At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Ukraine
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 42.0 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorPopulation growth reached a record high of 2.92 % in 2025 (series since 1961).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 5,866 in 2025 (series since 1987).
- Record high2024MajorGross debt / GDP reached a record high of 89.7 % in 2024 (series since 1997).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 214.2B in 2025 (series since 1987).
- Record high2024MajorTertiary enrolment reached a record high of 87.2 % in 2024 (series since 1971).
- Record high2024MajorLife expectancy reached a record high of 74.7 years in 2024 (series since 1960).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
Unemployment of 9.8 % in 2021 is above the Europe & Central Asia median of 6.3 %.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 653 in 2000 to US$ 5,866 in 2025 (+797.9 % in current US dollars).
GDP grew -2.2 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 7.1 % in 2010 to 16.4 % in 2022 (+9.3 points).
Central government debt rose from 28.9 % of GDP in 2010 to 58.7 % in 2020.
Ukraine's population shrank 21.3 % between 2000 and 2025, from 49.6M people to 39.0M people.
The fertility rate fell from 1.11 births/woman in 2000 to 0.99 births/woman in 2024.
With a median age of 42.0 years, Ukraine ranks 31st of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
69.6 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 67.4 % in 2000.
Life expectancy of 74.7 years ranks 47th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).
Within Europe & Central Asia, Ukraine ranks 48th of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 18,905, 2025).
Trade is worth 77.2 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
Life expectancy gained 6.9 years since 2000, from 67.8 years to 74.7 years in 2024.
CO₂ emissions of 3.76 t per person are 1.3× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
82.5 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 23.3 % in 2010.
Borders: Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
Languages: Ukrainian
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp risePopulation growth rose 2.58 points to 2.92 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseNet migration rose 556,346 people to 1.7M people in 2025.
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 18.0B to US$ -56.8B in 2025.
- Record highPopulation growth set a new high of 2.92 % in 2025, the first since 1961.
- ReversalGDP per capita growth turned negative in 2025 (-1.3 %).
- Record highImports set a new high of US$ 111.1B in 2025, the first since 2012.
- 2024
- Sharp risePopulation growth rose 8.76 points to 0.34 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropMilitary spending fell 2.0 points to 34.5 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose 3.8 points to 16.8 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseNet migration rose 1.4M people to 1.1M people in 2024.
- Sharp riseLife expectancy at birth, male rose 2.9 years to 69.8 years in 2024.
- Sharp dropNitrous oxide emissions fell 7.4 % to 20.3 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
- ReversalPopulation growth turned positive in 2024 (0.34 %).
- Sharp riseMigrant stock rose 2.2 points to 13.4 % in 2024.
- Record highLife expectancy set a new high of 74.7 years in 2024, the first since 2017.
- Sharp dropGDP per capita growth fell 12.6 points to 2.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropRemittances fell 2.0 points to 6.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropICT service exports (% of service exports) fell 3.3 points to 38.2 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropLife expectancy at birth, female fell 0.8 years to 79.4 years in 2024.
- Sharp riseTax revenue rose 3.6 points to 21.0 % in 2024.
- Record highTertiary enrolment set a new high of 87.2 % in 2024, the first since 2011.
- Sharp riseLife expectancy rose 1.3 years to 74.7 years in 2024.
- ReversalNet migration turned positive in 2024 (1.1M people).
- Sharp riseWomen in parliament rose 0.7 points to 21.1 % in 2024.
- Record lowChildren (0–14) fell to a new low of 13.9 % in 2024, the first since 2008.
- Record highNet migration set a new high of 1.1M people in 2024, the first since 1992.
- Record highTax revenue set a new high of 21.0 % in 2024, the first since 2015.
- Record highLife expectancy at birth, male set a new high of 69.8 years in 2024, the first since 2017.
- 2023
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