Number of live births in Ukraine
Ukraine: Number of live births was 503,657 births in 2013. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Ukraine, 1959–2013
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
In 2013, number of live births in Ukraine stood at 503,657 births.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Ukraine peaked at 880,552 births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 376,478 births, in 2001.
Ukraine ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 880,552 births | 880,552 births | 880,552 births | 1 |
| 1960s | 756,812 births | 687,991 births | 878,768 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 733,729 births | 719,213 births | 747,069 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 757,165 births | 690,981 births | 807,111 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 517,491 births | 389,208 births | 657,202 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 437,036 births | 376,478 births | 512,525 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,162 births | 497,689 births | 520,705 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More population data for Ukraine
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 402,266 people (2100)
- Population density 26.23 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,389 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.988 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.977 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Ukraine?
- Number of live births in Ukraine was 503,657 births in 2013, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 880,552 births in 1959.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,478 births in 2001.
- How does Ukraine rank for number of live births?
- Ukraine ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2013.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.