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   Ukraine People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

14% (male 3,334,428/female 3,163,378) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

69.6% (male 15,465,544/female 16,769,495) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

16.3% (male 2,564,512/female 5,002,505) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

39.2 years 

Median Age - male:

36 years  

Median Age - female:

42.3 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

-0.675% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

9.45 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

16.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.054 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.922 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.513 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.857 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

67.88 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

62.16 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

73.96 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Ukrainian(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001 census) 

Religions:

Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.) 

Languages:

Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)