Ukraine
Population in Ukraine
Population in Ukraine: 37.3 million people in 1950 and 37.7 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 37.7 million people
- Since 1950
- +420,000 people
- Rank, 2023
- 40 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 15.2 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 15.2 million people in 2100, between 9.13 million people and 22.8 million people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 52.4 million people in 1993, the lowest 37.3 million people in 1950.
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 11.2 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 41.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 44.3 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 44.7 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 45 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 45.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 45.4 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 45.6 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 45.8 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 46 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 46.1 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 46.2 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 46.3 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 46.5 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 46.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 46.8 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 47.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 47.3 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 47.6 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 48 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 48.3 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 48.7 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 49.1 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 49.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 50 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 50.4 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 50.8 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 51.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 51.7 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 52.1 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 52.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 52.3 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 52.2 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 52.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 51.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 51.7 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 51.5 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 51.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 51.1 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 50.9 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 50.6 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 50.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 50.2 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 50 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 49.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 49.5 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 49.3 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 49.1 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 48.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 48.6 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 48.3 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 48 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 47.6 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 47.3 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 47 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 46.6 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 46.2 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 45.8 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 45.4 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 45 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 44.5 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 43.9 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 43.4 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 42.8 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 42.2 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 41.6 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 41 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 40.4 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 39.9 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 39.3 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 38.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 38.3 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 37.8 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 37.3 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 36.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 36.5 million | – |
| 1947 | 36.2 million | – |
| 1946 | 35.8 million | – |
| 1945 | 35.5 million | – |
| 1944 | 35.2 million | – |
| 1943 | 34.9 million | – |
| 1942 | 34.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 34.2 million | – |
| 1940 | 33.9 million | – |
| 1939 | 33.6 million | – |
| 1938 | 33.3 million | – |
| 1937 | 33 million | – |
| 1936 | 32.7 million | – |
| 1935 | 32.4 million | – |
| 1934 | 32.1 million | – |
| 1933 | 31.8 million | – |
| 1932 | 31.5 million | – |
| 1931 | 31.3 million | – |
| 1930 | 31 million | – |
| 1929 | 30.7 million | – |
| 1928 | 30.4 million | – |
| 1927 | 30.1 million | – |
| 1926 | 29.9 million | – |
| 1925 | 29.6 million | – |
| 1924 | 29.3 million | – |
| 1923 | 29.1 million | – |
| 1922 | 28.8 million | – |
| 1921 | 28.5 million | – |
| 1920 | 28.3 million | – |
| 1919 | 28 million | – |
| 1918 | 27.8 million | – |
| 1917 | 27.5 million | – |
| 1916 | 27.2 million | – |
| 1915 | 27 million | – |
| 1914 | 26.7 million | – |
| 1913 | 26.5 million | – |
| 1912 | 26.3 million | – |
| 1911 | 26 million | – |
| 1910 | 25.8 million | – |
| 1909 | 25.5 million | – |
| 1908 | 25.3 million | – |
| 1907 | 25.1 million | – |
| 1906 | 24.8 million | – |
| 1905 | 24.6 million | – |
| 1904 | 24.4 million | – |
| 1903 | 24.1 million | – |
| 1902 | 23.9 million | – |
| 1901 | 23.7 million | – |
| 1900 | 23.5 million | – |
| 1899 | 23.3 million | – |
| 1898 | 23.1 million | – |
| 1897 | 22.8 million | – |
| 1896 | 22.6 million | – |
| 1895 | 22.4 million | – |
| 1894 | 22.2 million | – |
| 1893 | 22 million | – |
| 1892 | 21.8 million | – |
| 1891 | 21.6 million | – |
| 1890 | 21.4 million | – |
| 1889 | 21.2 million | – |
| 1888 | 21 million | – |
| 1887 | 20.8 million | – |
| 1886 | 20.6 million | – |
| 1885 | 20.4 million | – |
| 1884 | 20.2 million | – |
| 1883 | 20.1 million | – |
| 1882 | 19.9 million | – |
| 1881 | 19.7 million | – |
| 1880 | 19.5 million | – |
| 1879 | 19.3 million | – |
| 1878 | 19.1 million | – |
| 1877 | 19 million | – |
| 1876 | 18.8 million | – |
| 1875 | 18.6 million | – |
| 1874 | 18.4 million | – |
| 1873 | 18.3 million | – |
| 1872 | 18.1 million | – |
| 1871 | 17.9 million | – |
| 1870 | 17.8 million | – |
| 1869 | 17.6 million | – |
| 1868 | 17.4 million | – |
| 1867 | 17.3 million | – |
| 1866 | 17.1 million | – |
| 1865 | 17 million | – |
| 1864 | 16.8 million | – |
| 1863 | 16.7 million | – |
| 1862 | 16.5 million | – |
| 1861 | 16.3 million | – |
| 1860 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 16 million | – |
| 1858 | 15.9 million | – |
| 1857 | 15.7 million | – |
| 1856 | 15.6 million | – |
| 1855 | 15.5 million | – |
| 1854 | 15.3 million | – |
| 1853 | 15.2 million | – |
| 1852 | 15 million | – |
| 1851 | 14.9 million | – |
| 1850 | 14.8 million | – |
| 1849 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1848 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1847 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1846 | 14.2 million | – |
| 1845 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1844 | 14 million | – |
| 1843 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1842 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1841 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1840 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1839 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1838 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1837 | 13.1 million | – |
| 1836 | 13 million | – |
| 1835 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1834 | 12.8 million | – |
| 1833 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1832 | 12.5 million | – |
| 1831 | 12.4 million | – |
| 1830 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1829 | 12.2 million | – |
| 1828 | 12.1 million | – |
| 1827 | 12 million | – |
| 1826 | 11.9 million | – |
| 1825 | 11.7 million | – |
| 1824 | 11.6 million | – |
| 1823 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1822 | 11.4 million | – |
| 1821 | 11.3 million | – |
| 1820 | 11.3 million | – |
| 1819 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1818 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1817 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1816 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1815 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1814 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1813 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1812 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1811 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1810 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1809 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1808 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1807 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1806 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1805 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1804 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1803 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1802 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1801 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1800 | 11.2 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.9 million37.7 million–38 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 39 million38.5 million–39.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 39.5 million38.9 million–40.2 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 39.3 million38.5 million–40 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 39 million38.1 million–39.8 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 38.7 million37.7 million–39.5 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 38.4 million37.3 million–39.3 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 38.1 million36.9 million–39.1 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 37.8 million36.5 million–38.9 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 37.4 million36.1 million–38.7 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 37.1 million35.7 million–38.5 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 36.8 million35.3 million–38.3 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 36.5 million34.8 million–38.1 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 36.2 million34.4 million–37.9 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 35.9 million34 million–37.7 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 35.6 million33.6 million–37.4 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 35.3 million33.2 million–37.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 35 million32.8 million–37.1 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 34.6 million32.4 million–36.8 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 34.3 million31.9 million–36.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 34 million31.4 million–36.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 33.7 million31 million–36.2 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 33.4 million30.5 million–35.9 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 33 million30 million–35.7 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 32.7 million29.6 million–35.5 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 32.3 million29.1 million–35.3 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 32 million28.7 million–35 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 31.6 million28.2 million–34.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 31.3 million27.8 million–34.5 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 30.9 million27.3 million–34.2 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 30.6 million26.9 million–33.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 30.2 million26.4 million–33.6 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 29.8 million25.9 million–33.3 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 29.4 million25.4 million–33 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 29.1 million24.9 million–32.8 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 28.7 million24.5 million–32.5 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 28.3 million24 million–32.2 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 27.9 million23.6 million–31.9 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 27.6 million23.1 million–31.7 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 27.2 million22.7 million–31.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 26.8 million22.3 million–31.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 26.4 million21.8 million–30.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 26.1 million21.4 million–30.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 25.7 million21 million–30.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 25.3 million20.5 million–30.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 25 million20.1 million–29.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 24.6 million19.7 million–29.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 24.2 million19.3 million–29.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 23.9 million18.8 million–29.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 23.5 million18.4 million–28.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 23.2 million18 million–28.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 22.8 million17.6 million–28.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 22.5 million17.2 million–28 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 22.1 million16.8 million–27.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 21.8 million16.5 million–27.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 21.4 million16.1 million–27.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 21.1 million15.7 million–27.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 20.7 million15.3 million–26.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 20.4 million14.9 million–26.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 20.1 million14.6 million–26.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 19.8 million14.2 million–26 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 19.4 million13.9 million–25.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 19.1 million13.6 million–25.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 18.8 million13.2 million–25.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 18.5 million12.9 million–25.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 18.2 million12.5 million–24.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 17.9 million12.2 million–24.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 17.6 million11.9 million–24.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 17.3 million11.6 million–24.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 17.1 million11.3 million–24.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 16.8 million10.9 million–23.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 16.5 million10.6 million–23.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 16.2 million10.3 million–23.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 16 million10 million–23.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 15.7 million9.7 million–23.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 15.5 million9.42 million–23 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 15.2 million9.13 million–22.8 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per person$2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spending62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel298,000 people in 2020
- National power0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports120 million TIV in 2025