What is the population of Odesa?
Odesa has a city population of 1,010,537. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
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Odesa
City population
1,010,537
#3
in Ukraine
#1
in Odesa
#545
worldwide
46.486, 30.744 · 442 km from Kyiv
About Odesa
Odesa is a city in Odesa, Ukraine with a population of 1,010,537. It is the 3rd largest of the 272 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ukraine, and the 545th largest worldwide. It lies 442 km from Kyiv.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 12
Coordinates
46.486, 30.744
Record updated
2 July 2026
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 |
| Odesa | 1.01M |
Odesa Population FAQ
Where is Odesa?
Odesa is in Odesa, Ukraine, 442 km from the capital, Kyiv. Its coordinates are 46.486, 30.744.
How big is Odesa compared with other cities in Ukraine?
It is the 3rd largest of the 272 cities listed in Ukraine, holding 2.6% of the national population.