Share of population urban in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of population urban was 69.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.6
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.6
in 2025
All-time low
35.43
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Ukraine, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 69.6 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Ukraine peaked at 69.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.43, in 1950.
That places Ukraine 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.47 | 35.43 | 46.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.63 | 47.36 | 54.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.39 | 54.85 | 61.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.67 | 62.18 | 67.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.7 | 67.41 | 67.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.79 | 67.27 | 68.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.05 | 68.64 | 69.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.47 | 69.38 | 69.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More population data for Ukraine
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.65 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 402,266 (2100)
- Population density 26.23 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.65 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 0.988 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2,389 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 0.988 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 0.988 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.7505 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 0.977 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Ukraine?
- Share of population urban in Ukraine was 69.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.43 in 1950.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of population urban?
- Ukraine ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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