Kyiv — UN urban centre population
Kyiv has a recorded base population of 2,614,581 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
Kiev UN urban centre: 2,614,581 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 2,614,581. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 2,952,301; 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 Kyiv
9 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 9 of 9 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 2,307,536; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 2,614,581; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desnianskyi Raion | 336,209 | 12.86% | Not independently verified |
| Dnipro Raion | 334,000 | 12.77% | Not independently verified |
| Sviatoshynskyi Raion | 315,410 | 12.06% | Not independently verified |
| Solomianka Rayon | 287,801 | 11.01% | Not independently verified |
| Darnytsia Raion | 282,359 | 10.80% | Not independently verified |
| Shevchenkivskyi Raion | 237,213 | 9.07% | Not independently verified |
| Holosiiv Raion | 202,993 | 7.76% | Not independently verified |
| Podilskyi Raion | 180,424 | 6.90% | Not independently verified |
| Pechersk Raion | 131,127 | 5.02% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Nova Darnytsya (45,700), Podil (25,900), Stara Darnytsya (25,900)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 2,614,581 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Wuxi | 2,613,100 | −0.1% |
| Milan | 2,599,022 | −0.6% |
| Birmingham | 2,631,757 | +0.7% |
| Tel Aviv | 2,642,872 | +1.1% |
| Changzhou | 2,649,836 | +1.3% |
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 (+0.61% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 2,614,581, 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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