50,642—
97Bilhorod-DnistrovsʿkyyOdesʿka50,201—
98OkhtyrkaSumsʿka49,818—
99KrasnodonLuhansʿka49,352—
100RomnySumsʿka48,570—
101MarhanetsʿDnipropetrovsʿka48,210—
102SvitlovodsʿkKirovohradsʿka47,946—
103ShepetivkaKhmelʿnytsʿka46,419—
104OrdzhonikidzeDnipropetrovsʿka43,167—
105DzerzhinskDonetsk41,758—
106DzhankoyKrym41,731—
107PervomayskLuhansʿka41,480—
108MyrhorodPoltavsʿka41,377—
109VoznesensʿkMykolayivsʿka41,049—
110IrpinʿKyyivsʿka40,789—
111KotovsʿkOdesʿka39,204—
112VasylʿkivKyyivsʿka39,162—
113Volodymyr-VolynsʿkyyVolynsʿka37,871—
114DubnoRivnensʿka37,690—
115InhuletsʿDnipropetrovsʿka37,536—
116KuznetsovsʿkRivnensʿka37,386—
117KakhovkaKhersonsʿka36,816—
118YuzhnoukrayinsʿkMykolayivsʿka36,785—
119BoryslavLʿvivsʿka36,704—
120ChuhuyivKharkivsʿka36,519—
121YasynuvataDonetsk36,156—
122ZhmerynkaVinnytsʿka35,960—
123AvdiyivkaDonetsk35,826—
124HlukhivSumsʿka35,387—
125SambirLʿvivsʿka35,197—
126TokmakZaporizʿka34,926—
127BoyarkaKyyivsʿka34,631—
128DobropillyaDonetsk34,313—
129StarokostyantynivKhmelʿnytsʿka33,897—
130KirovsʿkLuhansʿka33,890—
131VyshneveKyyivsʿka33,183—
132SlavutaKhmelʿnytsʿka33,080—
133NetishynKhmelʿnytsʿka33,063—
134Pereyaslav-KhmelʿnytsʿkyyKyyivsʿka32,002—
135Mohyliv-PodilʿsʿkyyVinnytsʿka31,631—
136ObukhivKyyivsʿka31,557—
137KupʿyansʿkKharkivsʿka31,397—
138BalakliyaKharkivsʿka31,156—
139SynelʿnykoveDnipropetrovsʿka31,101—
140PervomaysʿkyyKharkivsʿka30,832—
141AlushtaKrym30,271—
142TruskavetsʿLʿvivsʿka29,883—
143KrasnoperekopsʿkKrym29,869—
144KirovsʿkeDonetsk29,761—
145KostopilʿRivnensʿka29,334—
146DebalʿtseveDonetsk29,121—
147PerevalʿsʿkLuhansʿka28,562—
148SakyKrym28,322—
149ZnamʿyankaKirovohradsʿka28,318—
150TernivkaDnipropetrovsʿka28,139—
151PershotravensʿkDnipropetrovsʿka28,056—
152KhustZakarpatsʿka27,999—
153ChortkivTernopilʿsʿka27,977—
154SlavutychKyyivsʿka27,833—
155ZolotonoshaCherkasʿka27,722—
156LebedynSumsʿka27,695—
157BuchaKyyivsʿka27,472—
158Novyy RozdilLʿvivsʿka27,177—
159Krasnyy LymanDonetsk27,124—
160SarnyRivnensʿka27,097—
161MalynZhytomyrsʿka27,068—
162KhmilʿnykVinnytsʿka26,861—
163BakhchysarayKrym26,525—
164SelidoveDonetsk25,797—
165BerehoveZakarpatsʿka25,741—
166KanivCherkasʿka25,666—
167KozyatynVinnytsʿka25,645—
168NovoyavorivsʿkLʿvivsʿka25,498—
169KorostyshivZhytomyrsʿka25,099—
170PopasnaLuhansʿka24,986—
171VynohradivZakarpatsʿka24,802—
172KrolevetsʿSumsʿka24,696—
173HaysynVinnytsʿka24,687—
174MolodohvardiysʿkLuhansʿka24,579—
175VolnovakhaDonetsk23,731—
176ZdolbunivRivnensʿka23,697—
177MerefaKharkivsʿka23,679—
178KreminnaLuhansʿka23,538—
179DokuchayivsʿkDonetsk23,476—
180BakhmachChernihivsʿka23,379—
181TsyurupynsʿkKhersonsʿka23,226—
182YuzhneOdesʿka23,085—
183ArmyansʿkKrym22,981—
184VilʿnohirsʿkDnipropetrovsʿka22,898—
185YahotynKyyivsʿka22,779—
186SukhodilʿsʿkLuhansʿka22,763—
187ZolochivLʿvivsʿka22,608—
188LyubotynKharkivsʿka22,545—
189TrostyanetsʿSumsʿka22,401—
190BrodyLʿvivsʿka22,375—
191PolonneKhmelʿnytsʿka22,348—
192VyshhorodKyyivsʿka22,080—
193HadyachPoltavsʿka21,985—
194KiliyaOdesʿka21,754—
195StarobilʿskLuhansʿka21,539—
196KrasnohradKharkivsʿka21,426—
197LadyzhynVinnytsʿka21,393—
198PolohyZaporizʿka21,380—
199AmvrosiyivkaDonetsk21,307—
200KremenetsʿTernopilʿsʿka21,231—
201HenichesʿkKhersonsʿka20,983—
202SokalʿLʿvivsʿka20,886—
203KurakhoveDonetsk20,680—
204DniprorudneZaporizʿka20,271—
205VolochysʿkKhmelʿnytsʿka20,179—
206NadvirnaIvano-Frankivsʿka20,154—
207DolynaIvano-Frankivsʿka20,129—
208StebnykLʿvivsʿka20,087—
209KrasylivKhmelʿnytsʿka19,815—
210PʿyatykhatkyDnipropetrovsʿka19,798—
211KivsharivkaKharkivsʿka19,738—
212ReniOdesʿka19,719—
213VolchanskKharkivsʿka19,486—
214VatutineCherkasʿka19,407—
215DergachiKharkivsʿka19,322—
216KalynivkaVinnytsʿka19,315—
217BaltaOdesʿka19,220—
218ZvenyhorodkaCherkasʿka19,161—
219ZuhresDonetsk19,121—
220SkadovsʿkKhersonsʿka18,911—
221SvatoveLuhansʿka18,770—
222ShpolaCherkasʿka18,705—
223NovoukrayinkaKirovohradsʿka18,633—
224Korsunʿ-ShevchenkivsʿkyyCherkasʿka18,593—
225LutuhyneLuhansʿka18,133—
226BilohirsʿkKrym18,091—
227DolynsʿkaKirovohradsʿka18,070—
228BerezanʿKyyivsʿka18,023—
229BilopillyaSumsʿka17,824—
230BohodukhivKharkivsʿka17,818—
231IzyaslavKhmelʿnytsʿka17,758—
232PelahiyivkaDonetsk17,509—
233PisochynKharkivsʿka17,489—
234SkvyraKyyivsʿka17,452—
235OrikhivZaporizʿka17,287—
236KarlivkaPoltavsʿka17,226—
237BilozersʿkeDonetsk17,204—
238ZoloteLuhansʿka17,173—
239YunokomunarivsʿkDonetsk17,151—
240PidhorodneDnipropetrovsʿka17,103—
241RozdilʿnaOdesʿka17,094—
242HorodokKhmelʿnytsʿka17,086—
243ChervonopartyzansʿkLuhansʿka17,023—
244IlovaysʿkDonetsk16,965—
245BerezhanyTernopilʿsʿka16,962—
246NovohrodivkaDonetsk16,823—
247VuhledarDonetsk16,792—
248BolhradOdesʿka16,708—
249BarVinnytsʿka16,641—
250PutyvlʿSumsʿka16,635—
251KivertsiVolynsʿka16,509—
252SvalyavaZakarpatsʿka16,507—
253BohuslavKyyivsʿka16,498—
254HulyaypoleZaporizʿka16,442—
255OvruchZhytomyrsʿka16,398—
256VerkhnʿodniprovsʿkDnipropetrovsʿka16,345—
257OchakivMykolayivsʿka16,300—
258ZmiyivKharkivsʿka16,095—
259KrasnohorivkaDonetsk16,093—
260PyryatynPoltavsʿka16,089—
261MykolayivkaDonetsk16,002—
262Chasiv YarDonetsk15,994—
263VilʿnyansʿkZaporizʿka15,908—
264DunayivtsiKhmelʿnytsʿka15,836—
265ApostoloveDnipropetrovsʿka15,828—
266TalʿneCherkasʿka15,779—
267ArtsyzOdesʿka15,761—
268Novyy BuhMykolayivsʿka15,646—
269TulʿchynVinnytsʿka15,536—
270HayvoronKirovohradsʿka15,526—
271HorodokLʿvivsʿka15,484—
272Hola PrystanʿKhersonsʿka15,432—
273YuvileyneLuhansʿka15,351—
274KomsomolʿsʿkeKharkivsʿka15,342—
275ZhashkivCherkasʿka15,264—
276TaromsʿkeDnipropetrovsʿka15,249—
277NosivkaChernihivsʿka15,164—
278HorodyshcheCherkasʿka15,063—
279VasylivkaZaporizʿka15,012—
280Novhorod-SiversʿkyyChernihivsʿka14,960—
281Kamʿyanka-DniprovsʿkaZaporizʿka14,945—
282PetrivsʿkeLuhansʿka14,902—
283BeryslavKhersonsʿka14,880—
284SnihurivkaMykolayivsʿka14,873—
285RadomyshlʿZhytomyrsʿka14,756—
286BurshtynIvano-Frankivsʿka14,729—
287RakhivZakarpatsʿka14,674—
288KamʿyankaCherkasʿka14,547—
289TetiyivKyyivsʿka14,388—
290Nyzhnya KrynkaDonetsk14,253—
291MykolayivLʿvivsʿka14,251—
292OstrohRivnensʿka14,251—
293ZelenodolʿsʿkDnipropetrovsʿka14,242—
294VakhrusheveLuhansʿka14,224—
295KoryukivkaChernihivsʿka14,215—
296StorozhynetsʿChernivetsʿka14,147—
297KhorolPoltavsʿka14,117—
298KhrystynivkaCherkasʿka14,056—
299SudakKrym13,956—
300Stanychno-LuhansʿkeLuhansʿka13,903—

The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Donetsk4,661,063
2Dnipropetrovsʿka3,434,911
3Kharkivsʿka2,805,850
4Lʿvivsʿka2,528,878
5Kiev2,514,227
6Luhansʿka2,451,501
7Odesʿka2,377,248
8Krym1,958,114
9Zaporizʿka1,857,437
10Kyyivsʿka1,759,926
11Vinnytsʿka1,706,467
12Poltavsʿka1,569,479
13Khmelʿnytsʿka1,377,573
14Ivano-Frankivsʿka1,357,339
15Cherkasʿka1,350,801
16Zhytomyrsʿka1,337,798
17Sumsʿka1,251,416
18Mykolayivsʿka1,217,715
19Zakarpatsʿka1,211,477
20Chernihivsʿka1,198,956
21Khersonsʿka1,131,426
22Rivnensʿka1,129,676
23Ternopilʿsʿka1,099,936
24Kirovohradsʿka1,090,921
25Volynsʿka1,021,253
26Chernivetsʿka888,503
27Sevastopolʿ365,381

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.