The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 37,860,221 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 39,426,577 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 1.08 times bigger than Ukraine's.
- Ukraine is ranked the 40th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.48% for Ukraine vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.74% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.6M people to 39.4M (17.1% decline), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 110M 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 Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
39426577
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42727988
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| Population rank | 40/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.48% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
4.13 minutes
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.48 minutes
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
1.06 minutes
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
27.5 seconds
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,146,012 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +349 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +127,385 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.34% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 146/197 | 14/197 |
Ukraine and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 42,824,093 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 43,399,766 | 5,655,232 | 1.34% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 43,943,674 | 5,782,221 | 1.25% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 44,462,372 | 5,911,135 | 1.18% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 44,951,156 | 6,048,006 | 1.1% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 45,386,892 | 6,195,593 | 0.97% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 45,802,519 | 6,351,494 | 0.92% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 46,215,988 | 6,516,444 | 0.9% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 46,614,325 | 6,690,524 | 0.86% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 46,976,256 | 6,875,859 | 0.78% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 47,261,306 | 7,065,279 | 0.61% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 47,573,287 | 7,257,462 | 0.66% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 47,946,893 | 7,460,068 | 0.79% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 48,277,121 | 7,672,796 | 0.69% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 48,576,570 | 7,896,783 | 0.62% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 48,865,229 | 8,133,598 | 0.59% | 3% |
| 1976 | 49,120,842 | 8,384,113 | 0.52% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 49,336,481 | 8,648,222 | 0.44% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 49,521,243 | 8,926,586 | 0.37% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 49,721,381 | 9,224,194 | 0.4% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 49,955,152 | 9,543,358 | 0.47% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 50,189,281 | 9,882,362 | 0.47% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 50,402,724 | 10,241,006 | 0.43% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 50,637,029 | 10,621,499 | 0.46% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 50,887,599 | 11,025,597 | 0.49% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 51,108,770 | 11,453,825 | 0.43% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 51,318,745 | 11,901,040 | 0.41% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 51,515,732 | 12,369,912 | 0.38% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 51,724,853 | 12,859,708 | 0.41% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 51,917,817 | 13,364,174 | 0.37% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 52,054,092 | 13,887,862 | 0.26% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 52,170,961 | 14,430,201 | 0.22% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 52,323,671 | 14,989,494 | 0.29% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 52,350,126 | 15,563,914 | 0.05% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 52,075,998 | 16,149,147 | -0.52% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 51,665,539 | 16,740,058 | -0.79% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 51,226,109 | 17,313,177 | -0.85% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 50,786,885 | 17,873,936 | -0.86% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 50,379,731 | 18,446,013 | -0.8% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 49,976,446 | 19,029,420 | -0.8% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 49,556,660 | 19,624,141 | -0.84% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 49,106,855 | 20,226,147 | -0.91% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 48,677,281 | 20,835,086 | -0.87% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 48,315,136 | 21,456,379 | -0.74% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 47,979,507 | 22,095,167 | -0.69% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 47,585,556 | 22,790,085 | -0.82% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 47,278,694 | 23,543,083 | -0.64% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 47,062,798 | 24,318,082 | -0.46% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 46,819,175 | 25,111,941 | -0.52% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 46,623,731 | 25,927,724 | -0.42% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 46,456,003 | 26,754,387 | -0.36% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 46,307,853 | 27,582,897 | -0.32% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 46,210,056 | 28,433,647 | -0.21% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 46,126,770 | 29,312,952 | -0.18% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 45,972,380 | 30,226,309 | -0.33% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 45,784,896 | 31,159,379 | -0.41% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 45,616,832 | 32,109,010 | -0.37% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 45,436,041 | 33,090,921 | -0.4% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 45,208,907 | 34,085,182 | -0.5% | 3% |
| 2019 | 44,957,458 | 35,111,408 | -0.56% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 44,680,014 | 36,134,863 | -0.62% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 44,298,640 | 37,140,230 | -0.85% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 41,048,766 | 38,222,876 | -7.34% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 37,732,836 | 39,390,799 | -8.08% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 37,860,221 | 40,583,164 | 0.34% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 38,980,379 | 41,773,871 | 2.96% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 39,535,850 | 42,961,650 | 1.43% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 39,245,208 | 44,145,620 | -0.74% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 38,952,086 | 45,323,685 | -0.75% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 38,654,416 | 46,497,573 | -0.76% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 38,353,848 | 47,667,649 | -0.78% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 38,050,624 | 48,827,503 | -0.79% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 37,746,688 | 49,979,089 | -0.8% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 37,442,088 | 51,129,867 | -0.81% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 37,135,839 | 52,279,989 | -0.82% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 36,828,149 | 53,429,308 | -0.83% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 36,519,767 | 54,578,046 | -0.84% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 36,209,679 | 55,724,259 | -0.85% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 35,897,705 | 56,872,152 | -0.86% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 35,584,263 | 58,024,713 | -0.87% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 35,270,911 | 59,181,514 | -0.88% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 34,957,580 | 60,345,667 | -0.89% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 34,641,778 | 61,517,965 | -0.9% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 34,324,132 | 62,696,517 | -0.92% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 34,004,074 | 63,880,172 | -0.93% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 33,680,448 | 65,066,344 | -0.95% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 33,351,499 | 66,253,578 | -0.98% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 33,017,828 | 67,438,796 | -1% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 32,680,968 | 68,620,844 | -1.02% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 32,338,515 | 69,799,794 | -1.05% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 31,990,136 | 70,976,389 | -1.08% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ukraine decreased by 1,800,660 people (a 3.78% decline), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ukraine lost -6,358,319 (a 13.9% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
Ukraine was ranked 26th most populous country in 2005 and is 40th in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Ukraine's population will shrink by 18.9% to 31,990,136 people with a rank change from 40th to 60th. The population of Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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Population differences between Ukraine and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 74.9 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 43.1 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.5:53.5 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 0.98 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 169.2 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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