Ukraine Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Ukraine vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Ukraine	World
1960	29.2	22.5
1961	29.6	22.5
1962	29.7	22.4
1963	29.8	22.2
1964	29.9	22
1965	30.1	21.8
1966	30.6	21.7
1967	31.2	21.6
1968	31.6	21.5
1969	32	21.5
1970	32.3	21.4
1971	32.5	21.4
1972	32.8	21.5
1973	33.1	21.5
1974	33.4	21.6
1975	33.7	21.7
1976	34	21.9
1977	34.2	22
1978	34.2	22.2
1979	34	22.3
1980	33.8	22.5
1981	33.7	22.6
1982	33.7	22.7
1983	33.6	22.9
1984	33.6	23
1985	33.8	23.2
1986	33.9	23.3
1987	34.1	23.4
1988	34.1	23.6
1989	34.1	23.8
1990	34.3	23.9
1991	34.5	24.1
1992	34.7	24.3
1993	34.9	24.5
1994	35.2	24.7
1995	35.5	25
1996	35.8	25.2
1997	36.2	25.4
1998	36.5	25.7
1999	36.9	25.9
2000	37.2	26.1
2001	37.6	26.3
2002	37.9	26.5
2003	38.2	26.7
2004	38.4	27
2005	38.7	27.2
2006	38.9	27.4
2007	39.1	27.6
2008	39.2	27.8
2009	39.3	28
2010	39.5	28.2
2011	39.7	28.4
2012	39.8	28.6
2013	39.8	28.9
2014	40	29.1
2015	40.2	29.3
2016	40.6	29.5
2017	40.9	29.8
2018	41.2	30
2019	41.5	30.3
2020	41.9	30.6
2021	42.2	30.8
2022	42.5	31
2023	43.1	31.3
2024	43.2	31.6
2025	42.8	31.9
2026	42.8	32.1
2027	43.3	32.3
2028	43.8	32.6
2029	44.2	32.8
2030	44.7	33
2031	45.2	33.2
2032	45.7	33.4
2033	46.2	33.6
2034	46.6	33.8
2035	47.1	34
2036	47.6	34.2
2037	48	34.4
2038	48.4	34.6
2039	48.9	34.8
2040	49.2	35
2041	49.6	35.2
2042	50	35.4
2043	50.3	35.6
2044	50.6	35.8
2045	50.9	36
2046	51.1	36.2
2047	51.4	36.4
2048	51.6	36.6
2049	51.9	36.8
2050	52.1	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Ukraine was 29.2 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 43.2 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 23rd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Ukraine ranks 26th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Ukraine is expected to increase to around 52.1 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Ukraine demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Ukraine
	Male	Female
0-4	1.71%	1.62%
5-9	2.43%	2.29%
10-14	3%	2.83%
15-19	2.78%	2.64%
20-24	2.36%	2.26%
25-29	2.67%	2.58%
30-34	3.51%	3.4%
35-39	4.39%	4.27%
40-44	4.11%	4.08%
45-49	3.5%	3.76%
50-54	3.14%	3.62%
55-59	3.12%	3.66%
60-64	3.29%	4.01%
65-69	2.57%	3.81%
70-74	1.8%	3.24%
75-79	0.93%	1.97%
80+	1.17%	3.47%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Ukraine has low demographic potential with 36.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 181/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Ukraine			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	51.4%	40.4%	11%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	52.5%	41.2%	11.3%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	53%	41.4%	11.5%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	53.1%	41.4%	11.7%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	52.8%	40.9%	11.9%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	52.6%	40.3%	12.2%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	52.4%	39.8%	12.6%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	52.1%	39.2%	12.9%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	52%	38.8%	13.3%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	51.8%	38.2%	13.7%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	51.4%	37.5%	13.9%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	51.1%	36.9%	14.2%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	50.9%	36.3%	14.6%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	50.6%	35.6%	15%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	50.3%	34.9%	15.4%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	50.1%	34.2%	15.8%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	49.9%	33.6%	16.3%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	49.9%	33.1%	16.9%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	49.9%	32.5%	17.4%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	49.9%	32.2%	17.7%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	49.9%	32.1%	17.8%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	49.6%	32%	17.6%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	49.1%	31.9%	17.2%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	49%	32%	17%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	49.3%	32.2%	17%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	49.3%	32.3%	17%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	49.4%	32.4%	17%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	49.7%	32.5%	17.1%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	50%	32.6%	17.4%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	50.4%	32.6%	17.8%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	50.7%	32.6%	18.1%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	51%	32.5%	18.5%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	51.2%	32.4%	18.9%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	51.4%	32.1%	19.2%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	51.6%	31.8%	19.8%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	51.3%	31.2%	20.1%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	50.6%	30.4%	20.2%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	49.9%	29.6%	20.3%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	48.6%	28.5%	20.2%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	46.9%	27.2%	19.7%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	45.5%	26%	19.5%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	44.5%	24.7%	19.7%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	43.8%	23.5%	20.3%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	43.5%	22.5%	21%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	43.3%	21.7%	21.6%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	42.9%	21%	21.9%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	42.5%	20.4%	22.1%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	42.3%	20.1%	22.2%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	41.7%	19.9%	21.9%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	41.2%	19.8%	21.4%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	40.9%	19.9%	21%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	40.5%	20%	20.5%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	40.8%	20.3%	20.6%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	41.3%	20.7%	20.7%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	42.1%	21.1%	21%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	43.3%	21.6%	21.7%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	44.5%	22%	22.4%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	45.7%	22.4%	23.2%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	46.6%	22.6%	24%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	47.2%	22.6%	24.6%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	47.9%	22.6%	25.3%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	48.2%	22.4%	25.8%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	48.5%	22%	26.5%	54%	39%	15%
2023	48.9%	21.3%	27.6%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	48.9%	20.7%	28.2%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Ukraine increased from 43.3% to 48.9% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Ukraine working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Ukraine	World
1960	66%	57.6%
1961	65.6%	57.5%
1962	65.4%	57.4%
1963	65.3%	57.2%
1964	65.4%	57%
1965	65.5%	56.9%
1966	65.6%	56.8%
1967	65.8%	56.9%
1968	65.8%	56.9%
1969	65.9%	56.9%
1970	66%	57%
1971	66.2%	57.1%
1972	66.3%	57.2%
1973	66.4%	57.3%
1974	66.5%	57.3%
1975	66.6%	57.4%
1976	66.7%	57.5%
1977	66.7%	57.7%
1978	66.7%	58%
1979	66.7%	58.4%
1980	66.7%	58.7%
1981	66.9%	59%
1982	67.1%	59.3%
1983	67.1%	59.6%
1984	67%	59.9%
1985	67%	60.1%
1986	66.9%	60.4%
1987	66.8%	60.5%
1988	66.7%	60.7%
1989	66.5%	60.8%
1990	66.3%	60.9%
1991	66.2%	61%
1992	66.1%	61.1%
1993	66.1%	61.2%
1994	65.9%	61.3%
1995	66.1%	61.5%
1996	66.4%	61.7%
1997	66.7%	61.9%
1998	67.3%	62.2%
1999	68.1%	62.5%
2000	68.7%	62.8%
2001	69.2%	63.1%
2002	69.5%	63.4%
2003	69.7%	63.7%
2004	69.8%	64%
2005	70%	64.3%
2006	70.2%	64.5%
2007	70.3%	64.7%
2008	70.5%	64.9%
2009	70.8%	65%
2010	71%	65.1%
2011	71.2%	65.2%
2012	71%	65.2%
2013	70.8%	65.2%
2014	70.4%	65.2%
2015	69.8%	65.1%
2016	69.2%	65.1%
2017	68.7%	65%
2018	68.2%	64.9%
2019	67.9%	64.9%
2020	67.6%	64.8%
2021	67.5%	64.9%
2022	67.3%	64.9%
2023	67.1%	65%
2024	67.1%	65.1%
2025	67.3%	65.2%
2026	67.5%	65.3%
2027	67.4%	65.4%
2028	67.4%	65.4%
2029	67.4%	65.4%
2030	67.3%	65.4%
2031	67.3%	65.4%
2032	67.4%	65.4%
2033	67.4%	65.4%
2034	67.3%	65.3%
2035	67%	65.2%
2036	66.9%	65%
2037	66.7%	64.9%
2038	66.5%	64.7%
2039	66.3%	64.6%
2040	66%	64.5%
2041	65.6%	64.4%
2042	65.2%	64.3%
2043	64.8%	64.2%
2044	64.3%	64.1%
2045	63.8%	63.9%
2046	63.3%	63.8%
2047	62.7%	63.7%
2048	62.1%	63.6%
2049	61.4%	63.4%
2050	60.7%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Ukraine changed from 69.8% to 67.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 15.1% to 13.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Ukraine	World
1960	7.3%	4.97%
1961	7.44%	4.99%
1962	7.53%	5.01%
1963	7.64%	5.02%
1964	7.78%	5.04%
1965	8.03%	5.08%
1966	8.27%	5.12%
1967	8.45%	5.16%
1968	8.72%	5.2%
1969	9%	5.24%
1970	9.2%	5.28%
1971	9.42%	5.32%
1972	9.7%	5.37%
1973	9.96%	5.42%
1974	10.2%	5.47%
1975	10.6%	5.53%
1976	10.9%	5.59%
1977	11.2%	5.65%
1978	11.6%	5.71%
1979	11.8%	5.77%
1980	11.9%	5.81%
1981	11.7%	5.81%
1982	11.5%	5.8%
1983	11.4%	5.79%
1984	11.4%	5.8%
1985	11.4%	5.82%
1986	11.4%	5.86%
1987	11.4%	5.91%
1988	11.6%	5.95%
1989	11.8%	6.01%
1990	12%	6.07%
1991	12.2%	6.14%
1992	12.5%	6.21%
1993	12.7%	6.29%
1994	13.1%	6.37%
1995	13.3%	6.45%
1996	13.4%	6.53%
1997	13.6%	6.61%
1998	13.6%	6.68%
1999	13.4%	6.76%
2000	13.4%	6.84%
2001	13.7%	6.92%
2002	14.1%	7.01%
2003	14.6%	7.1%
2004	15.1%	7.18%
2005	15.3%	7.26%
2006	15.5%	7.34%
2007	15.6%	7.41%
2008	15.4%	7.47%
2009	15.2%	7.52%
2010	14.9%	7.58%
2011	14.6%	7.66%
2012	14.6%	7.78%
2013	14.6%	7.92%
2014	14.8%	8.08%
2015	15.2%	8.26%
2016	15.5%	8.45%
2017	16%	8.65%
2018	16.3%	8.88%
2019	16.7%	9.1%
2020	17.1%	9.33%
2021	17.4%	9.53%
2022	17.9%	9.74%
2023	18.6%	9.98%
2024	19%	10.2%
2025	19%	10.4%
2026	19.1%	10.6%
2027	19.7%	10.8%
2028	20.2%	11.1%
2029	20.7%	11.5%
2030	21.1%	11.7%
2031	21.5%	12%
2032	21.8%	12.3%
2033	22%	12.6%
2034	22.3%	12.8%
2035	22.8%	13.1%
2036	23.1%	13.4%
2037	23.3%	13.7%
2038	23.5%	13.9%
2039	23.8%	14.1%
2040	24.1%	14.3%
2041	24.5%	14.5%
2042	24.8%	14.7%
2043	25.2%	14.9%
2044	25.6%	15%
2045	26%	15.2%
2046	26.5%	15.4%
2047	27.1%	15.7%
2048	27.7%	15.9%
2049	28.4%	16.1%
2050	29%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Ukraine increased from 15.1% to 19% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.