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Ukraine

Population

39,445,788

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
40th
Share of world
0.48%
Annual change
+555,4732.25%

Population of Ukraine

10M20M30M40M50MPeak202639.4M2050 projection32M↓ 19% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 39,445,788. 2050 projection: 31,990,132.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Ukraine. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202639,535,8492.25%40
202538,980,3762.69%40
202044,680,0140.62%33
201944,957,4580.56%33
201845,208,9070.50%31
201745,436,0410.40%31
201545,784,8960.29%31
201046,456,0030.48%28
200547,585,5560.81%26
200049,556,6600.83%24

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Population by City

Kiev is home to 2,995,010 people, 7.58% of Ukraine's population.

City population2M1M400K
Kiev 3.0MKharkiv 1.4MOdessa 1.0MDnepropetrovsk 956.4KDonetsk 878.5KLviv 711.5KZaporizhia 683.5KKryvyi Rih 581.1KSevastopol 575.9KMykolaiv 458.0K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Kiev3.0M7.58%
2Kharkiv1.4M3.56%
3Odessa1.0M2.55%
4Dnepropetrovsk956.4K2.42%
5Donetsk878.5K2.22%
6Lviv711.5K1.80%
7Zaporizhia683.5K1.73%
8Kryvyi Rih581.1K1.47%
9Sevastopol575.9K1.46%
10Mykolaiv458.0K1.16%

Ukraine by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Ukraine is home to an estimated 39,445,788 people, the 40th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Ukraine has a net population change of approximately -797 people per day, driven by 663 births, 1,443 deaths, and net emigration of 17 people.
Share of world
Ukraine makes up 0.48% of the world's population and 5.32% of Europe's.
Density
68.2 people per km² of land (176.7 per mi²), ranking 150th among countries and territories.
Urban living
69.6% of people live in urban areas.

Ukraine Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1,484100+ years, female: 15,09795–99 years, male: 13,50295–99 years, female: 69,59090–94 years, male: 47,90990–94 years, female: 173,16385–89 years, male: 169,57185–89 years, female: 516,35080–84 years, male: 184,58480–84 years, female: 478,72875–79 years, male: 456,66275–79 years, female: 928,97770–74 years, male: 717,51170–74 years, female: 1,260,08165–69 years, male: 1,048,81365–69 years, female: 1,483,02860–64 years, male: 1,230,60260–64 years, female: 1,488,23555–59 years, male: 1,203,65655–59 years, female: 1,397,03550–54 years, male: 1,183,11750–54 years, female: 1,380,87545–49 years, male: 1,410,34045–49 years, female: 1,495,28440–44 years, male: 1,668,68740–44 years, female: 1,651,93835–39 years, male: 1,668,77335–39 years, female: 1,631,71130–34 years, male: 1,329,47230–34 years, female: 1,302,38225–29 years, male: 1,116,09225–29 years, female: 1,104,02220–24 years, male: 1,072,70020–24 years, female: 1,046,48015–19 years, male: 1,171,29815–19 years, female: 1,115,38310–14 years, male: 1,140,56710–14 years, female: 1,081,5115–9 years, male: 897,4365–9 years, female: 857,8930–4 years, male: 673,6640–4 years, female: 651,654100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M1.5M1.5M

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Median age

42.8 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

75 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

46.56%

Female

53.44%

Life expectancy 70.2Life expectancy 79.7

Ethnicity

77.8%

Ukrainian

  • Ukrainian77.8%
  • Russian17.3%
  • Other1.8%
  • Belarusian0.6%
  • Moldovan0.5%
  • Crimean Tatar0.5%
  • Bulgarian0.4%
  • Hungarian0.3%
  • Romanian0.3%
  • Polish0.3%
  • Jewish0.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2001 est.

Religion

85.2%

Orthodox (includes the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), and the Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP)), the largest religion

  • Orthodox (includes the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), and the Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP))85.2%
  • Ukrainian Greek Catholic7.1%
  • None3.4%
  • Other1.8%
  • Muslim0.9%
  • Roman Catholic0.8%
  • Protestant0.7%
  • Jewish0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Jewish: less than 0.1%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Ukraine United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine