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Simferopol overview
Simferopol (orange) and the other large cities of Ukraine
Simferopol lies in Crimea in Ukraine at 44.96°N, 34.11°E, about 247 m above sea level. The local time zone is Europe/Simferopol (UTC+3); GeoNames classifies it as a district seat.
It is smaller than Luhansk (397,677) and larger than Chernihiv (282,747). The largest city in Ukraine is Kyiv with 2,952,301 people; the capital, Kyiv, has 2,952,301.
The national capital, Kyiv, is about 667 km away; the nearest large city is Sevastopol, 61 km from Simferopol.
Ukraine as a whole has a live population of 39,447,335 (-0.7% a year) and ranks #39 of 238 countries — see the Ukraine population page for the full statistics and the Ukraine atlas for provinces, terrain and society maps.
Cities near Simferopol
| City | Distance | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Sevastopol Sevastopol City | 61 km | 547,820 |
| Yevpatoriya Crimea | 64 km | 107,040 |
| Kerch Crimea | 191 km | 148,932 |
Largest cities in Ukraine
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KyivCapital | Kyiv City | 2,952,301 |
| 2 | Kharkiv | Kharkiv | 1,421,125 |
| 3 | Odesa | Odesa | 1,010,537 |
| 4 | Dnipro | Dnipropetrovsk | 968,502 |
| 5 | Donetsk | Donetsk | 901,645 |
| 6 | Lviv | Lviv | 717,273 |
| 7 | Zaporizhzhya | Zaporizhzhia | 710,052 |
| 8 | Kryvyy Rih | Dnipropetrovsk | 603,904 |
| 9 | Sevastopol | Sevastopol City | 547,820 |
| 10 | Mykolayiv | Mykolaiv | 470,011 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Simferopol?
Simferopol has about 336,460 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.
Is Simferopol the capital of Ukraine?
No. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv (2,952,301 people), about 667 km away. Simferopol is the 13th largest city of the country and a district seat.
How big is Simferopol compared with the rest of Ukraine?
Its 336,460 residents are 0.9% of the 39,447,335 people living in Ukraine today. Kyiv is larger with 2,952,301 people.
Where is Simferopol?
In Crimea, Ukraine, at latitude 44.96 and longitude 34.11, 247 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Sevastopol (61 km), Yevpatoriya (64 km), Kerch (191 km).
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Glostats. (2026). Simferopol Population 2026 — Ukraine. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/ukraine/simferopol/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/ukraine/simferopol/">Simferopol Population 2026 — Ukraine</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
City populations are GeoNames figures (CC BY 4.0): the latest official census or estimate for the city proper — the municipality, not the wider metropolitan area — so they can differ from "metro area" numbers you see elsewhere. Country populations are live Glostats estimates from the UN World Population Prospects. Distances are great-circle distances between city centres. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.