2001 Ukrainian census

2001 Ukrainian Census
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Logo of the census
General information
CountryUkraine
Topics
Census topics
  • People and population
  • Urban and rural population
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Ethnicity and language
  • Education
  • Marital status
AuthorityState Statistics Service
Website2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua
Results
Total population48,457,100 (Decrease 6.3%)
Most populous ​regionDonetsk (4,841,100)
Least populous ​regionSevastopol (379,500)

The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.[1][2] The next Ukrainian census was planned to be held in 2011 but has been repeatedly postponed.[1][3]

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.

  1. ^ a b Ukrainian population census will be held in 2020 – Cabinet decree, Interfax-Ukraine (22 December 2015)
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) In 2021, there will most likely be no all-Ukrainian census - Minister, hromadske.ua (21 April 2020)
  3. ^ (in Ukrainian) Ministry will involve Apple in the post-war census, Ukrinform (2 April 2023)