As of January 1, 2022, the number of people younger than 18 years in Ukraine was approximately 7.3 million. The adult population aged 18 years and older amounted to 33.6 million, representing around 82 percent of total inhabitants. Over 10 million people, or 24 percent of all residents, were aged 60 years and older.

What is the population of Ukraine?

Ukraine is the eighth most populated country in Europe, ranking between Poland and Romania by the number of inhabitants. In 2023, an estimated 32 million people resided in Ukraine, down approximately nine million from two years prior. The population size has decreased significantly during the Russian invasion, as millions of refugees fled to other countries.

Demographics of Ukraine

The number of women in Ukraine exceeded that of men by approximately three million as of January 1, 2022. At that point, the country’s male population stood at approximately 19 million. Over the past two decades, it decreased by over three million. The majority, or seven out of ten Ukrainian residents, lived in cities. Both the urban and rural population saw a decline in the past 20 years.

The total population in Ukraine was forecast to increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total one million people (+2.99 percent). This overall increase does not happen continuously, notably not in 2028 and 2029. The total population is estimated to amount to 34.46 million people in 2029. According to the International Monetary Fund, the total population of a country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.Find more statistics on other topics about Ukraine with key insights such as the growth of the real the gross domestic product, the average inflation rate, and the national debt.

Chart and table of Ukraine population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

Ukraine UA: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data was reported at 8.159 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.552 % for 2016. Ukraine UA: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.106 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.576 % in 1965 and a record low of 6.155 % in 1971. Ukraine UA: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Ukraine UA: Population: Growth data was reported at -0.386 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.331 % for 2016. Ukraine UA: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.322 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.261 % in 1961 and a record low of -1.007 % in 2000. Ukraine UA: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

UNICEF's country profile for Ukraine, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

This statistic shows the age structure in Ukraine from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, approximately 14.3 percent of the population in Ukraine were aged between 0 and 14, about 67.15 percent were between 15 and 64 years old and about 18.56 percent were aged 65 and older.

In 2020, the median age of Ukraine's population was around 40.8 years. Between 2020 and 2100, it was forecast to increase by nearly 11 years. The median age of a population is an index that divides the population into two equal groups: half of the population is older than the median age and the other half younger.

Graph and download economic data for Population Ages 15 to 64 for Ukraine (SPPOP1564TOZSUKR) from 1960 to 2023 about Ukraine, 15 to 64 years, and population.

Key information about Ukraine population

• The Ukraine population reached 41.0 million people in Dec 2021, compared with the previously reported figure of 41.4 million people in Dec 2020
• The data reached an all-time high of 51.9 million people in Dec 1992 and a record low of 37.3 million people in Dec 1950

• In the latest reports, Ukraine Unemployment Rate increased to 10.5 % in Dec 2021
• Monthly earnings of the Ukraine population was 521.0 USD in Jan 2022
• Ukraine Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 61.8 % in Dec 2021

The Ukraine Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) is a nationally representative survey of 6,841 women age 15-49 and 3,178 men age 15-49. Survey fieldwork was conducted during the period July through November 2007. The UDHS was conducted by the Ukrainian Center for Social Reforms in close collaboration with the State Statistical Committee of Ukraine. The MEASURE DHS Project provided technical support for the survey. The U.S. Agency for International Development/Kyiv Regional Mission to Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus provided funding. The survey is a nationally representative sample survey designed to provide information on population and health issues in Ukraine. The primary goal of the survey was to develop a single integrated set of demographic and health data for the population of the Ukraine. The UDHS was conducted from July to November 2007 by the Ukrainian Center for Social Reforms (UCSR) in close collaboration with the State Statistical Committee (SSC) of Ukraine, which provided organizational and methodological support. Macro International Inc. provided technical assistance for the survey through the MEASURE DHS project. USAID/Kyiv Regional Mission to Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus provided funding for the survey through the MEASURE DHS project. MEASURE DHS is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist countries worldwide in obtaining information on key population and health indicators. The 2007 UDHS collected national- and regional-level data on fertility and contraceptive use, maternal health, adult health and life style, infant and child mortality, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. The survey obtained detailed information on these issues from women of reproductive age and, on certain topics, from men as well. The results of the 2007 UDHS are intended to provide the information needed to evaluate existing social programs and to design new strategies for improving the health of Ukrainians and health services for the people of Ukraine. The 2007 UDHS also contributes to the growing international database on demographic and health-related variables. MAIN RESULTS Fertility rates. A useful index of the level of fertility is the total fertility rate (TFR), which indicates the number of children a woman would have if she passed through the childbearing ages at the current age-specific fertility rates (ASFR). The TFR, estimated for the three-year period preceding the survey, is 1.2 children per woman. This is below replacement level. Contraception : Knowledge and ever use. Knowledge of contraception is widespread in Ukraine. Among married women, knowledge of at least one method is universal (99 percent). On average, married women reported knowledge of seven methods of contraception. Eighty-nine percent of married women have used a method of contraception at some time. Abortion rates. The use of abortion can be measured by the total abortion rate (TAR), which indicates the number of abortions a woman would have in her lifetime if she passed through her childbearing years at the current age-specific abortion rates. The UDHS estimate of the TAR indicates that a woman in Ukraine will have an average of 0.4 abortions during her lifetime. This rate is considerably lower than the comparable rate in the 1999 Ukraine Reproductive Health Survey (URHS) of 1.6. Despite this decline, among pregnancies ending in the three years preceding the survey, one in four pregnancies (25 percent) ended in an induced abortion. Antenatal care. Ukraine has a well-developed health system with an extensive infrastructure of facilities that provide maternal care services. Overall, the levels of antenatal care and delivery assistance are high. Virtually all mothers receive antenatal care from professional health providers (doctors, nurses, and midwives) with negligible differences between urban and rural areas. Seventy-five percent of pregnant women have six or more antenatal care visits; 27 percent have 15 or more ANC visits. The percentage is slightly higher in rural areas than in urban areas (78 percent compared with 73 percent). However, a smaller proportion of rural women than urban women have 15 or more antenatal care visits (23 percent and 29 percent, respectively). HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections : The currently low level of HIV infection in Ukraine provides a unique window of opportunity for early targeted interventions to prevent further spread of the disease. However, the increases in the cumulative incidence of HIV infection suggest that this window of opportunity is rapidly closing. Adult Health : The major causes of death in Ukraine are similar to those in industrialized countries (cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and accidents), but there is also a rising incidence of certain infectious diseases, such as multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Women's status : Sixty-four percent of married women make decisions on their own about their own health care, 33 percent decide jointly with their husband/partner, and 1 percent say that their husband or someone else is the primary decisionmaker about the woman's own health care. Domestic Violence : Overall, 17 percent of women age 15-49 experienced some type of physical violence between age 15 and the time of the survey. Nine percent of all women experienced at least one episode of violence in the 12 months preceding the survey. One percent of the women said they had often been subjected to violent physical acts during the past year. Overall, the data indicate that husbands are the main perpetrators of physical violence against women. Human Trafficking : The UDHS collected information on respondents' awareness of human trafficking in Ukraine and, if applicable, knowledge about any household members who had been the victim of human trafficking during the three years preceding the survey. More than half (52 percent) of respondents to the household questionnaire reported that they had heard of a person experiencing this problem and 10 percent reported that they knew personally someone who had experienced human trafficking.

Between 2000 and 2022, women consistently outnumbered men in Ukraine, although the population as a whole declined. At the beginning of 2000, there were nearly 26.4 million female inhabitants, but by January 1, 2022, that figure fell to nearly 22 million.

Ukraine UA: Population: Total data was reported at 44,831,159.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 45,004,645.000 Person for 2016. Ukraine UA: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 48,164,836.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52,179,210.000 Person in 1993 and a record low of 42,662,149.000 Person in 1960. Ukraine UA: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) in Ukraine was reported at 4.8442 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ukraine - Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Dwellings, households, individuals

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Vacant units: No - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: Yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Households: A group of people (or one person) living together in one dwelling or part of a dwelling and fully or partially sharing financial resources. These people may or may not be related. - Group quarters: Institutional dwellings such as children's homes, orphanages, boarding houses for the elderly or disabled, or institutions with mobile populations such as hospitals, sanatoriums, hotels, etc.

Universe

All persons who lived in the dwelling as of midnight on the night of December 4th to December 5th, 2001, including temporarily residents and temporarily absent permanent residents.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

SAMPLE UNIT: Household

SAMPLE FRACTION: 10%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 4,889,288

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Two enumeration forms. Form 1 requested information on the number and status of residents in the household and on housing characteristics. Form 2C, the census questionnaire, requested information on individual members of the household.

Population ages 0-14, total in Ukraine was reported at 5394112 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ukraine - Population, ages 0-14, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Odesa, Ukraine metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.

The Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine was the most populated region of the country as of February 1, 2022, with approximately 4.1 million inhabitants. It was followed by the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which had a population of around 3.1 million. Nearly three million people resided in Kyiv, the capital city.

The geodatabase contains boundaries for the national and first- and second- order administrative divisions, aligned to the Large Scale International Boundaries dataset from the U.S. Department of State. The feature classes are suitable for linking to the attribute data provided.

The tabular data contain total population for 2001 (census) and 2017 (population estimates), as well as five-year age group and sex, language, ethnicity/nationality, and characteristics relating to households, information and communication technology, and income and poverty.

There were 20 613 200 Facebook users in Ukraine in January 2025, which accounted for 47.5% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 58.7%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (4 700 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where women lead by 1 500 000.