Demographics (United Nations)

Population

43,579,000

Area

600,000 sq. km (230,000 sq. mi)

Population density

72/sq. km (190/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

-0.49% (per 1,000: births 10, deaths 15)

Under 15 years

16%

Urban dwellers

70% (-0.27% p.a.)

Largest cities

Kiev 2,988,000; Kharkiv 1,429,000; Odesa 1,009,000; Dnipro 957,000; Donetsk 906,000; plus 10 over 300,000

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

76% …