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About the number and structure of the population of POLTAVA REGION
according to the results of the All-Ukrainian population census '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
|
143.4 |
8.8 |
13.1 |
|
10-19
|
229.7 |
14.2 |
13.0 |
|
20-29
|
219.6 |
13.5 |
13.0 |
|
30-39
|
223.4 |
13.8 |
13.5 |
|
40-49
|
230.3 |
14.2 |
11.7 |
|
50-59
|
182.7 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
|
60-69
|
196.6 |
12.2 |
12.1 |
|
70-79
|
145.0 |
8.9 |
7.4 |
|
80 and over
|
50.5 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
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 population
thousand persons |
% of the level of |
| 2001 |
1989 |
|
Younger than able-to-work age
|
280.2 |
17.3 |
21.0 |
|
Able-to-work age
|
907.0 |
55.9 |
53.4 |
|
Older than able-to-work age
|
434.0 |
26.8 |
25.6 |
|
