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

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The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 38,980,376 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 40,408,451 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 1.73 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: 0.49% for Ukraine vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.44% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.3M people to 40.4M (14.5% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Ukraine vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Ukraine
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ukraine United Kingdom
2100 15,603,179 74,517,005
2099 15,862,593 74,647,273
2098 16,125,815 74,766,073
2097 16,393,353 74,879,923
2096 16,664,587 74,991,940
2095 16,939,471 75,102,041
2094 17,219,443 75,198,597
2093 17,504,349 75,296,704
2092 17,793,601 75,390,038
2091 18,087,289 75,480,137
2090 18,386,570 75,566,962
2089 18,689,852 75,649,353
2088 18,998,014 75,721,067
2087 19,311,662 75,791,990
2086 19,630,012 75,859,854
2085 19,952,247 75,918,647
2084 20,280,817 75,969,065
2083 20,613,034 76,018,614
2082 20,949,887 76,059,464
2081 21,289,979 76,086,593
2080 21,633,931 76,118,679
2079 21,981,015 76,147,352
2078 22,331,415 76,165,841
2077 22,684,635 76,183,437
2076 23,041,181 76,185,828
2075 23,400,319 76,198,349
2074 23,762,428 76,209,676
2073 24,126,690 76,218,781
2072 24,491,363 76,211,187
2071 24,859,381 76,200,495
2070 25,229,957 76,190,801
2069 25,602,485 76,184,140
2068 25,976,390 76,183,288
2067 26,352,535 76,175,881
2066 26,730,314 76,168,987
2065 27,109,886 76,168,193
2064 27,491,024 76,165,129
2063 27,872,631 76,165,534
2062 28,254,738 76,158,910
2061 28,638,347 76,156,587
2060 29,021,488 76,157,104
2059 29,404,719 76,157,593
2058 29,788,559 76,139,384
2057 30,170,070 76,119,478
2056 30,548,973 76,086,799
2055 30,926,521 76,047,952
2054 31,299,425 75,980,524
2053 31,669,550 75,907,047
2052 32,035,413 75,815,200
2051 32,397,707 75,709,173
2050 32,754,538 75,591,218
2049 33,107,228 75,460,140
2048 33,451,994 75,313,837
2047 33,793,296 75,153,802
2046 34,131,561 74,986,563
2045 34,463,236 74,808,886
2044 34,790,682 74,623,687
2043 35,115,069 74,424,133
2042 35,437,607 74,224,922
2041 35,758,248 74,020,934
2040 36,075,749 73,812,680
2039 36,396,426 73,600,788
2038 36,714,126 73,378,310
2037 37,031,794 73,155,497
2036 37,345,665 72,921,995
2035 37,659,856 72,671,687
2034 37,972,332 72,418,766
2033 38,283,563 72,145,065
2032 38,592,696 71,869,259
2031 38,902,570 71,581,519
2030 39,210,256 71,267,237
2029 39,514,695 70,948,992
2028 39,816,523 70,609,246
2027 40,111,670 70,248,858
2026 40,408,451 69,883,746
2025 38,980,376 69,487,000
2024 37,860,221 69,281,000
2023 37,732,836 68,526,000
2022 41,048,766 67,636,000
2021 44,298,640 66,978,000
2020 44,680,014 66,740,000
2019 44,957,458 66,628,000
2018 45,208,907 66,287,000
2017 45,436,041 65,964,000
2016 45,616,832 65,606,000
2015 45,784,896 65,087,000
2014 45,972,380 64,619,000
2013 46,126,770 64,138,000
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ukraine lost 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% 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 32,754,538 people with a rank change from 40th to 60th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.2M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M 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 2.96% 0.3%
2024 0.34% 1.1%
2023 -8.08% 1.32%
2022 -7.34% 0.98%
2021 -0.85% 0.36%
2020 -0.62% 0.17%
2019 -0.56% 0.51%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Ukraine grew by 2.96%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Ukraine United Kingdom
Current population
40408451
70071289
Population rank 40/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.84%
One net population change
28.2 seconds
2.56 minutes
One birth every
2.54 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
1.02 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,069 +564
Annual growth/decline +1,120,155 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 13/197 145/197
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 -308,069 1,146,012 13,233 417,114
2023 -283,185 -299,961 34,606 445,523
2022 -349,284 -5,699,445 39,770 487,029
2021 -449,941 -1,129 30,609 462,967
2020 -307,533 -4,167 -4,272 144,221
2019 -236,296 -6,908 108,338 232,727
2018 -227,491 -32,220 119,317 259,744
2017 -158,390 -36,155 145,121 272,311
2016 -135,710 -31,340 177,136 324,649
2015 -147,107 -21,992 175,735 347,839
2014 -140,216 -65,678 206,781 306,091
2013 -129,662 26,781 198,827 237,272
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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 34.3% of the population change in Ukraine is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people). In the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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