Ukraine — Population
Population, Total for Ukraine, 1960–2025.
Population for Ukraine was 38.98 million in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 52.35 million in 1993. The lowest was 37.73 million in 2023 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.14% per year.
Ukraine ranks 40 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 6.01 million, so Ukraine sits above it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 26% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 15%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 8 of 58 economies; Uzbekistan (37.05 million) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8% in 2023. That is 9% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 15th of 216 in 1960 → 16th of 216 in 1970 → 17th of 216 in 1980 → 22nd of 217 in 1990 → 24th of 217 in 2000 → 28th of 217 in 2010 → 33rd of 217 in 2020 → 40th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38,980,376 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 37,860,221 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 37,732,836 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 41,048,766 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 44,298,640 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 44,680,014 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 44,957,458 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 45,208,907 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45,436,041 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45,616,832 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45,784,896 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 45,972,380 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46,126,770 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 46,210,056 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46,307,853 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 46,456,003 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 46,623,731 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 46,819,175 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 47,062,798 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 47,278,694 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 47,585,556 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 47,979,507 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 48,315,136 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 48,677,281 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 49,106,855 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 49,556,660 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 49,976,446 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 50,379,731 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 50,786,885 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 51,226,109 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 51,665,539 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 52,075,998 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 52,350,126 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 52,323,671 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 52,170,961 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 52,054,092 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 51,917,817 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 51,724,853 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 51,515,732 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 51,318,745 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 51,108,770 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 50,887,599 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 50,637,029 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 50,402,724 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 50,189,281 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 49,955,152 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 49,721,381 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 49,521,243 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 49,336,481 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 49,120,842 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 48,865,229 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 48,576,570 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 48,277,121 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 47,946,893 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 47,573,287 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 47,261,306 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 46,976,256 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 46,614,325 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 46,215,988 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 45,802,519 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 45,386,892 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 44,951,156 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 44,462,372 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 43,943,674 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 43,399,766 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 42,824,093 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ukraine’s Population in 1961?
43,399,766 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Ukraine’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Ukraine’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -9.0% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. 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: 38,980,376; 2024: 37,860,221; 2023: 37,732,836; 2022: 41,048,766; 2021: 44,298,640. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. 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.