Ukraine birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Ukraine chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Ukraine was 0.98 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1987. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.56 — a -37.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ukraine	World
1960	2.29	4.69
1961	2.2	4.56
1962	2.15	5.02
1963	2.11	5.31
1964	2.01	5.13
1965	1.94	5.08
1966	2.04	4.97
1967	2.04	4.87
1968	2.03	4.98
1969	2.01	4.88
1970	2.08	4.84
1971	2.11	4.69
1972	2.13	4.55
1973	2.04	4.42
1974	2.06	4.26
1975	2.05	4.07
1976	2.04	3.97
1977	1.98	3.84
1978	1.97	3.77
1979	1.96	3.76
1980	1.95	3.73
1981	1.92	3.71
1982	1.95	3.72
1983	2.1	3.59
1984	2.08	3.57
1985	2.03	3.53
1986	2.12	3.51
1987	2.07	3.48
1988	2.04	3.39
1989	1.93	3.35
1990	1.85	3.31
1991	1.77	3.13
1992	1.67	3.04
1993	1.56	2.97
1994	1.47	2.92
1995	1.4	2.87
1996	1.33	2.82
1997	1.27	2.78
1998	1.21	2.75
1999	1.13	2.72
2000	1.11	2.73
2001	1.09	2.69
2002	1.13	2.66
2003	1.17	2.64
2004	1.22	2.63
2005	1.22	2.61
2006	1.3	2.61
2007	1.34	2.6
2008	1.44	2.6
2009	1.47	2.59
2010	1.44	2.57
2011	1.46	2.55
2012	1.53	2.56
2013	1.52	2.53
2014	1.47	2.52
2015	1.39	2.49
2016	1.39	2.49
2017	1.3	2.46
2018	1.23	2.39
2019	1.22	2.35
2020	1.21	2.28
2021	1.15	2.25
2022	0.9	2.22
2023	0.98	2.2
2024	0.99	2.19
2025	1	2.18
2026	1	2.18
2027	1.01	2.17
2028	1.02	2.16
2029	1.02	2.15
2030	1.03	2.14
2031	1.04	2.13
2032	1.04	2.12
2033	1.05	2.12
2034	1.05	2.11
2035	1.06	2.1
2036	1.06	2.09
2037	1.07	2.09
2038	1.07	2.08
2039	1.08	2.08
2040	1.09	2.08
2041	1.09	2.07
2042	1.1	2.07
2043	1.1	2.07
2044	1.11	2.07
2045	1.11	2.06
2046	1.12	2.06
2047	1.13	2.06
2048	1.13	2.05
2049	1.14	2.05
2050	1.14	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 5.15% were to women under 20 years old, 50% to women ages 20-29, and 44.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 15.3%, 67%, and 17.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Ukraine by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Ukraine	World
1960	26.7%	37.4%
1961	27%	37.5%
1962	27.1%	37.6%
1963	27.1%	37.8%
1964	26.8%	38%
1965	26.4%	38%
1966	26.1%	38%
1967	25.8%	38%
1968	25.5%	37.9%
1969	25.1%	37.8%
1970	24.8%	37.7%
1971	24.4%	37.6%
1972	24%	37.5%
1973	23.6%	37.3%
1974	23.2%	37.2%
1975	22.8%	37.1%
1976	22.4%	36.9%
1977	22.1%	36.7%
1978	21.7%	36.3%
1979	21.5%	35.9%
1980	21.4%	35.5%
1981	21.4%	35.2%
1982	21.4%	34.9%
1983	21.5%	34.6%
1984	21.6%	34.3%
1985	21.7%	34%
1986	21.7%	33.8%
1987	21.7%	33.6%
1988	21.7%	33.4%
1989	21.7%	33.2%
1990	21.6%	33%
1991	21.5%	32.9%
1992	21.4%	32.7%
1993	21.2%	32.5%
1994	21%	32.3%
1995	20.6%	32.1%
1996	20.2%	31.8%
1997	19.7%	31.5%
1998	19.2%	31.1%
1999	18.5%	30.8%
2000	17.9%	30.4%
2001	17.1%	30%
2002	16.3%	29.6%
2003	15.7%	29.2%
2004	15.1%	28.8%
2005	14.7%	28.5%
2006	14.3%	28.1%
2007	14.1%	27.9%
2008	14%	27.6%
2009	14%	27.5%
2010	14.1%	27.3%
2011	14.2%	27.1%
2012	14.4%	27%
2013	14.6%	26.9%
2014	14.9%	26.8%
2015	15.1%	26.6%
2016	15.3%	26.5%
2017	15.4%	26.4%
2018	15.4%	26.2%
2019	15.4%	26%
2020	15.3%	25.8%
2021	15.1%	25.6%
2022	14.8%	25.3%
2023	14.3%	25%
2024	13.9%	24.7%
2025	13.7%	24.4%
2026	13.4%	24.1%
2027	12.9%	23.8%
2028	12.4%	23.4%
2029	12%	23.1%
2030	11.6%	22.8%
2031	11.2%	22.6%
2032	10.9%	22.3%
2033	10.6%	22.1%
2034	10.4%	21.9%
2035	10.2%	21.7%
2036	10%	21.6%
2037	9.95%	21.5%
2038	9.95%	21.4%
2039	9.92%	21.3%
2040	9.9%	21.2%
2041	9.92%	21.1%
2042	9.97%	21%
2043	10%	21%
2044	10.1%	20.9%
2045	10.1%	20.8%
2046	10.2%	20.7%
2047	10.2%	20.7%
2048	10.2%	20.6%
2049	10.2%	20.5%
2050	10.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Ukraine was 26.7% in 1960, 21.2% in 1993, and 13.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Ukraine.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Ukraine, excluding migration, has been -0.56% annually. On average, -243,515 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Ukraine
1960	538,812
1961	508,602
1962	481,887
1963	449,648
1964	391,120
1965	334,365
1966	337,794
1967	313,899
1968	295,162
1969	274,858
1970	291,839
1971	305,849
1972	309,785
1973	274,938
1974	273,486
1975	256,787
1976	247,323
1977	216,932
1978	206,554
1979	197,294
1980	197,223
1981	182,839
1982	194,101
1983	241,741
1984	222,430
1985	201,011
1986	225,751
1987	198,850
1988	162,002
1989	106,431
1990	48,463
1991	-16,486
1992	-95,857
1993	-169,405
1994	-238,820
1995	-281,629
1996	-305,154
1997	-306,549
1998	-318,299
1999	-348,286
2000	-364,143
2001	-374,734
2002	-364,544
2003	-351,299
2004	-344,157
2005	-337,857
2006	-300,787
2007	-282,659
2008	-229,086
2009	-197,918
2010	-180,388
2011	-158,372
2012	-130,451
2013	-129,662
2014	-140,216
2015	-147,107
2016	-135,710
2017	-158,390
2018	-227,491
2019	-236,296
2020	-307,533
2021	-449,941
2022	-349,284
2023	-283,185

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Ukraine was 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -53.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ukraine	World
1985	53	460
1986	50	438
1987	46	429
1988	44	414
1989	42	401
1990	40	391
1991	40	395
1992	40	395
1993	42	389
1994	45	382
1995	46	371
1996	45	366
1997	41	358
1998	37	360
1999	34	340
2000	32	328
2001	30	321
2002	28	311
2003	28	301
2004	27	291
2005	27	283
2006	27	276
2007	27	269
2008	26	264
2009	24	258
2010	21	253
2011	20	247
2012	20	239
2013	20	235
2014	19	231
2015	17	228
2016	17	220
2017	16	215
2018	16	211
2019	16	207
2020	18	211
2021	26	242
2022	16	203
2023	15	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Ukraine was 8.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.81% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 18.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Ukraine	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	3.23%	15.1%
1972	3.13%	14.4%
1973	3.04%	14.1%
1974	2.96%	13.7%
1975	2.89%	13.4%
1976	2.84%	13%
1977	2.78%	12.5%
1978	2.74%	12.1%
1979	2.69%	11.7%
1980	2.62%	11.4%
1981	2.55%	11%
1982	2.47%	10.8%
1983	2.39%	10.6%
1984	2.29%	10.4%
1985	2.21%	10.1%
1986	2.13%	9.81%
1987	2.05%	9.47%
1988	1.99%	9.31%
1989	1.95%	9.02%
1990	1.92%	8.81%
1991	1.92%	8.66%
1992	1.94%	8.46%
1993	1.97%	8.19%
1994	2%	7.98%
1995	2.02%	7.76%
1996	2.03%	7.52%
1997	2.01%	7.28%
1998	1.97%	7.05%
1999	1.9%	6.76%
2000	1.83%	6.48%
2001	1.75%	6.21%
2002	1.66%	5.94%
2003	1.58%	5.65%
2004	1.51%	5.43%
2005	1.45%	5.16%
2006	1.4%	4.92%
2007	1.34%	4.7%
2008	1.29%	4.5%
2009	1.23%	4.31%
2010	1.17%	4.11%
2011	1.12%	3.97%
2012	1.07%	3.77%
2013	1.02%	3.61%
2014	0.98%	3.48%
2015	0.94%	3.35%
2016	0.91%	3.23%
2017	0.89%	3.11%
2018	0.87%	2.97%
2019	0.85%	2.86%
2020	0.84%	2.75%
2021	0.82%	2.66%
2022	0.85%	2.59%
2023	0.81%	2.49%