| Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|
| 1950 | 585,297 | 0.00% | |
| 1951 | 597,604 | 2.10% | 12,307 |
| 1952 | 610,188 | 2.11% | 12,584 |
| 1953 | 623,001 | 2.10% | 12,813 |
| 1954 | 636,101 | 2.10% | 13,100 |
| 1955 | 649,476 | 2.10% | 13,375 |
| 1956 | 663,152 | 2.11% | 13,676 |
| 1957 | 677,077 | 2.10% | 13,925 |
| 1958 | 691,314 | 2.10% | 14,237 |
| 1959 | 705,850 | 2.10% | 14,536 |
| 1960 | 720,713 | 2.11% | 14,863 |
| 1961 | 735,847 | 2.10% | 15,134 |
| 1962 | 751,320 | 2.10% | 15,473 |
| 1963 | 767,118 | 2.10% | 15,798 |
| 1964 | 783,271 | 2.11% | 16,153 |
| 1965 | 799,718 | 2.10% | 16,447 |
| 1966 | 816,534 | 2.10% | 16,816 |
| 1967 | 833,704 | 2.10% | 17,170 |
| 1968 | 851,259 | 2.11% | 17,555 |
| 1969 | 869,133 | 2.10% | 17,874 |
| 1970 | 885,717 | 1.91% | 16,584 |
| 1971 | 900,578 | 1.68% | 14,861 |
| 1972 | 915,710 | 1.68% | 15,132 |
| 1973 | 931,052 | 1.68% | 15,342 |
| 1974 | 946,674 | 1.68% | 15,622 |
| 1975 | 962,558 | 1.68% | 15,884 |
| 1976 | 978,730 | 1.68% | 16,172 |
| 1977 | 995,129 | 1.68% | 16,399 |
| 1978 | 1,011,826 | 1.68% | 16,697 |
| 1979 | 1,024,827 | 1.28% | 13,001 |
| 1980 | 1,033,252 | 0.82% | 8,425 |
| 1981 | 1,041,723 | 0.82% | 8,471 |
| 1982 | 1,050,275 | 0.82% | 8,552 |
| 1983 | 1,058,897 | 0.82% | 8,622 |
| 1984 | 1,067,603 | 0.82% | 8,706 |
| 1985 | 1,076,355 | 0.82% | 8,752 |
| 1986 | 1,085,192 | 0.82% | 8,837 |
| 1987 | 1,094,101 | 0.82% | 8,909 |
| 1988 | 1,103,096 | 0.82% | 8,995 |
| 1989 | 1,104,452 | 0.12% | 1,356 |
| 1990 | 1,097,060 | -0.67% | -7,392 |
| 1991 | 1,089,717 | -0.67% | -7,343 |
| 1992 | 1,082,413 | -0.67% | -7,304 |
| 1993 | 1,075,179 | -0.67% | -7,234 |
| 1994 | 1,067,982 | -0.67% | -7,197 |
| 1995 | 1,060,834 | -0.67% | -7,148 |
| 1996 | 1,053,724 | -0.67% | -7,110 |
| 1997 | 1,046,681 | -0.67% | -7,043 |
| 1998 | 1,039,675 | -0.67% | -7,006 |
| 1999 | 1,032,717 | -0.67% | -6,958 |
| 2000 | 1,025,795 | -0.67% | -6,922 |
| 2001 | 1,018,939 | -0.67% | -6,856 |
| 2002 | 1,013,010 | -0.58% | -5,929 |
| 2003 | 1,007,784 | -0.52% | -5,226 |
| 2004 | 1,002,578 | -0.52% | -5,206 |
| 2005 | 996,793 | -0.58% | -5,785 |
| 2006 | 990,408 | -0.64% | -6,385 |
| 2007 | 984,064 | -0.64% | -6,344 |
| 2008 | 977,752 | -0.64% | -6,312 |
| 2009 | 971,591 | -0.63% | -6,161 |
| 2010 | 965,555 | -0.62% | -6,036 |
| 2011 | 959,556 | -0.62% | -5,999 |
| 2012 | 953,587 | -0.62% | -5,969 |
| 2013 | 947,671 | -0.62% | -5,916 |
| 2014 | 941,784 | -0.62% | -5,887 |
| 2015 | 935,933 | -0.62% | -5,851 |
| 2016 | 930,110 | -0.62% | -5,823 |
| 2017 | 924,340 | -0.62% | -5,770 |
| 2018 | 918,606 | -0.62% | -5,734 |
| 2019 | 911,981 | -0.72% | -6,625 |
| 2020 | 905,530 | -0.71% | -6,451 |
| 2021 | 899,325 | -0.69% | -6,205 |
| 2022 | 893,392 | -0.66% | -5,933 |
| 2023 | 887,716 | -0.64% | -5,676 |
| 2024 | 882,209 | -0.62% | -5,507 |
| 2025 | 876,063 | -0.70% | -6,146 |
| 2026 | 870,629 | -0.62% | -5,434 |
| 2027 | 864,871 | -0.66% | -5,758 |
| 2028 | 859,506 | -0.62% | -5,365 |
| 2029 | 853,822 | -0.66% | -5,684 |
| 2030 | 848,525 | -0.62% | -5,297 |
| 2031 | 843,022 | -0.65% | -5,503 |
| 2032 | 837,792 | -0.62% | -5,230 |
| 2033 | 832,480 | -0.63% | -5,312 |
| 2034 | 827,316 | -0.62% | -5,164 |
| 2035 | 822,184 | -0.62% | -5,132 |
Donetsk Population Data (Urban Area)
