Kharkiv Oblast: population and official figures

Kharkiv Oblast is a oblast of Ukraine, number 4 of 27 by population. Kharkiv Oblast had an estimated present population of 2,598,961 on 1 January 2022, 6.3% of Ukraine's total and 4th largest of 25 regions; the State Statistics Service has published no regional yearbook after this one because publication of statistics was restricted under martial law.

In depth

Economy, jobs and prices in Kharkiv Oblast: The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Kharkiv Oblast was 12,051 hryvnias in 2021, 14.0% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 11th lowest of 25 regions.
Health in Kharkiv Oblast: Life expectancy at birth in Kharkiv Oblast was 68.7 years in 2021, 7th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
Education in Kharkiv Oblast: 72% of children of the relevant age in Kharkiv Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 9th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
Poverty and living standards in Kharkiv Oblast: Police in Kharkiv Oblast recorded 24,847 criminal offences in 2021, about 96 per 10,000 people, 5th highest of 25 regions.
Government budget and revenue in Kharkiv Oblast: The consolidated budget of Kharkiv Oblast (the oblast budget plus its district and community budgets) received 47.6 billion hryvnias of revenue in 2025, 7.6% more than the 44.2 billion hryvnias of 2024 and 6.3% of the revenue of all regional and Kyiv budgets.
Government and politics in Kharkiv Oblast: Oleh Syniehubov is head of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration, appointed by Presidential Decree No. 676/2021 of 24 December 2021.

How many districts are in Kharkiv Oblast?

Kharkiv Oblast covers 31,418 square kilometres and on 1 January 2022 was divided into 7 districts (raions) and 56 territorial communities (hromadas), with 17 cities and 1,674 villages.

Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy

More figures

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2022 the population of Kharkiv Oblast fell by 4.4%, from 2,718,616 to 2,598,961 (Ukraine as a whole: -3.7%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
Of the resident population of Kharkiv Oblast on 1 January 2022, 14.5% were aged 0 to 15 and 24.7% were 60 or older (national figures 16.0% and 24.8%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy

Other oblasts of Ukraine

Up a level: Ukraine · government and power in Ukraine · cities

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…)
Central Election Commission of Ukraine: Local elections of 25 October 2020: elected deputies of local councils by region and type of council (summary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9880a12a9e2c…)
Ministry of Finance of Ukraine: Open Budget public API (localBudgetData): revenue of the consolidated budgets of each oblast, Kyiv and the largest city communities in 2024 and 2025, and their 2025 spending plans by function (saved API responses, one CSV per budget and query), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a856cffe239…)
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…)
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Government portal): Heads of the oblast and Kyiv city state administrations, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9595360920e7…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.