Chelyabinsk — UN urban centre population
Chelyabinsk has a recorded base population of 794,411 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Chelyabinsk UN urban centre: 794,411 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 794,411. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,202,371; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 794,411 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Chelyabinsk |
|---|---|---|
| Jincheng | 794,234 | −0.0% |
| Oyo | 793,241 | −0.1% |
| Arusha | 795,744 | +0.2% |
| Irbid | 792,470 | −0.2% |
| Dnipro | 792,115 | −0.3% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (−0.24% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 794,411, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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