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Population in Ukraine compared to Uzbekistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 38,980,376 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 40,408,451 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.06 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Ukraine is ranked the 40th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.94% of the world: 0.49% for Ukraine vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.44% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.3M people to 40.4M (14.5% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Ukraine vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Ukraine
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ukraine Uzbekistan
2100 15,603,179 74,913,683
2099 15,862,593 74,651,098
2098 16,125,815 74,375,923
2097 16,393,353 74,084,599
2096 16,664,587 73,786,478
2095 16,939,471 73,476,603
2094 17,219,443 73,151,709
2093 17,504,349 72,817,254
2092 17,793,601 72,474,468
2091 18,087,289 72,122,880
2090 18,386,570 71,760,077
2089 18,689,852 71,384,150
2088 18,998,014 71,002,449
2087 19,311,662 70,611,426
2086 19,630,012 70,216,014
2085 19,952,247 69,811,545
2084 20,280,817 69,396,198
2083 20,613,034 68,975,962
2082 20,949,887 68,557,881
2081 21,289,979 68,128,154
2080 21,633,931 67,696,442
2079 21,981,015 67,260,252
2078 22,331,415 66,816,984
2077 22,684,635 66,362,519
2076 23,041,181 65,913,810
2075 23,400,319 65,462,568
2074 23,762,428 65,009,654
2073 24,126,690 64,552,502
2072 24,491,363 64,095,245
2071 24,859,381 63,631,386
2070 25,229,957 63,166,693
2069 25,602,485 62,698,228
2068 25,976,390 62,225,674
2067 26,352,535 61,749,683
2066 26,730,314 61,266,762
2065 27,109,886 60,778,749
2064 27,491,024 60,281,212
2063 27,872,631 59,775,807
2062 28,254,738 59,261,881
2061 28,638,347 58,740,914
2060 29,021,488 58,208,824
2059 29,404,719 57,665,803
2058 29,788,559 57,114,037
2057 30,170,070 56,552,712
2056 30,548,973 55,985,589
2055 30,926,521 55,407,187
2054 31,299,425 54,818,525
2053 31,669,550 54,220,761
2052 32,035,413 53,615,713
2051 32,397,707 53,002,852
2050 32,754,538 52,386,166
2049 33,107,228 51,762,174
2048 33,451,994 51,134,317
2047 33,793,296 50,502,162
2046 34,131,561 49,868,057
2045 34,463,236 49,233,860
2044 34,790,682 48,605,591
2043 35,115,069 47,984,479
2042 35,437,607 47,370,990
2041 35,758,248 46,766,713
2040 36,075,749 46,174,827
2039 36,396,426 45,591,616
2038 36,714,126 45,011,890
2037 37,031,794 44,436,551
2036 37,345,665 43,862,840
2035 37,659,856 43,287,434
2034 37,972,332 42,708,536
2033 38,283,563 42,122,973
2032 38,592,696 41,529,468
2031 38,902,570 40,928,141
2030 39,210,256 40,314,175
2029 39,514,695 39,688,984
2028 39,816,523 39,055,901
2027 40,111,670 38,407,447
2026 40,408,451 37,740,059
2025 38,980,376 37,053,428
2024 37,860,221 36,361,859
2023 37,732,836 35,652,307
2022 41,048,766 34,938,955
2021 44,298,640 34,243,696
2020 44,680,014 33,586,372
2019 44,957,458 32,964,701
2018 45,208,907 32,373,490
2017 45,436,041 31,819,178
2016 45,616,832 31,284,568
2015 45,784,896 30,749,346
2014 45,972,380 30,222,994
2013 46,126,770 29,724,065
2012 46,210,056 29,261,903
2011 46,307,853 28,823,196
2010 46,456,003 28,385,506
2009 46,623,731 27,939,328
2008 46,819,175 27,494,774
2007 47,062,798 27,076,008
2006 47,278,694 26,699,043
2005 47,585,556 26,356,975
2004 47,979,507 26,029,350
2003 48,315,136 25,711,259
2002 48,677,281 25,399,980
2001 49,106,855 25,090,283
2000 49,556,660 24,787,054
1999 49,976,446 24,476,008
1998 50,379,731 24,134,929
1997 50,786,885 23,758,960
1996 51,226,109 23,351,981
1995 51,665,539 22,917,589
1994 52,075,998 22,463,291
1993 52,350,126 21,987,955
1992 52,323,671 21,485,090
1991 52,170,961 20,962,910
1990 52,054,092 20,464,956
1989 51,917,817 19,977,183
1988 51,724,853 19,460,630
1987 51,515,732 18,930,070
1986 51,318,745 18,395,621
1985 51,108,770 17,875,339
1984 50,887,599 17,378,846
1983 50,637,029 16,908,400
1982 50,402,724 16,462,736
1981 50,189,281 16,035,032
1980 49,955,152 15,619,936
1979 49,721,381 15,215,587
1978 49,521,243 14,816,349
1977 49,336,481 14,408,822
1976 49,120,842 13,998,620
1975 48,865,229 13,598,521
1974 48,576,570 13,209,011
1973 48,277,121 12,831,047
1972 47,946,893 12,465,106
1971 47,573,287 12,111,511
1970 47,261,306 11,762,638
1969 46,976,256 11,403,150
1968 46,614,325 11,032,155
1967 46,215,988 10,659,180
1966 45,802,519 10,289,294
1965 45,386,892 9,921,681
1964 44,951,156 9,557,611
1963 44,462,372 9,202,246
1962 43,943,674 8,854,368
1961 43,399,766 8,517,711
1960 42,824,093 8,209,109

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 Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ukraine lost 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Ukraine was ranked 27th most populous country in 2006 and is 40th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.9M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ukraine Uzbekistan
2100 -1.64% 0.35%
2099 -1.63% 0.37%
2098 -1.63% 0.39%
2097 -1.63% 0.4%
2096 -1.62% 0.42%
2095 -1.63% 0.44%
2094 -1.63% 0.46%
2093 -1.63% 0.47%
2092 -1.62% 0.49%
2091 -1.63% 0.51%
2090 -1.62% 0.53%
2089 -1.62% 0.54%
2088 -1.62% 0.55%
2087 -1.62% 0.56%
2086 -1.62% 0.58%
2085 -1.62% 0.6%
2084 -1.61% 0.61%
2083 -1.61% 0.61%
2082 -1.6% 0.63%
2081 -1.59% 0.64%
2080 -1.58% 0.65%
2079 -1.57% 0.66%
2078 -1.56% 0.68%
2077 -1.55% 0.68%
2076 -1.53% 0.69%
2075 -1.52% 0.7%
2074 -1.51% 0.71%
2073 -1.49% 0.71%
2072 -1.48% 0.73%
2071 -1.47% 0.74%
2070 -1.46% 0.75%
2069 -1.44% 0.76%
2068 -1.43% 0.77%
2067 -1.41% 0.79%
2066 -1.4% 0.8%
2065 -1.39% 0.83%
2064 -1.37% 0.85%
2063 -1.35% 0.87%
2062 -1.34% 0.89%
2061 -1.32% 0.91%
2060 -1.3% 0.94%
2059 -1.29% 0.97%
2058 -1.26% 0.99%
2057 -1.24% 1.01%
2056 -1.22% 1.04%
2055 -1.19% 1.07%
2054 -1.17% 1.1%
2053 -1.14% 1.13%
2052 -1.12% 1.16%
2051 -1.09% 1.18%
2050 -1.07% 1.21%
2049 -1.03% 1.23%
2048 -1.01% 1.25%
2047 -0.99% 1.27%
2046 -0.96% 1.29%
2045 -0.94% 1.29%
2044 -0.92% 1.29%
2043 -0.91% 1.3%
2042 -0.9% 1.29%
2041 -0.88% 1.28%
2040 -0.88% 1.28%
2039 -0.87% 1.29%
2038 -0.86% 1.29%
2037 -0.84% 1.31%
2036 -0.83% 1.33%
2035 -0.82% 1.36%
2034 -0.81% 1.39%
2033 -0.8% 1.43%
2032 -0.8% 1.47%
2031 -0.78% 1.52%
2030 -0.77% 1.58%
2029 -0.76% 1.62%
2028 -0.74% 1.69%
2027 -0.73% 1.77%
2026 3.66% 1.85%
2025 2.96% 1.9%
2024 0.34% 1.99%
2023 -8.08% 2.04%
2022 -7.34% 2.03%
2021 -0.85% 1.96%
2020 -0.62% 1.89%
2019 -0.56% 1.83%
2018 -0.5% 1.74%
2017 -0.4% 1.71%
2016 -0.37% 1.74%
2015 -0.41% 1.74%
2014 -0.33% 1.68%
2013 -0.18% 1.58%
2012 -0.21% 1.52%
2011 -0.32% 1.54%
2010 -0.36% 1.6%
2009 -0.42% 1.62%
2008 -0.52% 1.55%
2007 -0.46% 1.41%
2006 -0.64% 1.3%
2005 -0.82% 1.26%
2004 -0.69% 1.24%
2003 -0.74% 1.23%
2002 -0.87% 1.23%
2001 -0.91% 1.22%
2000 -0.84% 1.27%
1999 -0.8% 1.41%
1998 -0.8% 1.58%
1997 -0.86% 1.74%
1996 -0.85% 1.9%
1995 -0.79% 2.02%
1994 -0.52% 2.16%
1993 0.05% 2.34%
1992 0.29% 2.49%
1991 0.22% 2.43%
1990 0.26% 2.44%
1989 0.37% 2.65%
1988 0.41% 2.8%
1987 0.38% 2.91%
1986 0.41% 2.91%
1985 0.43% 2.86%
1984 0.49% 2.78%
1983 0.46% 2.71%
1982 0.43% 2.67%
1981 0.47% 2.66%
1980 0.47% 2.66%
1979 0.4% 2.69%
1978 0.37% 2.83%
1977 0.44% 2.93%
1976 0.52% 2.94%
1975 0.59% 2.95%
1974 0.62% 2.95%
1973 0.69% 2.94%
1972 0.79% 2.92%
1971 0.66% 2.97%
1970 0.61% 3.15%
1969 0.78% 3.36%
1968 0.86% 3.5%
1967 0.9% 3.59%
1966 0.92% 3.71%
1965 0.97% 3.81%
1964 1.1% 3.86%
1963 1.18% 3.93%
1962 1.25% 3.95%
1961 1.34% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Ukraine Uzbekistan
Current population
40408451
38082870
Population rank 40/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.46%
One net population change
28.2 seconds
45.7 seconds
One birth every
2.54 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
1.02 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,069 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +1,120,155 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 13/197 54/197
One migration net change every
18.6 seconds
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +1,702,358 -6,987
Net migration rank 1/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 5,064,173 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 14/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.4% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 51/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ukraine
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ukraine Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,702,358 - -6,987
2024 -308,069 1,146,012 709,893 -7,066
2023 -283,185 -299,961 722,280 -6,004
2022 -349,284 -5,699,445 715,410 -5,007
2021 -449,941 -1,129 689,325 -9,205
2020 -307,533 -4,167 643,750 -9,208
2019 -236,296 -6,908 618,154 -9,341
2018 -227,491 -32,220 585,119 -11,516
2017 -158,390 -36,155 548,372 -13,352
2016 -135,710 -31,340 549,045 -14,839
2015 -147,107 -21,992 552,781 -16,545
2014 -140,216 -65,678 536,881 -20,381
2013 -129,662 26,781 501,742 -20,380
2012 -130,451 66,768 463,333 -20,381
2011 -158,372 26,457 454,858 -20,380
2010 -180,388 16,030 461,293 -20,380
2009 -197,918 26,796 471,839 -20,378
2008 -229,086 9,312 461,665 -24,028
2007 -282,659 15,237 426,880 -27,013
2006 -300,787 136,442 383,265 -29,197
2005 -337,857 -111,493 363,462 -33,386
2004 -344,157 5,644 363,994 -38,834
2003 -351,299 18,540 355,098 -44,092
2002 -364,544 -26,991 359,231 -47,679
2001 -374,734 -92,847 356,483 -48,642
2000 -364,143 -67,865 365,138 -66,547
1999 -348,286 -59,247 385,448 -61,955
1998 -318,299 -80,684 408,532 -49,862
1997 -306,549 -108,735 441,631 -48,360
1996 -305,154 -158,008 471,010 -50,314
1995 -281,629 -134,053 493,966 -45,876
1994 -238,820 -166,380 502,279 -41,788
1993 -169,405 26,357 527,557 -37,377
1992 -95,857 291,788 548,793 -33,259
1991 -16,486 125,962 557,886 -29,064
1990 48,463 75,760 540,581 -73,478
1989 106,431 36,978 522,323 -13,888
1988 162,002 75,637 525,126 -473
1987 198,850 -18,275 537,292 -824
1986 225,751 -12,369 533,234 -802
1985 201,011 5,546 508,893 -773
1984 222,430 13,340 485,617 -752
1983 241,741 23,608 454,464 1,568
1982 194,101 9,096 431,389 3,897
1981 182,839 40,807 413,897 6,223
1980 197,223 47,406 401,557 8,540
1979 197,294 25,635 387,754 10,864
1978 206,554 -29,180 372,068 27,783
1977 216,932 -24,745 369,572 45,622
1976 247,323 -8,219 363,110 42,094
1975 256,787 15,336 357,382 37,611
1974 273,486 31,725 350,422 33,600
1973 274,938 18,777 341,807 30,094
1972 309,785 56,928 333,230 26,748
1971 305,849 74,604 323,171 24,030
1970 291,839 -48,335 313,216 37,324
1969 274,858 51,763 302,833 65,596
1968 295,162 102,096 295,651 77,914
1967 313,899 85,527 298,350 74,030
1966 337,794 89,737 297,844 69,537
1965 334,365 69,354 302,264 65,579
1964 391,120 76,650 298,790 61,512
1963 449,648 60,178 293,432 57,002
1962 481,887 45,712 292,788 52,532
1961 508,602 51,625 279,841 48,168
1960 538,812 52,281 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 5,064,173 residents or 13.4% of the population were not native-born in Ukraine, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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