 / Main page / Results / General results of the census / Age composition of population / Donets'k region
About number and composition population of DONETS'K REGION
by data All-Ukrainian census of the population 2001
The age structure of the population, stated by the All-Ukrainian census of the population ‘2001, is characterized by the following data:
| Age |
Permanent population
thousand persons |
% of the level of |
| 2001 |
1989 |
| 0 – 9 |
377.1 |
7.8 |
14.1 |
| 10 – 19 |
701.8 |
14.6 |
13.1 |
| 20 – 29 |
676.2 |
14.0 |
13.9 |
| 30 – 39 |
642.9 |
13.3 |
15.7 |
| 40 - 49 |
780.5 |
16.2 |
11.4 |
| 50 – 59 |
532.3 |
11.0 |
14.4 |
| 60 – 69 |
619.8 |
12.8 |
10.1 |
| 70 – 79 |
399.9 |
8.3 |
5.3 |
| 80 and over |
94.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
The part of children in population has decreased, while the part of the persons at the age older than able-to-work has increased, that considerably complicates present demographic situation in the country and says about ageing of the population.
| Age |
Permanent of population
thousand persons |
As % to the total |
| 2001 |
1989 |
| Younger than able-to-work age |
776.2 |
16.1 |
22.0 |
| Able-to-work age |
2817.3 |
58.4 |
57.1 |
| Older than able-to-work age |
1231.3 |
25.5 |
20.9 |
|
