Key Takeaways
- • The average assigned pension in Ukraine stood at 7,287.81 UAH as of October 1, 2026, up 851.02 UAH (about 13.2%) year over year, according to Pension Fund of Ukraine data.
- • The number of pensioners fell by 196,593 to 10,003,049 over the same year, while the average figure rose.
- • Some 4,435,603 pensioners (44.34%) receive up to 5,000 UAH per month, so the average does not reflect the typical payment.
- • Working pensioners average 8,019.18 UAH, while age pensions average 6,856.69 UAH, which is 431.12 UAH below the overall average.
- • Regional averages range from 9,949.63 UAH in Kyiv to 5,665.73 UAH in Ternopil region, a gap of 4,283.90 UAH.
Summary
The Pension Fund of Ukraine reports that the average assigned pension payment reached 7,287.81 UAH as of October 1, 2026, an increase of 851.02 UAH, or approximately 13.2%, from the same date a year earlier, when the average was 6,436.79 UAH. Over the same period, the number of pensioners declined by 196,593 to 10,003,049. The publication notes that the average is a statistical indicator derived from total assigned payments divided by the number of recipients, and does not mean each pensioner's payment rose by 851 UAH.
The distribution of payments is heavily weighted toward lower amounts. Payments of up to 3,000 UAH are received by 339,634 people (3.4%), while 2,379,238 people (23.8%) receive 3,001 to 4,000 UAH and 1,716,731 people (17.1%) receive 4,001 to 5,000 UAH. In total, 4,435,603 pensioners (44.34%) receive up to 5,000 UAH. A further 3,663,694 people (about 36.63%) receive 5,001 to 10,000 UAH, and 1,903,752 people (about 19.03%) receive more than 10,000 UAH, including 26,987 receiving over 30,000 UAH.
By category, age pensions are the largest group at 7,226,894 recipients (about 72.25%) with an average of 6,856.69 UAH. Disability pensions average 6,595.75 UAH for 1,512,456 people, survivor pensions average 7,942.16 UAH for 710,194 people, and length-of-service pensions average 14,217.92 UAH for 500,094 people. Social pensions cover 49,363 recipients at an average of 3,161.73 UAH. Working pensioners number 2,827,939 (about 28.27%) and average 8,019.18 UAH, up from 7,069.37 UAH a year earlier. The Pension Fund also reports 4,048 recipients of lifelong monthly maintenance for judges, averaging 114,899.63 UAH; the article notes this is distinct from a pension under Article 142 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Judiciary and Status of Judges."
Regionally, according to Pension Fund statistics published October 14, 2026, Kyiv recorded the highest average at 9,949.63 UAH, followed by Donetsk (8,987.89 UAH), Luhansk (8,727.29 UAH) and Dnipropetrovsk (8,076.15 UAH). The lowest averages were in Ternopil (5,665.73 UAH), Chernivtsi (5,873.84 UAH) and Zakarpattia (5,938.62 UAH). The data includes targeted financial assistance and indexation.
The distribution of payments is heavily weighted toward lower amounts. Payments of up to 3,000 UAH are received by 339,634 people (3.4%), while 2,379,238 people (23.8%) receive 3,001 to 4,000 UAH and 1,716,731 people (17.1%) receive 4,001 to 5,000 UAH. In total, 4,435,603 pensioners (44.34%) receive up to 5,000 UAH. A further 3,663,694 people (about 36.63%) receive 5,001 to 10,000 UAH, and 1,903,752 people (about 19.03%) receive more than 10,000 UAH, including 26,987 receiving over 30,000 UAH.
By category, age pensions are the largest group at 7,226,894 recipients (about 72.25%) with an average of 6,856.69 UAH. Disability pensions average 6,595.75 UAH for 1,512,456 people, survivor pensions average 7,942.16 UAH for 710,194 people, and length-of-service pensions average 14,217.92 UAH for 500,094 people. Social pensions cover 49,363 recipients at an average of 3,161.73 UAH. Working pensioners number 2,827,939 (about 28.27%) and average 8,019.18 UAH, up from 7,069.37 UAH a year earlier. The Pension Fund also reports 4,048 recipients of lifelong monthly maintenance for judges, averaging 114,899.63 UAH; the article notes this is distinct from a pension under Article 142 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Judiciary and Status of Judges."
Regionally, according to Pension Fund statistics published October 14, 2026, Kyiv recorded the highest average at 9,949.63 UAH, followed by Donetsk (8,987.89 UAH), Luhansk (8,727.29 UAH) and Dnipropetrovsk (8,076.15 UAH). The lowest averages were in Ternopil (5,665.73 UAH), Chernivtsi (5,873.84 UAH) and Zakarpattia (5,938.62 UAH). The data includes targeted financial assistance and indexation.
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