Ukraine population
Ukraine: 39 million people in 2025 (38,980,376), 40th of 217 countries and areas — and 32 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Ukraine has 38,980,376 people, which is 0.48% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 40th by population, behind Angola and ahead of Morocco.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 42,824,093. Since then the population has shrunk to 91% of its 1960 size, an average of 0.14% a year downward. Few countries have a smaller population now than they had in 1960, so this is unusual.
The population peaked in 1993 at 52,350,126, and it has fallen 25.5% since. By 2050 the projected total is 31,990,132, 17.9% below the 2025 figure.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 60th, down 20 places from 40th. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Ukraine changes.
People and land
Ukraine covers 579,400 km² of land, so 2025 density is 67 people per km² — 139th most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 6,728 people.
The fertility rate was 0.99 births per woman in 2024, below the roughly 2.1 needed to keep a population steady without migration; life expectancy at birth was 74.7 years (2024); 13.7% of people were under 15 and 19% were 65 or older (2025); 70% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Angola just above, with 39 million (1× as many), and Morocco just below, with 38.4 million (1.01× as many as Morocco has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.