As of January 1, 2017 in Ukraine (excluding the Crimean peninsula) lived 42 million 584 thousand. 542 people.

This is evidenced by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

The population of Ukraine as of January 1, 2017 decreased by 87 thousand. 987 people in comparison with the average annual number (42 million 672 thousand. 529 people. ) For 2016 and for 175 thousand. 974 people. In comparison with the figures for January 1, 2016 (42 million 760 thousand. 516 people.

It is noted that 29 million 482 thousand. 313 people. Is the urban population and 13 million 102 thousand. 229 people. - rural.

The most densely populated region of the country is Donetsk - there live 4.24 million people.

On the second place - Dnepropetrovsk region with an indicator of 3.23 million people. Then follows: Kharkiv (2.7 million), Lviv (2.5 million) and Odessa (2.38 million).

Note, in Kiev, officially registered 2 million 925 thousand. 760 people.

As previously reported by the "Observer", the expert called on Ukrainians to have 5 children each.

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