Population density in Ukraine

Ukraine: Population density was 26.23 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
26.23 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
196th
of 235 countries
All-time high
90.35 people per km²
in 1993
All-time low
1.58 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Ukraine, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 26.23 people per km² 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 people per km² in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.58 people per km², 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 people per km² Change
1000 1.58 people per km²
1100 2.37 people per km² +50.0%
1200 3.56 people per km² +50.0%
1300 3.56 people per km² +0.0%
1400 3.56 people per km² +0.0%
1500 4.74 people per km² +33.3%
1600 5.93 people per km² +25.0%
1700 7.9 people per km² +33.3%
1710 8.83 people per km² +11.7%
1720 9.32 people per km² +5.6%
1730 9.84 people per km² +5.6%
1740 10.38 people per km² +5.6%
1750 10.96 people per km² +5.6%
1760 11.57 people per km² +5.6%
1770 12.21 people per km² +5.6%
1780 12.89 people per km² +5.6%
1790 13.61 people per km² +5.6%
1800 19.36 people per km² +42.3%
1801 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1802 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1803 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1804 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1805 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1806 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1807 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1808 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1809 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1810 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1811 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1812 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1813 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1814 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1815 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1816 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1817 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1818 19.36 people per km² +0.0%
1819 19.39 people per km² +0.2%
1820 19.46 people per km² +0.4%
1821 19.57 people per km² +0.6%
1822 19.72 people per km² +0.7%
1823 19.9 people per km² +0.9%
1824 20.08 people per km² +0.9%
1825 20.26 people per km² +0.9%
1826 20.45 people per km² +0.9%
1827 20.64 people per km² +0.9%
1828 20.83 people per km² +0.9%
1829 21.02 people per km² +0.9%
1830 21.21 people per km² +0.9%
1831 21.41 people per km² +0.9%
1832 21.6 people per km² +0.9%
1833 21.8 people per km² +0.9%
1834 22 people per km² +0.9%
1835 22.2 people per km² +0.9%
1836 22.41 people per km² +0.9%
1837 22.61 people per km² +0.9%
1838 22.82 people per km² +0.9%
1839 23.03 people per km² +0.9%
1840 23.24 people per km² +0.9%
1841 23.45 people per km² +0.9%
1842 23.67 people per km² +0.9%
1843 23.88 people per km² +0.9%
1844 24.1 people per km² +0.9%
1845 24.33 people per km² +0.9%
1846 24.55 people per km² +0.9%
1847 24.77 people per km² +0.9%
1848 25 people per km² +0.9%
1849 25.23 people per km² +0.9%
1850 25.46 people per km² +0.9%
1851 25.7 people per km² +0.9%
1852 25.94 people per km² +0.9%
1853 26.18 people per km² +0.9%
1854 26.43 people per km² +0.9%
1855 26.67 people per km² +0.9%
1856 26.92 people per km² +0.9%
1857 27.17 people per km² +0.9%
1858 27.43 people per km² +0.9%
1859 27.68 people per km² +0.9%
1860 27.94 people per km² +0.9%
1861 28.2 people per km² +0.9%
1862 28.47 people per km² +0.9%
1863 28.73 people per km² +0.9%
1864 29 people per km² +0.9%
1865 29.27 people per km² +0.9%
1866 29.54 people per km² +0.9%
1867 29.82 people per km² +0.9%
1868 30.1 people per km² +0.9%
1869 30.38 people per km² +0.9%
1870 30.66 people per km² +0.9%
1871 30.95 people per km² +0.9%
1872 31.24 people per km² +0.9%
1873 31.53 people per km² +0.9%
1874 31.83 people per km² +0.9%
1875 32.12 people per km² +0.9%
1876 32.42 people per km² +0.9%
1877 32.73 people per km² +0.9%
1878 33.03 people per km² +0.9%
1879 33.34 people per km² +0.9%
1880 33.65 people per km² +0.9%
1881 33.97 people per km² +0.9%
1882 34.28 people per km² +0.9%
1883 34.6 people per km² +0.9%
1884 34.93 people per km² +0.9%
1885 35.25 people per km² +0.9%
1886 35.58 people per km² +0.9%
1887 35.91 people per km² +0.9%
1888 36.25 people per km² +0.9%
1889 36.59 people per km² +0.9%
1890 36.93 people per km² +0.9%
1891 37.27 people per km² +0.9%
1892 37.62 people per km² +0.9%
1893 37.97 people per km² +0.9%
1894 38.33 people per km² +0.9%
1895 38.69 people per km² +0.9%
1896 39.05 people per km² +0.9%
1897 39.41 people per km² +0.9%
1898 39.78 people per km² +0.9%
1899 40.15 people per km² +0.9%
1900 40.53 people per km² +0.9%
1901 40.9 people per km² +0.9%
1902 41.29 people per km² +0.9%
1903 41.67 people per km² +0.9%
1904 42.06 people per km² +0.9%
1905 42.45 people per km² +0.9%
1906 42.85 people per km² +0.9%
1907 43.25 people per km² +0.9%
1908 43.65 people per km² +0.9%
1909 44.06 people per km² +0.9%
1910 44.47 people per km² +0.9%
1911 44.89 people per km² +0.9%
1912 45.31 people per km² +0.9%
1913 45.73 people per km² +0.9%
1914 46.16 people per km² +0.9%
1915 46.59 people per km² +0.9%
1916 47.02 people per km² +0.9%
1917 47.46 people per km² +0.9%
1918 47.9 people per km² +0.9%
1919 48.34 people per km² +0.9%
1920 48.78 people per km² +0.9%
1921 49.23 people per km² +0.9%
1922 49.68 people per km² +0.9%
1923 50.14 people per km² +0.9%
1924 50.6 people per km² +0.9%
1925 51.06 people per km² +0.9%
1926 51.53 people per km² +0.9%
1927 52 people per km² +0.9%
1928 52.48 people per km² +0.9%
1929 52.96 people per km² +0.9%
1930 53.45 people per km² +0.9%
1931 53.94 people per km² +0.9%
1932 54.43 people per km² +0.9%
1933 54.93 people per km² +0.9%
1934 55.44 people per km² +0.9%
1935 55.94 people per km² +0.9%
1936 56.46 people per km² +0.9%
1937 56.98 people per km² +0.9%
1938 57.5 people per km² +0.9%
1939 58.03 people per km² +0.9%
1940 58.56 people per km² +0.9%
1941 59.1 people per km² +0.9%
1942 59.64 people per km² +0.9%
1943 60.19 people per km² +0.9%
1944 60.74 people per km² +0.9%
1945 61.29 people per km² +0.9%
1946 61.86 people per km² +0.9%
1947 62.42 people per km² +0.9%
1948 63 people per km² +0.9%
1949 63.65 people per km² +1.0%
1950 64.4 people per km² +1.2%
1951 65.25 people per km² +1.3%
1952 66.11 people per km² +1.3%
1953 66.98 people per km² +1.3%
1954 67.86 people per km² +1.3%
1955 68.79 people per km² +1.4%
1956 69.76 people per km² +1.4%
1957 70.76 people per km² +1.4%
1958 71.85 people per km² +1.5%
1959 72.91 people per km² +1.5%
1960 73.91 people per km² +1.4%
1961 74.9 people per km² +1.3%
1962 75.84 people per km² +1.3%
1963 76.74 people per km² +1.2%
1964 77.58 people per km² +1.1%
1965 78.33 people per km² +1.0%
1966 79.05 people per km² +0.9%
1967 79.77 people per km² +0.9%
1968 80.45 people per km² +0.9%
1969 81.08 people per km² +0.8%
1970 81.57 people per km² +0.6%
1971 82.11 people per km² +0.7%
1972 82.75 people per km² +0.8%
1973 83.32 people per km² +0.7%
1974 83.84 people per km² +0.6%
1975 84.34 people per km² +0.6%
1976 84.78 people per km² +0.5%
1977 85.15 people per km² +0.4%
1978 85.47 people per km² +0.4%
1979 85.82 people per km² +0.4%
1980 86.22 people per km² +0.5%
1981 86.62 people per km² +0.5%
1982 86.99 people per km² +0.4%
1983 87.4 people per km² +0.5%
1984 87.83 people per km² +0.5%
1985 88.21 people per km² +0.4%
1986 88.57 people per km² +0.4%
1987 88.91 people per km² +0.4%
1988 89.27 people per km² +0.4%
1989 89.61 people per km² +0.4%
1990 89.84 people per km² +0.3%
1991 90.04 people per km² +0.2%
1992 90.31 people per km² +0.3%
1993 90.35 people per km² +0.1%
1994 89.88 people per km² -0.5%
1995 89.17 people per km² -0.8%
1996 88.41 people per km² -0.9%
1997 87.65 people per km² -0.9%
1998 86.95 people per km² -0.8%
1999 86.26 people per km² -0.8%
2000 85.53 people per km² -0.8%
2001 84.75 people per km² -0.9%
2002 84.01 people per km² -0.9%
2003 83.39 people per km² -0.7%
2004 82.81 people per km² -0.7%
2005 82.13 people per km² -0.8%
2006 81.6 people per km² -0.6%
2007 81.23 people per km² -0.5%
2008 80.81 people per km² -0.5%
2009 80.47 people per km² -0.4%
2010 80.18 people per km² -0.4%
2011 79.92 people per km² -0.3%
2012 79.75 people per km² -0.2%
2013 79.61 people per km² -0.2%
2014 79.34 people per km² -0.3%
2015 79.02 people per km² -0.4%
2016 78.73 people per km² -0.4%
2017 78.42 people per km² -0.4%
2018 78.03 people per km² -0.5%
2019 77.59 people per km² -0.6%
2020 77.11 people per km² -0.6%
2021 76.46 people per km² -0.9%
2022 70.85 people per km² -7.3%
2023 65.12 people per km² -8.1%
2024 65.34 people per km² +0.3%
2025 67.28 people per km² +3.0%
2026 68.24 people per km² +1.4%
2027 67.73 people per km² -0.7%
2028 67.23 people per km² -0.7%
2029 66.71 people per km² -0.8%
2030 66.2 people per km² -0.8%
2031 65.67 people per km² -0.8%
2032 65.15 people per km² -0.8%
2033 64.62 people per km² -0.8%
2034 64.09 people per km² -0.8%
2035 63.56 people per km² -0.8%
2036 63.03 people per km² -0.8%
2037 62.5 people per km² -0.8%
2038 61.96 people per km² -0.9%
2039 61.42 people per km² -0.9%
2040 60.87 people per km² -0.9%
2041 60.33 people per km² -0.9%
2042 59.79 people per km² -0.9%
2043 59.24 people per km² -0.9%
2044 58.69 people per km² -0.9%
2045 58.13 people per km² -1.0%
2046 57.56 people per km² -1.0%
2047 56.99 people per km² -1.0%
2048 56.4 people per km² -1.0%
2049 55.81 people per km² -1.0%
2050 55.21 people per km² -1.1%
2051 54.6 people per km² -1.1%
2052 53.99 people per km² -1.1%
2053 53.36 people per km² -1.2%
2054 52.73 people per km² -1.2%
2055 52.1 people per km² -1.2%
2056 51.46 people per km² -1.2%
2057 50.81 people per km² -1.3%
2058 50.16 people per km² -1.3%
2059 49.51 people per km² -1.3%
2060 48.86 people per km² -1.3%
2061 48.21 people per km² -1.3%
2062 47.56 people per km² -1.3%
2063 46.92 people per km² -1.4%
2064 46.27 people per km² -1.4%
2065 45.63 people per km² -1.4%
2066 44.98 people per km² -1.4%
2067 44.35 people per km² -1.4%
2068 43.71 people per km² -1.4%
2069 43.08 people per km² -1.4%
2070 42.45 people per km² -1.5%
2071 41.82 people per km² -1.5%
2072 41.2 people per km² -1.5%
2073 40.58 people per km² -1.5%
2074 39.97 people per km² -1.5%
2075 39.36 people per km² -1.5%
2076 38.75 people per km² -1.5%
2077 38.15 people per km² -1.6%
2078 37.55 people per km² -1.6%
2079 36.96 people per km² -1.6%
2080 36.38 people per km² -1.6%
2081 35.8 people per km² -1.6%
2082 35.22 people per km² -1.6%
2083 34.66 people per km² -1.6%
2084 34.09 people per km² -1.6%
2085 33.54 people per km² -1.6%
2086 33 people per km² -1.6%
2087 32.47 people per km² -1.6%
2088 31.94 people per km² -1.6%
2089 31.42 people per km² -1.6%
2090 30.91 people per km² -1.6%
2091 30.41 people per km² -1.6%
2092 29.91 people per km² -1.6%
2093 29.43 people per km² -1.6%
2094 28.95 people per km² -1.6%
2095 28.48 people per km² -1.6%
2096 28.01 people per km² -1.6%
2097 27.56 people per km² -1.6%
2098 27.11 people per km² -1.6%
2099 26.67 people per km² -1.6%
2100 26.23 people per km² -1.6%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 26.23 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 26.23 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 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 people per km² 2.37 people per km²
1200 +50.0% 2.37 people per km² 3.56 people per km²
1800 +42.3% 13.61 people per km² 19.36 people per km²
1500 +33.3% 3.56 people per km² 4.74 people per km²
1700 +33.3% 5.93 people per km² 7.9 people per km²
1600 +25.0% 4.74 people per km² 5.93 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.58 people per km² 1.58 people per km² 1.58 people per km² 1
1100s 2.37 people per km² 2.37 people per km² 2.37 people per km² 1
1200s 3.56 people per km² 3.56 people per km² 3.56 people per km² 1
1300s 3.56 people per km² 3.56 people per km² 3.56 people per km² 1
1400s 3.56 people per km² 3.56 people per km² 3.56 people per km² 1
1500s 4.74 people per km² 4.74 people per km² 4.74 people per km² 1
1600s 5.93 people per km² 5.93 people per km² 5.93 people per km² 1
1700s 7.9 people per km² 7.9 people per km² 7.9 people per km² 1
1710s 8.83 people per km² 8.83 people per km² 8.83 people per km² 1
1720s 9.32 people per km² 9.32 people per km² 9.32 people per km² 1
1730s 9.84 people per km² 9.84 people per km² 9.84 people per km² 1
1740s 10.38 people per km² 10.38 people per km² 10.38 people per km² 1
1750s 10.96 people per km² 10.96 people per km² 10.96 people per km² 1
1760s 11.57 people per km² 11.57 people per km² 11.57 people per km² 1
1770s 12.21 people per km² 12.21 people per km² 12.21 people per km² 1
1780s 12.89 people per km² 12.89 people per km² 12.89 people per km² 1
1790s 13.61 people per km² 13.61 people per km² 13.61 people per km² 1
1800s 19.36 people per km² 19.36 people per km² 19.36 people per km² 10
1810s 19.36 people per km² 19.36 people per km² 19.39 people per km² 10
1820s 20.19 people per km² 19.46 people per km² 21.02 people per km² 10
1830s 22.11 people per km² 21.21 people per km² 23.03 people per km² 10
1840s 24.22 people per km² 23.24 people per km² 25.23 people per km² 10
1850s 26.56 people per km² 25.46 people per km² 27.68 people per km² 10
1860s 29.15 people per km² 27.94 people per km² 30.38 people per km² 10
1870s 31.99 people per km² 30.66 people per km² 33.34 people per km² 10
1880s 35.1 people per km² 33.65 people per km² 36.59 people per km² 10
1890s 38.52 people per km² 36.93 people per km² 40.15 people per km² 10
1900s 42.27 people per km² 40.53 people per km² 44.06 people per km² 10
1910s 46.39 people per km² 44.47 people per km² 48.34 people per km² 10
1920s 50.84 people per km² 48.78 people per km² 52.96 people per km² 10
1930s 55.71 people per km² 53.45 people per km² 58.03 people per km² 10
1940s 61.04 people per km² 58.56 people per km² 63.65 people per km² 10
1950s 68.47 people per km² 64.4 people per km² 72.91 people per km² 10
1960s 77.77 people per km² 73.91 people per km² 81.08 people per km² 10
1970s 83.91 people per km² 81.57 people per km² 85.82 people per km² 10
1980s 87.96 people per km² 86.22 people per km² 89.61 people per km² 10
1990s 88.89 people per km² 86.26 people per km² 90.35 people per km² 10
2000s 82.67 people per km² 80.47 people per km² 85.53 people per km² 10
2010s 79.06 people per km² 77.59 people per km² 80.18 people per km² 10
2020s 69.21 people per km² 65.12 people per km² 77.11 people per km² 10
2030s 63.82 people per km² 61.42 people per km² 66.2 people per km² 10
2040s 58.38 people per km² 55.81 people per km² 60.87 people per km² 10
2050s 52.39 people per km² 49.51 people per km² 55.21 people per km² 10
2060s 45.96 people per km² 43.08 people per km² 48.86 people per km² 10
2070s 39.68 people per km² 36.96 people per km² 42.45 people per km² 10
2080s 33.85 people per km² 31.42 people per km² 36.38 people per km² 10
2090s 28.74 people per km² 26.67 people per km² 30.91 people per km² 10
2100s 26.23 people per km² 26.23 people per km² 26.23 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 193 Algeria 27.08 people per km² compare
  2. 194 Gabon 26.79 people per km² compare
  3. 195 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.69 people per km² compare
  4. 197 Montenegro 24.24 people per km² compare
  5. 198 Palau 24.23 people per km² compare
  6. 199 Paraguay 22.77 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Ukraine?
Population density in Ukraine was 26.23 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 90.35 people per km² in 1993.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 1.58 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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