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Population in Ukraine

Ukraine: Population was 37.73 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
37.73 million people
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
40th
of 238 countries
All-time high
52.35 million people
in 1993
All-time low
916,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Ukraine, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in Ukraine stood at 37.73 million people.

That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Ukraine peaked at 52.35 million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 916,000 people, in 1000.

Ukraine ranks 40th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 916,000 people 916,000 people 916,000 people 1
1100s 1.37 million people 1.37 million people 1.37 million people 1
1200s 2.06 million people 2.06 million people 2.06 million people 1
1300s 2.06 million people 2.06 million people 2.06 million people 1
1400s 2.06 million people 2.06 million people 2.06 million people 1
1500s 2.75 million people 2.75 million people 2.75 million people 1
1600s 3.44 million people 3.44 million people 3.44 million people 1
1700s 4.58 million people 4.58 million people 4.58 million people 1
1710s 5.11 million people 5.11 million people 5.11 million people 1
1720s 5.40 million people 5.40 million people 5.40 million people 1
1730s 5.70 million people 5.70 million people 5.70 million people 1
1740s 6.02 million people 6.02 million people 6.02 million people 1
1750s 6.35 million people 6.35 million people 6.35 million people 1
1760s 6.70 million people 6.70 million people 6.70 million people 1
1770s 7.07 million people 7.07 million people 7.07 million people 1
1780s 7.47 million people 7.47 million people 7.47 million people 1
1790s 7.88 million people 7.88 million people 7.88 million people 1
1800s 11.22 million people 11.22 million people 11.22 million people 10
1810s 11.22 million people 11.22 million people 11.24 million people 10
1820s 11.70 million people 11.28 million people 12.18 million people 10
1830s 12.81 million people 12.29 million people 13.34 million people 10
1840s 14.03 million people 13.46 million people 14.62 million people 10
1850s 15.39 million people 14.75 million people 16.04 million people 10
1860s 16.89 million people 16.19 million people 17.60 million people 10
1870s 18.53 million people 17.77 million people 19.32 million people 10
1880s 20.34 million people 19.50 million people 21.20 million people 10
1890s 22.32 million people 21.40 million people 23.26 million people 10
1900s 24.49 million people 23.48 million people 25.53 million people 10
1910s 26.88 million people 25.77 million people 28.01 million people 10
1920s 29.46 million people 28.26 million people 30.69 million people 10
1930s 32.28 million people 30.97 million people 33.62 million people 10
1940s 35.37 million people 33.93 million people 36.88 million people 10
1950s 39.67 million people 37.31 million people 42.24 million people 10
1960s 45.06 million people 42.82 million people 46.98 million people 10
1970s 48.62 million people 47.26 million people 49.72 million people 10
1980s 50.97 million people 49.96 million people 51.92 million people 10
1990s 51.50 million people 49.98 million people 52.35 million people 10
2000s 47.90 million people 46.62 million people 49.56 million people 10
2010s 45.81 million people 44.96 million people 46.46 million people 10
2020s 41.94 million people 37.73 million people 44.68 million people 4

Countries ranked near Ukraine

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  3. 39 Poland 38.76 million people compare
  4. 41 Morocco 37.71 million people compare
  5. 42 Angola 36.75 million people compare
  6. 43 Uzbekistan 35.65 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Ukraine?
Population in Ukraine was 37.73 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 52.35 million people in 1993.
What is the lowest population recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 916,000 people in 1000.
How does Ukraine rank for population?
Ukraine ranks 40th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.