Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 10xx | 100,000 | — |
| 1647 | 15,000 | −85.0% |
| 1666 | 10,000 | −33.3% |
| 1763 | 42,000 | +320.0% |
| 1797 | 19,000 | −54.8% |
| 1835 | 36,500 | +92.1% |
| 1845 | 50,000 | +37.0% |
| 1856 | 56,000 | +12.0% |
| 1865 | 71,300 | +27.3% |
| 1874 | 127,500 | +78.8% |
| 1884 | 154,500 | +21.2% |
| 1897 | 247,700 | +60.3% |
| 1905 | 450,000 | +81.7% |
| 1909 | 468,000 | +4.0% |
| 1912 | 442,000 | −5.6% |
| 1914 | 626,300 | +41.7% |
| 1917 | 430,500 | −31.3% |
| 1919 | 544,000 | +26.4% |
| 1922 | 366,000 | −32.7% |
| 1923 | 413,000 | +12.8% |
| 1926 | 513,000 | +24.2% |
| 1930 | 578,000 | +12.7% |
| 1940 | 930,000 | +60.9% |
| 1943 | 180,000 | −80.6% |
| 1956 | 991,000 | +450.6% |
| 1959 | 1,104,300 | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 1,367,200 | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 1,632,000 | +19.4% |
| 1975 | 1,947,000 | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 2,144,000 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 2,191,500 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2,461,000 | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 2,593,400 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 2,637,900 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,615,300 | −0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,596,400 | −0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,765,500 | +6.5% |
| as of 1 January of respective year. | ||
According to the All-Ukrainian Census, the population of Kiev in 2001 was 2,611,300. The historic changes in population is shown in the side table. According to the census men accounted for 1,219,000 persons, or 46.7%, and women for 1,393,000 persons, or 53.3%. Comparing the results with the previous census (1989) shows the trend of population ageing which, while prevalent throughout the country, is partly offset in Kiev by the inflow of working age migrants. According to the census data, more than 130 nationalities and ethnic groups reside within the territory of Kiev. Ukrainians constitute the largest ethnic group in Kiev, and they account for 2,110,800 people, or 82.2% of the population. Russians comprise 337,300 (13.1%), Jews 17,900 (0.7%), Belarusians 16,500 (0.6%), Poles 6,900 (0.3%), Armenians 4,900 (0.2%), Azerbaijanis 2,600 (0.1%), Tatars 2,500 (0.1%), Georgians 2,400 (0.1%), Moldovans 1,900 (0.1%). In 1926, the Jewish population of Kiev numbered 140,259, or 27.3% of the population. Both Ukrainian and Russian are commonly spoken in the city, with Russian being more widely used in the city centre despite the fact that Ukrainian is claimed as their native language by almost three times as many residents as those who claim Russian. According to a 2006 survey, Ukrainian is used at home by 23% of Kievans, 52% use Russian and 24% switch between both. Some 1,069,700 people have higher or completed secondary education, a significant increase of 21.7% since 1989. The latest (April, 2007) municipal estimate of the city population is of 2.7 million residents. Other much higher estimates are often published. For instance, the amount of bakery products sold in the city (thus including temporary visitors and commuters) gives a minimum of 3.5 million people (June, 2007).
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