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 Institute for Demography and Social Studies named after M.V. Ptukha of the NAS of Ukraine
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Demographic situation in Ukraine in 2011

(from "Reports "Socio-economic situation of Ukraine in January 2012" )

      As of the 1st January of 2011 Ukraine's population was estimated at 45633,6 thsd. persons. During 2011 the population decreased by 144,9 thsd. people, that amounted to 3,1 persons per 1000 population. At the same time a natural increase of the population was registered in eight regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Rivne, Volyn, , Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, ñity of Kyiv and Sevastopol (from 5,4 to 0,3 persons per 1000 population).

    The population decline by was exclusively due to natural decrease – 162,0 thsd. persons, at the same time the migration gain – 17,1 thsd. persons was registered.

       In comparison with 2010 the volume of a natural decrease reduced by 38,5 thsd. persons, or from 4,4 to 3,5 persons per 1000 population. A natural decrease of the population was registered in the 22 Ukraine`s regions, but only in the city of Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Rivne, Volyn and Chernivtsi regions a natural increase of the population 5018, 3872, 3529, 778 and 89 persons, respectively) was registered.

   
    A natural movement of the population in 2011 was characterized by the increase of birth and decrease death rates.A significant surplus of the number of deaths over the number of live birth remains: 100 deaths per 76 live births.

  Total, thsd. 2011 in % versus 2010 Per 1000 persons 1
2011 2010 2011 2010
Live births 502,6 497,7 101,0 11,0 10,8
incl. dead births 31582 33002 95,7 6,23 6,63
Deaths 664,6 698,2 95,2 14,5 15,2
incl. infants under 1 year of age 45112 45642 98,8 9,14 9,14
Natural decrease 162,0 200,5 80,8 3,5 4,4

1Here and further in the section the indicators are given per year, calculated per actual population.
2Persons (units)
3 Per 1000 live births and dead births
4 Per 1000 live birthsõ

 

       There was a significant difference in the birth rate between Ukraine's regions: from 9,1‰ in Sumy region to 15,3 in Rivne region that reflect the data in the table below.

Birth rate per 1000 persons1, ‰ Regions with corresponding birth rate
11,0 Ukraine
Up to 10,0 Sumy, Chernihiv, Luhans`k, Donets`k, Poltava, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Donets`k
10,0-10,9 Zaporizhzhya, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsya, Dnipropetrovs`k
11,0-11,9 Mykolayiv, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, Ternopil, Kherson, Sevastopol` (city council), L`viv, the city of Kyiv, Kyiv, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Zhytomyr
12,0-12,9 ²Ivano-Frankivs`k, Odesa, Chernivtsi
Over 12,9 Zakarpattya, Volyn`, Rivne

The death rate decreased from 15,2 ‰ in 2010 to 14,5 - in 2011. The heighest death rate was registered in Chernihiv region (18,5‰), the lowest - in the city of Kyiv (9,6‰).

Death rate per 1000 persons1, ‰ Regions with corresponding death rate
14,5 Ukraine
Up to 13,6 the city of Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivs`k, L`viv, Chernivtsi, Rivne, Volyn
13,6-14,5 Ternopil, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Odesa, Sevastopol` (city council)
14,6-15,5 Kherson, Kharkiv, Mykolayiv, Zaporizhzhya, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, Vinnytsya
15,6-16,5 Dnipropetrovs`k, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Donets`k, Sumy, Cherkasy, Luhans`k, Poltava
Over 16,5 Kirovohrad, Chernihiv

    In 2011 there were registered 3158 cases of dead births, that is by 142 cases less compared to the corresponding period of the preceding year. The number of infant deaths under 1 year of age deacreased by 53cases.

      The leading causes of infant death under 1 year of age were: certain conditions arising in the perinatal period; congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (congenital abnormalities); external death causes; some infectious and parasitic diseases; diseases of the nervous system; diseases of the respiratory system. There remains a significant part of infants (4,8%) whose death cause was not determined by medical personnel.

     Among death causes of the population of Ukraine in 2011 as in 2010 the diseases of blood circulatory system ranked first, neoplasms followed second and external causes took third.

  Persons In % to the total Per 100 thsd. people1
2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010
Total deaths 664588 698235 100,0 100,0 1454,0 1522,2
among them from
diseases of blood circulatory system
440352 465093 66,3 66,6 963,4 1013,9
malignant neoplasms or cancer 88889 88767 13,4 12,7 194,5 193,5
external causes 41817 43955 6,3 6,3 91,5 95,8
among them from
lethal traffic accidents
5791 5916 0,9 0,8 12,7 12,9
accidental drownings and submersions 2597 3211 0,4 0,5 5,7 7,0
accidental poisonings and effects of alcohol 3882 4504 0,6 0,6 8,5 9,8
intentional self-harm 8952 9091 1,3 1,3 19,6 19,8
consequences of an attack with the intention of murder or injury 2519 2768 0,4 0,4 5,5 6,0
diseases of the digestive system 25241 26817 3,8 3,8 55,2 58,5
diseases of the respiratory system 17774 19480 2,7 2,8 38,9 42,5

        In 2011 in 12 regions there was an increase of migration and in 15 a decrease of migration was observed.

  Total, thsd. 2011
in % versus
2010
Per 1000 persons1
2011 2010 2011 2010
All migration flows
arrivals 669,4 683,4 97,9 146,4 149,0
departures 652,3 667,3 97,7 142,7 145,5
migration increase (decrease) 17,1 16,1 106,0 3,7 3,5
Internal migration
arrivals 637,7 652,6 97,7 139,5 142,3
departures 637,7 652,6 97,7 139,5 142,3
migration increase (decrease) õ õ õ õ õ
External migration
arrivals 31,7 30,8 102,8 6,9 6,7
departures 14,6 14,7 99,4 3,2 3,2
migration increase (decrease) 17,1 16,1 106,0 3,7 3,5


    Almost a half of people arrived in Ukraine have registered their place of residence in 5 regions: in the city of Kyiv, Odesa,Donets`k, Autonomic Republic of Crimea and Dnipropetrovs`k regions.

    Among those who arrived in Ukraine during 2011 the immigrants from the CIS countries constituted 76,0%, from other countries - 24,0%. Among those who left Ukraine 44,9 % moved to the CIS countries and 55,1% - to other countries.

 
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