Population density in Ukraine

Ukraine: Population density was 26.23 in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
26.23
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
196th
of 235 countries
All-time high
90.35
in 1993
All-time low
1.58
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Ukraine, 1000–2100

020406080100100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 26.23 for population density in 2100.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Ukraine peaked at 90.35 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 1000.

Ukraine ranks 196th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Ukraine, 1000 to 2100.
Year Value Change
1000 1.58 —
1100 2.37 +50.0%
1200 3.56 +50.0%
1300 3.56 +0.0%
1400 3.56 +0.0%
1500 4.74 +33.3%
1600 5.93 +25.0%
1700 7.9 +33.3%
1710 8.83 +11.7%
1720 9.32 +5.6%
1730 9.84 +5.6%
1740 10.38 +5.6%
1750 10.96 +5.6%
1760 11.57 +5.6%
1770 12.21 +5.6%
1780 12.89 +5.6%
1790 13.61 +5.6%
1800 19.36 +42.3%
1801 19.36 +0.0%
1802 19.36 +0.0%
1803 19.36 +0.0%
1804 19.36 +0.0%
1805 19.36 +0.0%
1806 19.36 +0.0%
1807 19.36 +0.0%
1808 19.36 +0.0%
1809 19.36 +0.0%
1810 19.36 +0.0%
1811 19.36 +0.0%
1812 19.36 +0.0%
1813 19.36 +0.0%
1814 19.36 +0.0%
1815 19.36 +0.0%
1816 19.36 +0.0%
1817 19.36 +0.0%
1818 19.36 +0.0%
1819 19.39 +0.2%
1820 19.46 +0.4%
1821 19.57 +0.6%
1822 19.72 +0.7%
1823 19.9 +0.9%
1824 20.08 +0.9%
1825 20.26 +0.9%
1826 20.45 +0.9%
1827 20.64 +0.9%
1828 20.83 +0.9%
1829 21.02 +0.9%
1830 21.21 +0.9%
1831 21.41 +0.9%
1832 21.6 +0.9%
1833 21.8 +0.9%
1834 22 +0.9%
1835 22.2 +0.9%
1836 22.41 +0.9%
1837 22.61 +0.9%
1838 22.82 +0.9%
1839 23.03 +0.9%
1840 23.24 +0.9%
1841 23.45 +0.9%
1842 23.67 +0.9%
1843 23.88 +0.9%
1844 24.1 +0.9%
1845 24.33 +0.9%
1846 24.55 +0.9%
1847 24.77 +0.9%
1848 25 +0.9%
1849 25.23 +0.9%
1850 25.46 +0.9%
1851 25.7 +0.9%
1852 25.94 +0.9%
1853 26.18 +0.9%
1854 26.43 +0.9%
1855 26.67 +0.9%
1856 26.92 +0.9%
1857 27.17 +0.9%
1858 27.43 +0.9%
1859 27.68 +0.9%
1860 27.94 +0.9%
1861 28.2 +0.9%
1862 28.47 +0.9%
1863 28.73 +0.9%
1864 29 +0.9%
1865 29.27 +0.9%
1866 29.54 +0.9%
1867 29.82 +0.9%
1868 30.1 +0.9%
1869 30.38 +0.9%
1870 30.66 +0.9%
1871 30.95 +0.9%
1872 31.24 +0.9%
1873 31.53 +0.9%
1874 31.83 +0.9%
1875 32.12 +0.9%
1876 32.42 +0.9%
1877 32.73 +0.9%
1878 33.03 +0.9%
1879 33.34 +0.9%
1880 33.65 +0.9%
1881 33.97 +0.9%
1882 34.28 +0.9%
1883 34.6 +0.9%
1884 34.93 +0.9%
1885 35.25 +0.9%
1886 35.58 +0.9%
1887 35.91 +0.9%
1888 36.25 +0.9%
1889 36.59 +0.9%
1890 36.93 +0.9%
1891 37.27 +0.9%
1892 37.62 +0.9%
1893 37.97 +0.9%
1894 38.33 +0.9%
1895 38.69 +0.9%
1896 39.05 +0.9%
1897 39.41 +0.9%
1898 39.78 +0.9%
1899 40.15 +0.9%
1900 40.53 +0.9%
1901 40.9 +0.9%
1902 41.29 +0.9%
1903 41.67 +0.9%
1904 42.06 +0.9%
1905 42.45 +0.9%
1906 42.85 +0.9%
1907 43.25 +0.9%
1908 43.65 +0.9%
1909 44.06 +0.9%
1910 44.47 +0.9%
1911 44.89 +0.9%
1912 45.31 +0.9%
1913 45.73 +0.9%
1914 46.16 +0.9%
1915 46.59 +0.9%
1916 47.02 +0.9%
1917 47.46 +0.9%
1918 47.9 +0.9%
1919 48.34 +0.9%
1920 48.78 +0.9%
1921 49.23 +0.9%
1922 49.68 +0.9%
1923 50.14 +0.9%
1924 50.6 +0.9%
1925 51.06 +0.9%
1926 51.53 +0.9%
1927 52 +0.9%
1928 52.48 +0.9%
1929 52.96 +0.9%
1930 53.45 +0.9%
1931 53.94 +0.9%
1932 54.43 +0.9%
1933 54.93 +0.9%
1934 55.44 +0.9%
1935 55.94 +0.9%
1936 56.46 +0.9%
1937 56.98 +0.9%
1938 57.5 +0.9%
1939 58.03 +0.9%
1940 58.56 +0.9%
1941 59.1 +0.9%
1942 59.64 +0.9%
1943 60.19 +0.9%
1944 60.74 +0.9%
1945 61.29 +0.9%
1946 61.86 +0.9%
1947 62.42 +0.9%
1948 63 +0.9%
1949 63.65 +1.0%
1950 64.4 +1.2%
1951 65.25 +1.3%
1952 66.11 +1.3%
1953 66.98 +1.3%
1954 67.86 +1.3%
1955 68.79 +1.4%
1956 69.76 +1.4%
1957 70.76 +1.4%
1958 71.85 +1.5%
1959 72.91 +1.5%
1960 73.91 +1.4%
1961 74.9 +1.3%
1962 75.84 +1.3%
1963 76.74 +1.2%
1964 77.58 +1.1%
1965 78.33 +1.0%
1966 79.05 +0.9%
1967 79.77 +0.9%
1968 80.45 +0.9%
1969 81.08 +0.8%
1970 81.57 +0.6%
1971 82.11 +0.7%
1972 82.75 +0.8%
1973 83.32 +0.7%
1974 83.84 +0.6%
1975 84.34 +0.6%
1976 84.78 +0.5%
1977 85.15 +0.4%
1978 85.47 +0.4%
1979 85.82 +0.4%
1980 86.22 +0.5%
1981 86.62 +0.5%
1982 86.99 +0.4%
1983 87.4 +0.5%
1984 87.83 +0.5%
1985 88.21 +0.4%
1986 88.57 +0.4%
1987 88.91 +0.4%
1988 89.27 +0.4%
1989 89.61 +0.4%
1990 89.84 +0.3%
1991 90.04 +0.2%
1992 90.31 +0.3%
1993 90.35 +0.1%
1994 89.88 -0.5%
1995 89.17 -0.8%
1996 88.41 -0.9%
1997 87.65 -0.9%
1998 86.95 -0.8%
1999 86.26 -0.8%
2000 85.53 -0.8%
2001 84.75 -0.9%
2002 84.01 -0.9%
2003 83.39 -0.7%
2004 82.81 -0.7%
2005 82.13 -0.8%
2006 81.6 -0.6%
2007 81.23 -0.5%
2008 80.81 -0.5%
2009 80.47 -0.4%
2010 80.18 -0.4%
2011 79.92 -0.3%
2012 79.75 -0.2%
2013 79.61 -0.2%
2014 79.34 -0.3%
2015 79.02 -0.4%
2016 78.73 -0.4%
2017 78.42 -0.4%
2018 78.03 -0.5%
2019 77.59 -0.6%
2020 77.11 -0.6%
2021 76.46 -0.9%
2022 70.85 -7.3%
2023 65.12 -8.1%
2024 65.34 +0.3%
2025 67.28 +3.0%
2026 68.24 +1.4%
2027 67.73 -0.7%
2028 67.23 -0.7%
2029 66.71 -0.8%
2030 66.2 -0.8%
2031 65.67 -0.8%
2032 65.15 -0.8%
2033 64.62 -0.8%
2034 64.09 -0.8%
2035 63.56 -0.8%
2036 63.03 -0.8%
2037 62.5 -0.8%
2038 61.96 -0.9%
2039 61.42 -0.9%
2040 60.87 -0.9%
2041 60.33 -0.9%
2042 59.79 -0.9%
2043 59.24 -0.9%
2044 58.69 -0.9%
2045 58.13 -1.0%
2046 57.56 -1.0%
2047 56.99 -1.0%
2048 56.4 -1.0%
2049 55.81 -1.0%
2050 55.21 -1.1%
2051 54.6 -1.1%
2052 53.99 -1.1%
2053 53.36 -1.2%
2054 52.73 -1.2%
2055 52.1 -1.2%
2056 51.46 -1.2%
2057 50.81 -1.3%
2058 50.16 -1.3%
2059 49.51 -1.3%
2060 48.86 -1.3%
2061 48.21 -1.3%
2062 47.56 -1.3%
2063 46.92 -1.4%
2064 46.27 -1.4%
2065 45.63 -1.4%
2066 44.98 -1.4%
2067 44.35 -1.4%
2068 43.71 -1.4%
2069 43.08 -1.4%
2070 42.45 -1.5%
2071 41.82 -1.5%
2072 41.2 -1.5%
2073 40.58 -1.5%
2074 39.97 -1.5%
2075 39.36 -1.5%
2076 38.75 -1.5%
2077 38.15 -1.6%
2078 37.55 -1.6%
2079 36.96 -1.6%
2080 36.38 -1.6%
2081 35.8 -1.6%
2082 35.22 -1.6%
2083 34.66 -1.6%
2084 34.09 -1.6%
2085 33.54 -1.6%
2086 33 -1.6%
2087 32.47 -1.6%
2088 31.94 -1.6%
2089 31.42 -1.6%
2090 30.91 -1.6%
2091 30.41 -1.6%
2092 29.91 -1.6%
2093 29.43 -1.6%
2094 28.95 -1.6%
2095 28.48 -1.6%
2096 28.01 -1.6%
2097 27.56 -1.6%
2098 27.11 -1.6%
2099 26.67 -1.6%
2100 26.23 -1.6%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 26.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 26.23 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 41% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +50.0% 1.58 2.37
1200 +50.0% 2.37 3.56
1800 +42.3% 13.61 19.36
1500 +33.3% 3.56 4.74
1700 +33.3% 5.93 7.9
1600 +25.0% 4.74 5.93

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.58 1.58 1.58 1
1100s 2.37 2.37 2.37 1
1200s 3.56 3.56 3.56 1
1300s 3.56 3.56 3.56 1
1400s 3.56 3.56 3.56 1
1500s 4.74 4.74 4.74 1
1600s 5.93 5.93 5.93 1
1700s 7.9 7.9 7.9 1
1710s 8.83 8.83 8.83 1
1720s 9.32 9.32 9.32 1
1730s 9.84 9.84 9.84 1
1740s 10.38 10.38 10.38 1
1750s 10.96 10.96 10.96 1
1760s 11.57 11.57 11.57 1
1770s 12.21 12.21 12.21 1
1780s 12.89 12.89 12.89 1
1790s 13.61 13.61 13.61 1
1800s 19.36 19.36 19.36 10
1810s 19.36 19.36 19.39 10
1820s 20.19 19.46 21.02 10
1830s 22.11 21.21 23.03 10
1840s 24.22 23.24 25.23 10
1850s 26.56 25.46 27.68 10
1860s 29.15 27.94 30.38 10
1870s 31.99 30.66 33.34 10
1880s 35.1 33.65 36.59 10
1890s 38.52 36.93 40.15 10
1900s 42.27 40.53 44.06 10
1910s 46.39 44.47 48.34 10
1920s 50.84 48.78 52.96 10
1930s 55.71 53.45 58.03 10
1940s 61.04 58.56 63.65 10
1950s 68.47 64.4 72.91 10
1960s 77.77 73.91 81.08 10
1970s 83.91 81.57 85.82 10
1980s 87.96 86.22 89.61 10
1990s 88.89 86.26 90.35 10
2000s 82.67 80.47 85.53 10
2010s 79.06 77.59 80.18 10
2020s 69.21 65.12 77.11 10
2030s 63.82 61.42 66.2 10
2040s 58.38 55.81 60.87 10
2050s 52.39 49.51 55.21 10
2060s 45.96 43.08 48.86 10
2070s 39.68 36.96 42.45 10
2080s 33.85 31.42 36.38 10
2090s 28.74 26.67 30.91 10
2100s 26.23 26.23 26.23 1

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  5. 198 Palau 24.23 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Ukraine?
Population density in Ukraine was 26.23 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 90.35 in 1993.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 1000.
How does Ukraine rank for population density?
Ukraine ranks 196th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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