Population: 51,846,958 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.05% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 12.34 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 12.6 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 20.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.99 years
male: 65.45 years
female: 74.76 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.82 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Ukrainian(s)
adjective: Ukrainian

Ethnic divisions: 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: age 9-49 can read and write (1979)
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Labor force: 23.985 million
by occupation: industry and construction 33%, agriculture and forestry 21%, health, education, and culture 16%, trade and distribution 7%, transport and communication 7%, other 16% (1992)

NOTE: The information regarding Ukraine on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ukraine People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ukraine People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.