Ukraine Population (LIVE)

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Ukraine Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Ukraine is 39,832,205 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Ukraine 2026 population is estimated at 39,535,849 people at mid-year.
  • Ukraine population is equivalent to 0.48% of the total world population.
  • Ukraine ranks number 40 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Ukraine is 68 per Km² (177 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 579,320 Km² (223,677 sq. miles).
  • 75.49% of the population is urban (29,844,856 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Ukraine is 41.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Ukraine (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Ukraine Global Rank
2026 39,535,849 1.43% 555,473 −6,229 41.8 1 68 75.5% 29,844,856 0.48% 8,300,678,395 40
2025 38,980,376 2.96% 1,120,155 1,702,358 41.8 1 67 76.8% 29,923,619 0.47% 8,231,613,070 40
2024 37,860,221 0.34% 127,385 1,146,012 42.1 0.99 65 79.2% 30,002,585 0.46% 8,161,972,572 42
2023 37,732,836 −8.08% −3,315,930 −299,961 42 0.98 65 79.7% 30,082,220 0.47% 8,091,734,930 40
2022 41,048,766 −4.15% −1,815,624 −5,699,445 41.5 0.9 71 73.5% 30,163,369 0.51% 8,021,407,192 36
2020 44,680,014 −0.49% −220,976 −4,167 40.8 1.21 77 67.9% 30,334,632 0.57% 7,887,001,292 33
2015 45,784,896 −0.29% −134,221 −21,992 39.2 1.39 79 67.4% 30,840,974 0.61% 7,470,491,872 31
2010 46,456,003 −0.48% −225,911 16,030 38.6 1.44 80 67.6% 31,411,663 0.66% 7,021,732,148 28
2005 47,585,556 −0.81% −394,221 −111,493 37.7 1.22 82 66.8% 31,788,197 0.72% 6,586,970,132 26
2000 49,556,660 −0.83% −421,776 −67,865 36.3 1.11 86 66.2% 32,793,567 0.80% 6,171,702,993 24
1995 51,665,539 −0.15% −77,711 −134,053 34.5 1.4 89 66% 34,081,946 0.90% 5,758,878,982 23
1990 52,054,092 0.37% 189,064 75,760 33.2 1.84 90 66% 34,356,066 0.98% 5,327,803,110 22
1985 51,108,770 0.46% 230,724 5,546 32.7 2.03 88 64.4% 32,935,869 1.05% 4,868,943,465 18
1980 49,955,152 0.44% 217,985 47,406 32.5 1.95 86 61.7% 30,827,293 1.12% 4,447,606,236 17
1975 48,865,229 0.67% 320,785 15,336 33.1 2.05 84 58.3% 28,469,686 1.20% 4,070,735,277 16
1970 47,261,306 0.81% 374,883 −48,335 31.3 2.08 82 54.6% 25,817,971 1.28% 3,694,683,794 16
1965 45,386,892 1.17% 512,560 69,354 29.1 1.94 78 50.5% 22,924,810 1.36% 3,334,533,703 15
1960 42,824,093 1.45% 592,876 52,281 28.3 2.29 74 46.6% 19,962,621 1.42% 3,015,470,894 15
1955 39,859,711 1.33% 509,765 130,668 27.5 2.31 69 41.5% 16,557,439 1.45% 2,740,213,792 15

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Ukraine Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Ukraine Global Rank
2030 38,353,853 −0.32% −125,305 −4,853 43.7 1.03 66 77% 29,536,792 0.45% 8,569,124,911 43
2035 36,828,147 −0.81% −305,141 −2,036 46.1 1.06 64 79.3% 29,198,482 0.41% 8,885,210,181 51
2040 35,270,911 −0.86% −311,447 724 48.2 1.09 61 82.1% 28,965,081 0.38% 9,177,190,203 52
2045 33,680,445 −0.92% −318,093 −2,018 49.9 1.11 58 85.6% 28,815,838 0.36% 9,439,639,668 59
2050 31,990,132 −1.02% −338,063 −2,583 51.1 1.14 55 89.5% 28,634,407 0.33% 9,664,378,587 61

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Ukraine Demographics (2026)

Life Expectancy
75.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
4.7

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
5.6

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main 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
31 Alchevsk 157,847
32 Horlivka 151,814
33 Kremenchuk 130,974
34 Uzhhorod 126,945
35 Brovary 122,344
36 Nikopol 104,383
37 Kramatorsk 102,818
38 Pishchane 94,511
39 Sloviansk 94,476
40 Yevpatoriya 92,933
41 Kamianets-Podilskyi 90,861
42 Sievierodonetsk 88,468
43 Drohobych 87,071
44 Oleksandriia 85,914
45 Khartsyzk 84,764
46 Pavlohrad 82,456
47 Kerch 79,826
48 Brianka 78,952
49 Uman 76,412
50 Stryi 75,307
51 Yenakiieve 74,836
52 Berdiansk 73,689
53 Konotop 72,972
54 Mukachevo 72,730
55 Berdychiv 71,964
56 Bakhmut 71,025
57 Kovel 69,025
58 Chervonohrad 68,645
59 Chornomorsk 67,440
60 Yalta 65,105
61 Novovolynsk 64,910
62 Lysychansk 63,529
63 Shostka 63,209
64 Novomoskovsk 63,193
65 Khortytsia 62,336
66 Smila 62,288
67 Lozova 61,498
68 Kadiivka 60,349
69 Nizhyn 58,882
70 Pokrovsk 58,738
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Notes

The Ukraine Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Ukraine delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Ukraine (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Ukraine in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.