Nations by Numbers

Europe & Central Asia

Ukraine in numbers

Ukraine is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Kiev. Its population was 38.98 million in 2025, ranking 40 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$5,866 in 2025.

Population38.98 million2025
GDPUS$214.2 billion2025
GDP per personUS$5,8662025
Life expectancy74.72024
Area603,5502024
Urban share69.6%2025

People

Population

38.98 million
2025 · -21% since 2000 · Rank 40 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

2.92%
2025 · -0.84% in 2000 · Rank 13 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

65.3
2024 · -24% since 2000 · Rank 141 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

69.6%
2025 · 67.4% in 2000 · Rank 93 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

13.7%
2025 · 17.9% in 2000 · Rank 203 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

19.0%
2025 · 13.4% in 2000 · Rank 43 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

0.99
2024 · -11% since 2000 · Rank 212 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

74.7
2024 · +10% since 2000 · Rank 110 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

7.9
2024 · -57% since 2000 · Rank 139 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$370
2021 · +968% since 2000 · Rank 104 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 99.1% in 2000 · Rank 10 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

82.5%
2024 · 0.7% in 2000 · Rank 92 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

93.3%
2024 · 112.9% in 2000 · Rank 151 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$214.2 billion
2025 · +562% since 2000 · Rank 57 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$5,866
2025 · +798% since 2000 · Rank 132 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$18,905
2025 · +347% since 2000 · Rank 110 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

1.82%
2025 · 5.90% in 2000 · Rank 151 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

12.73%
2025 · 28.20% in 2000 · Rank 18 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

9.8%
2021 · 11.7% in 2000 · Rank 39 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

25.3%
2025 · 60.3% in 2000 · Rank 124 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

4.6%
2025 · 1.3% in 2000 · Rank 55 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

603,550
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 46 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

17.3%
2024 · 16.4% in 2000 · Rank 139 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

3.13
2024 · -57% since 2000 · Rank 92 of 203

Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia

AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelgiumBulgariaBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusSwitzerlandChannel IslandsCyprus

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Ukraine. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.