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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ukraine was 37,860,221 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ukraine's population is 39,426,577 people compared to 17,210,092 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 2.29 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Ukraine is ranked the 40th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.48% for Ukraine vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Ukraine has had an average growth rate of -1.74% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Ukraine has decreased from 47.6M people to 39.4M (17.1% decline), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.5M to 17.2M (37.9% growth).
  • Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.2M 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 Zimbabwe: live population counter

Ukraine Zimbabwe
Current population
39426577
17210092
Population rank 40/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.48% 0.21%
One net population change
4.13 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
2.48 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
1.06 minutes
4.22 minutes
One migration net change every
27.5 seconds
8.68 minutes
Annual migration change +1,146,012 -60,528
Daily growth/decline +349 +804
Annual growth/decline +127,385 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.34% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 146/197 62/197

Ukraine and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Ukraine
Population

Growth rate
Zimbabwe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Ukraine Zimbabwe Ukraine Zimbabwe
1960 42,824,093 3,809,389 - -
1961 43,399,766 3,930,401 1.34% 3.18%
1962 43,943,674 4,055,959 1.25% 3.19%
1963 44,462,372 4,185,877 1.18% 3.2%
1964 44,951,156 4,320,006 1.1% 3.2%
1965 45,386,892 4,458,462 0.97% 3.2%
1966 45,802,519 4,601,217 0.92% 3.2%
1967 46,215,988 4,748,307 0.9% 3.2%
1968 46,614,325 4,900,440 0.86% 3.2%
1969 46,976,256 5,058,181 0.78% 3.22%
1970 47,261,306 5,215,918 0.61% 3.12%
1971 47,573,287 5,374,712 0.66% 3.04%
1972 47,946,893 5,542,445 0.79% 3.12%
1973 48,277,121 5,720,404 0.69% 3.21%
1974 48,576,570 5,908,328 0.62% 3.29%
1975 48,865,229 6,098,658 0.59% 3.22%
1976 49,120,842 6,287,105 0.52% 3.09%
1977 49,336,481 6,449,512 0.44% 2.58%
1978 49,521,243 6,543,575 0.37% 1.46%
1979 49,721,381 6,647,556 0.4% 1.59%
1980 49,955,152 7,041,303 0.47% 5.92%
1981 50,189,281 7,498,635 0.47% 6.49%
1982 50,402,724 7,796,496 0.43% 3.97%
1983 50,637,029 8,098,404 0.46% 3.87%
1984 50,887,599 8,391,488 0.49% 3.62%
1985 51,108,770 8,686,813 0.43% 3.52%
1986 51,318,745 8,982,578 0.41% 3.4%
1987 51,515,732 9,284,644 0.38% 3.36%
1988 51,724,853 9,583,094 0.41% 3.21%
1989 51,917,817 9,864,798 0.37% 2.94%
1990 52,054,092 10,137,281 0.26% 2.76%
1991 52,170,961 10,404,816 0.22% 2.64%
1992 52,323,671 10,702,700 0.29% 2.86%
1993 52,350,126 10,860,288 0.05% 1.47%
1994 52,075,998 10,873,148 -0.52% 0.12%
1995 51,665,539 10,974,599 -0.79% 0.93%
1996 51,226,109 11,158,360 -0.85% 1.67%
1997 50,786,885 11,369,827 -0.86% 1.9%
1998 50,379,731 11,594,297 -0.8% 1.97%
1999 49,976,446 11,783,458 -0.8% 1.63%
2000 49,556,660 11,892,055 -0.84% 0.92%
2001 49,106,855 11,971,901 -0.91% 0.67%
2002 48,677,281 12,087,653 -0.87% 0.97%
2003 48,315,136 12,232,323 -0.74% 1.2%
2004 47,979,507 12,365,896 -0.69% 1.09%
2005 47,585,556 12,483,432 -0.82% 0.95%
2006 47,278,694 12,636,445 -0.64% 1.23%
2007 47,062,798 12,804,058 -0.46% 1.33%
2008 46,819,175 12,959,149 -0.52% 1.21%
2009 46,623,731 13,142,790 -0.42% 1.42%
2010 46,456,003 13,356,548 -0.36% 1.63%
2011 46,307,853 13,595,424 -0.32% 1.79%
2012 46,210,056 13,817,887 -0.21% 1.64%
2013 46,126,770 14,013,808 -0.18% 1.42%
2014 45,972,380 14,207,359 -0.33% 1.38%
2015 45,784,896 14,399,013 -0.41% 1.35%
2016 45,616,832 14,600,294 -0.37% 1.4%
2017 45,436,041 14,812,482 -0.4% 1.45%
2018 45,208,907 15,034,452 -0.5% 1.5%
2019 44,957,458 15,271,368 -0.56% 1.58%
2020 44,680,014 15,526,888 -0.62% 1.67%
2021 44,298,640 15,797,210 -0.85% 1.74%
2022 41,048,766 16,069,056 -7.34% 1.72%
2023 37,732,836 16,340,822 -8.08% 1.69%
2024 37,860,221 16,634,373 0.34% 1.8%
2025 38,980,379 16,950,805 2.96% 1.9%
2026 39,535,850 17,273,591 1.43% 1.9%
2027 39,245,208 17,600,621 -0.74% 1.89%
2028 38,952,086 17,932,015 -0.75% 1.88%
2029 38,654,416 18,268,967 -0.76% 1.88%
2030 38,353,848 18,610,356 -0.78% 1.87%
2031 38,050,624 18,956,207 -0.79% 1.86%
2032 37,746,688 19,311,368 -0.8% 1.87%
2033 37,442,088 19,675,929 -0.81% 1.89%
2034 37,135,839 20,041,125 -0.82% 1.86%
2035 36,828,149 20,409,159 -0.83% 1.84%
2036 36,519,767 20,778,662 -0.84% 1.81%
2037 36,209,679 21,144,748 -0.85% 1.76%
2038 35,897,705 21,512,919 -0.86% 1.74%
2039 35,584,263 21,881,123 -0.87% 1.71%
2040 35,270,911 22,250,123 -0.88% 1.69%
2041 34,957,580 22,627,428 -0.89% 1.7%
2042 34,641,778 23,000,906 -0.9% 1.65%
2043 34,324,132 23,371,301 -0.92% 1.61%
2044 34,004,074 23,740,630 -0.93% 1.58%
2045 33,680,448 24,102,391 -0.95% 1.52%
2046 33,351,499 24,462,491 -0.98% 1.49%
2047 33,017,828 24,816,449 -1% 1.45%
2048 32,680,968 25,168,419 -1.02% 1.42%
2049 32,338,515 25,518,513 -1.05% 1.39%
2050 31,990,136 25,866,397 -1.08% 1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ukraine decreased by 1,800,660 people (a 3.78% decline), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ukraine lost -6,358,319 (a 13.9% decline), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Ukraine was ranked 26th most populous country in 2005 and is 40th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

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