| Population : |
47,732,079 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 15.9% (male 3,883,485; female 3,715,668) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 15,692,388; female 17,096,611) 65 years and over: 15.4% (male 2,472,023; female 4,871,904) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
-0.66% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
10.21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
16.41 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.51 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 20.61 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 66.68 years male: 61.35 years female: 72.27 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.37 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
250,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
11,000 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Ukrainian(s) adjective: Ukrainian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001) |
| Religions : |
Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.5%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate 20%, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate) 13%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish |
| Languages : |
Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.6% (2003 est.) |