2001 Ukrainian census
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The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989. The next Ukrainian census was planned to be held in 2011 but has been repeatedly postponed.
The total population recorded in 2001 was 48,457,100, of which the urban population was 32,574,500 (67.2%), rural: 15,882,600 (32.8%), male: 22,441,400 (46.3%), female: 26,015,700 (53.7%). The total permanent population recorded was 48,241,000.
Settlements
There were 454 cities: Nine had a population over 500,000. The census recorded over 130 nationalities.
Actual population by regions
| Region | Population, 2001 (thousands) | Population, 1989 (thousands) | Change (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 2033.7 | 2063.6 | 99 |
| Cherkasy Oblast | 1402.9 | 1531.5 | 92 |
| Chernihiv Oblast | 1245.3 | 1415.9 | 88 |
| Chernivtsi Oblast | 922.8 | 938.0 | 98 |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 3567.6 | 3881.2 | 92 |
| Donetsk Oblast | 4841.1 | 5332.4 | 91 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 1409.8 | 1423.5 | 99 |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 2914.2 | 3195.0 | 91 |
| Kherson Oblast | 1175.1 | 1240.0 | 95 |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 1430.8 | 1527.1 | 94 |
| Kirovohrad Oblast | 1133.1 | 1239.4 | 91 |
| Kyiv Oblast | 1827.9 | 1940.0 | 94 |
| Luhansk Oblast | 2546.2 | 2862.7 | 89 |
| Lviv Oblast | 2626.5 | 2747.7 | 94 |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | 1264.7 | 1330.6 | 95 |
| Odesa Oblast | 2469.0 | 2642.6 | 93 |
| Poltava Oblast | 1630.1 | 1753.0 | 93 |
| Rivne Oblast | 1173.3 | 1169.7 | 100 |
| Sumy Oblast | 1299.7 | 1432.7 | 91 |
| Ternopil Oblast | 1142.4 | 1168.9 | 98 |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | 1772.4 | 1932.6 | 92 |
| Volyn Oblast | 1060.7 | 1061.2 | 100 |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | 1258.3 | 1252.3 | 100 |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 1929.2 | 2081.8 | 93 |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | 1389.5 | 1545.4 | 90 |
| Kyiv (city) | 2611.3 | 2602.8 | 100 |
| Sevastopol (city) | 379.5 | 395.0 | 96 |
Source:
Urban and rural population by regions
| Region | Urban Population (thousands) | Rural Population (thousands) | Urban Population (percent) | Rural Population (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 1274.3 | 759.4 | 63 | 37 |
| Cherkasy Oblast | 753.6 | 649.3 | 54 | 46 |
| Chernihiv Oblast | 727.2 | 518.1 | 58 | 42 |
| Chernivtsi Oblast | 373.5 | 549.3 | 40 | 60 |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 2960.3 | 607.3 | 83 | 17 |
| Donetsk Oblast | 4363.6 | 477.5 | 90 | 10 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 593.0 | 816.8 | 42 | 58 |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 2288.7 | 625.5 | 79 | 21 |
| Kherson Oblast | 706.2 | 468.9 | 60 | 40 |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 729.6 | 701.2 | 51 | 49 |
| Kirovohrad Oblast | 682.0 | 451.1 | 60 | 40 |
| Kyiv Oblast | 1053.5 | 774.4 | 58 | 42 |
| Luhansk Oblast | 2190.8 | 355.4 | 86 | 14 |
| Lviv Oblast | 1558.7 | 1067.8 | 59 | 41 |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | 838.8 | 425.9 | 66 | 34 |
| Odesa Oblast | 1624.6 | 844.4 | 66 | 34 |
| Poltava Oblast | 956.8 | 673.3 | 59 | 41 |
| Rivne Oblast | 549.7 | 623.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Sumy Oblast | 842.9 | 456.8 | 65 | 35 |
| Ternopil Oblast | 485.6 | 656.8 | 43 | 57 |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | 818.9 | 953.5 | 46 | 54 |
| Volyn Oblast | 533.2 | 527.5 | 50 | 50 |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | 466.0 | 792.3 | 37 | 63 |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 1458.2 | 471.0 | 76 | 24 |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | 775.4 | 614.1 | 56 | 44 |
| Kyiv (city) | 2611.3 | - | 100 | - |
| Sevastopol (city) | 358.1 | 21.4 | 94 | 6 |
Source: '
Gender structure by regions
| Region | Male (thousands) | Female (thousands) | Male (percent) | Female (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 937.6 | 1096.1 | 46 | 54 |
| Cherkasy Oblast | 638.8 | 764.2 | 46 | 54 |
| Chernihiv Oblast | 565.5 | 679.7 | 45 | 55 |
| Chernivtsi Oblast | 432.1 | 490.7 | 47 | 53 |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 1643.3 | 1924.3 | 46 | 54 |
| Donetsk Oblast | 2219.9 | 2621.2 | 46 | 54 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 665.2 | 744.5 | 47 | 53 |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 1339.5 | 1574.7 | 46 | 54 |
| Kherson Oblast | 548.5 | 626.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 659.9 | 770.8 | 46 | 54 |
| Kirovohrad Oblast | 520.8 | 612.2 | 46 | 54 |
| Kyiv Oblast | 845.9 | 982.0 | 46 | 54 |
| Luhansk Oblast | 1169.9 | 1376.3 | 46 | 54 |
| Lviv Oblast | 1245.1 | 1381.4 | 47 | 53 |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | 588.2 | 676.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Odesa Oblast | 1155.4 | 1313.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Poltava Oblast | 747.4 | 882.7 | 46 | 54 |
| Rivne Oblast | 555.6 | 617.7 | 47 | 53 |
| Sumy Oblast | 593.8 | 705.9 | 46 | 54 |
| Ternopil Oblast | 530.2 | 612.3 | 46 | 54 |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | 809.6 | 962.8 | 46 | 54 |
| Volyn Oblast | 500.1 | 560.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | 605.5 | 652.8 | 48 | 52 |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 886.6 | 1042.6 | 46 | 54 |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | 644.8 | 744.7 | 46 | 54 |
| Kyiv (city) | 1218.7 | 1392.7 | 47 | 53 |
| Sevastopol (city) | 173.5 | 206.0 | 46 | 54 |
Source: '
National structure
| Region | Population, 2001 (thousands) | Population, 2001 (percent) | Population, 1989 (percent) | Change (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | 37541.7 | 77.8 | 72.7 | 100.3 |
| Russians | 8334.1 | 17.3 | 22.1 | 73.4 |
| Belarusians | 275.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 62.7 |
| Moldovans | 258.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 79.7 |
| Crimean Tatars | 248.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 530.0 |
| Bulgarians | 204.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 87.5 |
| Hungarians | 156.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 96.0 |
| Romanians | 151.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 112.0 |
| Poles | 144.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 65.8 |
| Jews | 103.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 21.3 |
| Armenians | 99.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 180.0 |
| Greeks | 91.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 92.9 |
| Tatars | 73.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 84.4 |
| Gypsies | 47.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 99.3 |
| Azerbaijanians | 45.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 122.2 |
| Georgians | 34.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 145.3 |
| Germans | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 88.0 |
| Gagauz | 31.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 99.9 |
| Other | 177.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 83.9 |
Source: '
National structure by regions
Note: listed are those nationalities which comprise more than 0.1% of regional population. Numbers are given in thousands.
- Autonomous Republic of Crimea - 2,024.0 (100%) Russians - 1,180.4 (58.5%) Ukrainians - 492.2 (24.4%) Crimean Tatars - 243.4 (12.1%) Belarusians - 29.2 (1.5%) Tatars - 11.0 (0.5%) Armenians - 8.7 (0.4%) Jews - 4.5 (0.2%) Poles - 3.8 (0.2%) Moldovans - 3.7 (0.2%) Azeris - 3.7 (0.2%) Uzbeks - 2.9 (0.1%) Koreans - 2.9 (0.1%) Greeks - 2.8 (0.1%) Germans - 2.5 (0.1%) Mordvins - 2.2 (0.1%) Chuvashi - 2.1 (0.1%)
- Cherkasy Oblast - 1,398.3 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,301.2 (93.1%) Russians - 75.6 (5.4%) Belarusians - 3.9 (0.3%) Armenians - 1.7 (0.1%) Moldovans - 1.6 (0.1%) Jews - 1.5 (0.1%)
- Chernihiv Oblast - 1,236.1 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,155.4 (93.5%) Russians - 62.2 (5.0%) Belarusians - 7.1 (0.6%)
- Chernivtsi Oblast - 919.0 (100%) Ukrainians - 689.1 (75.0%) Romanians - 114.6 (12.5%) Moldovans - 67.2 (7.3%) Russians - 37.9 (4.1%) Poles - 3.4 (0.4%) Belarusians - 1.5 (0.2%) Jews - 1.4 (0.2%)
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast - 3,561.2 (100%) Ukrainians - 2,825.8 (79.3%) Russians - 627.5 (17.6%) Belarusians - 29.5 (0.8%) Jews - 13.7 (0.4%) Armenians - 10.6 (0.3%) Azeris - 5.6 (0.2%)
- Donetsk Oblast - 4,825.6 (100%) Ukrainians - 2,744.1 (56.9%) Russians - 1,844.4 (38.2%) Greeks - 77.5 (1.6%) Belarusians - 44.5 (0.9%) Tatars - 19.2 (0.4%) Armenians - 15.7 (0.3%) Jews - 8.8 (0.2%) Azeris - 8.1 (0.2%) Georgians - 7.2 (0.2%) Moldovans - 7.2 (0.2%)
- Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast - 1,406.1 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,371.2 (97.5%) Russians - 24.9 (1.8%) Poles - 1.9 (0.2%) Belarusians - 1.5 (0.2%)
- Kharkiv Oblast - 2,895.8 (100%) Ukrainians - 2,048.7 (70.7%) Russians - 742.0 (25.6%) Belarusians - 14.7 (0.5%) Jews - 11.5 (0.4%) Armenians - 11.1 (0.4%)
- Kherson Oblast - 1,172.7 (100%) Ukrainians - 961.6 (82.0%) Russians - 165.2 (14.1%) Belarusians - 8.1 (0.7%) Tatars - 5.3 (0.5%) Armenians - 4.5 (0.4%) Moldovans - 4.1 (0.4%)
- Khmelnytskyi Oblast - 1,426.6 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,339.3 (93.9%) Russians - 50.7 (3.6%) Poles - 23.0 (1.6%)
- Kirovohrad Oblast - 1,125.7 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,014.6 (90.1%) Russians - 83.9 (7.5%) Moldovans - 8.2 (0.7%) Belarusians - 5.5 (0.5%) Armenians - 2.9 (0.3%)
- Kyiv Oblast - 1,821.1 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,684.8 (92.5%) Russians - 109.3 (6.0%) Belarusians - 8.6 (0.5%)
- Luhansk Oblast - 2,540.2 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,472.4 (58.0%) Russians - 991.8 (39.0%) Belarusians - 20.5 (0.8%) Tatars - 8.5 (0.3%) Armenians - 6.5 (0.3%)
- Lviv Oblast - 2,606.0 (100%) Ukrainians - 2,471.0 (94.8%) Russians - 92.6 (3.6%) Poles - 18.9 (0.7%)
- Mykolaiv Oblast - 1,262.9 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,034.5 (81.9%) Russians - 177.5 (14.1%) Moldovans - 13.1 (1.0%) Belarusians - 8.3 (0.7%) Bulgarians - 5.6 (0.4%) Armenians - 4.2 (0.3%) Jews - 3.2 (0.3%)
- Odesa Oblast - 2,455.7 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,542.3 (62.8%) Russians - 508.5 (20.7%) Bulgarians - 150.6 (6.1%) Moldovans - 123.7 (5.0%) Gagauz - 27.6 (1.1%) Jews - 13.3 (0.5%) Belarusians - 12.7 (0.5%) Armenians - 7.4 (0.3%)
- Poltava Oblast - 1,621.2 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,481.1 (91.4%) Russians - 117.1 (7.2%) Belarusians - 6.3 (0.4%)
- Rivne Oblast - 1,171.4 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,123.4 (95.9%) Russians - 30.1 (2.6%) Belarusians - 11.8 (1.0%)
- Sumy Oblast - 1,296.8 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,152.0 (88.8%) Russians - 121.7 (9.4%) Belarusians - 4.3 (0.3%)
- Ternopil Oblast - 1,138.5 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,113.5 (97.8%) Russians - 14.2 (1.2%) Poles - 3.8 (0.3%)
- Vinnytsia Oblast - 1,763.9 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,674.1 (94.9%) Russians - 67.5 (3.8%)
- Volyn Oblast - 1,057.2 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,025.0 (96.9%) Russians - 25.1 (2.4%) Belarusians - 3.2 (0.3%)
- Zakarpattia Oblast - 1,254.6 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,010.1 (80.5%) Hungarians - 151.5 (12.1%) Romanians - 32.1 (2.6%) Russians - 31.0 (2.5%) Gypsies - 14.0 (1.1%) Slovaks - 5.6 (0.5%) Germans - 3.5 (0.3%)
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast - 1,926.8 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,364.1 (70.8%) Russians - 476.8 (24.7%) Bulgarians - 27.7 (1.4%) Belarusians - 12.6 (0.7%) Armenians - 6.4 (0.3%) Tatars - 5.1 (0.3%)
- Zhytomyr Oblast - 1,389.3 (100%) Ukrainians - 1,255.0 (90.3%) Russians - 68.9 (5.0%) Poles - 49.0 (3.5%) Belarusians - 4.9 (0.4%)
- Kyiv - 2,567.0 (100%) Ukrainians - 2,110.8 (82.2%) Russians - 337.3 (13.1%) Jews - 17.9 (0.7%) Belarusians - 16.5 (0.6%) Poles - 6.9 (0.3%)
- Sevastopol - 377.2 (100%) Russians - 270.0 (71.6%) Ukrainians - 84.4 (22.4%) Belarusians - 5.8 (1.6%) Tatars - 2.5 (0.7%) Crimean Tatars - 1.8 (0.5%) Armenians - 1.3 (0.3%) Jews - 1.0 (0.3%)
Source: '
Languages
- Percentage of the population of Ukraine's regions who indicated Ukrainian as their native language.
- Percentage of the rural population of Ukraine's regions who indicated Ukrainian as their native language.
- Percentage of the urban population of Ukraine's regions who indicated Ukrainian as their native language.
- Change in the proportion of the population of Ukraine's regions who consider Ukrainian their native language between the 1989 and 2001 censuses.
- The most common native language in Ukraine's city, settlement, and village councils.
- The most common native language in Ukraine's raions and cities of oblast significance.
- Percentage of the population of Ukraine's city, settlement, and village councils.
- Change in the proportion of the population of Ukraine's regions who consider Ukrainian their native language between the 1959 and 2001 censuses.
Notes
External links
- How the Ukrainians will be counted, Zerkalo Nedeli (the Mirror Weekly), November 24–30, 2001 )
- 2020-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (Ukrainian)