Fertility rate, total in Ukraine

Ukraine: Fertility rate, total was 0.988 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.988 births per woman
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
210th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.29 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
0.897 births per woman
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Fertility rate, total in Ukraine, 1960–2024

00.511.522.5196019922024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Ukraine is 0.988 births per woman, measured 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, total in Ukraine peaked at 2.29 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.897 births per woman, in 2022.

That places Ukraine 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.08 births per woman 1.94 births per woman 2.29 births per woman 10
1970s 2.04 births per woman 1.96 births per woman 2.13 births per woman 10
1980s 2.02 births per woman 1.92 births per woman 2.12 births per woman 10
1990s 1.47 births per woman 1.13 births per woman 1.84 births per woman 10
2000s 1.25 births per woman 1.09 births per woman 1.47 births per woman 10
2010s 1.39 births per woman 1.22 births per woman 1.53 births per woman 10
2020s 1.04 births per woman 0.897 births per woman 1.21 births per woman 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 207 British Virgin Islands 1.05 births per woman compare
  2. 208 China 1.01 births per woman compare
  3. 209 Malta 1.01 births per woman compare
  4. 211 Singapore 0.97 births per woman compare
  5. 212 Puerto Rico 0.92 births per woman compare
  6. 213 Hong Kong 0.841 births per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate, total in Ukraine?
Fertility rate, total in Ukraine was 0.988 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 2.29 births per woman in 1960.
What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.897 births per woman in 2022.
How does Ukraine rank for fertility rate, total?
Ukraine ranks 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is fertility rate, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,128 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.