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

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The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 38,980,376 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 40,408,451 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 2.54 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Ukraine is ranked the 40th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.49% for Ukraine vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.44% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.3M people to 40.4M (14.5% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Ukraine vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Ukraine
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ukraine Vietnam
2100 15,603,179 92,225,380
2099 15,862,593 92,721,469
2098 16,125,815 93,212,742
2097 16,393,353 93,688,693
2096 16,664,587 94,163,950
2095 16,939,471 94,626,063
2094 17,219,443 95,083,879
2093 17,504,349 95,543,293
2092 17,793,601 96,000,019
2091 18,087,289 96,459,165
2090 18,386,570 96,922,871
2089 18,689,852 97,384,434
2088 18,998,014 97,843,001
2087 19,311,662 98,308,755
2086 19,630,012 98,773,008
2085 19,952,247 99,233,927
2084 20,280,817 99,695,401
2083 20,613,034 100,162,677
2082 20,949,887 100,634,653
2081 21,289,979 101,104,469
2080 21,633,931 101,568,526
2079 21,981,015 102,030,723
2078 22,331,415 102,480,219
2077 22,684,635 102,928,253
2076 23,041,181 103,358,352
2075 23,400,319 103,783,177
2074 23,762,428 104,197,814
2073 24,126,690 104,606,950
2072 24,491,363 105,005,673
2071 24,859,381 105,384,777
2070 25,229,957 105,757,144
2069 25,602,485 106,110,195
2068 25,976,390 106,454,379
2067 26,352,535 106,794,625
2066 26,730,314 107,126,965
2065 27,109,886 107,442,675
2064 27,491,024 107,744,261
2063 27,872,631 108,038,461
2062 28,254,738 108,322,712
2061 28,638,347 108,590,617
2060 29,021,488 108,842,045
2059 29,404,719 109,087,333
2058 29,788,559 109,320,301
2057 30,170,070 109,529,799
2056 30,548,973 109,715,196
2055 30,926,521 109,886,647
2054 31,299,425 110,035,740
2053 31,669,550 110,156,643
2052 32,035,413 110,253,026
2051 32,397,707 110,321,289
2050 32,754,538 110,344,733
2049 33,107,228 110,339,565
2048 33,451,994 110,296,602
2047 33,793,296 110,211,618
2046 34,131,561 110,090,837
2045 34,463,236 109,926,260
2044 34,790,682 109,731,512
2043 35,115,069 109,497,595
2042 35,437,607 109,225,525
2041 35,758,248 108,919,674
2040 36,075,749 108,594,542
2039 36,396,426 108,237,715
2038 36,714,126 107,861,117
2037 37,031,794 107,463,482
2036 37,345,665 107,058,359
2035 37,659,856 106,630,705
2034 37,972,332 106,189,495
2033 38,283,563 105,745,684
2032 38,592,696 105,283,013
2031 38,902,570 104,809,957
2030 39,210,256 104,314,150
2029 39,514,695 103,819,556
2028 39,816,523 103,300,347
2027 40,111,670 102,759,746
2026 40,408,451 102,197,177
2025 38,980,376 101,598,527
2024 37,860,221 100,987,686
2023 37,732,836 100,352,192
2022 41,048,766 99,680,655
2021 44,298,640 98,935,098
2020 44,680,014 98,079,191
2019 44,957,458 97,173,776
2018 45,208,907 96,237,319
2017 45,436,041 95,176,977
2016 45,616,832 94,000,117
2015 45,784,896 92,823,254
2014 45,972,380 91,679,578
2013 46,126,770 90,573,104
2012 46,210,056 89,510,356
2011 46,307,853 88,468,314
2010 46,456,003 87,455,152
2009 46,623,731 86,460,018
2008 46,819,175 85,175,788
2007 47,062,798 83,633,375
2006 47,278,694 82,167,897
2005 47,585,556 81,088,313
2004 47,979,507 80,338,971
2003 48,315,136 79,563,777
2002 48,677,281 78,772,224
2001 49,106,855 77,969,361
2000 49,556,660 77,154,011
1999 49,976,446 76,287,452
1998 50,379,731 75,299,660
1997 50,786,885 74,226,889
1996 51,226,109 73,156,447
1995 51,665,539 72,049,940
1994 52,075,998 70,854,391
1993 52,350,126 69,586,384
1992 52,323,671 68,260,337
1991 52,170,961 66,891,775
1990 52,054,092 65,504,552
1989 51,917,817 64,147,348
1988 51,724,853 62,843,228
1987 51,515,732 61,584,651
1986 51,318,745 60,347,048
1985 51,108,770 59,060,622
1984 50,887,599 57,706,067
1983 50,637,029 56,337,921
1982 50,402,724 55,011,289
1981 50,189,281 53,738,141
1980 49,955,152 52,490,101
1979 49,721,381 51,378,211
1978 49,521,243 50,249,552
1977 49,336,481 48,954,872
1976 49,120,842 47,684,931
1975 48,865,229 46,482,903
1974 48,576,570 45,413,537
1973 48,277,121 44,409,861
1972 47,946,893 43,429,168
1971 47,573,287 42,449,276
1970 47,261,306 41,475,230
1969 46,976,256 40,582,096
1968 46,614,325 39,734,609
1967 46,215,988 38,895,080
1966 45,802,519 38,024,836
1965 45,386,892 37,129,656
1964 44,951,156 36,201,563
1963 44,462,372 35,249,101
1962 43,943,674 34,288,560
1961 43,399,766 33,409,059
1960 42,824,093 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ukraine lost 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Ukraine was ranked 27th most populous country in 2006 and is 40th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ukraine Vietnam
2100 -1.64% -0.54%
2099 -1.63% -0.53%
2098 -1.63% -0.51%
2097 -1.63% -0.5%
2096 -1.62% -0.49%
2095 -1.63% -0.48%
2094 -1.63% -0.48%
2093 -1.63% -0.48%
2092 -1.62% -0.48%
2091 -1.63% -0.48%
2090 -1.62% -0.47%
2089 -1.62% -0.47%
2088 -1.62% -0.47%
2087 -1.62% -0.47%
2086 -1.62% -0.46%
2085 -1.62% -0.46%
2084 -1.61% -0.47%
2083 -1.61% -0.47%
2082 -1.6% -0.46%
2081 -1.59% -0.46%
2080 -1.58% -0.45%
2079 -1.57% -0.44%
2078 -1.56% -0.44%
2077 -1.55% -0.42%
2076 -1.53% -0.41%
2075 -1.52% -0.4%
2074 -1.51% -0.39%
2073 -1.49% -0.38%
2072 -1.48% -0.36%
2071 -1.47% -0.35%
2070 -1.46% -0.33%
2069 -1.44% -0.32%
2068 -1.43% -0.32%
2067 -1.41% -0.31%
2066 -1.4% -0.29%
2065 -1.39% -0.28%
2064 -1.37% -0.27%
2063 -1.35% -0.26%
2062 -1.34% -0.25%
2061 -1.32% -0.23%
2060 -1.3% -0.22%
2059 -1.29% -0.21%
2058 -1.26% -0.19%
2057 -1.24% -0.17%
2056 -1.22% -0.16%
2055 -1.19% -0.14%
2054 -1.17% -0.11%
2053 -1.14% -0.09%
2052 -1.12% -0.06%
2051 -1.09% -0.02%
2050 -1.07% 0.005%
2049 -1.03% 0.04%
2048 -1.01% 0.08%
2047 -0.99% 0.11%
2046 -0.96% 0.15%
2045 -0.94% 0.18%
2044 -0.92% 0.21%
2043 -0.91% 0.25%
2042 -0.9% 0.28%
2041 -0.88% 0.3%
2040 -0.88% 0.33%
2039 -0.87% 0.35%
2038 -0.86% 0.37%
2037 -0.84% 0.38%
2036 -0.83% 0.4%
2035 -0.82% 0.42%
2034 -0.81% 0.42%
2033 -0.8% 0.44%
2032 -0.8% 0.45%
2031 -0.78% 0.48%
2030 -0.77% 0.48%
2029 -0.76% 0.5%
2028 -0.74% 0.53%
2027 -0.73% 0.55%
2026 3.66% 0.59%
2025 2.96% 0.6%
2024 0.34% 0.63%
2023 -8.08% 0.67%
2022 -7.34% 0.75%
2021 -0.85% 0.87%
2020 -0.62% 0.93%
2019 -0.56% 0.97%
2018 -0.5% 1.11%
2017 -0.4% 1.25%
2016 -0.37% 1.27%
2015 -0.41% 1.25%
2014 -0.33% 1.22%
2013 -0.18% 1.19%
2012 -0.21% 1.18%
2011 -0.32% 1.16%
2010 -0.36% 1.15%
2009 -0.42% 1.51%
2008 -0.52% 1.84%
2007 -0.46% 1.78%
2006 -0.64% 1.33%
2005 -0.82% 0.93%
2004 -0.69% 0.97%
2003 -0.74% 1%
2002 -0.87% 1.03%
2001 -0.91% 1.06%
2000 -0.84% 1.14%
1999 -0.8% 1.31%
1998 -0.8% 1.45%
1997 -0.86% 1.46%
1996 -0.85% 1.54%
1995 -0.79% 1.69%
1994 -0.52% 1.82%
1993 0.05% 1.94%
1992 0.29% 2.05%
1991 0.22% 2.12%
1990 0.26% 2.12%
1989 0.37% 2.08%
1988 0.41% 2.04%
1987 0.38% 2.05%
1986 0.41% 2.18%
1985 0.43% 2.35%
1984 0.49% 2.43%
1983 0.46% 2.41%
1982 0.43% 2.37%
1981 0.47% 2.38%
1980 0.47% 2.16%
1979 0.4% 2.25%
1978 0.37% 2.64%
1977 0.44% 2.66%
1976 0.52% 2.59%
1975 0.59% 2.35%
1974 0.62% 2.26%
1973 0.69% 2.26%
1972 0.79% 2.31%
1971 0.66% 2.35%
1970 0.61% 2.2%
1969 0.78% 2.13%
1968 0.86% 2.16%
1967 0.9% 2.29%
1966 0.92% 2.41%
1965 0.97% 2.56%
1964 1.1% 2.7%
1963 1.18% 2.8%
1962 1.25% 2.63%
1961 1.34% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Ukraine Vietnam
Current population
40408451
102486146
Population rank 40/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 1.23%
One net population change
28.2 seconds
51.8 seconds
One birth every
2.54 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
1.02 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,069 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +1,120,155 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +2.96% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 13/197 122/197
One migration net change every
18.6 seconds
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +1,702,358 -48,171
Net migration rank 1/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 5,064,173 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 14/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 51/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ukraine
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ukraine Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,702,358 - -48,171
2024 -308,069 1,146,012 684,393 -59,645
2023 -283,185 -299,961 727,955 -81,789
2022 -349,284 -5,699,445 775,914 -78,977
2021 -449,941 -1,129 799,593 -5,418
2020 -307,533 -4,167 924,004 -6,457
2019 -236,296 -6,908 895,262 -2,051
2018 -227,491 -32,220 882,977 96,650
2017 -158,390 -36,155 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -135,710 -31,340 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -147,107 -21,992 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -140,216 -65,678 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -129,662 26,781 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -130,451 66,768 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -158,372 26,457 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -180,388 16,030 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -197,918 26,796 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -229,086 9,312 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -282,659 15,237 981,689 523,784
2006 -300,787 136,442 943,041 482,399
2005 -337,857 -111,493 942,084 -208,337
2004 -344,157 5,644 985,438 -220,458
2003 -351,299 18,540 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -364,544 -26,991 991,427 -193,766
2001 -374,734 -92,847 985,610 -177,586
2000 -364,143 -67,865 966,894 -144,298
1999 -348,286 -59,247 925,519 -15,010
1998 -318,299 -80,684 959,016 106,091
1997 -306,549 -108,735 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -305,154 -158,008 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -281,629 -134,053 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -238,820 -166,380 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -169,405 26,357 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 -95,857 291,788 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 -16,486 125,962 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 48,463 75,760 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 106,431 36,978 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 162,002 75,637 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 198,850 -18,275 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 225,751 -12,369 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 201,011 5,546 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 222,430 13,340 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 241,741 23,608 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 194,101 9,096 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 182,839 40,807 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 197,223 47,406 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 197,294 25,635 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 206,554 -29,180 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 216,932 -24,745 1,259,315 49,655
1976 247,323 -8,219 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 256,787 15,336 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 273,486 31,725 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 274,938 18,777 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 309,785 56,928 921,524 -1,920
1971 305,849 74,604 963,259 76,961
1970 291,839 -48,335 905,902 1,997
1969 274,858 51,763 878,359 0
1968 295,162 102,096 815,116 1,489
1967 313,899 85,527 862,071 394
1966 337,794 89,737 876,283 1,769
1965 334,365 69,354 913,761 -1,438
1964 391,120 76,650 950,219 -6,328
1963 449,648 60,178 961,067 0
1962 481,887 45,712 960,046 0
1961 508,602 51,625 798,978 0
1960 538,812 52,281 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 5,064,173 residents or 13.4% of the population were not native-born in Ukraine, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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