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Population in Ukraine compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 37,860,221 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 40,125,599 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 1.75 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Ukraine is ranked the 40th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.33% of the world: 0.48% for Ukraine vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.74% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.3M people to 40.1M (15.1% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Ukraine vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Ukraine
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ukraine United Kingdom
2100 15,493,960 74,700,585
2099 15,751,557 74,831,175
2098 16,012,938 74,950,267
2097 16,278,602 75,064,397
2096 16,547,938 75,176,691
2095 16,820,897 75,287,063
2094 17,098,910 75,383,856
2093 17,381,822 75,482,205
2092 17,669,049 75,575,769
2091 17,960,681 75,666,091
2090 18,257,867 75,753,129
2089 18,559,027 75,835,723
2088 18,865,031 75,907,614
2087 19,176,483 75,978,712
2086 19,492,606 76,046,742
2085 19,812,584 76,105,680
2084 20,138,855 76,156,223
2083 20,468,747 76,205,894
2082 20,803,241 76,246,844
2081 21,140,953 76,274,040
2080 21,482,498 76,306,205
2079 21,827,152 76,334,949
2078 22,175,099 76,353,484
2077 22,525,846 76,371,123
2076 22,879,896 76,373,520
2075 23,236,521 76,386,071
2074 23,596,095 76,397,426
2073 23,957,807 76,406,554
2072 24,319,928 76,398,941
2071 24,685,370 76,388,223
2070 25,053,352 76,378,505
2069 25,423,272 76,371,827
2068 25,794,560 76,370,973
2067 26,168,072 76,363,548
2066 26,543,206 76,356,638
2065 26,920,121 76,355,841
2064 27,298,592 76,352,770
2063 27,677,528 76,353,175
2062 28,056,960 76,346,535
2061 28,437,884 76,344,206
2060 28,818,343 76,344,725
2059 29,198,891 76,345,215
2058 29,580,044 76,326,961
2057 29,958,884 76,307,006
2056 30,335,136 76,274,247
2055 30,710,041 76,235,304
2054 31,080,334 76,167,710
2053 31,447,868 76,094,051
2052 31,811,171 76,001,979
2051 32,170,929 75,895,690
2050 32,525,262 75,777,445
2049 32,875,483 75,646,044
2048 33,217,836 75,499,380
2047 33,556,749 75,338,951
2046 33,892,646 75,171,300
2045 34,221,999 74,993,186
2044 34,547,153 74,807,530
2043 34,869,270 74,607,485
2042 35,189,550 74,407,783
2041 35,507,946 74,203,292
2040 35,823,225 73,994,525
2039 36,141,658 73,782,112
2038 36,457,134 73,559,085
2037 36,772,578 73,335,723
2036 37,084,252 73,101,646
2035 37,396,243 72,850,722
2034 37,706,533 72,597,177
2033 38,015,585 72,322,802
2032 38,322,554 72,046,316
2031 38,630,259 71,757,868
2030 38,935,791 71,442,811
2029 39,238,099 71,123,782
2028 39,537,815 70,783,199
2027 39,830,895 70,421,923
2026 40,125,599 70,055,911
2025 38,707,520 69,658,188
2024 37,860,221 69,226,000
2023 37,732,836 68,492,000
2022 41,048,766 67,604,000
2021 44,298,640 66,984,000
2020 44,680,014 66,744,000
2019 44,957,458 66,631,000
2018 45,208,907 66,289,000
2017 45,436,041 65,966,000
2016 45,616,832 65,607,000
2015 45,784,896 65,088,000
2014 45,972,380 64,620,000
2013 46,126,770 64,139,000
2012 46,210,056 63,711,000
2011 46,307,853 63,258,810
2010 46,456,003 62,766,365
2009 46,623,731 62,276,270
2008 46,819,175 61,806,995
2007 47,062,798 61,322,463
2006 47,278,694 60,846,820
2005 47,585,556 60,401,206
2004 47,979,507 59,987,905
2003 48,315,136 59,647,577
2002 48,677,281 59,370,479
2001 49,106,855 59,119,673
2000 49,556,660 58,892,514
1999 49,976,446 58,682,466
1998 50,379,731 58,487,141
1997 50,786,885 58,316,954
1996 51,226,109 58,166,950
1995 51,665,539 58,019,030
1994 52,075,998 57,865,745
1993 52,350,126 57,718,614
1992 52,323,671 57,580,402
1991 52,170,961 57,424,897
1990 52,054,092 57,247,586
1989 51,917,817 57,076,711
1988 51,724,853 56,928,327
1987 51,515,732 56,802,050
1986 51,318,745 56,681,396
1985 51,108,770 56,550,268
1984 50,887,599 56,422,072
1983 50,637,029 56,332,848
1982 50,402,724 56,313,641
1981 50,189,281 56,333,829
1980 49,955,152 56,314,216
1979 49,721,381 56,246,951
1978 49,521,243 56,196,504
1977 49,336,481 56,193,492
1976 49,120,842 56,211,968
1975 48,865,229 56,225,800
1974 48,576,570 56,229,974
1973 48,277,121 56,194,527
1972 47,946,893 56,086,065
1971 47,573,287 55,896,223
1970 47,261,306 55,663,250
1969 46,976,256 55,441,750
1968 46,614,325 55,211,700
1967 46,215,988 54,943,600
1966 45,802,519 54,648,500
1965 45,386,892 54,348,050
1964 44,951,156 54,000,000
1963 44,462,372 53,650,000
1962 43,943,674 53,250,000
1961 43,399,766 52,800,000
1960 42,824,093 52,400,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ukraine decreased by 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ukraine lost 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Ukraine was ranked 27th most populous country in 2006 and is 40th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ukraine's population will shrink by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people with a rank change from 40th to 60th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ukraine
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ukraine United Kingdom
2100 -1.64% -0.17%
2099 -1.63% -0.16%
2098 -1.63% -0.15%
2097 -1.63% -0.15%
2096 -1.62% -0.15%
2095 -1.63% -0.13%
2094 -1.63% -0.13%
2093 -1.63% -0.12%
2092 -1.62% -0.12%
2091 -1.63% -0.11%
2090 -1.62% -0.11%
2089 -1.62% -0.09%
2088 -1.62% -0.09%
2087 -1.62% -0.09%
2086 -1.62% -0.08%
2085 -1.62% -0.07%
2084 -1.61% -0.07%
2083 -1.61% -0.05%
2082 -1.6% -0.04%
2081 -1.59% -0.04%
2080 -1.58% -0.04%
2079 -1.57% -0.02%
2078 -1.56% -0.02%
2077 -1.55% -0.003%
2076 -1.53% -0.02%
2075 -1.52% -0.01%
2074 -1.51% -0.01%
2073 -1.49% 0.01%
2072 -1.48% 0.01%
2071 -1.47% 0.01%
2070 -1.46% 0.009%
2069 -1.44% 0.001%
2068 -1.43% 0.01%
2067 -1.41% 0.009%
2066 -1.4% 0.001%
2065 -1.39% 0.004%
2064 -1.37% -0%
2063 -1.35% 0.009%
2062 -1.34% 0.003%
2061 -1.32% -0.001%
2060 -1.3% -0.001%
2059 -1.29% 0.02%
2058 -1.26% 0.03%
2057 -1.24% 0.04%
2056 -1.22% 0.05%
2055 -1.19% 0.09%
2054 -1.17% 0.1%
2053 -1.14% 0.12%
2052 -1.12% 0.14%
2051 -1.09% 0.16%
2050 -1.07% 0.17%
2049 -1.03% 0.19%
2048 -1.01% 0.21%
2047 -0.99% 0.22%
2046 -0.96% 0.24%
2045 -0.94% 0.25%
2044 -0.92% 0.27%
2043 -0.91% 0.27%
2042 -0.9% 0.28%
2041 -0.88% 0.28%
2040 -0.88% 0.29%
2039 -0.87% 0.3%
2038 -0.86% 0.3%
2037 -0.84% 0.32%
2036 -0.83% 0.34%
2035 -0.82% 0.35%
2034 -0.81% 0.38%
2033 -0.8% 0.38%
2032 -0.8% 0.4%
2031 -0.78% 0.44%
2030 -0.77% 0.45%
2029 -0.76% 0.48%
2028 -0.74% 0.51%
2027 -0.73% 0.52%
2026 3.66% 0.57%
2025 2.24% 0.62%
2024 0.34% 1.07%
2023 -8.08% 1.31%
2022 -7.34% 0.93%
2021 -0.85% 0.36%
2020 -0.62% 0.17%
2019 -0.56% 0.52%
2018 -0.5% 0.49%
2017 -0.4% 0.55%
2016 -0.37% 0.8%
2015 -0.41% 0.72%
2014 -0.33% 0.75%
2013 -0.18% 0.67%
2012 -0.21% 0.71%
2011 -0.32% 0.78%
2010 -0.36% 0.79%
2009 -0.42% 0.76%
2008 -0.52% 0.79%
2007 -0.46% 0.78%
2006 -0.64% 0.74%
2005 -0.82% 0.69%
2004 -0.69% 0.57%
2003 -0.74% 0.47%
2002 -0.87% 0.42%
2001 -0.91% 0.39%
2000 -0.84% 0.36%
1999 -0.8% 0.33%
1998 -0.8% 0.29%
1997 -0.86% 0.26%
1996 -0.85% 0.25%
1995 -0.79% 0.26%
1994 -0.52% 0.25%
1993 0.05% 0.24%
1992 0.29% 0.27%
1991 0.22% 0.31%
1990 0.26% 0.3%
1989 0.37% 0.26%
1988 0.41% 0.22%
1987 0.38% 0.21%
1986 0.41% 0.23%
1985 0.43% 0.23%
1984 0.49% 0.16%
1983 0.46% 0.03%
1982 0.43% -0.04%
1981 0.47% 0.03%
1980 0.47% 0.12%
1979 0.4% 0.09%
1978 0.37% 0.005%
1977 0.44% -0.03%
1976 0.52% -0.02%
1975 0.59% -0.007%
1974 0.62% 0.06%
1973 0.69% 0.19%
1972 0.79% 0.34%
1971 0.66% 0.42%
1970 0.61% 0.4%
1969 0.78% 0.42%
1968 0.86% 0.49%
1967 0.9% 0.54%
1966 0.92% 0.55%
1965 0.97% 0.64%
1964 1.1% 0.65%
1963 1.18% 0.75%
1962 1.25% 0.85%
1961 1.34% 0.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Ukraine grew by 0.34%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Ukraine United Kingdom
Current population
40125599
70154914
Population rank 40/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.48% 0.85%
One net population change
4.13 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
2.48 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +349 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +127,385 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.34% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 97/197
One migration net change every
18.6 seconds
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +1,702,358 +389,911
Net migration rank 1/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 5,064,173 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 14/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.4% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 51/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ukraine
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ukraine United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,702,358 - 389,911
2024 - 1,146,012 - 417,114
2023 -283,185 -299,961 34,589 445,523
2022 -349,284 -5,699,445 39,751 487,029
2021 -449,941 -1,129 30,612 462,967
2020 -307,533 -4,167 -4,272 144,221
2019 -236,296 -6,908 108,342 232,727
2018 -227,491 -32,220 119,321 259,744
2017 -158,390 -36,155 145,125 272,311
2016 -135,710 -31,340 177,139 324,649
2015 -147,107 -21,992 175,738 347,839
2014 -140,216 -65,678 206,784 306,091
2013 -129,662 26,781 198,830 237,272
2012 -130,451 66,768 248,473 172,088
2011 -158,372 26,457 259,361 228,773
2010 -180,388 16,030 251,066 274,811
2009 -197,918 26,796 230,422 249,639
2008 -229,086 9,312 216,325 263,390
2007 -282,659 15,237 196,232 309,385
2006 -300,787 136,442 176,455 288,923
2005 -337,857 -111,493 144,963 308,279
2004 -344,157 5,644 131,974 276,077
2003 -351,299 18,540 89,471 211,846
2002 -364,544 -26,991 65,308 203,577
2001 -374,734 -92,847 65,032 175,133
2000 -364,143 -67,865 70,671 153,917
1999 -348,286 -59,247 64,551 152,653
1998 -318,299 -80,684 87,730 125,541
1997 -306,549 -108,735 99,138 59,723
1996 -305,154 -158,008 98,884 54,964
1995 -281,629 -134,053 87,028 61,385
1994 -238,820 -166,380 127,304 45,339
1993 -169,405 26,357 103,893 27,403
1992 -95,857 291,788 149,709 17,846
1991 -16,486 125,962 143,562 27,601
1990 48,463 75,760 154,569 57,132
1989 106,431 36,978 119,861 49,586
1988 162,002 75,637 136,628 13,952
1987 198,850 -18,275 136,325 8,266
1986 225,751 -12,369 90,690 41,836
1985 201,011 5,546 79,170 83,164
1984 222,430 13,340 84,633 71,107
1983 241,741 23,608 61,966 27,063
1982 194,101 9,096 56,314 -61,152
1981 182,839 40,807 73,234 -83,876
1980 197,223 47,406 95,734 -25,187
1979 197,294 25,635 61,872 11,255
1978 206,554 -29,180 16,859 3,783
1977 216,932 -24,745 0 -21,636
1976 247,323 -8,219 -5,621 -19,135
1975 256,787 15,336 33,735 -40,241
1974 273,486 31,725 67,476 -65,710
1973 274,938 18,777 112,389 -33,840
1972 309,785 56,928 162,650 -1,406
1971 305,849 74,604 257,123 1,175
1970 291,839 -48,335 244,918 -15,254
1969 274,858 51,763 260,577 -60,655
1968 295,162 102,096 292,622 -38,852
1967 313,899 85,527 346,145 -39,659
1966 337,794 89,737 333,356 -27,935
1965 334,365 69,354 364,132 -24,955
1964 391,120 76,650 405,000 -23,885
1963 449,648 60,178 337,995 8,271
1962 481,887 45,712 340,800 76,443
1961 508,602 51,625 311,519 52,295
1960 538,812 52,281 314,400 19,953

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 28.2% of the population change in Ukraine is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people). In the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 5,064,173 residents or 13.4% of the population were not native-born in Ukraine, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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