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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 37,860,221 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 40,125,599 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 116.4 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Ukraine is ranked the 40th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.48% for Ukraine vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.74% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.3M people to 40.1M (15.1% decline), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Ukraine vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Ukraine
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ukraine Vanuatu
2100 15,493,960 883,219
2099 15,751,557 878,572
2098 16,012,938 873,798
2097 16,278,602 868,872
2096 16,547,938 863,899
2095 16,820,897 858,713
2094 17,098,910 853,379
2093 17,381,822 847,908
2092 17,669,049 842,392
2091 17,960,681 836,807
2090 18,257,867 831,106
2089 18,559,027 825,333
2088 18,865,031 819,413
2087 19,176,483 813,386
2086 19,492,606 807,304
2085 19,812,584 801,030
2084 20,138,855 794,642
2083 20,468,747 788,195
2082 20,803,241 781,693
2081 21,140,953 775,091
2080 21,482,498 768,410
2079 21,827,152 761,593
2078 22,175,099 754,638
2077 22,525,846 747,679
2076 22,879,896 740,583
2075 23,236,521 733,404
2074 23,596,095 726,144
2073 23,957,807 718,748
2072 24,319,928 711,260
2071 24,685,370 703,705
2070 25,053,352 696,123
2069 25,423,272 688,506
2068 25,794,560 680,826
2067 26,168,072 673,074
2066 26,543,206 665,248
2065 26,920,121 657,389
2064 27,298,592 649,466
2063 27,677,528 641,532
2062 28,056,960 633,599
2061 28,437,884 625,729
2060 28,818,343 617,794
2059 29,198,891 609,801
2058 29,580,044 601,770
2057 29,958,884 593,715
2056 30,335,136 585,658
2055 30,710,041 577,507
2054 31,080,334 569,335
2053 31,447,868 561,113
2052 31,811,171 552,889
2051 32,170,929 544,646
2050 32,525,262 536,304
2049 32,875,483 527,975
2048 33,217,836 519,610
2047 33,556,749 511,256
2046 33,892,646 502,817
2045 34,221,999 494,393
2044 34,547,153 485,933
2043 34,869,270 477,540
2042 35,189,550 469,142
2041 35,507,946 460,812
2040 35,823,225 452,499
2039 36,141,658 444,231
2038 36,457,134 435,987
2037 36,772,578 427,825
2036 37,084,252 419,744
2035 37,396,243 411,746
2034 37,706,533 403,811
2033 38,015,585 395,944
2032 38,322,554 388,203
2031 38,630,259 380,500
2030 38,935,791 372,841
2029 39,238,099 365,246
2028 39,537,815 357,704
2027 39,830,895 350,204
2026 40,125,599 342,728
2025 38,707,520 335,246
2024 37,860,221 327,777
2023 37,732,836 320,409
2022 41,048,766 313,046
2021 44,298,640 305,868
2020 44,680,014 298,858
2019 44,957,458 291,985
2018 45,208,907 285,259
2017 45,436,041 278,507
2016 45,616,832 272,087
2015 45,784,896 266,101
2014 45,972,380 260,240
2013 46,126,770 254,482
2012 46,210,056 248,883
2011 46,307,853 243,474
2010 46,456,003 238,248
2009 46,623,731 232,731
2008 46,819,175 226,896
2007 47,062,798 221,276
2006 47,278,694 215,923
2005 47,585,556 210,760
2004 47,979,507 205,711
2003 48,315,136 200,746
2002 48,677,281 195,863
2001 49,106,855 191,031
2000 49,556,660 186,281
1999 49,976,446 182,048
1998 50,379,731 178,313
1997 50,786,885 174,626
1996 51,226,109 170,911
1995 51,665,539 167,137
1994 52,075,998 163,314
1993 52,350,126 159,463
1992 52,323,671 155,608
1991 52,170,961 151,793
1990 52,054,092 148,063
1989 51,917,817 144,393
1988 51,724,853 140,756
1987 51,515,732 137,187
1986 51,318,745 133,720
1985 51,108,770 130,356
1984 50,887,599 127,109
1983 50,637,029 123,998
1982 50,402,724 121,035
1981 50,189,281 118,249
1980 49,955,152 115,660
1979 49,721,381 113,040
1978 49,521,243 109,963
1977 49,336,481 106,618
1976 49,120,842 103,388
1975 48,865,229 100,269
1974 48,576,570 97,260
1973 48,277,121 94,362
1972 47,946,893 91,562
1971 47,573,287 88,862
1970 47,261,306 86,266
1969 46,976,256 83,755
1968 46,614,325 81,314
1967 46,215,988 78,921
1966 45,802,519 76,590
1965 45,386,892 74,358
1964 44,951,156 72,219
1963 44,462,372 70,159
1962 43,943,674 68,174
1961 43,399,766 66,264
1960 42,824,093 64,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/ukraine/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ukraine decreased by 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ukraine lost 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Ukraine was ranked 27th most populous country in 2006 and is 40th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 883K 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
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ukraine Vanuatu
2100 -1.64% 0.53%
2099 -1.63% 0.55%
2098 -1.63% 0.57%
2097 -1.63% 0.58%
2096 -1.62% 0.6%
2095 -1.63% 0.63%
2094 -1.63% 0.65%
2093 -1.63% 0.65%
2092 -1.62% 0.67%
2091 -1.63% 0.69%
2090 -1.62% 0.7%
2089 -1.62% 0.72%
2088 -1.62% 0.74%
2087 -1.62% 0.75%
2086 -1.62% 0.78%
2085 -1.62% 0.8%
2084 -1.61% 0.82%
2083 -1.61% 0.83%
2082 -1.6% 0.85%
2081 -1.59% 0.87%
2080 -1.58% 0.9%
2079 -1.57% 0.92%
2078 -1.56% 0.93%
2077 -1.55% 0.96%
2076 -1.53% 0.98%
2075 -1.52% 1%
2074 -1.51% 1.03%
2073 -1.49% 1.05%
2072 -1.48% 1.07%
2071 -1.47% 1.09%
2070 -1.46% 1.11%
2069 -1.44% 1.13%
2068 -1.43% 1.15%
2067 -1.41% 1.18%
2066 -1.4% 1.2%
2065 -1.39% 1.22%
2064 -1.37% 1.24%
2063 -1.35% 1.25%
2062 -1.34% 1.26%
2061 -1.32% 1.28%
2060 -1.3% 1.31%
2059 -1.29% 1.33%
2058 -1.26% 1.36%
2057 -1.24% 1.38%
2056 -1.22% 1.41%
2055 -1.19% 1.44%
2054 -1.17% 1.47%
2053 -1.14% 1.49%
2052 -1.12% 1.51%
2051 -1.09% 1.56%
2050 -1.07% 1.58%
2049 -1.03% 1.61%
2048 -1.01% 1.63%
2047 -0.99% 1.68%
2046 -0.96% 1.7%
2045 -0.94% 1.74%
2044 -0.92% 1.76%
2043 -0.91% 1.79%
2042 -0.9% 1.81%
2041 -0.88% 1.84%
2040 -0.88% 1.86%
2039 -0.87% 1.89%
2038 -0.86% 1.91%
2037 -0.84% 1.93%
2036 -0.83% 1.94%
2035 -0.82% 1.97%
2034 -0.81% 1.99%
2033 -0.8% 1.99%
2032 -0.8% 2.02%
2031 -0.78% 2.05%
2030 -0.77% 2.08%
2029 -0.76% 2.11%
2028 -0.74% 2.14%
2027 -0.73% 2.18%
2026 3.66% 2.23%
2025 2.24% 2.28%
2024 0.34% 2.3%
2023 -8.08% 2.35%
2022 -7.34% 2.35%
2021 -0.85% 2.35%
2020 -0.62% 2.35%
2019 -0.56% 2.36%
2018 -0.5% 2.42%
2017 -0.4% 2.36%
2016 -0.37% 2.25%
2015 -0.41% 2.25%
2014 -0.33% 2.26%
2013 -0.18% 2.25%
2012 -0.21% 2.22%
2011 -0.32% 2.19%
2010 -0.36% 2.37%
2009 -0.42% 2.57%
2008 -0.52% 2.54%
2007 -0.46% 2.48%
2006 -0.64% 2.45%
2005 -0.82% 2.45%
2004 -0.69% 2.47%
2003 -0.74% 2.49%
2002 -0.87% 2.53%
2001 -0.91% 2.55%
2000 -0.84% 2.33%
1999 -0.8% 2.09%
1998 -0.8% 2.11%
1997 -0.86% 2.17%
1996 -0.85% 2.26%
1995 -0.79% 2.34%
1994 -0.52% 2.41%
1993 0.05% 2.48%
1992 0.29% 2.51%
1991 0.22% 2.52%
1990 0.26% 2.54%
1989 0.37% 2.58%
1988 0.41% 2.6%
1987 0.38% 2.59%
1986 0.41% 2.58%
1985 0.43% 2.55%
1984 0.49% 2.51%
1983 0.46% 2.45%
1982 0.43% 2.36%
1981 0.47% 2.24%
1980 0.47% 2.32%
1979 0.4% 2.8%
1978 0.37% 3.14%
1977 0.44% 3.12%
1976 0.52% 3.11%
1975 0.59% 3.09%
1974 0.62% 3.07%
1973 0.69% 3.06%
1972 0.79% 3.04%
1971 0.66% 3.01%
1970 0.61% 3%
1969 0.78% 3%
1968 0.86% 3.03%
1967 0.9% 3.04%
1966 0.92% 3%
1965 0.97% 2.96%
1964 1.1% 2.94%
1963 1.18% 2.91%
1962 1.25% 2.88%
1961 1.34% 2.84%

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

GeoRank.org/population/ukraine/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ukraine grew by 0.34%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Ukraine Vanuatu
Current population
40125599
344750
Population rank 40/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.48% 0.004%
One net population change
4.13 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
2.48 minutes
58.5 minutes
One death every
1.06 minutes
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +349 +20
Annual growth/decline +127,385 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.34% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 38/197
One migration net change every
18.6 seconds
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change +1,702,358 -52
Net migration rank 1/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 5,064,173 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 14/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 51/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ukraine
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ukraine Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,702,358 - -52
2024 - 1,146,012 - -43
2023 -283,185 -299,961 7,359 0
2022 -349,284 -5,699,445 7,358 0
2021 -449,941 -1,129 7,199 -201
2020 -307,533 -4,167 7,233 -201
2019 -236,296 -6,908 7,364 -652
2018 -227,491 -32,220 7,379 -638
2017 -158,390 -36,155 7,371 -610
2016 -135,710 -31,340 7,315 -1,235
2015 -147,107 -21,992 7,220 -1,324
2014 -140,216 -65,678 7,143 -1,320
2013 -129,662 26,781 7,036 -1,343
2012 -130,451 66,768 6,877 -1,369
2011 -158,372 26,457 6,715 -1,395
2010 -180,388 16,030 6,548 -1,413
2009 -197,918 26,796 6,362 -467
2008 -229,086 9,312 6,138 -372
2007 -282,659 15,237 5,842 -374
2006 -300,787 136,442 5,606 -364
2005 -337,857 -111,493 5,454 -364
2004 -344,157 5,644 5,353 -349
2003 -351,299 18,540 5,258 -342
2002 -364,544 -26,991 5,181 -329
2001 -374,734 -92,847 5,144 -328
2000 -364,143 -67,865 5,026 -339
1999 -348,286 -59,247 4,871 -1,090
1998 -318,299 -80,684 4,866 -1,178
1997 -306,549 -108,735 4,854 -1,166
1996 -305,154 -158,008 4,897 -1,154
1995 -281,629 -134,053 4,945 -1,140
1994 -238,820 -166,380 4,973 -1,132
1993 -169,405 26,357 4,973 -1,115
1992 -95,857 291,788 4,941 -1,095
1991 -16,486 125,962 4,859 -1,078
1990 48,463 75,760 4,762 -1,072
1989 106,431 36,978 4,656 -1,006
1988 162,002 75,637 4,577 -959
1987 198,850 -18,275 4,427 -907
1986 225,751 -12,369 4,360 -938
1985 201,011 5,546 4,219 -916
1984 222,430 13,340 4,088 -907
1983 241,741 23,608 3,944 -899
1982 194,101 9,096 3,778 -897
1981 182,839 40,807 3,592 -896
1980 197,223 47,406 3,383 -896
1979 197,294 25,635 3,590 -845
1978 206,554 -29,180 3,428 -15
1977 216,932 -24,745 3,285 -3
1976 247,323 -8,219 3,174 3
1975 256,787 15,336 3,074 -15
1974 273,486 31,725 2,968 -17
1973 274,938 18,777 2,876 -22
1972 309,785 56,928 2,775 -28
1971 305,849 74,604 2,685 -40
1970 291,839 -48,335 2,597 -46
1969 274,858 51,763 2,529 -53
1968 295,162 102,096 2,470 -68
1967 313,899 85,527 2,384 0
1966 337,794 89,737 2,278 0
1965 334,365 69,354 2,180 0
1964 391,120 76,650 2,098 0
1963 449,648 60,178 2,025 0
1962 481,887 45,712 1,947 0
1961 508,602 51,625 1,872 0
1960 538,812 52,281 1,796 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/ukraine/vanuatu | CC BY

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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 5,064,173 residents or 13.4% of the population were not native-born in Ukraine, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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