Short facts about people of Ukraine

Population:

48,760,474 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  17.3% (male 4,310,158; female 4,127,677) 15-64 years:  68.57% (male 15,965,079; female 17,468,035) 65 years and over:  14.13% (male 2,275,004; female 4,614,521) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.78% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

9.31 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

16.43 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.49 male(s)/female total population:  0.86 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

21.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  66.15 years male:  60.62 years female:  71.96 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.29 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.96% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

240,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

4,000 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Ukrainian(s) adjective:  Ukrainian

Ethnic groups:

Ukrainian 73%, Russian 22%, Jewish 1%, other 4%

Religions:

Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish

Languages:

Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  100% female:  97% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook