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: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data was reported at 1.063 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.064 Ratio for 2015. Ukraine UA: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data is updated yearly, averaging 1.063 Ratio from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2016, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.066 Ratio in 2012 and a record low of 1.052 Ratio in 1977. Ukraine UA: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births 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. Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births. The data are 5 year averages.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

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.

Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in Ukraine was reported at 1.063 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ukraine - Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Ratio of Female to Male Secondary School Enrollment for Ukraine (SEENRSECOFMZSUKR) from 1993 to 2014 about Ukraine, enrolled, secondary schooling, secondary, females, males, ratio, and education.

Worldwide, the male population is slightly higher than the female population, although this varies by country. As of 2023, Hong Kong has the highest share of women worldwide with almost 55 percent. Moldova followed behind with 54 percent. Among the countries with the largest share of women in the total population, several were former Soviet-states or were located in Eastern Europe. By contrast, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman had some of the highest proportions of men in their populations.

Ukraine UA: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.046 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.374 % for 2016. Ukraine UA: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.098 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.293 % in 1960 and a record low of 6.046 % in 2017. Ukraine UA: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % 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 20 to 24 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.; ;

In all age groups until 29 years old, there were more men than women in Russia as of January 1, 2024. After that age, the female population outnumbered the male population in each category. The most represented age group in the country was from 35 to 39 years old, with approximately 6.5 million women and 6.3 million men. Male-to-female ratio in Russia The number of men in Russia was historically lower than the number of women, which was a result of population losses during World War I and World War II. In 1950, in the age category from 25 to 29 years, 68 men were recorded per 100 women in the Soviet Union. In today’s Russia, the female-to-male ratio in the same age group reached 976 women per 1,000 men. Russia has the highest life expectancy gender gap The World Health Organization estimated the average life expectancy of women across the world at over five years longer than men. In Russia, this gap between genders exceeded 10 years. According to the study “Burden of disease in Russia, 1980-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016,” Russia had the highest gender difference in life expectancy worldwide.

Ukraine: Ratio of female to male students in tertiary level education: The latest value from 2021 is 1.11 percent, an increase from 1.09 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 1.19 percent, based on data from 121 countries. Historically, the average for Ukraine from 1994 to 2021 is 1.15 percent. The minimum value, 1.09 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 1.24 percent was recorded in 1994.

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in Ukraine was reported at 75.98 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ukraine - Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on April of 2025.

The gap between the number of women and men in Russia was measured at approximately 10.3 million as of January 1, 2024, with the female population of the country historically outnumbering the male population. Both genders saw a decrease in inhabitants compared to the previous year. Why are there more women than men in Russia? One of the factors explaining gender imbalance in modern Russia is the gap in average life expectancy between the genders. In 2022, Russian women outlived men by around 10 years. In particular, working-age men were six times more likely to die from external causes of death, such as accidents and suicides, compared to working age women in that year. Furthermore, partial mobilization announced as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war resulted in a mass exodus of young men fleeing from conscription. In response to the government’s call to recruit up to 300,000 reservists in end-September 2022, Google search interest in the term "How to leave Russia" increased sharply. Gender imbalance and its consequences for Russia In Russia, the labor market remains highly segregated by gender. Manual jobs in equipment operation, metal industry, manufacturing, and mechanics are male dominated. The labor shortage in these spheres could limit the country’s potential for increased industrial production. Furthermore, fewer men exacerbate the issue of falling births in Russia. In 2023, only 1.26 million births were recorded nationwide, the lowest over the past decade. Coupled with a decreasing number of working-age men, such a decline in live births could lead to less innovation, a larger share of retired people, and rising government expenditure on pensions and healthcare.

Ukraine UA: Population: Female data was reported at 24,104,402.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24,201,697.000 Person for 2016. Ukraine UA: Population: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 26,019,233.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,862,832.000 Person in 1993 and a record low of 23,630,204.000 Person in 1960. Ukraine UA: Population: Female 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. Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

Ukraine: Ratio of female to male pupils in primary school: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Ukraine de 1993 à 2014. La valeur moyenne pour Ukraine pendant cette période était de 1 pour cent avec un minimum de 0.99 pour cent en 2004 et un maximum de 1.02 pour cent en 2012.

This Common Operational Dataset on Population Statistics (COD-PS) is estimated using baseline information from the 2001 Population Census of Ukraine and annual birth and death registration data since the last census.

REFERENCE YEAR: 2022

The COD-PS is age- and sex-disaggregated at ADM-1 level (i.e. Oblast) and has a reference date of 1 January, 2022.

The ukr_admpop_2022.xlsx spreadsheet includes a table of sex and age disaggregated 2022 projected population statistics of the 30 administrative level 4 features that correspond to cities of more than 100,000 people (excluding Kyiv city).

These tables are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Ukraine - Subnational Administrative Boundaries and Ukraine - Subnational Edge-matched Administrative Boundaries layers using the ADM0, and ADM2_PCODE fields.

In 2022, the life expectancy has significantly decreased in all gender groups compared to the previous time point. In line with the decreasing trend, the life expectancy experiences their lowest value towards the end of the observations. Specifically, the life expectancy of men at birth should be mentioned, as it provides the lowest value with 63.52 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years the average newborn is expected to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth do not change thereafter.Find further similar statistics for other countries or regions like Latvia and Bahamas.

Ukraine UA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data was reported at 74.515 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 74.706 % for 2016. Ukraine UA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data is updated yearly, averaging 78.771 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.850 % in 1990 and a record low of 74.279 % in 2012. Ukraine UA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male 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: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in Russia was reported at 1.057 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

UA: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 65.815 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 66.405 % for 2016. UA: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 66.389 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.877 % in 2010 and a record low of 64.311 % in 1993. UA: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 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. Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Ukraine estimated baseline population data (residents and IDPs) in Donetska and Luhanska oblasts used in 2022 HNO with SAAD disaggregation at adm1, GCA/NGCA and zone (distance from contact line) level. Estimation is based on 2001 census.

Abstract

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.

Geographic coverage

The survey is a nationally representative sample survey designed to provide information on population and health issues in Ukraine. The 27 administrative regions were grouped for this survey into five geographic regions: North, Central, East, South and West. The five geographic regions are the five study domains of the survey. The estimates obtained from the 2007 UDHS are presented for the country as a whole, for urban and rural areas, and for each of the five geographic regions.

Analysis unit

• Household
• Women age 15-49
• Men age 15-49

Universe

The population covered by the 2007 UDHS is defined as the universe of all women and men age 15-49 in Ukraine.

Kind of data

Sample survey data

Sampling procedure

The 2007 Ukraine Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) was the first survey of its kind carried out in Ukraine. The survey was a nationally representative sample survey of 15,000 households, with an expected yield of about 7,900 completed interviews of women age 15-49. It was designed to provide estimates on fertility, infant and child mortality, use of contraception and family planning, knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STI), and other family welfare and health indicators. Ukraine is made up of 24 oblasts, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and two special cities (Kyiv and Sevastopol), which together make up 27 administrative regions, each subdivided into lower-level administrative units. The 27 administrative regions were grouped for this survey into five geographic regions: North, Central, East, South and West. The five geographic regions are the five study domains of the survey. The estimates obtained from the 2007 UDHS are presented for the country as a whole, for urban and rural areas, and for each of the five geographic regions.

A men's survey was conducted at the same time as the women's survey, in a subsample consisting of one household in every two selected for the female survey. All men age 15-49 living in the selected households were eligible for the men's survey. The survey collected information on men's use of contraception and family planning and their knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STI).

SAMPLING FRAME

The sampling frame used for the 2007 UDHS was the Ukraine Population Census conducted in 2001 (SSC, 2003a), provided by the State Statistical Committee (SSC) of Ukraine. The sampling frame consisted of about 38 thousand enumeration areas (EAs) with an average of 400-500 households per EA. Each EA is subdivided into 4-5 enumeration units (EUs) with an average of 100 households per EU. An EA is a city block in urban areas; in rural areas, an EA is either a village or part of a large village, or a group of small villages (possibly plus a part of a large village). An EU is a list of addresses (in a neighborhood) that was used as a convenient counting unit for the census. Both EAs and EUs include information about the location, type of residence, address of each structure in it, and the number of households in each structure.

Census maps were available for most of the EAs with marked boundaries. In urban areas, the census maps have marked boundaries/locations of the EUs. In rural areas, the EUs are defined by detailed descriptions available at the SSC local office. Therefore, either the EA or the EU could be used as the primary sampling unit (PSU) for the 2007 UDHS. Because the EAs in urban areas are large (an average of 500 households), using