Poverty and living standards in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Kherson Oblast recorded 10,030 criminal offences in 2021, about 100 per 10,000 people, 4th highest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Kherson Oblast?
266,113 pensioners lived in Kherson Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 26.6% of the present population, 10th lowest of 25 regions.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Recorded crime in Kherson Oblast fell by 38% between 2015 and 2021, from 16,071 to 10,030 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 3,452 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Kherson Oblast in 2021 (34.5 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 7,763 people in Kherson Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 78 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Kherson Oblast was 26,728,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 26.3 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 954 residential buildings in Kherson Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 47,742 square metres of floor space (0.18% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Kherson Oblast in 2021 added 89 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kherson Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Kherson Oblast ranks 4 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyiv | 130 |
| 2 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 102 |
| 3 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 102 |
| 4 | Kherson Oblast | 100 |
| 5 | Kharkiv Oblast | 96 |
| 6 | Poltava Oblast | 95 |
| 7 | Kyiv Oblast | 93 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Kherson Oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 27.0% |
| 14 | Lviv Oblast | 26.7% |
| 15 | Ternopil Oblast | 26.7% |
| 16 | Kherson Oblast | 26.6% |
| 17 | Kyiv | 25.3% |
| 18 | Volyn Oblast | 25.0% |
| 19 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 24.9% |
Housing floor space per resident (m2) (2020)
Kherson Oblast ranks 13 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sumy Oblast | 27.1 |
| 11 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 26.4 |
| 12 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 26.3 |
| 13 | Kherson Oblast | 26.3 |
| 14 | Poltava Oblast | 26.2 |
| 15 | Lviv Oblast | 25.9 |
| 16 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 25.8 |
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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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