According to the data of the All-Ukrainian census of the population ‘2001 the number married persons accounted for 1233.1 thousand people.
 
    The distribution of the population by  marital status by age groups:
 
| Age groups | in percent of the corresponding age group | 
 
| male | female | 
 
| Married or
 living
 together
 | Single (never
 married)
 | Widowed | Divorced | Married or
 living
 together
 | Single (never
 married)
 | Widowed | Divorced | 
    
              | Permanent population aged 15 and over | 62.9 | 23.9 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 51.9 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 12.5 | 
   
    | 15-19 | 1.2 | 98.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 92.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 
   
    | 20-24 | 24.1 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 44.5 | 47.2 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 
   
    | 25-29 | 56.7 | 33.6 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 64.3 | 17.1 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 
   
    | 30-39 | 72.8 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 70.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 20.3 | 
   
    | 40-49 | 79.7 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 70.7 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 19.0 | 
   
    | 50-59 | 83.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 64.8 | 2.8 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 
   
    | 60-69 | 82.6 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 51.2 | 2.3 | 36.8 | 9.5 | 
   
    | 70 and over | 71.3 | 0.6 | 25.8 | 2.1 | 24.3 | 3.9 | 67.1 | 4.5 |