Poverty and living standards in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Chernihiv Oblast recorded 8,754 criminal offences in 2021, about 91 per 10,000 people, 8th highest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Chernihiv Oblast?
311,675 pensioners lived in Chernihiv Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 32.5% of the present population, 2nd highest of 25 regions.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Recorded crime in Chernihiv Oblast fell by 45% between 2015 and 2021, from 15,801 to 8,754 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 3,544 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Chernihiv Oblast in 2021 (36.9 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 5,129 people in Chernihiv Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 53 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Chernihiv Oblast was 30,531,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 31.3 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 1,390 residential buildings in Chernihiv Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 71,106 square metres of floor space (0.23% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Chernihiv Oblast in 2021 added 100 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Chernihiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 8 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kharkiv Oblast | 96 |
| 6 | Poltava Oblast | 95 |
| 7 | Kyiv Oblast | 93 |
| 8 | Chernihiv Oblast | 91 |
| 9 | Volyn Oblast | 89 |
| 10 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 86 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 84 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 2 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)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 3 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv Oblast | 36.3 |
| 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 |
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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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