Poverty and living standards in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Poltava Oblast recorded 12,868 criminal offences in 2021, about 95 per 10,000 people, 6th highest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Poltava Oblast?
413,688 pensioners lived in Poltava Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 30.6% of the present population, 5th highest of 25 regions.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Recorded crime in Poltava Oblast fell by 45% between 2015 and 2021, from 23,548 to 12,868 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 4,384 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Poltava Oblast in 2021 (32.4 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 9,511 people in Poltava Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 70 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Poltava Oblast was 35,968,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 26.2 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 3,421 residential buildings in Poltava Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 201,508 square metres of floor space (0.56% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Poltava Oblast in 2021 added 118 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Poltava Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Poltava Oblast ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 102 |
| 4 | Kherson Oblast | 100 |
| 5 | Kharkiv Oblast | 96 |
| 6 | Poltava Oblast | 95 |
| 7 | Kyiv Oblast | 93 |
| 8 | Chernihiv Oblast | 91 |
| 9 | Volyn Oblast | 89 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Poltava Oblast ranks 5 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chernihiv Oblast | 32.5% |
| 3 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 31.8% |
| 4 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 30.8% |
| 5 | Poltava Oblast | 30.6% |
| 6 | Sumy Oblast | 30.4% |
| 7 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 30.4% |
| 8 | Kyiv Oblast | 30.0% |
Housing floor space per resident (m2) (2020)
Poltava Oblast ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | Kharkiv Oblast | 25.6 |
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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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