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

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The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 38,980,376 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 40,408,451 people compared to 28,692,435 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.41 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Ukraine is ranked the 40th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.49% for Ukraine vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.44% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.3M people to 40.4M (14.5% decline), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Ukraine vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Ukraine
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ukraine Venezuela
2100 15,603,179 28,410,292
2099 15,862,593 28,556,135
2098 16,125,815 28,707,705
2097 16,393,353 28,852,186
2096 16,664,587 28,997,910
2095 16,939,471 29,134,707
2094 17,219,443 29,264,882
2093 17,504,349 29,394,209
2092 17,793,601 29,510,768
2091 18,087,289 29,623,813
2090 18,386,570 29,734,285
2089 18,689,852 29,840,423
2088 18,998,014 29,936,470
2087 19,311,662 30,030,678
2086 19,630,012 30,120,614
2085 19,952,247 30,201,240
2084 20,280,817 30,276,736
2083 20,613,034 30,348,224
2082 20,949,887 30,418,460
2081 21,289,979 30,484,132
2080 21,633,931 30,549,302
2079 21,981,015 30,612,881
2078 22,331,415 30,674,565
2077 22,684,635 30,730,870
2076 23,041,181 30,780,046
2075 23,400,319 30,829,620
2074 23,762,428 30,868,955
2073 24,126,690 30,913,457
2072 24,491,363 30,956,993
2071 24,859,381 30,999,181
2070 25,229,957 31,039,456
2069 25,602,485 31,077,886
2068 25,976,390 31,111,229
2067 26,352,535 31,147,205
2066 26,730,314 31,177,952
2065 27,109,886 31,202,552
2064 27,491,024 31,217,149
2063 27,872,631 31,232,539
2062 28,254,738 31,245,802
2061 28,638,347 31,255,590
2060 29,021,488 31,264,668
2059 29,404,719 31,272,623
2058 29,788,559 31,273,762
2057 30,170,070 31,276,766
2056 30,548,973 31,268,661
2055 30,926,521 31,252,602
2054 31,299,425 31,238,775
2053 31,669,550 31,222,231
2052 32,035,413 31,194,694
2051 32,397,707 31,174,182
2050 32,754,538 31,139,557
2049 33,107,228 31,104,189
2048 33,451,994 31,062,699
2047 33,793,296 31,009,532
2046 34,131,561 30,960,686
2045 34,463,236 30,905,370
2044 34,790,682 30,845,107
2043 35,115,069 30,776,828
2042 35,437,607 30,694,535
2041 35,758,248 30,607,831
2040 36,075,749 30,504,638
2039 36,396,426 30,389,092
2038 36,714,126 30,268,244
2037 37,031,794 30,145,046
2036 37,345,665 30,014,973
2035 37,659,856 29,870,829
2034 37,972,332 29,718,039
2033 38,283,563 29,574,127
2032 38,592,696 29,428,330
2031 38,902,570 29,279,969
2030 39,210,256 29,139,878
2029 39,514,695 29,004,690
2028 39,816,523 28,880,803
2027 40,111,670 28,750,990
2026 40,408,451 28,630,592
2025 38,980,376 28,516,896
2024 37,860,221 28,405,543
2023 37,732,836 28,300,854
2022 41,048,766 28,213,017
2021 44,298,640 28,237,826
2020 44,680,014 28,444,077
2019 44,957,458 28,938,098
2018 45,208,907 29,807,592
2017 45,436,041 30,565,323
2016 45,616,832 30,765,720
2015 45,784,896 30,573,972
2014 45,972,380 30,254,079
2013 46,126,770 29,912,198
2012 46,210,056 29,553,826
2011 46,307,853 29,185,212
2010 46,456,003 28,813,101
2009 46,623,731 28,438,298
2008 46,819,175 28,053,696
2007 47,062,798 27,649,363
2006 47,278,694 27,224,686
2005 47,585,556 26,785,804
2004 47,979,507 26,340,838
2003 48,315,136 25,892,703
2002 48,677,281 25,435,671
2001 49,106,855 24,979,922
2000 49,556,660 24,526,708
1999 49,976,446 24,066,593
1998 50,379,731 23,601,337
1997 50,786,885 23,131,685
1996 51,226,109 22,662,113
1995 51,665,539 22,193,821
1994 52,075,998 21,725,188
1993 52,350,126 21,254,520
1992 52,323,671 20,780,948
1991 52,170,961 20,304,896
1990 52,054,092 19,827,010
1989 51,917,817 19,348,921
1988 51,724,853 18,871,020
1987 51,515,732 18,394,963
1986 51,318,745 17,923,536
1985 51,108,770 17,461,434
1984 50,887,599 17,008,841
1983 50,637,029 16,562,205
1982 50,402,724 16,121,874
1981 50,189,281 15,687,297
1980 49,955,152 15,258,218
1979 49,721,381 14,834,552
1978 49,521,243 14,416,684
1977 49,336,481 14,006,812
1976 49,120,842 13,606,284
1975 48,865,229 13,215,892
1974 48,576,570 12,835,351
1973 48,277,121 12,463,537
1972 47,946,893 12,099,180
1971 47,573,287 11,741,008
1970 47,261,306 11,387,790
1969 46,976,256 11,040,280
1968 46,614,325 10,697,530
1967 46,215,988 10,358,513
1966 45,802,519 10,024,854
1965 45,386,892 9,697,790
1964 44,951,156 9,377,712
1963 44,462,372 9,064,021
1962 43,943,674 8,756,870
1961 43,399,766 8,455,915
1960 42,824,093 8,160,090

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 Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ukraine lost 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% decline).

Ukraine was ranked 27th most populous country in 2006 and is 40th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M 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
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ukraine Venezuela
2100 -1.64% -0.51%
2099 -1.63% -0.53%
2098 -1.63% -0.5%
2097 -1.63% -0.5%
2096 -1.62% -0.47%
2095 -1.63% -0.44%
2094 -1.63% -0.44%
2093 -1.63% -0.39%
2092 -1.62% -0.38%
2091 -1.63% -0.37%
2090 -1.62% -0.36%
2089 -1.62% -0.32%
2088 -1.62% -0.31%
2087 -1.62% -0.3%
2086 -1.62% -0.27%
2085 -1.62% -0.25%
2084 -1.61% -0.24%
2083 -1.61% -0.23%
2082 -1.6% -0.22%
2081 -1.59% -0.21%
2080 -1.58% -0.21%
2079 -1.57% -0.2%
2078 -1.56% -0.18%
2077 -1.55% -0.16%
2076 -1.53% -0.16%
2075 -1.52% -0.13%
2074 -1.51% -0.14%
2073 -1.49% -0.14%
2072 -1.48% -0.14%
2071 -1.47% -0.13%
2070 -1.46% -0.12%
2069 -1.44% -0.11%
2068 -1.43% -0.12%
2067 -1.41% -0.1%
2066 -1.4% -0.08%
2065 -1.39% -0.05%
2064 -1.37% -0.05%
2063 -1.35% -0.04%
2062 -1.34% -0.03%
2061 -1.32% -0.03%
2060 -1.3% -0.03%
2059 -1.29% -0.004%
2058 -1.26% -0.01%
2057 -1.24% 0.03%
2056 -1.22% 0.05%
2055 -1.19% 0.04%
2054 -1.17% 0.05%
2053 -1.14% 0.09%
2052 -1.12% 0.07%
2051 -1.09% 0.11%
2050 -1.07% 0.11%
2049 -1.03% 0.13%
2048 -1.01% 0.17%
2047 -0.99% 0.16%
2046 -0.96% 0.18%
2045 -0.94% 0.2%
2044 -0.92% 0.22%
2043 -0.91% 0.27%
2042 -0.9% 0.28%
2041 -0.88% 0.34%
2040 -0.88% 0.38%
2039 -0.87% 0.4%
2038 -0.86% 0.41%
2037 -0.84% 0.43%
2036 -0.83% 0.48%
2035 -0.82% 0.51%
2034 -0.81% 0.49%
2033 -0.8% 0.5%
2032 -0.8% 0.51%
2031 -0.78% 0.48%
2030 -0.77% 0.47%
2029 -0.76% 0.43%
2028 -0.74% 0.45%
2027 -0.73% 0.42%
2026 3.66% 0.4%
2025 2.96% 0.39%
2024 0.34% 0.37%
2023 -8.08% 0.31%
2022 -7.34% -0.09%
2021 -0.85% -0.73%
2020 -0.62% -1.71%
2019 -0.56% -2.92%
2018 -0.5% -2.48%
2017 -0.4% -0.65%
2016 -0.37% 0.63%
2015 -0.41% 1.06%
2014 -0.33% 1.14%
2013 -0.18% 1.21%
2012 -0.21% 1.26%
2011 -0.32% 1.29%
2010 -0.36% 1.32%
2009 -0.42% 1.37%
2008 -0.52% 1.46%
2007 -0.46% 1.56%
2006 -0.64% 1.64%
2005 -0.82% 1.69%
2004 -0.69% 1.73%
2003 -0.74% 1.8%
2002 -0.87% 1.82%
2001 -0.91% 1.85%
2000 -0.84% 1.91%
1999 -0.8% 1.97%
1998 -0.8% 2.03%
1997 -0.86% 2.07%
1996 -0.85% 2.11%
1995 -0.79% 2.16%
1994 -0.52% 2.21%
1993 0.05% 2.28%
1992 0.29% 2.34%
1991 0.22% 2.41%
1990 0.26% 2.47%
1989 0.37% 2.53%
1988 0.41% 2.59%
1987 0.38% 2.63%
1986 0.41% 2.65%
1985 0.43% 2.66%
1984 0.49% 2.7%
1983 0.46% 2.73%
1982 0.43% 2.77%
1981 0.47% 2.81%
1980 0.47% 2.86%
1979 0.4% 2.9%
1978 0.37% 2.93%
1977 0.44% 2.94%
1976 0.52% 2.95%
1975 0.59% 2.96%
1974 0.62% 2.98%
1973 0.69% 3.01%
1972 0.79% 3.05%
1971 0.66% 3.1%
1970 0.61% 3.15%
1969 0.78% 3.2%
1968 0.86% 3.27%
1967 0.9% 3.33%
1966 0.92% 3.37%
1965 0.97% 3.41%
1964 1.1% 3.46%
1963 1.18% 3.51%
1962 1.25% 3.56%
1961 1.34% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Ukraine Venezuela
Current population
40408451
28692435
Population rank 40/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.35%
One net population change
28.2 seconds
4.73 minutes
One birth every
2.54 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
1.02 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,069 +305
Annual growth/decline +1,120,155 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 13/197 139/197
One migration net change every
18.6 seconds
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +1,702,358 -100,467
Net migration rank 1/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 5,064,173 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 14/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.4% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 51/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ukraine
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ukraine Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,702,358 - -100,467
2024 -308,069 1,146,012 214,547 -105,297
2023 -283,185 -299,961 213,020 -112,899
2022 -349,284 -5,699,445 216,619 -141,107
2021 -449,941 -1,129 207,746 -332,936
2020 -307,533 -4,167 237,223 -524,649
2019 -236,296 -6,908 274,826 -975,534
2018 -227,491 -32,220 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 -158,390 -36,155 340,222 -817,376
2016 -135,710 -31,340 359,651 -283,270
2015 -147,107 -21,992 384,560 -77,417
2014 -140,216 -65,678 395,088 -62,437
2013 -129,662 26,781 408,930 -57,818
2012 -130,451 66,768 420,758 -55,131
2011 -158,372 26,457 425,958 -54,384
2010 -180,388 16,030 425,397 -52,781
2009 -197,918 26,796 427,257 -50,286
2008 -229,086 9,312 435,870 -43,636
2007 -282,659 15,237 452,482 -36,060
2006 -300,787 136,442 460,152 -27,240
2005 -337,857 -111,493 463,260 -18,407
2004 -344,157 5,644 455,881 -10,798
2003 -351,299 18,540 456,902 -5,729
2002 -364,544 -26,991 466,821 -3,944
2001 -374,734 -92,847 451,487 -2,856
2000 -364,143 -67,865 459,802 -1,999
1999 -348,286 -59,247 463,787 -1,376
1998 -318,299 -80,684 469,123 -1,010
1997 -306,549 -108,735 472,002 -816
1996 -305,154 -158,008 468,653 -708
1995 -281,629 -134,053 469,267 -622
1994 -238,820 -166,380 469,178 -559
1993 -169,405 26,357 473,189 -477
1992 -95,857 291,788 474,824 -381
1991 -16,486 125,962 477,917 -236
1990 48,463 75,760 478,168 -69
1989 106,431 36,978 478,053 32
1988 162,002 75,637 477,569 137
1987 198,850 -18,275 474,204 182
1986 225,751 -12,369 468,252 201
1985 201,011 5,546 455,517 237
1984 222,430 13,340 449,186 247
1983 241,741 23,608 443,569 260
1982 194,101 9,096 436,564 260
1981 182,839 40,807 432,059 251
1980 197,223 47,406 425,613 237
1979 197,294 25,635 421,256 228
1978 206,554 -29,180 414,032 205
1977 216,932 -24,745 405,315 196
1976 247,323 -8,219 395,344 190
1975 256,787 15,336 385,045 186
1974 273,486 31,725 375,678 173
1973 274,938 18,777 367,612 171
1972 309,785 56,928 360,749 173
1971 305,849 74,604 355,212 215
1970 291,839 -48,335 350,709 305
1969 274,858 51,763 343,596 403
1968 295,162 102,096 340,973 532
1967 313,899 85,527 335,813 717
1966 337,794 89,737 329,697 1,087
1965 334,365 69,354 321,695 1,656
1964 391,120 76,650 314,397 2,410
1963 449,648 60,178 307,279 3,296
1962 481,887 45,712 299,345 4,386
1961 508,602 51,625 292,109 6,069
1960 538,812 52,281 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 people).

As of 2024, 5,064,173 residents or 13.4% of the population were not native-born in Ukraine, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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