Poverty and living standards in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Kharkiv Oblast recorded 24,847 criminal offences in 2021, about 96 per 10,000 people, 5th highest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Kharkiv Oblast?
748,252 pensioners lived in Kharkiv Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 28.8% of the present population, 11th highest of 25 regions.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Recorded crime in Kharkiv Oblast fell by 39% between 2015 and 2021, from 40,949 to 24,847 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 10,761 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Kharkiv Oblast in 2021 (41.4 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 15,587 people in Kharkiv Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 60 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Kharkiv Oblast was 67,367,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 25.6 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 4,643 residential buildings in Kharkiv Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 712,752 square metres of floor space (1.06% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Kharkiv Oblast in 2021 added 232 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kharkiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 5 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 102 |
| 3 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 102 |
| 4 | Kherson Oblast | 100 |
| 5 | Kharkiv Oblast | 96 |
| 6 | Poltava Oblast | 95 |
| 7 | Kyiv Oblast | 93 |
| 8 | Chernihiv Oblast | 91 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kyiv Oblast | 30.0% |
| 9 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 29.1% |
| 10 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 28.9% |
| 11 | Kharkiv Oblast | 28.8% |
| 12 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 28.5% |
| 13 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 27.0% |
| 14 | Lviv Oblast | 26.7% |
Housing floor space per resident (m2) (2020)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Poltava Oblast | 26.2 |
| 15 | Lviv Oblast | 25.9 |
| 16 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 25.8 |
| 17 | Kharkiv Oblast | 25.6 |
| 18 | Odesa Oblast | 25.0 |
| 19 | Volyn Oblast | 24.8 |
| 20 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 24.4 |
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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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