There were 32% fewer babies born in Ukraine in 2023

187,387 children were born in Ukraine in 2023. This is 32% less than in 2021 when 273,772 babies were born.

Overall, there has been a decrease in birth rates in Ukraine since 2013. From then until the start of the full-scale war, each year, 6-7% fewer children were born.

In the first year of the invasion, the number of newborns sharply decreased by 25%, to 206,000 children. For comparison, from 2010 to 2013, Ukraine used to have about half a million births per year.

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Birth rate in Ukraine

Year	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Birth rate in Ukraine	497,689	502,595	520,705	503,657	465,882	411,781	397,037	363,987	335,874	308,817	299,058	273,772	206,032	187,387

The biggest decrease in birth rates in 2023, excluding temporarily occupied and conflict areas, was observed in Kyiv — 19,979 babies. This is 33% less than in 2021.

Despite this, the capital city still has the highest number of newborn Ukrainians. In second place is Lviv region with 16,638 newborns last year. Closing the top three leaders is Dnipropetrovsk region with 14,433 newborns.

It’s worth mentioning that compared to the first year of the full-scale war, last year saw an increase in newborns in the regions near the front lines, such as Mykolaiv Oblast (+5%) and Kharkiv Oblast (+3%). The most significant decrease in birth rate, −18%, was recorded in Poltava Oblast.

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