The total number of the actual population of L'viv region, according to the data of the All-Ukrainian census of the population ‘2001, accounted for 2626.5 thousand persons, or 5.4% of total population. L'viv region ranked 4th in the Ukraine by population after Donets'k region (4841.1 thousand persons), Dnipropetrovs'k region (3567.6 thousand persons) and Kharkiv region (2914.2 thousand persons).

   Population density of region was 120 persons per sq. km. , according to the data of the All-Ukrainian census of the population ‘2001 (in Ukraine – 80 persons per sq. km).

    Changes in actual population, have taken place since 1989, are shown in the table:

	Actual population thousand persons		2001 as % of 1989
	2001	1989
Districts:
Brody	63.5	67.8	93.7
Bus'k	50.8	53.1	95.7
Horodok	74.2	79.8	93.1
Drohobych	76.3	78.2	97.5
Zhydachiv	80.5	86.4	93.1
Zhovkva	108.9	111.2	97.9
Zolochiv	74.5	79.1	94.3
Kam'yanka-Buz'ka	61.9	60.7	102.0
Mykolaiv	94.5	93.9	100.6
Mostys'ka	61.9	64.3	96.2
Peremyshliany	47.7	55.2	86.4
Pustomyty	111.9	111.5	100.3
Radekhiv	52.4	54.2	96.8
Sambir	74.6	76.5	97.4
Skole	50.2	51.5	97.5
Sokal'	98.1	99.3	98.8
Staryi Sambir	82.2	87.1	94.4
Stryi	69.8	73.6	94.9
Turka	54.8	57.7	94.9
Yavoriv	123.5	121.4	101.8
Towns:
L'viv	758.5	816.2	92.9
Boryslav	40.4	43.7	92.6
Drohobych	100.0	99.8	100.2
Sambir	36.6	37.4	97.7
Stryi	62.5	66.5	93.9
Truskavets'	31.0	32.8	94.6
Chervonohrad	85.3	88.8	96.1
Total of region	2626.5	2747.7	95.6

   The population has decreased in the most districts and towns with regional status, excluding Kam'yanka-Buz'ka district, Mykolaiv district, Pustomyty district, Yavoriv district and town of Drohobych.