Birth rate in Ukraine
Ukraine: Birth rate was 5.62 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Ukraine, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate in Ukraine is 5.62 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Ukraine peaked at 22.88 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.62 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 231st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.37 births per 1,000 people | 20.52 births per 1,000 people | 22.88 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.91 births per 1,000 people | 14.54 births per 1,000 people | 20.83 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1 births per 1,000 people | 14.81 births per 1,000 people | 15.53 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.16 births per 1,000 people | 13.79 births per 1,000 people | 16.13 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.24 births per 1,000 people | 7.89 births per 1,000 people | 13.1 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.25 births per 1,000 people | 7.78 births per 1,000 people | 11.2 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 births per 1,000 people | 7.82 births per 1,000 people | 11.42 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 births per 1,000 people | 5.62 births per 1,000 people | 7.55 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 228 San Marino 5.94 births per 1,000 people compare
- 229 Puerto Rico 5.82 births per 1,000 people compare
- 230 Taiwan 5.68 births per 1,000 people compare
- 232 Hong Kong 5.55 births per 1,000 people compare
- 233 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.23 births per 1,000 people compare
- 234 Saint Barthelemy 4.82 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Ukraine
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 402,266 people (2100)
- Population density 26.23 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,389 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.977 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Ukraine?
- Birth rate in Ukraine was 5.62 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 22.88 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for birth rate?
- Ukraine ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.