Poverty and living standards in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Odesa Oblast recorded 19,563 criminal offences in 2021, about 83 per 10,000 people, 13th highest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Odesa Oblast?
569,264 pensioners lived in Odesa Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 24.2% of the present population, 5th lowest of 25 regions.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Recorded crime in Odesa Oblast fell by 33% between 2015 and 2021, from 29,364 to 19,563 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 8,249 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Odesa Oblast in 2021 (35.1 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 10,490 people in Odesa Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 45 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Odesa Oblast was 59,280,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 25.0 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 4,305 residential buildings in Odesa Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 329,238 square metres of floor space (0.56% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Odesa Oblast in 2021 added 442 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Odesa Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Odesa Oblast ranks 13 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 86 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 84 |
| 12 | Sumy Oblast | 83 |
| 13 | Odesa Oblast | 83 |
| 14 | Rivne Oblast | 77 |
| 15 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 73 |
| 16 | Cherkasy Oblast | 72 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Odesa Oblast ranks 21 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Volyn Oblast | 25.0% |
| 19 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 24.9% |
| 20 | Rivne Oblast | 24.8% |
| 21 | Odesa Oblast | 24.2% |
| 22 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 23.3% |
| 23 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 20.6% |
| 24 | Donetsk Oblast | 19.4% |
Housing floor space per resident (m2) (2020)
Odesa Oblast ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 | Rivne Oblast | 24.2 |
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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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