Lviv overtook the Dnieper and Odessa in terms of population. Forbes compared to 2019, the population of Lviv grew from 687 to 986 thousand people. Now it is ahead of the Dnieper (975 thousand) and Odessa (907 thousand), which lost its status as a million-plus city. The population of Kyiv reached 3.793 million people, and its share in the country's population increased from 9.9% to 13.3%. In Kharkiv, Dnieper and Zaporozhye the population has decreased, but the cities are preserved thanks to the settlers. In total, the real population of Ukraine is estimated at 28-31.4 million people.

Lviv overtook the Dnieper and Odessa in terms of population. Forbes compared to 2019, the population of Lviv grew from 687 to 986 thousand people. Now it is ahead of the Dnieper (975 thousand) and Odessa (907 thousand), which lost its status as a million-plus city. The population of Kyiv reached 3.793 million people, and its share in the country's population increased from 9.9% to 13.3%. In Kharkiv, Dnieper and Zaporozhye the population has decreased, but the cities are preserved thanks to the settlers. In total, the real population of Ukraine is estimated at 28-31.4 million people.