Kharkiv — UN urban centre population
Kharkiv has a recorded base population of 1,308,892 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
Kharkiv UN urban centre: 1,308,892 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,308,892. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,421,125; 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.
Administrative units of Kharkiv
3 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 3 of 3 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 474,300; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,308,892; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltivka | 409,300 | 31.27% | Not independently verified |
| Pivnichna Saltivka | 45,000 | 3.44% | Not independently verified |
| Zhuravlivka | 20,000 | 1.53% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,308,892 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Tabriz | 1,309,004 | +0.0% |
| Guwahati | 1,314,019 | +0.4% |
| Amritsar | 1,303,330 | −0.4% |
| Asunción | 1,314,663 | +0.4% |
| Yichang | 1,314,779 | +0.4% |
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 (+0.35% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,308,892, 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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