Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ukraine
Ukraine: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.696 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ukraine, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ukraine is 0.696 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ukraine peaked at 0.696 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4736 people per person, in 1960.
Ukraine ranks 91st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4736 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4824 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4878 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.494 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5012 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5088 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5166 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5243 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5327 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.541 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5485 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5571 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5661 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5738 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5808 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5883 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5957 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6025 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6098 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6162 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6218 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6273 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6325 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6381 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6443 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6501 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6554 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6608 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6663 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6709 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6741 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6769 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6786 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6792 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6792 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6784 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6772 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6763 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6755 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6748 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.674 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6727 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6727 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6742 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.676 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6781 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6803 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6821 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6838 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6853 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6864 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6872 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6882 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6893 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6906 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6916 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6921 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6926 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6932 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6935 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6938 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.694 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6942 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6948 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6953 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.696 people per person | +0.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.696 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.696 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5063 people per person | 0.4736 people per person | 0.541 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5839 people per person | 0.5485 people per person | 0.6162 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6467 people per person | 0.6218 people per person | 0.6709 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.677 people per person | 0.6741 people per person | 0.6792 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6779 people per person | 0.6727 people per person | 0.6853 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6905 people per person | 0.6864 people per person | 0.6935 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6947 people per person | 0.6938 people per person | 0.696 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More population data for Ukraine
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 32,868 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.697 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8225 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.6% (2100)
- Population density 26.23 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 402,266 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ukraine?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ukraine was 0.696 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.696 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4736 people per person in 1960.
- How does Ukraine rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.