What is life expectancy in Ukraine?

Life expectancy in Ukraine was 73.42 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Ukraine?

The highest recorded value was 73.99 years in 2017.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Ukraine?

The lowest recorded value was 18.2 years in 1943.

How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy?

Ukraine ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Ukraine?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ukraine data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Ukraine

Name: Life expectancy in Ukraine
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ukraine: Life expectancy was 73.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

73.42 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

137th

of 236 countries

All-time high

73.99 years

in 2017

All-time low

18.2 years

in 1943

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy in Ukraine, 1900–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Ukraine stood at 73.42 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Ukraine peaked at 73.99 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.2 years, in 1943.

Ukraine ranks 137th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 87 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	36.6 years	36.6 years	36.6 years	1
1920s	46.95 years	46.95 years	46.95 years	1
1930s	50 years	50 years	50 years	1
1940s	39.48 years	18.2 years	60.6 years	10
1950s	64.69 years	61.17 years	68.69 years	10
1960s	70.67 years	69.39 years	71.16 years	10
1970s	70.43 years	69.78 years	70.97 years	10
1980s	70.37 years	69.76 years	71.18 years	10
1990s	68.27 years	67.1 years	70.35 years	10
2000s	67.84 years	67.47 years	69.16 years	10
2010s	72.28 years	70.19 years	73.99 years	10
2020s	72.75 years	71.63 years	73.42 years	4

Countries ranked near Ukraine

134 Suriname 73.63 years compare
135 Belize 73.57 years compare
136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
138 Russia 73.15 years compare
139 Bhutan 72.98 years compare
140 Tonga 72.89 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Ukraine

Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 210,766 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 215,825 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 4.84 million (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 203,704 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 219,326 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,785 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 236,990 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 26.25 million (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 213,941 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,098 (2025)

All data for Ukraine →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Ukraine?: Life expectancy in Ukraine was 73.42 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Ukraine?: The highest recorded value was 73.99 years in 2017.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Ukraine?: The lowest recorded value was 18.2 years in 1943.
How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy?: Ukraine ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Ukraine?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.