What is the population of Kyiv?
Kyiv has a city population of 2,952,301. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Ukraine · Europe
Kyiv
Kyiv City · Ukraine
City population
2,952,301
#1
in Ukraine
#1
in Kyiv City
#121
worldwide
50.455, 30.524
About Kyiv
The national capital accounts for 7.6% of Ukraine's population. At 2.95 million, it ranks 121st globally and stands as the country's largest city by a considerable margin over the second-ranked centre. Several cities of 40,000 to 43,000 people lie within 13 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kyiv City
Rank in region
#1of 4
Capital
National capital
Elevation
179 m
Time zone
Europe/Kyiv
Coordinates
50.455, 30.524
Record updated
2026-03-29
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.
Nearby Cities
All 272 in UkraineClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kyiv | 2.95M |
Kyiv Population FAQ
Where is Kyiv?
Kyiv is in Kyiv City, Ukraine. Its coordinates are 50.455, 30.524.
How big is Kyiv compared with other cities in Ukraine?
It is the 1st largest of the 272 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ukraine, holding 7.6% of the national population.