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Population of Ukraine (2026)

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Ukraine Population
39,535,849
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Yearly Change
+1.43%
Global Share
0.48%
Global Rank
40

Median Age

The median age in Ukraine is 41.8 years (2026).

Fertility in Ukraine

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.0
(Live Births per Woman, 2026)

Life Expectancy in Ukraine

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
75.0
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
79.7
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
70.2
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Ukraine


Infant Mortality
4.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
5.6
(per 1,000 live births)


Ukraine Urban Population

Currently, 75.5% of the population of Ukraine is urban (29,844,856 people in 2026)


Population Density

The 2026 population density in Ukraine is 68 people per Km2 (177 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 579,320 Km2 (223,677 sq. miles).

Largest cities by Population in Ukraine

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 Kyiv (Kiev) 2,614,581
2 Kharkiv 1,308,892
3 Odesa 899,157
4 Dnipro 792,115
5 Donetsk 705,832
6 Lviv 627,280
7 Zaporizhzhia 566,844
8 Kryvyi Rih 477,940
9 Mykolaiv 419,484
10 Mariupol 375,504
11 Vinnytsia 363,466
12 Luhansk 354,296
13 Simferopol 294,735
14 Kherson 257,682
15 Cherkasy 248,683
16 Chernihiv 244,882
17 Poltava 242,753
18 Khmelnytskyi 242,022
19 Ivano-Frankivsk 234,228
20 Chernivtsi 234,032
21 Sevastopol 226,028
22 Zhytomyr 225,363
23 Rivne 222,927
24 Lutsk 209,014
25 Kropyvnytskyi 200,894
26 Makiivka 200,425
27 Ternopil 193,565
28 Kamianske 192,645
29 Bila Tserkva 191,217
30 Sumy 189,130
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Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.