Ukrainian Census (2001)
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The first Ukrainian Census was carried out by State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census
in 1989.
The total actual population recorded was 48,457,100 persons, of which 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 persons.
There were 454 cities and towns, 9 of them with population over 500,000. The census recorded over 130 nationalities.
State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
State Statistics Committee of Ukraine is the government agency responsible for collection and dissemination of statistics in Ukraine. For brevity it also referred to as Derzhkomstat. In 2010 the committee was transformed into the State Service of Statistics under the Ministry of Economic...
on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census
Soviet Census (1989)
The 1989 Soviet census, conducted between January 12-19 of that year, was the last one conducted in the former USSR. It resulted in a total population of 286,730,819 inhabitants...
in 1989.
The total actual population recorded was 48,457,100 persons, of which 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 persons.
There were 454 cities and towns, 9 of them with 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 region | 1402.9 | 1531.5 | 92 |
| Chernihiv region | 1245.3 | 1415.9 | 88 |
| Chernivtsi region | 922.8 | 938.0 | 98 |
| Dnipropetrovs'k region | 3567.6 | 3881.2 | 92 |
| Donets'k region | 4841.1 | 5332.4 | 91 |
| Ivano-Frankivs'k region | 1409.8 | 1423.5 | 99 |
| Kharkiv region | 2914.2 | 3195.0 | 91 |
| Kherson region | 1175.1 | 1240.0 | 95 |
| Khmel'nyts'kyi region | 1430.8 | 1527.1 | 94 |
| Kirovohrad region | 1133.1 | 1239.4 | 91 |
| Kiev region | 1827.9 | 1940.0 | 94 |
| Luhans'k region | 2546.2 | 2862.7 | 89 |
| L'viv region | 2626.5 | 2747.7 | 94 |
| Mykolaiv region | 1264.7 | 1330.6 | 95 |
| Odessa region | 2469.0 | 2642.6 | 93 |
| Poltava region | 1630.1 | 1753.0 | 93 |
| Rivne region | 1173.3 | 1169.7 | 100 |
| Sumy region | 1299.7 | 1432.7 | 91 |
| Ternopil’ region | 1142.4 | 1168.9 | 98 |
| Vinnytsia region | 1172.4 | 1932.6 | 92 |
| Volyn' region | 1060.7 | 1061.2 | 100 |
| Zakarpattia region | 1258.3 | 1252.3 | 100 |
| Zaporizhzhia region | 1929.2 | 2081.8 | 93 |
| Zhytomyr region | 1389.5 | 1545.4 | 90 |
| Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... (city) |
2611.3 | 2602.8 | 100 |
| Sevastopol' (city) | 379.5 | 395.0 | 96 |
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 region | 753.6 | 649.3 | 54 | 46 |
| Chernihiv region | 727.2 | 518.1 | 58 | 42 |
| Chernivtsi region | 373.5 | 549.3 | 40 | 60 |
| Dnipropetrovs'k region | 2960.3 | 607.3 | 83 | 17 |
| Donets'k region | 4363.6 | 477.5 | 90 | 10 |
| Ivano-Frankivs'k region | 593.0 | 816.8 | 42 | 58 |
| Kharkiv region | 2288.7 | 625.5 | 79 | 21 |
| Kherson region | 706.2 | 468.9 | 60 | 40 |
| Khmel'nyts'kyi region | 729.6 | 701.2 | 51 | 49 |
| Kirovohrad region | 682.0 | 451.1 | 60 | 40 |
| Kiev region | 1053.5 | 774.4 | 58 | 42 |
| Luhans'k region | 2190.8 | 355.4 | 86 | 14 |
| Lviv region | 1558.7 | 1067.8 | 59 | 41 |
| Mykolaiv region | 838.8 | 425.9 | 66 | 34 |
| Odessa region | 1624.6 | 844.4 | 66 | 34 |
| Poltava region | 956.8 | 673.3 | 59 | 41 |
| Rivne region | 549.7 | 623.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Sumy region | 842.9 | 456.8 | 65 | 35 |
| Ternopil' region | 485.6 | 656.8 | 43 | 57 |
| Vinnytsia region | 818.9 | 953.5 | 46 | 54 |
| Volyn' region | 533.2 | 527.5 | 50 | 50 |
| Zakarpattia region | 466.0 | 792.3 | 37 | 63 |
| Zaporizhzhia region | 1458.2 | 471.0 | 76 | 24 |
| Zhytomyr region | 775.4 | 614.1 | 56 | 44 |
| Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... (city) |
2611.3 | - | 100 | - |
| Sevastopol' (city) | 358.1 | 21.4 | 94 | 6 |
- Source: Urban and rural population. 2001 Ukrainian Population Census. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
Gender structure by regions
| Region | Male (thousands) | Female (thousands) |
Male (percent) !! Female (percent) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 937.6 | 1096.1 | 46 | 54 |
| Cherkasy region | 638.8 | 764.2 | 46 | 54 |
| Chernihiv region | 565.5 | 679.7 | 45 | 55 |
| Chernivtsi region | 432.1 | 490.7 | 47 | 53 |
| Dnipropetrovs'k region | 1643.3 | 1924.3 | 46 | 54 |
| Donets'k region | 2219.9 | 2621.2 | 46 | 54 |
| Ivano-Frankivs'k region | 665.2 | 744.5 | 47 | 53 |
| Kharkiv region | 1339.5 | 1574.7 | 46 | 54 |
| Kherson region | 548.5 | 626.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Khmel'nyts'kyi region | 659.9 | 770.8 | 46 | 54 |
| Kirovohrad region | 520.8 | 612.2 | 46 | 54 |
| Kiev region | 845.9 | 982.0 | 46 | 54 |
| Luhans'k region | 1169.9 | 1376.3 | 46 | 54 |
| L'viv region | 1245.1 | 1381.4 | 47 | 53 |
| Mykolaiv region | 588.2 | 676.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Odessa region | 1155.4 | 1313.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Poltava region | 747.4 | 882.7 | 46 | 54 |
| Rivne region | 555.6 | 617.7 | 47 | 53 |
| Sumy region | 593.8 | 705.9 | 46 | 54 |
| Ternopil' region | 530.2 | 612.3 | 46 | 54 |
| Vinnytsia region | 809.6 | 962.8 | 46 | 54 |
| Volyn' region | 500.1 | 560.6 | 47 | 53 |
| Zakarpattia region | 605.5 | 652.8 | 48 | 52 |
| Zaporizhzhia region | 886.6 | 1042.6 | 46 | 54 |
| Zhytomyr region | 644.8 | 744.7 | 46 | 54 |
| Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... (city) |
1218.7 | 1392.7 | 47 | 53 |
| Sevastopol' (city) | 173.5 | 206.0 | 46 | 54 |
National structure
| Region | Population, 2001 (thousands) | Population, 2001 (percent) |
Population, 1989 (percent) !! Change (percent) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians Ukrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens... |
37541.7 | 77.8 | 72.7 | 100.3 |
| Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... |
8334.1 | 17.3 | 22.1 | 73.4 |
| Belarussians | 275.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 62.7 |
| Moldavians Moldovans Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova... |
258.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 79.7 |
| Crimean Tatars Crimean Tatars Crimean Tatars or Crimeans are a Turkic ethnic group that originally resided in Crimea. They speak the Crimean Tatar language... |
248.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 530.0 |
| Bulgarians Bulgarians The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:... |
204.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 87.5 |
| Hungarians | 156.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 96.0 |
| Romanians Romanians The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania.... |
151.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 112.0 |
| Poles Poles thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe... |
144.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 65.8 |
| Jews Jews The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation... |
103.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 21.3 |
| Armenians Armenians Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian.... |
99.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 180.0 |
| Greeks Greeks The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world.... |
91.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 92.9 |
| Tatars Tatars Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,... |
73.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 84.4 |
| Gipsies | 47.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 99.3 |
| Azerbaijanians | 45.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 122.2 |
| Georgians Georgians The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America.... |
34.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 145.3 |
| Germans Germans The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages.... |
33.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 88.0 |
| Gagausians | 31.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 99.9 |
| Other Other The Other or Constitutive Other is a key concept in continental philosophy; it opposes the Same. The Other refers, or attempts to refer, to that which is Other than the initial concept being considered... |
177.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 83.9 |
External links
- 2001 Census. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
- 2001 Census results. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine/ How the Ukrainians will be counted, Zerkalo NedeliZerkalo NedeliZerkalo Nedeli , usually referred to in English as the Mirror Weekly, is one of Ukraine’s most influential analytical newspapers published weekly in Kiev, the nation's capital. It was founded in 1994, and as of 2006 its print circulation was 57,000. It offers political analysis, original...
(the Mirror Weekly), November 24-30, 2001, in Ukrainian, in Russian. - Law of Ukraine "About the All-Ukrainian Census" (Ukrainian)