As of the 1st March of 2011 Ukraine's population was estimated at 45745,2 thsd. people. During January-February 2011 the population decreased by 33,3 thsd. people that amounted to 4,5 persons per 1000 population.

   The population decline by 36,4 thsd. people was exclusively due to natural decrease,at the same time, the migration gain of 3,1 thsd. people was registered.

   In comparison with January-February of 2010 the volume of a natural decrease went down by 6.2 thsd. people, or from 5,7 ‰ to 4,9 ‰. A natural decrease of the population was registered in the 24 Ukraine`s regions, but only in Kyiv city, Rivne and Zakarpattya regions a natural increase of the population (579, 308 and 269 persons, respectively) was registered.

    A natural population movement in January-February of 2011 was characterized by birth rate increase and deaths rate decrease. A significant surplus of the number of deaths over the number of live birth remains: 100 deaths per 69 live births.

	Total, thsd.		January- February 2011 in % versus January-February 2010	Per 1000 persons 1
	January-February 2011	January-February 2010		January-February 2011	January-February 2010
Live births	80,0	79,0	101,3	10,8	10,7
incl. dead births	4662	5152	90,5	5,83	6,53
Deaths	116,4	121,6	95,7	15,7	16,4
incl. infants under 1 year of age	7252	7302	99,3	8,74	8,64
Natural decrease	36,4	42,6	85,4	4,9	5,7
Marriages	33,7	30,7	109,7	4,6	4,1
Divorces	10,05	20,2	х	1,45	2,7

     There was a significant difference in the birth rate among Ukraine's regions: from 8,5 in Chernihiv region to 15.4 ‰ in Rivne region that reflect the data in the table below.

Birth rate per 1000 persons1, ‰	Regions with corresponding birth rate
10,8	Ukraine
Up to 9,8	Chernihiv, Luhans`k, Sumy, Donets`k, Poltava, Kharkiv, Cherkasy
9,8-10,7	Zaporizhzhya, Ternopil`, Mykolayiv, Kherson, Sevastopol` (city council)
10,8-11,7	Vinnytsya, Dnipropetrovs`k, Kirovohrad, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, L`viv, Zhytomyr, Kyiv city, Kyiv, Autonomous Republic of Crimea,
11,8-12,7	Ivano-Frankivs`k, Odesa, Chernivtsi
Over 12,7	Volyn`, Zakarpattya, Rivne

The death rate decreased from 16,4 ‰ in January-February of 2010 to 15,7 - in January-February of 2011. The highest death rate was registered in Chernihiv region (19.7 ‰), the lowest - in Kyiv city (10.0 ‰).

Death rate per 1000 persons1, ‰	Regions with corresponding death rate
15,7	Ukraine
Up to 14,8	Kyiv city, Zakarpattya, L`viv, Ivano-Frankivs`k, Rivne, Chernivtsi
14,8-15,7	Volyn`, Autonomous Republic of Crimea Ternopil`, Odesa, Sevastopol` (city council), Kharkiv
15,8-16,7	Kherson, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhya, Mykolayiv, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, Vinnytsya, Dnipropetrovs`k
16,8-17,7	Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Sumy, Poltava, Luhans`k
Over 17,7	Donets`k, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv

    In January-February 2011 there were registered 446 dead births, that is by 49 cases less in comparison with the same period of the preceding year and somewhat decreased the number of infant deaths under 1 year of age.

   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 as illustrated in the diagram below. There remains a significant part of infants (4,8 %.) whose death cause remained unestablished.

     Among death causes of the population of Ukraine in January-February of 2011 as in January-February of 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. people 1
	January-February 2011	January-February 2010	January-February 2011	January-February 2010	January-February 2011	January-February 2010
Total deaths	116360	121613	100,0	100,0	1573,0	1637,6
incl. from diseases of blood circulatory system	79155	82736	68,0	68,0	1070,1	1114,1
malignant neoplasms or cancer	14001	13753	12,0	11,3	189,3	185,2
external causes	6810	7070	5,9	5,8	92,1	95,2
incl. from lethal traffic accidents	616	609	0,5	0,5	8,3	8,2
accidental drownings and submersions	139	76	0,1	0,1	1,9	1,0
accidental poisonings and effects of alcohol	837	813	0,7	0,7	11,3	10,9
intentional self-harm	1125	1098	1,0	0,9	15,2	14,8
consequences of an attack with the intention of murder or injury	417	483	0,4	0,4	5,6	6,5
diseases of the digestive system	4292	4669	3,7	3,8	58,0	62,9
diseases of the respiratory system	3291	3664	2,8	3,0	44,5	49,3

    In January-February of 2011 in Ukraine in comparison with the period January-February of 2010 the migration gain has incresed by 0,2 thds. people. The migration gain was registered in 17 regions, in 10 regions there was a decrease of migration.

	Total, thsd.		January-February 2011 in % vesus January-February 2010	Per 1000 persons 1
	January-February 2011	January-February 2010		January-February 2011	January-February 2010
All migration flows
arrivals	84,8	73,3	115,6	114,6	98,8
departures	81,7	70,4	116,1	110,5	94,9
migration increase (decrease)	3,1	2,9	105,1	4,1	3,9
Internal migration
arrivals	79,9	68,5	116,6	108,0	92,3
departures	79,9	68,5	116,6	108,0	92,3
migration increase (decrease)	х	х	х	х	х
External migration
arrivals	4,9	4,8	101,4	6,6	6,5
departures	1,8	1,9	95,9	2,5	2,6
migration increase (decrease)	3,1	2,9	105,1	4,1	3,9

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

   Among those who arrived in Ukraine during January-February of 2011 the immigrants from the CIS countries comprised 77.7 %, from other countries - 22,3%. Among those who left Ukraine 47.5 % moved to the CIS countries and 52.5 % - to other countries.