Population ages 65 and above in Ukraine
Ukraine: Population ages 65 and above was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Ukraine, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above in Ukraine stood at 19.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Ukraine peaked at 19.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1960.
Ukraine ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 39 Saint Martin (French part) 19.7% compare
- 40 Norway 19.1% compare
- 41 Slovakia 19.0% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 18.5% compare
- 44 United States 18.4% compare
- 45 Montenegro 18.3% compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 203,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 211,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 215,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 227,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 225,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 210,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 217,785 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 198,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 219,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Ukraine?
- Population ages 65 and above in Ukraine was 19.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1960.
- How does Ukraine rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Ukraine ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above 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.