Population ages 15-64 in Ukraine
Ukraine: Population ages 15-64 was 67.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Ukraine, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Ukraine is 67.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Ukraine peaked at 71.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1963.
That places Ukraine 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.0% | — |
| 1961 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 65.5% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 66.8% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.6% | 65.3% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.5% | 66.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.9% | 66.5% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.5% | 65.9% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 68.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 67.9% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 67.1% | 67.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 56 Ecuador 67.5% compare
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More education data for Ukraine
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 104,240 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,454 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 707,981 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 872,102 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Ukraine?
- Population ages 15-64 in Ukraine was 67.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1963.
- How does Ukraine rank for population ages 15-64?
- Ukraine ranks 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.