According to the All-Ukrainian Population Census data the total actual population of Ukraine accounted for 48 million 457 thousand persons.»»

The urban population according to the All-Ukrainian Population Census results amounted 32 million 574 thousand persons, or 67.2%, the rural population – 15 million 883 thousand or 32.8% »»

According to the All-Ukrainian Population Census results the number of men accounted for 22,441,000 or 46.3%, and that of women - 26,016,000 or 53.7% (the actual population).»»

Since the last Population Census of 1989 the number of towns has increased by 20 and on the Census day there were 454 cities and towns. 9 cities numbered more than half million inhabitants. The population of the capital of Ukraine accounted more than 2.6 million inhabitants.»»

The total number of the permanent population of Ukraine as of December 5, 2001 accounted for 48 million 241 thousand persons, of which 22 million 316 thousand men, or 46.3%, and 25 million 925 thousand women, or 53.7 %; the urban population was 32 million 291 thousand persons, or 66,9%, the rural population – 15 million 950 thousand, or 33.1%.»»

The age structure of population, as the All-Ukrainian Population Census showed, was characterized by the following data:»»

The peculiarity of the national structure of the population of Ukraine is its multinational composition. According to the All-Ukrainian Population Census data, the representatives of more than 130 nationalities and ethnic groups lived on the territory of Ukraine.»»

The language composition of Ukraine, according to the Census data, was characterized by the following data:»»

The All-Ukrainian Population Census results showed such tendencies like the rise in educational level of the population, increase in the number of people with higher and complete secondary education:»»

According to the All-Ukrainian Population Census there were 23.7 million married men and women. The distribution of the population by marital status had the following characteristics:»»