Demographics of Ukraine

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Demographics of Ukraine, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population
47,425,336 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure

  • 0-14 years: 15.6% (male 3,783,725/female 3,619,754)
  • 15-64 years: 68.8% (male 15,619,989/female 16,992,628)
  • 65 years and over: 15.6% (male 2,497,851/female 4,911,389) (2005 est.)

Median age

  • total: 38.22 years
  • male: 34.91 years
  • female: 41.21 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate
-0.63% (2005 est.)

Birth rate
10.49 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate
16.42 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate
-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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 (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate

  • total: 20.34 deaths/1,000 live births
  • male: 21.55 deaths/1,000 live births
  • female: 19.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

  • total population: 66.85 years
  • male: 61.6 years
  • female: 72.38 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate
1.4 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
1.4% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
360,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
20,000 (2003 est.)

Nationality

  • noun: Ukrainian(s)
  • adjective: Ukrainian

Ethnic groups
Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Romanian(Moldovans) 0.8%, Belarusian 0.6%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001)

Religions
Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.)

Languages
Ukrainian 67%, Russian 24%, Romanian-, Polish-, Hungarian-speaking minorities

Literacy

  • definition: age 15 and over can read and write
  • total population: 99.7%
  • male: 99.8%
  • female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

People - note:
the sex trafficking of Ukrainian women is a serious problem that has only recently been addressed

Source: CIA World Factbook (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/up.html)bg:Население на Украйна

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