Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Ukraine
Ukraine: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 0.988 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.988 live births per woman
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.45 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
0.897 live births per woman
in 2022
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Ukraine, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.988 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Ukraine peaked at 2.45 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.897 live births per woman, in 2022.
That places Ukraine 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.45 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.43 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.36 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.31 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 2.31 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 2.3 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.3 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 2.29 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.29 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 2.29 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 2.2 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 2.15 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.11 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 2.01 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 1.94 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 2.04 live births per woman | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 2.04 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.03 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.01 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 2.08 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.11 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.13 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.04 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 2.06 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 2.05 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.04 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.98 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.97 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.96 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.95 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.92 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.95 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.1 live births per woman | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 2.08 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.03 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 2.12 live births per woman | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 2.07 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.04 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.93 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 1.84 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.77 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.67 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.56 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.47 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 1.4 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.33 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.27 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.21 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.13 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.11 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.09 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.13 live births per woman | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.17 live births per woman | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.22 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.22 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.3 live births per woman | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.34 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.44 live births per woman | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.47 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.44 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.46 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.53 live births per woman | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.51 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.47 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.39 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.39 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.23 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.22 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.21 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.15 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.897 live births per woman | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.977 live births per woman | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.988 live births per woman | +1.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.988 live births per woman is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.988 live births per woman is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.08 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.04 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 live births per woman | 0.897 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More education data for Ukraine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,271 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,125 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 390,498 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 359,757 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Ukraine?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Ukraine was 0.988 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.897 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Ukraine rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Ukraine ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.