Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:59 PM

SERIAL · 804Europe

Ukraine

CapitalKyiv

CurrencyUAH · hryvnia

LanguageUkrainian

Since1991

ISOUKR · UA

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Eastern Europe

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is Ukraine's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. The official language of the country is Ukrainian. Ukraine covers an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi) with an estimated total population of 32.3 million in 2026.

Text: Wikipedia — UkraineCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Kyiv
Currency: hryvnia (UAH)
Official language: Ukrainian
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +380
Licence plate code: UA
Top-level domain: .ua
Independence / founding: 24 Aug 1991
Highest point: Hoverla (2,061 m)
Lowest point: Kuialnyk Liman
Anthem: Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

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— PEOPLE —

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— MONEY —

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— TRADE —

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— HEALTH —

Physicians

3.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#46 of 1872023

168% of world average

Nurses and midwives

6.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#62 of 1962023

129% of world average

Hospital beds

6.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#15 of 1572022

208% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

93.5%% of population

#138 of 2142024

103% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

97.7%% of population

#77 of 2132024

121% of world average

Suicide rate

21per 100,000 people

#176 of 1852021

248% of world average

Adults who smoke

23.7%% of adults

#112 of 1662024

120% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

86per 100,000 people

#141 of 2082024

87% of world average

Undernourishment

6.9%% of population

#98 of 1682023

68% of world average

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Children vaccinated against measles

91.0%% of children 12-23 months

#91 of 1932024

106% of world average

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— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.1%% of GDP

#58 of 1902021

119% of world average

Education spending

12.7%% of government spending

#97 of 1892021

94% of world average

Adult literacy

99.4%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2001

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.8%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank2001

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

93.3%% gross

#158 of 2002024

93% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

86.2%% gross

#119 of 1882024

99% of world average

University enrolment

87.2%% gross

#17 of 1672024

175% of world average

Primary school completion

94.6%% of relevant age group

#89 of 1802024

105% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

13pupils per teacher

#37 of 1602018

58% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

11.0 yrsyears

#78 of 1972025

110% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

9.8%% of labour force

#148 of 1862021

142% of world average

Youth unemployment

19.1%% of labour force aged 15-24

#131 of 1862021

122% of world average

Labour force participation

54.6%% aged 15+

#140 of 1862021

90% of world average

Women in the labour force

47.7%% of women aged 15+

#125 of 1862021

94% of world average

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— CONNECTED —

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— NATURE —

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— STATE —

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— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Ukraine.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Kyiv · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Landmarks

Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian MetropolitansImage: Wikimedia Commons

Saint Sophia CathedralImage: Wikimedia Commons

Church of the Saviour at BerestoveImage: Wikimedia Commons

Old Town of LvivImage: Wikimedia Commons

Wooden tserkvas of Carpathian region in Poland and UkraineImage: Wikimedia Commons

historical city centre of OdesaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk LavraImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its ChoraImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of Ukraine since 2019

Petro PoroshenkoPresident of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019

Anatoliy SolovyanenkoUkrainian singer (1932-1999)

Viktor YanukovychPresident of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014

Yulia TymoshenkoUkrainian politician, former Prime Minister

Viktor Yushchenko3rd President of Ukraine

Leonid Kuchmathe second president of Ukraine

Andriy ShevchenkoUkrainian association football player

Leonid KravchukUkrainian politician, 1st President of Ukraine

History

24 Aug 1991Ukraine — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population39.0M2025

GDP$214.23B2025

GDP per person$5,8662025