The Ukrainian Census of 2001 is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the

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on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.In 2021, there will most likely be no all-Ukrainian census - Minister

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(9 December 2020) The total population recorded in 2001 was 48,457,100 persons, 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 persons.

Settlements

There were 454

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: Nine had a population over 500,000. The census recorded over 130

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Actual population by regions

:''Source
Total number of actual population. 2001 Ukrainian Population Census. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
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Urban and rural population by regions

:''Source
Urban and rural population. 2001 Ukrainian Population Census. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
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Gender structure by regions

:''Source
Gender structure of the population. 2001 Ukrainian Population Census. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
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National structure

:''Source
National composition of the population. 2001 Ukrainian Population Census. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
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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 Cherkasy Oblast ( uk, Черка́ська о́бласть, Cherkaska oblast, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna ( uk, Черка́щина, ) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center ...

- 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 Chernivtsi Oblast ( uk, Черніве́цька о́бласть, Chernivetska oblast), also referred to as Chernivechchyna ( uk, Чернівеччина) is an oblast (province) in Western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regio ...

- 919.0 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 689.1 (75.0%) ** Romanians - 114.6 (12.5%) ** Moldavians - 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 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an oblast (province) of central-eastern Ukra ...

- 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%) ** Moldavians - 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 Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhan ...

- 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%) ** Moldavians - 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 Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the ...

- 1,125.7 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 1,014.6 (90.1%) ** Russians - 83.9 (7.5%) ** Moldavians - 8.2 (0.7%) ** Belarusians - 5.5 (0.5%) ** Armenians - 2.9 (0.3%) *

Kyiv Oblast Kyiv Oblast ( uk, Ки́ївська о́бласть, translit=Kyïvska oblast), also called Kyivshchyna ( uk, Ки́ївщина), is an oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, w ...

- 1,821.1 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 1,684.8 (92.5%) ** Russians - 109.3 (6.0%) ** Belarusians - 8.6 (0.5%) *

Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost 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 Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct w ...

- 2,606.0 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 2,471.0 (94.8%) ** Russians - 92.6 (3.6%) ** Poles - 18.9 (0.7%) *

Mykolaiv Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast ( uk, Микола́ївська о́бласть, translit=Mykoláyivsʹka óblastʹ, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna ( uk, Микола́ївщина, Mykoláivshchyna, ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administra ...

- 1,262.9 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 1,034.5 (81.9%) ** Russians - 177.5 (14.1%) ** Moldavians - 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 Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administ ...

- 2,455.7 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 1,542.3 (62.8%) ** Russians - 508.5 (20.7%) ** Bulgarians - 150.6 (6.1%) ** Moldavians - 123.7 (5.0%) ** Gagausians - 27.6 (1.1%) ** Jews - 13.3 (0.5%) ** Belarusians - 12.7 (0.5%) ** Armenians - 7.4 (0.3%) *

Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...

- 1,621.2 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 1,481.1 (91.4%) ** Russians - 117.1 (7.2%) ** Belarusians - 6.3 (0.4%) *

Rivne Oblast Rivne Oblast ( uk, Рі́вненська о́бласть, translit=Rivnenska oblast), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna ( uk, Рі́вненщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of th ...

- 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 Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...

- 1,138.5 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 1,113.5 (97.8%) ** Russians - 14.2 (1.2%) ** Poles - 3.8 (0.3%) *

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast ( uk, Ві́нницька о́бласть, translit=Vinnytska oblast; ; also referred to as Vinnychchyna — uk, Ві́нниччина) is an oblast of western and southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. ...

- 1,763.9 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 1,674.1 (94.9%) ** Russians - 67.5 (3.8%) *

Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast ( uk, Воли́нська о́бласть, translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ; also referred to as Volyn or Lodomeria) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town ...

- 1,057.2 (100%) ** Ukrainians - 1,025.0 (96.9%) ** Russians - 25.1 (2.4%) ** Belarusians - 3.2 (0.3%) *

Zakarpattia Oblast The Zakarpattia Oblast ( uk, Закарпатська область, Zakarpatska oblast) is an administrative oblast located in western Ukraine, mostly coterminous with the historical region of Carpathian Ruthenia. Its administrative centre is ...

- 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 Zaporizhzhia Oblast ( uk, Запорі́зька о́бласть, translit=Zaporizka oblast), also referred to as Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запорі́жжя, links=no), is an oblast (province) of southeast Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia. The ...

- 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 Zhytomyr Oblast ( uk, Жито́мирська о́бласть, translit=Zhytomyrska oblast), also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna ( uk, Жито́мирщина}) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the obla ...

- 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 Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

- 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 Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

- 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
National composition of the population. 2001 Ukrainian Population Census. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
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References

External links

2001 Census. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine

2001 Census results. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
* ''How the Ukrainians will be counted'',

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Law of Ukraine "About the All-Ukrainian Census"
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