Population · Europe · 2025 data
Ukraine Population
Ukraine had a population of 38.98 million in 2025, ranking #40 of 216 countries and territories (0.48% of the world). The population fell by 14.9% over the past ten years and peaked in 1993 at 52.35 million.
Population of Ukraine, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38,980,376 | +2.96% |
| 2024 | 37,860,221 | +0.34% |
| 2023 | 37,732,836 | -8.08% |
| 2022 | 41,048,766 | -7.34% |
| 2021 | 44,298,640 | -0.85% |
| 2020 | 44,680,014 | -0.62% |
| 2019 | 44,957,458 | -0.56% |
| 2018 | 45,208,907 | -0.50% |
| 2017 | 45,436,041 | -0.40% |
| 2016 | 45,616,832 | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 45,784,896 | -0.41% |
| 2014 | 45,972,380 | -0.33% |
| 2013 | 46,126,770 | -0.18% |
| 2012 | 46,210,056 | -0.21% |
| 2011 | 46,307,853 | -0.32% |
| 2010 | 46,456,003 | -0.36% |
| 2009 | 46,623,731 | -0.42% |
| 2008 | 46,819,175 | -0.52% |
| 2007 | 47,062,798 | -0.46% |
| 2006 | 47,278,694 | -0.64% |
| 2005 | 47,585,556 | -0.82% |
| 2004 | 47,979,507 | -0.69% |
| 2003 | 48,315,136 | -0.74% |
| 2002 | 48,677,281 | -0.87% |
| 2001 | 49,106,855 | -0.91% |
| 2000 | 49,556,660 | -0.84% |
| 1999 | 49,976,446 | -0.80% |
| 1998 | 50,379,731 | -0.80% |
| 1997 | 50,786,885 | -0.86% |
| 1996 | 51,226,109 | -0.85% |
| 1995 | 51,665,539 | -0.79% |
| 1994 | 52,075,998 | -0.52% |
| 1993 | 52,350,126 | +0.05% |
| 1992 | 52,323,671 | +0.29% |
| 1991 | 52,170,961 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 52,054,092 | +0.26% |
| 1989 | 51,917,817 | +0.37% |
| 1988 | 51,724,853 | +0.41% |
| 1987 | 51,515,732 | +0.38% |
| 1986 | 51,318,745 | +0.41% |
| 1985 | 51,108,770 | +0.43% |
| 1984 | 50,887,599 | +0.49% |
| 1983 | 50,637,029 | +0.46% |
| 1982 | 50,402,724 | +0.43% |
| 1981 | 50,189,281 | +0.47% |
| 1980 | 49,955,152 | +0.47% |
| 1979 | 49,721,381 | +0.40% |
| 1978 | 49,521,243 | +0.37% |
| 1977 | 49,336,481 | +0.44% |
| 1976 | 49,120,842 | +0.52% |
| 1975 | 48,865,229 | +0.59% |
| 1974 | 48,576,570 | +0.62% |
| 1973 | 48,277,121 | +0.69% |
| 1972 | 47,946,893 | +0.79% |
| 1971 | 47,573,287 | +0.66% |
| 1970 | 47,261,306 | +0.61% |
| 1969 | 46,976,256 | +0.78% |
| 1968 | 46,614,325 | +0.86% |
| 1967 | 46,215,988 | +0.90% |
| 1966 | 45,802,519 | +0.92% |
| 1965 | 45,386,892 | +0.97% |
| 1964 | 44,951,156 | +1.10% |
| 1963 | 44,462,372 | +1.18% |
| 1962 | 43,943,674 | +1.25% |
| 1961 | 43,399,766 | +1.34% |
| 1960 | 42,824,093 | — |
Demographics of Ukraine
Ethnic groups
Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001 est.)
Languages
Ukrainian (official) 67.5%, Russian (regional language) 29.6%, other (includes Crimean Tatar, Moldovan/Romanian, and Hungarian) 2.9% (2001 est.)
Religions
Orthodox (includes the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), and the Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP)), Ukrainian Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish (2013 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 70.1% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).