Uganda vs Ukraine: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Uganda
4.23 million people
in 2020
Ukraine
4.36 million people
in 2020
Uganda rank
63rd
Ukraine rank
61st
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Uganda
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 4.36 million people against 4.23 million people in Uganda, a difference of 124,580 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 63rd and Ukraine ranks 61st of 182 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 554,960 people | 554,960 people | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0 people | 2.53 million people | 2.53 million people | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0 people | 3.18 million people | 3.18 million people | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0 people | 6.53 million people | 6.53 million people | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 1.16 million people | 6.90 million people | 5.74 million people | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 1.90 million people | 5.66 million people | 3.75 million people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 3.15 million people | 4.27 million people | 1.12 million people | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 4.23 million people | 4.36 million people | 124,580 people | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Uganda or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 4.36 million people against 4.23 million people in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Uganda and Ukraine?
- 124,580 people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Ukraine?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Uganda and Ukraine rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Uganda ranks 63rd and Ukraine ranks 61st of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.