Kharkiv Oblast - Demographics

Demographics

Its population (as of 2001) is 2,895,800 million (1328900 males (45,9%), 1566900 females (54,1%)).

As of the 2001 census, the ethnic groups within the Kharkiv Oblast are:

• Ukrainians – 70.7%,
• Russians – 25.6%,
• Belorussians – 0.5%
• Jews – 0.4%,
• Armenians – 0.4%,
• Azeris – 0.2%,
• Georgians – 0.15%,
• Tatars – 0.14%,
• others – 2.1%,;

the groups by native language:

• Ukrainian 53.8%,
• Russian 44.3%,
• other languages 1.9%.