Ukraine Population Pyramid 1996
Ukraine in 1996
The population of Ukraine in 1996 was 51,226,108. The population was almost unchanged from 1986, when it stood at 51,318,745.
Half of the population was younger than 35.8 years; 20.2% were children under 15 and 13.4% were 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Ukraine had on average 0.98 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 73.4 years in 2023: 80.2 for women and 66.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
4,632,124 immigrants live in Ukraine, 12.2% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 3,375,095 |
| Belarus | 252,977 |
| Kazakhstan | 228,982 |
| Uzbekistan | 226,478 |
| Republic of Moldova | 154,284 |
9,769,079 people born in Ukraine live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 2,872,612 |
| Germany | 1,416,521 |
| Poland | 1,102,774 |
| Czech Republic | 515,214 |
| United States of America | 448,198 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 51,226,109 | 35.8 | |
| Poland | 38,359,171 | 34.2 | |
| Romania | 22,541,910 | 34.2 | |
| Hungary | 10,302,235 | 37.7 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,296,128 | 36.4 |





