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Ukraine - People (Facts)

Population: 46,299,862 (July 2007 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 14% (male 3,334,428/female 3,163,378) 15-64 years: 69.6% (male 15,465,544/female 16,769,495) 65 years and over: 16.3% (male 2,564,512/female 5,002,505) (2007 est.) Population growth rate: -0.675% (2007 est.) Birth rate: 9.45 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) Death rate: 16.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) Net migration rate: -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.922 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.513 male(s)/female total population: 0.857 male(s)/female (2007 est.) Infant mortality rate: total: 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.88 years male: 62.16 years female: 73.96 years (2007 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.24 children born/woman (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.4% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 360,000 (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths: 20,000 (2003 est.) Nationality: noun: Ukrainian(s) adjective: Ukrainian Ethnic groups: Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001 census) Religions: Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 19%, Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%, Protestant, Jewish, none 38% (2004 est.) Languages: Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.7% female: 99.2% (2001 census)