Ukraine Demographics

Population of Ukraine (2026)

View live population, charts & trends: Population of Ukraine

Ukraine Population
39,535,848
see live
Yearly Change
+1.43%
Global Share
0.48%
Global Rank
40

Median Age

The median age in Ukraine is 41.8 years (2026).

Fertility in Ukraine

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility : the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.00
(Live Births per Woman, 2026)

Life Expectancy in Ukraine

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
75.0
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
79.7
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
70.2
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Ukraine


Infant Mortality
4.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
5.6
(per 1,000 live births)


Ukraine Urban Population

Currently, 69.7% of the population of Ukraine is urban (27,543,523 people in 2026)


Population Density

The 2026 population density in Ukraine is 68 people per km² (177 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 579,330 km² (223,681 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Ukraine

The 30 largest of 215 cities, ranked by population estimates for January 1, 2022 (by State Statistics Committee of Ukraine).

RankCityPopulation
1Kyiv2,952,301
2Kharkiv1,421,125
3Odesa1,010,537
4Dnipro968,502
5Donetsk901,645
6Lviv717,273
7Zaporizhia710,052
8Kryvyi Rihincl. Inhulec'603,904
9Sevastopol'485,386
10Mykolaiv470,011
11Mariupol425,681
12Luhansk397,677
13Vinnytsia369,739
14Simferopol'340,540
15Makiivka338,968
16Chernihiv282,747
17Poltava279,593
18Kherson279,131
19Khmelnytskyi274,452
20Cherkasy269,836
21Chernivtsi264,298
22Zhytomyr261,624
23Sumy256,474
24Rivne243,873
25Horlivka239,828
26Ivano-Frankivsk238,196
27Kamianske226,845
28Ternopil225,004
29Kropyvnytskyi219,676
30Lutsk215,986
See all 215 cities in Ukraine

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64] ) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.