Ukraine - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Ukraine was 30,721,280 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,894,320 in 1993 and a minimum value of 19,963,640 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 19,963,640
1961 20,541,160
1962 21,129,700
1963 21,721,790
1964 22,308,890
1965 22,926,040
1966 23,527,310
1967 24,113,170
1968 24,689,690
1969 25,264,250
1970 25,819,290
1971 26,351,100
1972 26,888,450
1973 27,425,470
1974 27,957,160
1975 28,467,940
1976 28,966,080
1977 29,452,010
1978 29,928,910
1979 30,386,580
1980 30,825,440
1981 31,287,680
1982 31,693,550
1983 32,110,160
1984 32,533,310
1985 32,933,620
1986 33,344,880
1987 33,766,180
1988 34,209,430
1989 34,541,910
1990 34,641,140
1991 34,734,260
1992 34,854,720
1993 34,894,320
1994 34,741,650
1995 34,488,340
1996 34,203,620
1997 33,913,060
1998 33,630,410
1999 33,334,230
2000 33,019,560
2001 32,692,860
2002 32,432,070
2003 32,238,840
2004 32,075,880
2005 31,932,600
2006 31,801,190
2007 31,694,730
2008 31,605,910
2009 31,547,450
2010 31,465,490
2011 31,395,050
2012 31,360,010
2013 31,331,000
2014 31,223,300
2015 31,183,830
2016 31,122,530
2017 31,043,770
2018 30,946,610
2019 30,836,430
2020 30,721,280

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization