Total fertility rate: births per woman in Ukraine
Ukraine: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.51 births per woman in 2013. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Ukraine, 1959–2013
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2013, total fertility rate: births per woman in Ukraine stood at 1.51 births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Ukraine peaked at 2.28 births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.09 births per woman, in 2001.
That places Ukraine 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.28 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.08 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.04 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.13 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 births per woman | 1.09 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 4 |
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More population data for Ukraine
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,389 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.977 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.9618 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate: births per woman in Ukraine?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Ukraine was 1.51 births per woman in 2013, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 births per woman in 2001.
- How does Ukraine rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Ukraine ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2013.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.