Population of Ukraine
As of August 2026, the population of Ukraine is 39.5 million. The number of inhabitants has decreased by 291 thousand in the last year, representing a decline of 1.43%. The median age of the population has increased in recent years, rising from 39.5 years in 2016 to 41.8 years in 2026. Currently, life expectancy at birth is 75 years and population density is 68.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.
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Population Growth
The population growth rate of Ukraine peaked in 2025, reaching around 3.6% annually, but has since declined to approximately -0.74% in 2026. The annual increase in the number of people has also decreased from a peak of around 1.4 million in 2025 to nearly -291.44 thousand in 2026.
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Life Expectancy
In Ukraine, life expectancy at birth has been increasing, with the indicator rising from 67.5 years in 2006 to 75 years in 2026, representing an increase of almost 8 years over the past 2 decades.
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Most populous cities in Ukraine
Ukraine has several cities considered medium-sized by their number of inhabitants, but there are also some large ones. The most populous city is Kyiv, Kyiv City, con una diferencia significativa sobre las demás, alcanzando approximately 3 million inhabitants. It is followed by Kharkiv with 1.4 million and Odesa with 1 million.
These are the 20 most populous cities in Ukraine:
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv, Kyiv City | 2,952,301 |
| 2 | Kharkiv | 1,421,125 |
| 3 | Odesa | 1,010,537 |
| 4 | Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk | 968,502 |
| 5 | Donetsk | 901,645 |
| 6 | Lviv | 717,273 |
| 7 | Zaporizhzhya, Zaporizhzhia | 710,052 |
| 8 | Kryvyy Rih, Dnipropetrovsk | 603,904 |
| 9 | Sevastopol, Sevastopol City | 547,820 |
| 10 | Mykolayiv, Mykolaiv | 470,011 |
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Vinnytsya, Vinnytsia | 430,091 |
| 12 | Saltivka, Kharkiv | 409,300 |
| 13 | Luhansk | 397,677 |
| 14 | Desna, Kyiv City | 368,500 |
| 15 | Dniprovskyi, Kyiv City | 357,900 |
| 16 | Pravyi Bereh, Donetsk | 352,088 |
| 17 | Darnytsya, Kyiv City | 343,384 |
| 18 | Makiyivka, Donetsk | 338,968 |
| 19 | Simferopol, Crimea | 336,460 |
| 20 | Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast | 282,747 |