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Sheet 183 of 195 · EuropeUKR · 49.4°N 32.4°E

Ukraine

Ukraine · Україна

Capital
Kyiv
Population
39.0 million 2025
Area
603,500 km²
Neighbours
7
Locator map of UkraineUKRAINEKyivRUSSIAPOLANDROMANIABELARUSHUNGARYSLOVAKIAMOLDOVABULGARIASERBIABlack Sea0250 km
Ukraine hatched, Kyiv marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 48.8°N 31.1°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

In Eastern Europe, Ukraine has seven land neighbours: Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia. Only ten countries have more land neighbours. With 603,500 km², it is about the size of South Sudan and Madagascar and ranks 44th of 195 by area.

The World Bank counts 39.0 million people in 2025: 40th of 194 worldwide and 7th of 44 in Europe. That works out at 65 people per km². 69.6% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. It grew by 2.92% in 2025, the 13th-fastest rate of the 194.

GDP per capita was US$5,866 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 112th of 191 and the lowest in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 74.7 years in 2024. The fertility rate was 0.99 births per woman in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 792 km, between 45.2°N and 52.4°N. Kyiv's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 2,110 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population38,980,3762025, World Bank40th of 1947th of 44
Area603,500 km²world-countries44th of 1952nd of 45
GDPUS$214.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$56th of 19122nd of 44
GDP per capitaUS$5,8662025, World Bank, current US$112th of 19144th of 44
Population density65 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries121st of 19432nd of 44
Life expectancy74.7 years2024, World Bank87th of 19441st of 44
Urban population69.6%2025, World Bank78th of 19427th of 44
Forest area17.3% of land2024, World Bank129th of 19435th of 44
Population growth+2.92% a year2025, World Bank13th of 1941st of 44
Internet users82.5%2024, World Bank89th of 18842nd of 44
Fertility rate0.99 births per woman2024, World Bank192nd of 19444th of 44
Land neighbours7world-countries; among the 19511th of 1955th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaSouth Sudan, Madagascar and Central African Republic

Closest in populationAngola, Morocco and Uzbekistan

Neighbours 7 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Moldova400 km
    Kyiv to Chișinău, capital to capital
  • Belarus435 km
    Kyiv to Minsk, capital to capital
  • Poland691 km
    Kyiv to Warsaw, capital to capital
  • Romania745 km
    Kyiv to Bucharest, capital to capital
  • Russia757 km
    Kyiv to Moscow, capital to capital
  • Hungary895 km
    Kyiv to Budapest, capital to capital
  • Slovakia1,003 km
    Kyiv to Bratislava, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Kyiv
50.44°N 30.51°E
Northernmost latitude
52.35°N
Southernmost latitude
45.23°N
Westernmost longitude
22.13°E
Easternmost longitude
40.13°E
North to south
about 792 km
Antipode of Kyiv
50.44°S 149.49°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 2,110 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)