Rivne Oblast: population and official figures

Rivne Oblast is a oblast of Ukraine, number 17 of 27 by population. Rivne Oblast had an estimated present population of 1,141,784 on 1 January 2022, 2.8% of Ukraine's total and 9th 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 Rivne Oblast: The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Rivne Oblast was 12,762 hryvnias in 2021, 8.9% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 8th highest of 25 regions.
Health in Rivne Oblast: Life expectancy at birth in Rivne Oblast was 69.9 years in 2021, 12th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
Education in Rivne Oblast: 59% of children of the relevant age in Rivne Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, 5th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
Poverty and living standards in Rivne Oblast: Police in Rivne Oblast recorded 8,778 criminal offences in 2021, about 77 per 10,000 people, 12th lowest of 25 regions.
Government budget and revenue in Rivne Oblast: The consolidated budget of Rivne Oblast (the oblast budget plus its district and community budgets) received 21.7 billion hryvnias of revenue in 2025, 18.1% more than the 18.4 billion hryvnias of 2024 and 2.9% of the revenue of all regional and Kyiv budgets.
Government and politics in Rivne Oblast: Oleksandr Koval is head of the Rivne Oblast State Administration, appointed by Presidential Decree No. 858/2023 of 27 December 2023.

How many districts are in Rivne Oblast?

Rivne Oblast covers 20,051 square kilometres and on 1 January 2022 was divided into 4 districts (raions) and 64 territorial communities (hromadas), with 11 cities and 999 villages.

Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy

More figures

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2022 the population of Rivne Oblast fell by 1.7%, from 1,161,811 to 1,141,784 (Ukraine as a whole: -3.7%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
Of the resident population of Rivne Oblast on 1 January 2022, 21.4% were aged 0 to 15 and 19.3% 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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