Population of Kiev

According to the Kiev Department of Statistics the total population of Kiev in January 2015 was 2,888,000. This figure for total population includes temporary residents and visitors. The permanent resident population of the city was 2,878,000.

Historical data, shown in the table and graphs below, shows the population of Kiev has increased in recent years. It also shows there are significantly more women than men resident in Kiev.

Kiev Population (thousands)

	Total Population	Resident Population	Resident Men	Resident Women	Male %	Female %
1995	2,644	2,597	1,222	1,375	47%	53%
1996	2,639	2,589	1,216	1,373	47%	53%
1997	2,630	2,577	1,209	1,368	47%	53%
1998	2,629	2,572	1,205	1,367	47%	53%
1999	2,627	2,566	1,200	1,366	47%	53%
2000	2,632	2,567	1,199	1,369	47%	53%
2001	2,615	2,568	1,196	1,371	47%	53%
2002	2,611	2,567	1,193	1,374	46%	54%
2003	2,622	2,577	1,197	1,380	46%	54%
2004	2,639	2,598	1,206	1,392	46%	54%
2005	2,666	2,625	1,218	1,407	46%	54%
2006	2,693	2,652	1,229	1,423	46%	54%
2007	2,718	2,677	1,239	1,438	46%	54%
2008	2,740	2,699	1,248	1,451	46%	54%
2009	2,766	2,724	1,259	1,466	46%	54%
2010	2,785	2,744	1,268	1,476	46%	54%
2011	2,799	2,758	1,274	1,484	46%	54%
2012	2,814	2,773	1,280	1,494	46%	54%
2013	2,845	2,804	1,295	1,509	46%	54%
2014	2,869	2,827	1,306	1,521	46%	54%

The number of children in Kiev fell dramatically between 1995 and 2008. Since then birth rates have risen and the number of young people is rising again.

Kiev Population by Age Group (thousands)

	Resident	0-14 years	0-15 years	0-17 years	16-59 years	15-64 years	18 and Over	60 and Over	65 and Over
1995	2,597	516	554	632	1,714	1,837	1,965	330	244
1996	2,589	497	537	618	1,716	1,846	1,971	335	247
1997	2,577	476	516	600	1,716	1,854	1,977	346	247
1998	2,572	454	495	582	1,711	1,872	1,990	366	247
1999	2,566	425	471	559	1,713	1,898	2,007	382	243
2000	2,567	400	443	538	1,726	1,605	2,029	398	243
2001	2,568	378	417	515	1,743	1,941	2,053	407	249
2002	2,567	355	395	485	1,757	1,954	2,082	416	258
2003	2,577	344	376	461	1,783	1,955	2,116	419	278
2004	2,598	336	372	451	1,808	1,967	2,146	418	295
2005	2,625	331	365	442	1,840	1,985	2,183	421	310
2006	2,652	329	360	440	1,870	2,003	2,212	422	319
2007	2,677	331	359	434	1,884	2,017	2,243	434	329
2008	2,699	335	361	431	1,892	2,034	2,268	446	330
2009	2,724	346	369	435	1,894	2,050	2,289	461	329
2010	2,744	358	380	440	1,885	2,057	2,304	479	330
2011	2,758	368	391	447	1,872	2,060	2,311	495	329
2012	2,773	380	402	456	1,858	2,053	2,317	513	340
2013	2,804	396	416	469	1,857	2,056	2,335	532	353
2014	2,827	411	430	482	1,851	2,050	2,346	546	366

Population of Ukraine

According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine the total population of Ukraine in 2014 is 45,426,200.

Historical data going back to 1990 is shown in the table and graphs below.

Population of Ukraine (thousands)

	Total Population	Total Urban	Total Rural	Resident Population	Resident Males	Resident Females	Male %	Female %
1990	51,839	34,869	16,969	51,557	23,826	27,730	46%	54%
1991	51,944	35,085	16,859	51,624	23,887	27,737	46%	54%
1992	52,057	35,297	16,760	51,708	23,949	27,759	46%	54%
1993	52,244	35,471	16,773	51,870	24,046	27,824	46%	54%
1994	52,114	35,401	16,714	51,715	23,981	27,734	46%	54%
1995	51,728	35,119	16,610	51,300	23,792	27,508	46%	54%
1996	51,297	34,768	16,529	50,874	23,592	27,283	46%	54%
1997	50,818	34,388	16,431	50,400	23,366	27,034	46%	54%
1998	50,371	34,048	16,323	49,974	23,164	26,810	46%	54%
1999	49,918	33,702	16,216	49,545	22,963	26,581	46%	54%
2000	49,430	33,339	16,091	49,115	22,755	26,360	46%	54%
2001	48,923	32,952	15,972	48,664	22,530	26,133	46%	54%
2002	48,457	32,574	15,883	48,241	22,316	25,925	46%	54%
2003	48,004	32,328	15,675	47,823	22,113	25,711	46%	54%
2004	47,622	32,146	15,476	47,442	21,927	25,515	46%	54%
2005	47,281	32,009	15,272	47,101	21,754	25,347	46%	54%
2006	46,930	31,878	15,052	46,749	21,575	25,175	46%	54%
2007	46,646	31,777	14,869	46,466	21,435	25,031	46%	54%
2008	46,373	31,669	14,704	46,192	21,298	24,895	46%	54%
2009	46,144	31,587	14,557	45,963	21,185	24,778	46%	54%
2010	45,963	31,525	14,438	45,783	21,107	24,676	46%	54%
2011	45,779	31,442	14,337	45,598	21,033	24,566	46%	54%
2012	45,634	31,381	14,253	45,453	20,977	24,477	46%	54%
2013	45,553	31,379	14,174	45,373	20,963	24,410	46%	54%
2014	45,426	31,337	14,090	45,246	20,918	24,328	46%	54%

The population of Ukraine has fallen sharply in recent years, from 51.8 million in 1990 to 45.4 million in 2014. In 2013, the Institute of Demography and Social Studies at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine forecast that it will fall to around 36 million people by 2050. The UN forecasts a population of 33 million.

The reasons for the decline are mainly due to the poor state of the economy. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have emigrated to the EU (mainly Poland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Spain) while around 1 million are estimated to live in Russia. Since the country gained independence in 1991 approximately 250,000 left to live in the United States.

Although birth rates are now rising in Kiev and western Ukraine, deaths far exceed births in the east of the country. The eastern regions have suffered most from the poor economy, resulting in high rates of alcoholism, drug abuse, and HIV and AIDS.

Ukrainian Census

The most recent full Ukrainian census was carried out in December 2001 by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. It was the first comprehensive census since Ukraine gained independence in 1991.

In 2010, the Ukrainian government postponed the 2011 census until 2012. It has been delayed many times since and is now scheduled to be held in 2016.

Key population statistics from the 2001 census are:

• The total population of Ukraine was 48.457 million
• The urban population was 32.574 million or 67.2 percent of the total population
• The rural population was 15.883 million or 32.8 percent of the total population
• The number of men in Ukraine was 22.441 million or 46.3 percent of the total population
• The number of women in Ukraine was 26.016 million or 53.7 percent of the total population
• More than 130 nationalities and ethnic groups were living in Ukraine
• Ukrainians made up 77.8 percent of the population while Russians comprised 17.3 percent