Ukraine
| Government | |
| Name | Ukraine |
| Ukrainian | Україна Ukrayina |
| Government type | semi-presidential republic |
| Capital | Kyiv (Kiev) (2,950,819 (2019)) |
| Currency | Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) |
| People | |
| Population (2020) (including Crimea) | 43,733,759 (33rd) |
| Density of population | 73.8 P/km2 (115th) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Official languages | |
| Ukrainian | |
| Ethnic groups (2001) | |
| 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% |
| Religions | |
| Orthodox | |
| Ukrainian Greek Catholic | |
| Roman Catholic | |
| Protestant | |
| Muslim | |
| Jewish | |
| Life expectancy (2020) | |
| Male | 68.2 years |
| Female | 77.9 years |
| Total population | 72.9 years (150th) |
| Homicides | |
| Total (2017) | 6.2 per 100,000 people (53rd) |
| Geography | |
| Land area | 579,330 km2 |
| water area | 24,220 km2 |
| total area | 603,550 km2 (47th) |
| note: approximately 43,133 km2 km (about 7.1% of Ukraine) is occupied by Russia. The seized area includes all of Crimea and about 1/3 of both Luhans’k and Donets’k oblasts | |
| Mean elevation | 175 m |
| Lowest point | |
| Black Sea | 0 m |
| Highest point | |
| Hora Hoverla | 2,061 m |
| Land use (2011) | |
| Agricultural land | 71.2% |
| Arable land | 56.1% |
| Permanent crops | 1.5% |
| Permanent pasture | 13.6% |
| Forest | 16.8% |
| Other | 12% |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population (2020) | 69.6% |
| Rate of urbanization | -0.33% annual rate of change (2015 – 2020) |
| Economy | |
| Labor force (2017) | 17.99 million (34th) |
| Labor force by occupation (2014) | |
| Agriculture | 5.8% |
| Industry | 26.5% |
| Services | 67.8% |
| Unemployment rate (2017) | 9.2% (133rd) |
| note: officially registered workers (large number of unregistered or underemployed workers) | |
| GDP (PPP) (estimate 2020) | |
| Total | $429.947 billion (48th) |
| Per capita | $10,310 (108th) |
| GDP (nominal) (estimate 2020) | |
| Total | $161.872 billion (56th) |
| Per capita | $3,881 (119th) |
| GDP by sector (estimate 2017) | |
| Agriculture | 12.2% |
| Industry | 28.6% |
| Services | 60% |
| Exports (2017) | $39.69 billion (54th) |
| Exports partners (2017) | |
| Russia | 9.2% |
| Poland | 6.5% |
| Turkey | 5.6% |
| India | 5.5% |
| Italy | 5.2% |
| China | 4.6% |
| Germany | 4.3% |
| Imports (2017) | $49.06 billion (53rd) |
| Imports partners (2017) | |
| Russia | 14.5% |
| China | 11.3% |
| Germany | 11.2% |
| Poland | 7% |
| Belarus | 6.7% |
| US | 5.1% |
Ukraine on the world map
Ukraine top 10 largest cities (2019)
- Kyiv (Kiev) (2,950,819)
- Kharkiv (1,446,107)
- Odesa (1,013,159)
- Dnipro (998,103)
- Donetsk (913,323)
- Zaporizhia (738,728)
- Lviv (724,713)
- Kryvyi Rih (624,579)
- Mykolaiv (483,186)
- Mariupol (440,367)
Demography
Population pyramid
Age structure data
Estimate for 2020:
- 0-14 years: 16.16% (male 3,658,127/female 3,438,887)
- 15-24 years: 9.28% (male 2,087,185/female 1,987,758)
- 25-54 years: 43.66% (male 9,456,905/female 9,718,758)
- 55-64 years: 13.87% (male 2,630,329/female 3,463,851)
- 65 years and over: 17.03% (male 2,523,600/female 4,957,539)
Remark: the age structure of a population affects a nation’s key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Population from 1950 to 2020
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.
Evolution of the life expectancy from 1960 to 2018
Source: World Development Indicators, The World Bank
Economy
Agriculture:
grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk
Industries:
coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing
Exports – commodities:
ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs
Imports – commodities:
energy, machinery and equipment, chemicals
Time zone and current time in Ukraine
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