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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 37,860,221 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 40,125,599 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 8.57 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Ukraine is ranked the 40th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.63% of the world: 0.48% for Ukraine vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.74% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.3M people to 40.1M (15.1% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Ukraine vs United States: population by year and forecast

Ukraine
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ukraine United States
2100 15,493,960 415,429,771
2099 15,751,557 414,829,167
2098 16,012,938 414,231,720
2097 16,278,602 413,576,381
2096 16,547,938 412,927,393
2095 16,820,897 412,225,379
2094 17,098,910 411,498,749
2093 17,381,822 410,785,729
2092 17,669,049 410,051,921
2091 17,960,681 409,320,183
2090 18,257,867 408,613,732
2089 18,559,027 407,885,645
2088 18,865,031 407,129,733
2087 19,176,483 406,421,298
2086 19,492,606 405,715,343
2085 19,812,584 405,059,379
2084 20,138,855 404,343,130
2083 20,468,747 403,612,785
2082 20,803,241 402,871,293
2081 21,140,953 402,054,554
2080 21,482,498 401,319,194
2079 21,827,152 400,554,914
2078 22,175,099 399,737,968
2077 22,525,846 398,906,565
2076 22,879,896 398,035,750
2075 23,236,521 397,109,170
2074 23,596,095 396,226,412
2073 23,957,807 395,307,725
2072 24,319,928 394,393,561
2071 24,685,370 393,415,363
2070 25,053,352 392,469,727
2069 25,423,272 391,479,981
2068 25,794,560 390,517,695
2067 26,168,072 389,543,856
2066 26,543,206 388,597,719
2065 26,920,121 387,685,327
2064 27,298,592 386,805,026
2063 27,677,528 385,911,917
2062 28,056,960 385,032,627
2061 28,437,884 384,170,837
2060 28,818,343 383,361,269
2059 29,198,891 382,542,030
2058 29,580,044 381,704,804
2057 29,958,884 380,907,023
2056 30,335,136 380,159,777
2055 30,710,041 379,430,756
2054 31,080,334 378,682,851
2053 31,447,868 377,878,421
2052 31,811,171 377,073,303
2051 32,170,929 376,229,840
2050 32,525,262 375,373,155
2049 32,875,483 374,493,150
2048 33,217,836 373,590,762
2047 33,556,749 372,626,259
2046 33,892,646 371,644,809
2045 34,221,999 370,602,914
2044 34,547,153 369,518,897
2043 34,869,270 368,375,680
2042 35,189,550 367,158,772
2041 35,507,946 365,937,822
2040 35,823,225 364,671,837
2039 36,141,658 363,367,337
2038 36,457,134 361,997,023
2037 36,772,578 360,606,236
2036 37,084,252 359,193,245
2035 37,396,243 357,750,686
2034 37,706,533 356,266,726
2033 38,015,585 354,775,032
2032 38,322,554 353,259,037
2031 38,630,259 351,721,511
2030 38,935,791 350,155,042
2029 39,238,099 348,564,667
2028 39,537,815 346,906,294
2027 39,830,895 345,257,605
2026 40,125,599 343,565,426
2025 38,707,520 341,784,857
2024 37,860,221 340,110,988
2023 37,732,836 334,914,895
2022 41,048,766 333,271,411
2021 44,298,640 331,893,745
2020 44,680,014 331,526,933
2019 44,957,458 328,329,953
2018 45,208,907 326,838,199
2017 45,436,041 325,122,128
2016 45,616,832 323,071,755
2015 45,784,896 320,738,994
2014 45,972,380 318,386,329
2013 46,126,770 316,059,947
2012 46,210,056 313,877,662
2011 46,307,853 311,583,481
2010 46,456,003 309,327,143
2009 46,623,731 306,771,529
2008 46,819,175 304,093,966
2007 47,062,798 301,231,207
2006 47,278,694 298,379,912
2005 47,585,556 295,516,599
2004 47,979,507 292,805,298
2003 48,315,136 290,107,933
2002 48,677,281 287,625,193
2001 49,106,855 284,968,955
2000 49,556,660 282,162,411
1999 49,976,446 279,294,713
1998 50,379,731 276,115,288
1997 50,786,885 272,911,760
1996 51,226,109 269,667,391
1995 51,665,539 266,557,091
1994 52,075,998 263,435,673
1993 52,350,126 260,255,352
1992 52,323,671 256,894,189
1991 52,170,961 253,492,503
1990 52,054,092 250,131,894
1989 51,917,817 246,819,222
1988 51,724,853 244,499,004
1987 51,515,732 242,288,936
1986 51,318,745 240,132,831
1985 51,108,770 237,923,734
1984 50,887,599 235,824,908
1983 50,637,029 233,792,014
1982 50,402,724 231,664,432
1981 50,189,281 229,465,744
1980 49,955,152 226,542,250
1979 49,721,381 225,055,487
1978 49,521,243 222,584,545
1977 49,336,481 220,239,425
1976 49,120,842 218,035,164
1975 48,865,229 215,973,199
1974 48,576,570 213,853,928
1973 48,277,121 211,908,788
1972 47,946,893 209,896,021
1971 47,573,287 207,660,677
1970 47,261,306 205,052,174
1969 46,976,256 202,676,946
1968 46,614,325 200,706,052
1967 46,215,988 198,712,056
1966 45,802,519 196,560,338
1965 45,386,892 194,302,963
1964 44,951,156 191,888,791
1963 44,462,372 189,241,798
1962 43,943,674 186,537,737
1961 43,399,766 183,691,481
1960 42,824,093 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ukraine lost 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Ukraine was ranked 27th most populous country in 2006 and is 40th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ukraine United States
2100 -1.64% 0.14%
2099 -1.63% 0.14%
2098 -1.63% 0.16%
2097 -1.63% 0.16%
2096 -1.62% 0.17%
2095 -1.63% 0.18%
2094 -1.63% 0.17%
2093 -1.63% 0.18%
2092 -1.62% 0.18%
2091 -1.63% 0.17%
2090 -1.62% 0.18%
2089 -1.62% 0.19%
2088 -1.62% 0.17%
2087 -1.62% 0.17%
2086 -1.62% 0.16%
2085 -1.62% 0.18%
2084 -1.61% 0.18%
2083 -1.61% 0.18%
2082 -1.6% 0.2%
2081 -1.59% 0.18%
2080 -1.58% 0.19%
2079 -1.57% 0.2%
2078 -1.56% 0.21%
2077 -1.55% 0.22%
2076 -1.53% 0.23%
2075 -1.52% 0.22%
2074 -1.51% 0.23%
2073 -1.49% 0.23%
2072 -1.48% 0.25%
2071 -1.47% 0.24%
2070 -1.46% 0.25%
2069 -1.44% 0.25%
2068 -1.43% 0.25%
2067 -1.41% 0.24%
2066 -1.4% 0.24%
2065 -1.39% 0.23%
2064 -1.37% 0.23%
2063 -1.35% 0.23%
2062 -1.34% 0.22%
2061 -1.32% 0.21%
2060 -1.3% 0.21%
2059 -1.29% 0.22%
2058 -1.26% 0.21%
2057 -1.24% 0.2%
2056 -1.22% 0.19%
2055 -1.19% 0.2%
2054 -1.17% 0.21%
2053 -1.14% 0.21%
2052 -1.12% 0.22%
2051 -1.09% 0.23%
2050 -1.07% 0.23%
2049 -1.03% 0.24%
2048 -1.01% 0.26%
2047 -0.99% 0.26%
2046 -0.96% 0.28%
2045 -0.94% 0.29%
2044 -0.92% 0.31%
2043 -0.91% 0.33%
2042 -0.9% 0.33%
2041 -0.88% 0.35%
2040 -0.88% 0.36%
2039 -0.87% 0.38%
2038 -0.86% 0.39%
2037 -0.84% 0.39%
2036 -0.83% 0.4%
2035 -0.82% 0.42%
2034 -0.81% 0.42%
2033 -0.8% 0.43%
2032 -0.8% 0.44%
2031 -0.78% 0.45%
2030 -0.77% 0.46%
2029 -0.76% 0.48%
2028 -0.74% 0.48%
2027 -0.73% 0.49%
2026 3.66% 0.52%
2025 2.24% 0.49%
2024 0.34% 1.55%
2023 -8.08% 0.49%
2022 -7.34% 0.42%
2021 -0.85% 0.11%
2020 -0.62% 0.97%
2019 -0.56% 0.46%
2018 -0.5% 0.53%
2017 -0.4% 0.63%
2016 -0.37% 0.73%
2015 -0.41% 0.74%
2014 -0.33% 0.74%
2013 -0.18% 0.7%
2012 -0.21% 0.74%
2011 -0.32% 0.73%
2010 -0.36% 0.83%
2009 -0.42% 0.88%
2008 -0.52% 0.95%
2007 -0.46% 0.96%
2006 -0.64% 0.97%
2005 -0.82% 0.93%
2004 -0.69% 0.93%
2003 -0.74% 0.86%
2002 -0.87% 0.93%
2001 -0.91% 0.99%
2000 -0.84% 1.03%
1999 -0.8% 1.15%
1998 -0.8% 1.17%
1997 -0.86% 1.2%
1996 -0.85% 1.17%
1995 -0.79% 1.18%
1994 -0.52% 1.22%
1993 0.05% 1.31%
1992 0.29% 1.34%
1991 0.22% 1.34%
1990 0.26% 1.34%
1989 0.37% 0.95%
1988 0.41% 0.91%
1987 0.38% 0.9%
1986 0.41% 0.93%
1985 0.43% 0.89%
1984 0.49% 0.87%
1983 0.46% 0.92%
1982 0.43% 0.96%
1981 0.47% 1.29%
1980 0.47% 0.66%
1979 0.4% 1.11%
1978 0.37% 1.06%
1977 0.44% 1.01%
1976 0.52% 0.95%
1975 0.59% 0.99%
1974 0.62% 0.92%
1973 0.69% 0.96%
1972 0.79% 1.08%
1971 0.66% 1.27%
1970 0.61% 1.17%
1969 0.78% 0.98%
1968 0.86% 1%
1967 0.9% 1.09%
1966 0.92% 1.16%
1965 0.97% 1.26%
1964 1.1% 1.4%
1963 1.18% 1.45%
1962 1.25% 1.55%
1961 1.34% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Ukraine grew by 0.34%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Ukraine United States
Current population
40125599
344023146
Population rank 40/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.48% 4.15%
One net population change
4.13 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
2.48 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +349 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +127,385 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.34% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 134/197
One migration net change every
18.6 seconds
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +1,702,358 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 1/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 5,064,173 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 14/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.4% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 51/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ukraine
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ukraine United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,702,358 - 1,230,663
2024 - 1,146,012 - 1,286,132
2023 -283,185 -299,961 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -349,284 -5,699,445 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -449,941 -1,129 199,137 674,787
2020 -307,533 -4,167 208,862 329,769
2019 -236,296 -6,908 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -227,491 -32,220 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -158,390 -36,155 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 -135,710 -31,340 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -147,107 -21,992 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 -140,216 -65,678 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 -129,662 26,781 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 -130,451 66,768 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 -158,372 26,457 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 -180,388 16,030 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 -197,918 26,796 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 -229,086 9,312 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 -282,659 15,237 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 -300,787 136,442 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 -337,857 -111,493 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 -344,157 5,644 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 -351,299 18,540 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 -364,544 -26,991 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 -374,734 -92,847 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 -364,143 -67,865 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 -348,286 -59,247 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 -318,299 -80,684 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 -306,549 -108,735 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 -305,154 -158,008 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 -281,629 -134,053 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 -238,820 -166,380 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 -169,405 26,357 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 -95,857 291,788 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 -16,486 125,962 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 48,463 75,760 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 106,431 36,978 1,875,826 400,998
1988 162,002 75,637 1,735,943 460,778
1987 198,850 -18,275 1,720,252 480,815
1986 225,751 -12,369 1,656,917 493,082
1985 201,011 5,546 1,689,258 598,777
1984 222,430 13,340 1,627,192 622,793
1983 241,741 23,608 1,636,544 662,840
1982 194,101 9,096 1,714,317 600,149
1981 182,839 40,807 1,652,153 583,070
1980 197,223 47,406 1,608,450 595,916
1979 197,294 25,635 1,597,894 503,559
1978 206,554 -29,180 1,402,283 556,521
1977 216,932 -24,745 1,431,556 577,060
1976 247,323 -8,219 1,264,604 635,590
1975 256,787 15,336 1,252,644 655,078
1974 273,486 31,725 1,218,968 706,978
1973 274,938 18,777 1,165,499 783,163
1972 309,785 56,928 1,301,355 833,543
1971 305,849 74,604 1,640,519 833,549
1970 291,839 -48,335 1,824,965 744,902
1969 274,858 51,763 1,702,487 523,740
1968 295,162 102,096 1,565,507 594,514
1967 313,899 85,527 1,669,181 585,410
1966 337,794 89,737 1,749,387 637,692
1965 334,365 69,354 1,943,030 644,902
1964 391,120 76,650 2,245,099 618,635
1963 449,648 60,178 2,289,826 639,495
1962 481,887 45,712 2,406,337 625,617
1961 508,602 51,625 2,571,681 580,333
1960 538,812 52,281 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 5,064,173 residents or 13.4% of the population were not native-born in Ukraine, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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