Demographics of Ukraine
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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