The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 37,860,221 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 39,535,850 people compared to 343,682,585 in the United States.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 8.69 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 +0.67% in the United States.
- Since 2006, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.3M people to 39.5M (16.4% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.2% growth).
- 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 15.2M people by 2100.
Ukraine vs United States: live population counter
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| Current population |
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| Population rank | 40/197 | 3/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.48% | 4.15% |
| One net population change |
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +1,146,012 | +1,286,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +349 | +14,236 |
| Annual growth/decline | +127,385 | +5,196,093 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 147/197 | 70/197 |
Ukraine and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 | - | - |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 42,824,093 | 180,671,158 | - | 1.6% |
| 1961 | 43,399,766 | 183,691,481 | 1.34% | 1.67% |
| 1962 | 43,943,674 | 186,537,737 | 1.25% | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 44,462,372 | 189,241,798 | 1.18% | 1.45% |
| 1964 | 44,951,156 | 191,888,791 | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| 1965 | 45,386,892 | 194,302,963 | 0.97% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 45,802,519 | 196,560,338 | 0.92% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 46,215,988 | 198,712,056 | 0.9% | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 46,614,325 | 200,706,052 | 0.86% | 1% |
| 1969 | 46,976,256 | 202,676,946 | 0.78% | 0.98% |
| 1970 | 47,261,306 | 205,052,174 | 0.61% | 1.17% |
| 1971 | 47,573,287 | 207,660,677 | 0.66% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 47,946,893 | 209,896,021 | 0.79% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 48,277,121 | 211,908,788 | 0.69% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 48,576,570 | 213,853,928 | 0.62% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 48,865,229 | 215,973,199 | 0.59% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 49,120,842 | 218,035,164 | 0.52% | 0.95% |
| 1977 | 49,336,481 | 220,239,425 | 0.44% | 1.01% |
| 1978 | 49,521,243 | 222,584,545 | 0.37% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 49,721,381 | 225,055,487 | 0.4% | 1.11% |
| 1980 | 49,955,152 | 226,542,250 | 0.47% | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 50,189,281 | 229,465,744 | 0.47% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 50,402,724 | 231,664,432 | 0.43% | 0.96% |
| 1983 | 50,637,029 | 233,792,014 | 0.46% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 50,887,599 | 235,824,908 | 0.49% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 51,108,770 | 237,923,734 | 0.43% | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 51,318,745 | 240,132,831 | 0.41% | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 51,515,732 | 242,288,936 | 0.38% | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 51,724,853 | 244,499,004 | 0.41% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 51,917,817 | 246,819,222 | 0.37% | 0.95% |
| 1990 | 52,054,092 | 250,131,894 | 0.26% | 1.34% |
| 1991 | 52,170,961 | 253,492,503 | 0.22% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 52,323,671 | 256,894,189 | 0.29% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 52,350,126 | 260,255,352 | 0.05% | 1.31% |
| 1994 | 52,075,998 | 263,435,673 | -0.52% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 51,665,539 | 266,557,091 | -0.79% | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 51,226,109 | 269,667,391 | -0.85% | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 50,786,885 | 272,911,760 | -0.86% | 1.2% |
| 1998 | 50,379,731 | 276,115,288 | -0.8% | 1.17% |
| 1999 | 49,976,446 | 279,294,713 | -0.8% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 49,556,660 | 282,162,411 | -0.84% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 49,106,855 | 284,968,955 | -0.91% | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 48,677,281 | 287,625,193 | -0.87% | 0.93% |
| 2003 | 48,315,136 | 290,107,933 | -0.74% | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 47,979,507 | 292,805,298 | -0.69% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 47,585,556 | 295,516,599 | -0.82% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 47,278,694 | 298,379,912 | -0.64% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 47,062,798 | 301,231,207 | -0.46% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 46,819,175 | 304,093,966 | -0.52% | 0.95% |
| 2009 | 46,623,731 | 306,771,529 | -0.42% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 46,456,003 | 309,327,143 | -0.36% | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 46,307,853 | 311,583,481 | -0.32% | 0.73% |
| 2012 | 46,210,056 | 313,877,662 | -0.21% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 46,126,770 | 316,059,947 | -0.18% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 45,972,380 | 318,386,329 | -0.33% | 0.74% |
| 2015 | 45,784,896 | 320,738,994 | -0.41% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 45,616,832 | 323,071,755 | -0.37% | 0.73% |
| 2017 | 45,436,041 | 325,122,128 | -0.4% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 45,208,907 | 326,838,199 | -0.5% | 0.53% |
| 2019 | 44,957,458 | 328,329,953 | -0.56% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | 44,680,014 | 331,526,933 | -0.62% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | 44,298,640 | 331,893,745 | -0.85% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 41,048,766 | 333,271,411 | -7.34% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 37,732,836 | 334,914,895 | -8.08% | 0.49% |
| 2024 | 37,860,221 | 340,110,988 | 0.34% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 38,980,379 | 341,931,772 | 2.96% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 39,535,850 | 343,664,369 | 1.43% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 39,245,208 | 345,331,185 | -0.74% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 38,952,086 | 346,981,137 | -0.75% | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 38,654,416 | 348,601,982 | -0.76% | 0.47% |
| 2030 | 38,353,848 | 350,176,974 | -0.78% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 38,050,624 | 351,725,612 | -0.79% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 37,746,688 | 353,249,060 | -0.8% | 0.43% |
| 2033 | 37,442,088 | 354,749,644 | -0.81% | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 37,135,839 | 356,234,239 | -0.82% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 36,828,149 | 357,694,316 | -0.83% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 36,519,767 | 359,119,002 | -0.84% | 0.4% |
| 2037 | 36,209,679 | 360,517,853 | -0.85% | 0.39% |
| 2038 | 35,897,705 | 361,895,407 | -0.86% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 35,584,263 | 363,229,908 | -0.87% | 0.37% |
| 2040 | 35,270,911 | 364,512,364 | -0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2041 | 34,957,580 | 365,753,139 | -0.89% | 0.34% |
| 2042 | 34,641,778 | 366,969,419 | -0.9% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 34,324,132 | 368,146,925 | -0.92% | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 34,004,074 | 369,258,123 | -0.93% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 33,680,448 | 370,318,770 | -0.95% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 33,351,499 | 371,328,255 | -0.98% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 33,017,828 | 372,299,116 | -1% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 32,680,968 | 373,230,539 | -1.02% | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 32,338,515 | 374,119,803 | -1.05% | 0.24% |
| 2050 | 31,990,136 | 374,986,259 | -1.08% | 0.23% |
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 -6,080,982 (a 13.3% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Ukraine's population will shrink by 19.1% to 31,990,136 people with a rank change from 40th to 60th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| 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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Population differences between Ukraine and the United States
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| Life expectancy | 75 years | 79.8 years |
| Average age | 43.1 years | 40.2 years |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.5:53.5 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 0.98 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.2 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
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