According to the Pension Fund of Ukraine, there are currently more than 10.3 million pensioners in Ukraine. The number of pensioners decreased by 176 thousand over the year. After indexation, the average pension is UAH 6341. However, every third pensioner currently receives UAH 3,340.
There are 10,331,375 pensioners in Ukraine as of the beginning of April 2025. This is almost 177 thousand less than in April 2024.
The average pension in Ukraine has increased to UAH 6,341 (about $152) after annual indexation. In hryvnia terms, this is 10% more than last year. However, inflation over the same period amounted to 14.6%, meaning that pension payments actually decreased.
One in three Ukrainian pensioners receives UAH 3,340 ($80) in pensions. In total, this is more than 3 million people. At the same time, indexation has reduced the number of Ukrainians whose payments are less than UAH 3,000 by almost 7 times. Currently, 398 thousand people (3.9%) have such a pension.
At the same time, 1.5 million Ukrainians (14.5% of the total) receive more than UAH 10,000 in pensions. The average amount of payments in this group is UAH 15,640 ($374).
Another 3 million (29%) have pensions slightly higher than the national average of UAH 6,860 ($164). In addition, 20% of pensioners (2.1 million people) receive about 4,500 UAH ($107).
The highest pensions are traditionally in Kyiv: UAH 8,708 (37% higher than the average). This is followed by Donetsk region – UAH 7,814 (+23%) and Luhansk region – UAH 7,314 (+15%). The lowest payments are in Ternopil region (UAH 4,931) and Chernivtsi region (UAH 5,100).
The largest number of pensioners lives in Dnipropetrovs’k region – 873 thousand, in Kyiv – 748 thousand, and in Kharkiv – 707 thousand. The lowest number of pensioners is in the Chernivtsi region, with only 206 thousand.
It is worth noting that almost a third of all Ukrainian pensioners work – 2.9 million (28%). Their pension payments amount to an average of UAH 6,863.
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