Poltava Oblast: population and official figures

Poltava Oblast is a oblast of Ukraine, number 11 of 27 by population. Poltava Oblast had an estimated present population of 1,352,283 on 1 January 2022, 3.3% of Ukraine's total and 11th 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 Poltava Oblast: The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Poltava Oblast was 12,988 hryvnias in 2021, 7.3% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 7th highest of 25 regions.
Health in Poltava Oblast: Life expectancy at birth in Poltava Oblast was 70.0 years in 2021, 11th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
Education in Poltava Oblast: 72% of children of the relevant age in Poltava Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 8th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
Poverty and living standards in Poltava Oblast: Police in Poltava Oblast recorded 12,868 criminal offences in 2021, about 95 per 10,000 people, 6th highest of 25 regions.
Government budget and revenue in Poltava Oblast: The consolidated budget of Poltava Oblast (the oblast budget plus its district and community budgets) received 29.8 billion hryvnias of revenue in 2025, 13.4% more than the 26.3 billion hryvnias of 2024 and 4.0% of the revenue of all regional and Kyiv budgets.
Government and politics in Poltava Oblast: Vitalii Diakivnych is head of the Poltava Oblast State Administration, appointed by Presidential Decree No. 37/2026 of 8 January 2026.

How many districts are in Poltava Oblast?

Poltava Oblast covers 28,750 square kilometres and on 1 January 2022 was divided into 4 districts (raions) and 60 territorial communities (hromadas), with 16 cities and 1,803 villages.

Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy

More figures

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2022 the population of Poltava Oblast fell by 6.0%, from 1,438,948 to 1,352,283 (Ukraine as a whole: -3.7%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
Of the resident population of Poltava Oblast on 1 January 2022, 15.0% were aged 0 to 15 and 25.3% 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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