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Zaporizhzhya

Zaporizhzhia · Ukraine
City population
710,052
#7
in Ukraine
#1
in Zaporizhzhia
#775
worldwide
KyivZaporizhzhya
47.852, 35.117 · 442 km from Kyiv
City population
710,052
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Ukraine
#7
of 272 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#775
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Ukraine
1.8%
of the national population

About Zaporizhzhya

The largest city in Zaporizhzhia region, it holds 710,052 residents and accounts for 1.8% of Ukraine's national population. The city lies 442 km from Kyiv. Nearby settlements include Vilnyansk at 26 km with 15,044 people, Marhanets at 44 km with 44,980 people, and Enerhodar at 53 km with 52,887 people.

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
#7of 272
LargestSmallest
Position in Zaporizhzhia
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Ukraine
Region
Zaporizhzhia
Rank in region
#1of 8
Distance to capital
442 km
to Kyiv
Elevation
105 m
Time zone
Europe/Kyiv
Coordinates
47.852, 35.117
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.

Nearby Cities

All 272 in Ukraine

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

26KMVilnyansk15K people44KMMarhanets45K people52KMDniprorudne18K people53KMEnerhodar53K people61KMSynelnykove31K 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. Zaporizhzhya710K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zaporizhzhya 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
Zaporizhzhya710K

Zaporizhzhya Population FAQ

What is the population of Zaporizhzhya?

Zaporizhzhya has a city population of 710,052. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Zaporizhzhya?

Zaporizhzhya is in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 442 km from the capital, Kyiv. Its coordinates are 47.852, 35.117.

How big is Zaporizhzhya compared with other cities in Ukraine?

It is the 7th largest of the 272 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ukraine, holding 1.8% of the national population.

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