Ukraine Population
Ukraine had an estimated population of 38,980,376 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 40th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.47% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +2.92% a year.
Ukraine at a glance
How Ukraine's population is changing
Ukraine's population is growing fast: +2.92% a year, which works out to about +1,136,565 people per year, or +3,112 a day. Births (5.5 per 1,000) and deaths (13.6 per 1,000) alone would give −0.81% a year; net migration adds about 1,702,358 people a year (+4.37%). Roughly one in every 211 people on Earth lives in Ukraine.
Population of Ukraine since 1960
In 1960, Ukraine had 42,824,093 people. By 2025 that was 38,980,376 — 9% smaller. The population peaked in 1993 at 52,350,126 and has declined since. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 10%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42,824,093 | — |
| 1970 | 47,261,306 | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 49,955,152 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 52,054,092 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 49,556,660 | −4.8% |
| 2010 | 46,456,003 | −6.3% |
| 2020 | 44,680,014 | −3.8% |
| 2025 | 38,980,376 | −12.8% |
Ukraine from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Ukraine at about 11,215,490 people in 1800; the UN estimates 38,980,380 in 2025 (3× 1800) and projects 15,197,403 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 1993 at 52,350,122 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 11,215,490 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 14,752,639 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 23,480,335 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 37,310,888 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 49,556,654 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 38,980,380 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 31,990,136 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 22,803,046 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 15,197,403 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Ukraine
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 38,980,376. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 2,614,581 | UN urban centre | 6.71% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Kharkiv | 1,308,892 | UN urban centre | 3.36% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Odesa | 899,157 | UN urban centre | 2.31% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Dnipro | 792,115 | UN urban centre | 2.03% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 5 | Zaporizhzhya | 710,052 | GeoNames settlement | 1.82% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Donetsk | 705,832 | UN urban centre | 1.81% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 7 | Lviv | 627,280 | UN urban centre | 1.61% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Kryvyy Rih | 603,904 | GeoNames settlement | 1.55% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Mykolayiv | 470,011 | GeoNames settlement | 1.21% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Vinnytsya | 430,091 | GeoNames settlement | 1.10% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Ukraine compares
Ukraine has almost the same population as Angola (39,040,039).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #38 |  Canada | 41,651,653 | +7% | compare → |
| #39 |  Angola | 39,040,039 | +0% | compare → |
| #41 |  Morocco | 38,430,770 | −1% | compare → |
| #42 |  Uzbekistan | 37,053,428 | −5% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (7)
Russia 143,513,328 · 3.7× the population · compare
Poland 36,435,861 · about the same population · compare
Romania 19,020,271 · 2.0× smaller · compare
Hungary 9,514,251 · 4.1× smaller · compare
Belarus 9,085,991 · 4.3× smaller · compare
Slovakia 5,413,813 · 7.2× smaller · compare
Moldova 2,360,527 · 16.5× smaller · compare
Ukraine's 7 neighbours together hold 225,344,042 people — 5.8× Ukraine's population. The most populous is Russia (143,513,328).
In its region
Ukraine is the 8th most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 4.2% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
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Cities
Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, Lviv, Kryvyy Rih — all Ukraine's cities on the map.
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