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Eastern Europe

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At a glance

CapitalKyiv
Most common first languageUkrainian67.5% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageUkrainian
Currencyhryvnia
Drives on theright
Highest pointHoverla2,061 m
Biggest category of goods exportedfood59% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports30.6%of everything sold abroad, 2024
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Ukraine by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.39.0m (2025)40th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$214bn (2025)57th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.579k km² (2023)46th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$64.7bn (2024)8th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$54.3bn (2025)63rd
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.50.3m (2023)37th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.97.1k km² (2023)55th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.413k km² (2023)25th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.118 Mt (2024)38th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.27.1m (2025)36th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.74.7 years (2024)102nd
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$5,866 (2025)126th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.82.5% (2024)92nd
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.12.7% (2025)19th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.9.8% (2021)38th
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.69.6% (2025)88th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.0.99 (2024)204th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.34.48% of GDP (2024)1st
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.77.2% of GDP (2025)101st
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.3.04 t (2024)91st
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.779 (2023)87th
of 193

Land borders

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Ukraine shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Has a coast and land neighbours 115Mainly exports food 47Is in eastern europe 4

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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