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Donetsk

Donetsk · Ukraine
City population
901,645
#5
in Ukraine
#1
in Donetsk
#617
worldwide
KyivDonetsk
48.023, 37.802 · 593 km from Kyiv
City population
901,645
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Ukraine
#5
of 272 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#617
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Ukraine
2.3%
of the national population

About Donetsk

Ranked 617th by city population globally, Donetsk holds 901,645 residents and accounts for 2.3% of Ukraine's national population. Located 593 km from Kyiv, the city stands as the largest of 32 municipalities within its region. Makiyivka, a city of 338,968, lies 10 km away; four other cities ranging from 35,826 to 56,182 inhabitants sit within 25 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Ukraine
#5of 272
LargestSmallest
Position in Donetsk
#1of 32
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Ukraine
Region
Donetsk
Rank in region
#1of 32
Distance to capital
593 km
to Kyiv
Elevation
223 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Kyiv
Coordinates
48.023, 37.802
Record updated
2026-07-02
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 272 in Ukraine

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

10KMMakiyivka339K people20KMKhanzhonkivskyi53K people25KMKhartsyzk56K people32KMDokuchayevsk23K people32KMIlovays’k15K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Donetsk902K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Donetsk compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Donetsk902K

Donetsk Population FAQ

What is the population of Donetsk?

Donetsk has a city population of 901,645. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Donetsk?

Donetsk is in Donetsk, Ukraine, 593 km from the capital, Kyiv. Its coordinates are 48.023, 37.802.

How big is Donetsk compared with other cities in Ukraine?

It is the 5th largest of the 272 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ukraine, holding 2.3% of the national population.

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