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 State Statistics Service of Ukraine
 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 2012

(from Reports "Socio-economic situation of Ukraine in January 2013)

    As of the 1st Januaryr of 2013 Ukraine's population was estimated at 45553,0 thsd. persons. During 2012 the population decreased by 80,6 thsd. people, that amounted to 1,8 persons per 1000 population. At the same time a natural increase of the population was registered in 11 regions of Ukraine (from 10,9-0,8 persons per 1000 population).

    The population decline by was exclusively due to natural decrease –142,4 thsd. persons, at the same time the migration gain – 61,8 thsd. persons was registered.

    In comparison with 2011 the volume of a natural decrease reduced by 19,6 thsd. persons, or from 3,5 to3,1 persons per 1000 population. A natural decrease of the population was registered in the 21 Ukraine`s regions, but only in the city of Kyiv, Zakarpattya,Rivne, Volyn, Ivano-Frankivs'k and Chernivtsi regions a natural increase of the population (6047, 4155, 4014, 1636, 300 and 271 persons) was registered.

       A significant surplus of the number of deaths over the number of live birth remains: 100 deaths per 79 live births.

  Total, thsd. 2012 in % versus 2011 Per 1000 persons 1
2012 2011 2012 2011
Live births 520,7 502,6 103,6 11,4 11,0
incl. dead births 32312 31582 102,3 6,23 6,23
Deaths 663,1 664,6 99,8 14,5 14,5
incl. infants under 1 year of age 43712 45112 96,9 8,54 9,04
Natural decrease 142,4 162,0 87,9 3,1 3,5

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 births
* The data 2012 are preliminary


    At the same time the birth rate increase of from 11,0 persons per 1000 population in 2011 to 11.4 in 2012.

     There was a significant difference in the birth rate between Ukraine's regions: from 9,4‰ in Chernihiv region to 15,9 in Rivne region that reflect the data in the table below.

Birth rate per 1000 persons1, ‰ Regions with corresponding birth rate
11,4 Ukraine
Up to 10,4 Chernihiv, Luhans`k, Sumy, Donets`k, Kharkiv, Poltava, Cherkasy
10,4-11,3 Zaporizhzhya, Kirovohrad,Vinnytsya, Dnipropetrovs`k , Ternopil, Khmel`nyts`kyyi
11,4-12,3 Mykolayiv, Kherson, L`viv, Sevastopol` (city council), the city of Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Kyiv
12,4-13,3 Ivano-Frankivs`k, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Odesa, Chernivtsi
Over 13,3 Volyn`, Zakarpattya, Rivne

     The death rate unchanged - 14,5‰. The heighest death rate was registered in Chernihiv region (18,6‰), the lowest - in the city of Kyiv (9,8‰).

 

Death rate per 1000 persons1, ‰ Regions with corresponding death rate
14,5 Ukraine
Up to13,6 the city of Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivs`k,Rivne, L`viv, Chernivtsi, Volyn
13,6-14,5 Autonomous Republic of Crimea,Sevastopol` (city council),Ternopil, Odesa
14,6-15,5 Kharkiv, Mykolayiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Vinnytsya, Dnipropetrovs`k, Khmel`nyts`kyyi
15,6–16,5 Kyiv, Donets`k, Cherkasy, Luhans`k, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad
Over 15,5 Sumy, Chernihiv

    In 2012 there were registered 3231 cases of dead births, that is by 73 cases more compared to the corresponding period of the preceding year. The number of infant deaths under 1 year of age decreased from 9,0 to 8,5 cases (per 1000 live births) and constituted 4371 persons.

     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 (4,4%) whose death cause was not determined by medical personnel.

  Persons In % to the total Per 100 thsd. people1
2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
Total deaths 663139 664588 100,0 100,0 1454,5 1454,0
among them from
diseases of blood circulatory system
436539 440346 65,8 66,3 957,5 963,4
malignant neoplasms or cancer 92667 88957 14,0 13,4 203,2 194,6
external causes
³ 41052
42380 6,2 6,4 90,0 92,7
among them from
lethal traffic accidents
5900 5798 0,9 0,9 12,9 12,7
accidental drownings and submersions 2696 2600 0,4 0,4 5,9 5,7
accidental poisonings and effects of alcohol
4053
4319 0,6 0,6 8,9 9,4
intentional self-harm 9049 8973 1,4 1,4 19,8 19,6
consequences of an attack with the intention of murder or injury 2316 2538 0,3 0,4 5,1 5,6
diseases of the digestive system 27715 25230 4,2 3,8 60,8 55,2
diseases of the respiratory system 16941 17871 2,6 2,7 37,2 39,1

    In 2012 in 13 regions there was an increase of migration and in 14- decrease of migration was observed.

Information of migration flows is given in the table below:
  Total, thsd. 2012
in % versus
2011
Per 1000 persons1
2012 2011 2012 2011
All migration flows
arrivals 726,2 669,4 108,5 159,2 146,4
departures 664,4 652,3 101,9 145,7 142,7
migration increase (decrease) 61,8 17,1 361,7 13,5 3,7
Internal migration
arrivals 649,9 637,7 101,9 142,5 139,5
departures 649,9 637,7 101,9 142,5 139,5
migration increase (decrease) õ õ õ õ õ
External migration
arrivals 76,3 31,7 241,0 16,7 6,9
departures 14,5 14,6 99,5 3,2 3,2
migration increase (decrease) 61,8 17,1 361,7 13,5 3,7

Among those who arrived in Ukraine during January-November of 2012 the immigrants from the CIS countries constituted 50,6 %, from other countries - 49,4 % %. Among those who left Ukraine 44,3% moved to the CIS countries and 55,7% - to other countries.

 

* The data 2012 are preliminary

 
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