Kherson Oblast: population and official figures

Kherson Oblast is a oblast of Ukraine, number 22 of 27 by population. Kherson Oblast had an estimated present population of 1,001,598 on 1 January 2022, 2.4% of Ukraine's total and 4th smallest 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 Kherson Oblast: The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Kherson Oblast was 11,398 hryvnias in 2021, 18.7% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 4th lowest of 25 regions.
Health in Kherson Oblast: Life expectancy at birth in Kherson Oblast was 68.2 years in 2021, 2nd lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
Education in Kherson Oblast: 65% of children of the relevant age in Kherson Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 10th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
Poverty and living standards in Kherson Oblast: Police in Kherson Oblast recorded 10,030 criminal offences in 2021, about 100 per 10,000 people, 4th highest of 25 regions.
Government budget and revenue in Kherson Oblast: The consolidated budget of Kherson Oblast (the oblast budget plus its district and community budgets) received 9.0 billion hryvnias of revenue in 2025, 13.8% less than the 10.5 billion hryvnias of 2024 and 1.2% of the revenue of all regional and Kyiv budgets.
Government and politics in Kherson Oblast: Oleksandr Prokudin is head of the Kherson Oblast State Administration, appointed by Presidential Decree No. 67/2023 of 7 February 2023.

How many districts are in Kherson Oblast?

Kherson Oblast covers 28,461 square kilometres and on 1 January 2022 was divided into 5 districts (raions) and 49 territorial communities (hromadas), with 9 cities and 656 villages.

Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy

More figures

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2022 the population of Kherson Oblast fell by 5.7%, from 1,062,356 to 1,001,598 (Ukraine as a whole: -3.7%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
Of the resident population of Kherson Oblast on 1 January 2022, 17.0% were aged 0 to 15 and 23.9% were 60 or older (national figures 16.0% and 24.8%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy

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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…)
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…)

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