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Ukraine
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Belarus, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
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Population
Total
35,661,826 (2024 est.)
Male
17,510,149
Female
18,151,677
Nationality
Noun
Ukrainian(s)
Adjective
Ukrainian
Ethnic groups
Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001 est.)
Languages
Languages
Ukrainian (official) 67.5%, Russian (regional language) 29.6%, other (includes Crimean Tatar, Moldovan/Romanian, and Hungarian) 2.9% (2001 est.)
Major-language sample(s)
Свiтова Книга Фактiв – найкраще джерело базової інформації. (Ukrainian)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Religions
Orthodox (includes the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), and the Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP)), Ukrainian Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish (2013 est.)
Note
note: Ukraine's population is overwhelmingly Christian; the vast majority - up to two thirds - identify themselves as Orthodox, but many do not specify a particular branch; the OCU and the UOC-MP each represent less than a quarter of the country's population, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church accounts for 8-10%, and the UAOC accounts for 1-2%; Muslim and Jewish adherents each compose less than 1% of the total population
Age structure
0-14 years
12.3% (male 2,278,116/female 2,122,500)
15-64 years
67.8% (male 12,784,928/female 11,376,460)
65 years and over
19.9% (2024 est.) (male 2,447,105/female 4,652,717)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio
47.6 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio
18.2 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio
29.4 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio
3.4 (2024 est.)
Median age
Total
44.6 years (2025 est.)
Male
41.4 years
Female
49.2 years
Population growth rate
2.42% (2025 est.)
Birth rate
6.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
17.61 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
35.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Population distribution
densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; notable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa
Note
note: the ongoing war with Russia has shifted significant portions of the population, particularly in the east
Urbanization
Urban population
70.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization
-0.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
3.017 million KYIV (capital), 1.421 million Kharkiv, 1.008 million Odesa, 942,000 Dnipropetrovsk, 888,000 Donetsk (2023)
Sex ratio
At birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over
0.53 male(s)/female
Total population
0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
26.2 years (2019 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
15 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate
Total
8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Male
9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Female
7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
Total population
70.5 years (2024 est.)
Male
65.4 years
Female
75.8 years
Total fertility rate
1.22 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.59 (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
Improved: urban
urban: 90.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total
total: 93.6% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban
urban: 9.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total
total: 6.4% of population (2022 est.)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
8% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
10.6% of national budget (2021 est.)
Physician density
3.53 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
Hospital bed density
6.3 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility access
Improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
24.1% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total
5.69 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer
2.44 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine
0.32 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits
2.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols
0.05 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total
20.4% (2025 est.)
Male
35.5% (2025 est.)
Female
8% (2025 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
5.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
12.7% national budget (2021 est.)
Literacy
Total population
100%
Male
100%
Female
100% (2021)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total
13 years (2021 est.)
Male
13 years (2021 est.)
Female
14 years (2021 est.)