Poverty and living standards in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Cherkasy Oblast recorded 8,338 criminal offences in 2021, about 72 per 10,000 people, 10th lowest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Cherkasy Oblast?
398,008 pensioners lived in Cherkasy Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 34.3% of the present population, the highest of 25 regions.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Recorded crime in Cherkasy Oblast fell by 49% between 2015 and 2021, from 16,438 to 8,338 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 3,144 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Cherkasy Oblast in 2021 (27.1 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 4,924 people in Cherkasy Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 42 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Cherkasy Oblast was 34,622,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 29.4 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 3,066 residential buildings in Cherkasy Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 142,504 square metres of floor space (0.41% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Cherkasy Oblast in 2021 added 150 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Cherkasy Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Odesa Oblast | 83 |
| 14 | Rivne Oblast | 77 |
| 15 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 73 |
| 16 | Cherkasy Oblast | 72 |
| 17 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 71 |
| 18 | Lviv Oblast | 69 |
| 19 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 68 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34.3% |
| 2 | Chernihiv Oblast | 32.5% |
| 3 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 31.8% |
| 4 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 30.8% |
| 5 | Poltava Oblast | 30.6% |
| 6 | Sumy Oblast | 30.4% |
| 7 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 30.4% |
Housing floor space per resident (m2) (2020)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 5 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 32.1 |
| 3 | Chernihiv Oblast | 31.3 |
| 4 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 30.7 |
| 5 | Cherkasy Oblast | 29.4 |
| 6 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 28.6 |
| 7 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 28.2 |
| 8 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 28.0 |
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Sources
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine: Statistical yearbook "Regions of Ukraine 2021", Part I: population, labour, education, incomes, health, housing and crime by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e79c6e922ef0…)
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine: Statistical yearbook "Regions of Ukraine 2021", Part II: gross regional product, investment, foreign trade, prices and businesses by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6540cc3b9b3a…)
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