Population growth rate in Ukraine
Ukraine: Population growth rate was -1.65 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.65
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
234th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.6
in 2025
All-time low
-14.76
in 2022
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Ukraine, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Ukraine is -1.65, measured in 2100.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Ukraine peaked at 3.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -14.76, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 234th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2877 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2703 | -6.0% |
| 1900 | 0.9294 | +243.8% |
| 1905 | 0.9294 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.9294 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.9294 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.9135 | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.9135 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.9135 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.9135 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.9135 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.9135 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.33 | +45.4% |
| 1951 | 1.32 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 1.3 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.29 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 1.34 | +4.6% |
| 1955 | 1.38 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 1.41 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 1.44 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 1.6 | +11.0% |
| 1959 | 1.35 | -15.9% |
| 1960 | 1.38 | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 1.29 | -6.4% |
| 1962 | 1.2 | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 1.15 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 1.04 | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.89 | -14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.933 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.864 | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.852 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.695 | -18.4% |
| 1970 | 0.515 | -25.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8 | +55.3% |
| 1972 | 0.765 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.608 | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.628 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.557 | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.487 | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.39 | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.358 | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.448 | +25.1% |
| 1980 | 0.49 | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.446 | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.403 | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.524 | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 0.463 | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.404 | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 0.416 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.351 | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 0.459 | +30.8% |
| 1989 | 0.286 | -37.7% |
| 1990 | 0.239 | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 0.21 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.374 | +78.1% |
| 1993 | -0.273 | -173.0% |
| 1994 | -0.778 | +185.0% |
| 1995 | -0.805 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | -0.904 | +12.3% |
| 1997 | -0.818 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | -0.792 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | -0.815 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | -0.872 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | -0.952 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | -0.804 | -15.5% |
| 2003 | -0.689 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | -0.706 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | -0.944 | +33.7% |
| 2006 | -0.348 | -63.1% |
| 2007 | -0.568 | +63.2% |
| 2008 | -0.469 | -17.4% |
| 2009 | -0.367 | -21.7% |
| 2010 | -0.354 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | -0.285 | -19.5% |
| 2012 | -0.138 | -51.6% |
| 2013 | -0.223 | +61.6% |
| 2014 | -0.448 | +100.9% |
| 2015 | -0.369 | -17.6% |
| 2016 | -0.366 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | -0.428 | +16.9% |
| 2018 | -0.574 | +34.1% |
| 2019 | -0.541 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | -0.698 | +29.0% |
| 2021 | -1.02 | +45.8% |
| 2022 | -14.76 | +1350.1% |
| 2023 | -1.55 | -89.5% |
| 2024 | 2.21 | -243.1% |
| 2025 | 3.6 | +62.6% |
| 2026 | -0.737 | -120.5% |
| 2027 | -0.739 | +0.3% |
| 2028 | -0.761 | +3.0% |
| 2029 | -0.773 | +1.6% |
| 2030 | -0.788 | +1.9% |
| 2031 | -0.8 | +1.5% |
| 2032 | -0.804 | +0.5% |
| 2033 | -0.816 | +1.5% |
| 2034 | -0.826 | +1.2% |
| 2035 | -0.838 | +1.5% |
| 2036 | -0.844 | +0.7% |
| 2037 | -0.862 | +2.1% |
| 2038 | -0.869 | +0.8% |
| 2039 | -0.885 | +1.8% |
| 2040 | -0.884 | -0.1% |
| 2041 | -0.901 | +1.9% |
| 2042 | -0.914 | +1.4% |
| 2043 | -0.928 | +1.5% |
| 2044 | -0.946 | +1.9% |
| 2045 | -0.967 | +2.2% |
| 2046 | -0.996 | +3.0% |
| 2047 | -1.01 | +1.9% |
| 2048 | -1.04 | +2.1% |
| 2049 | -1.07 | +3.4% |
| 2050 | -1.09 | +2.2% |
| 2051 | -1.12 | +2.7% |
| 2052 | -1.15 | +2.1% |
| 2053 | -1.18 | +2.3% |
| 2054 | -1.2 | +2.0% |
| 2055 | -1.23 | +2.4% |
| 2056 | -1.25 | +1.6% |
| 2057 | -1.27 | +2.0% |
| 2058 | -1.3 | +1.9% |
| 2059 | -1.31 | +1.2% |
| 2060 | -1.33 | +1.3% |
| 2061 | -1.35 | +1.5% |
| 2062 | -1.36 | +1.0% |
| 2063 | -1.38 | +1.2% |
| 2064 | -1.4 | +1.2% |
| 2065 | -1.41 | +1.0% |
| 2066 | -1.42 | +0.9% |
| 2067 | -1.44 | +1.1% |
| 2068 | -1.45 | +0.8% |
| 2069 | -1.47 | +1.1% |
| 2070 | -1.48 | +1.0% |
| 2071 | -1.49 | +0.7% |
| 2072 | -1.5 | +0.6% |
| 2073 | -1.52 | +1.4% |
| 2074 | -1.54 | +1.0% |
| 2075 | -1.55 | +0.7% |
| 2076 | -1.56 | +0.8% |
| 2077 | -1.57 | +0.6% |
| 2078 | -1.58 | +0.8% |
| 2079 | -1.59 | +0.6% |
| 2080 | -1.6 | +0.7% |
| 2081 | -1.61 | +0.4% |
| 2082 | -1.62 | +0.7% |
| 2083 | -1.62 | +0.2% |
| 2084 | -1.63 | +0.5% |
| 2085 | -1.63 | -0.3% |
| 2086 | -1.64 | +0.4% |
| 2087 | -1.64 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | -1.64 | -0.1% |
| 2089 | -1.64 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | -1.64 | +0.3% |
| 2091 | -1.64 | -0.2% |
| 2092 | -1.64 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | -1.64 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | -1.64 | -0.1% |
| 2095 | -1.64 | -0.2% |
| 2096 | -1.64 | +0.3% |
| 2097 | -1.65 | +0.2% |
| 2098 | -1.65 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | -1.65 | +0.2% |
| 2100 | -1.65 | -0.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's -1.65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's -1.65 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 4.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -1350.1% | -1.02 | -14.76 |
| 1900 | +243.8% | 0.2703 | 0.9294 |
| 2024 | +243.1% | -1.55 | 2.21 |
| 1994 | -185.0% | -0.273 | -0.778 |
| 1993 | -173.0% | 0.374 | -0.273 |
| 2026 | -120.5% | 3.6 | -0.737 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2877 | 0.2877 | 0.2877 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2703 | 0.2703 | 0.2703 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9294 | 0.9294 | 0.9294 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9294 | 0.9294 | 0.9294 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.03 | 0.695 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5556 | 0.358 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4242 | 0.286 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4362 | -0.904 | 0.374 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6719 | -0.952 | -0.348 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3726 | -0.574 | -0.138 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.52 | -14.76 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.8332 | -0.885 | -0.788 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.9658 | -1.07 | -0.884 | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.21 | -1.31 | -1.09 | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.4 | -1.47 | -1.33 | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.54 | -1.59 | -1.48 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.63 | -1.64 | -1.6 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.64 | -1.65 | -1.64 | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.65 | -1.65 | -1.65 | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 26.23 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 402,266 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.65 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Ukraine?
- Population growth rate in Ukraine was -1.65 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.76 in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for population growth rate?
- Ukraine ranks 234th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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