Ukraine — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Ukraine, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Ukraine was 2.92% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was -8.42% in 2023 (about -2.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.23% per year.
Ukraine ranks 13 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 6%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Ukraine sits above it. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 813%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 2 of 58 economies; Gibraltar (2.01%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1139% in 1994. That is 294% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 2025. Doubling roughly every 57 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 165th of 216 in 1961 → 186th of 216 in 1970 → 181st of 216 in 1980 → 185th of 216 in 1990 → 210th of 217 in 2000 → 197th of 217 in 2010 → 196th of 217 in 2020 → 13th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.92% | +2.6 pp |
| 2024 | 0.34% | +8.8 pp |
| 2023 | -8.42% | -0.8 pp |
| 2022 | -7.62% | -6.8 pp |
| 2021 | -0.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | -0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -0.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | -0.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | -0.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | -0.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | -0.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | -0.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | -0.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | -0.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | -0.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | -0.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | -0.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | -0.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | -0.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | -0.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | -0.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | -0.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | -0.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | -0.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | -0.53% | -0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 0.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 0.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 0.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 0.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 0.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 0.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 0.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 0.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 0.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 0.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 1.34% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ukraine’s Population growth in 1962?
1.25% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ukraine’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +118.4% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.92%; 2024: 0.34%; 2023: -8.42%; 2022: -7.62%; 2021: -0.86%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.