Population:
45,415,596 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.8% (male 3,238,280/female 3,066,594)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 15,399,488/female 16,742,612)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 15.9% (male 2,422,311/female 4,831,110) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 39.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 36.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 42.9 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
-0.619% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 227
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
9.62 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
15.7 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 68% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: -0.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.065 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.85 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.73 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 10.95 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 6.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.46 years
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 62.56 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 74.74 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.27 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 214
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.6% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
440,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
19,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Ukrainian(s)
adjective: Ukrainian

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

Religions:
Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2% (2006 est.)

Languages:
Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 99.7%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 99.2% (2001 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2008)

Education expenditures:
5.3% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]