Kyiv metropolitan area

The Kyiv metropolitan area (Київська агломерація) is an unofficially designated urban agglomeration within the outer boundary of Kyiv Oblast in Ukraine. It consists of the country's capital city of Kyiv (an enclave within the oblast), its satellite settlements and nearest rural areas closely bound to the city by employment and commerce. According to different sources, it is ranked among 20 largest metropolitan areas in Europe.

Area and population

 * Total population: censuses and estimates numbers vary from 3.375.000 (138 world rank) to 3,648,900 (some other sources bring 4,130,000 - 5,206,000);
 * Kyiv City proper population:
 * official: as of July 2013;
 * as of the 2001 Ukrainian census
 * at least 3.5 million, according to the 2007 estimates based on the amount of bakery products sold in the city (thus including temporary visitors and commuters)
 * Suburban population:
 * Total area: 13,534 km².
 * Population density: 268,4 people/km².

Economy
In 2021, Kyiv metropolitan area had a Gross regional product of around ₴1.568 trillion (€40.6 billion) of which ₴1.276 trillion (€33 billion) was Kyiv city.

Transport
The area has a highly developed railway and road infrastructure, being linked to Kyiv through the suburban railways, buses and minibuses.

Kyiv metropolitan area is served by two international passenger airports: Boryspil Airport and Kyiv (Zhuliany) Airport; there are also the Gostomel cargo airport and additional three operating airfields facilitating airplane manufacturing and general aviation.