Sumy Oblast: population and official figures

Sumy Oblast is a oblast of Ukraine, number 19 of 27 by population. Sumy Oblast had an estimated present population of 1,035,772 on 1 January 2022, 2.5% of Ukraine's total and 7th 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 Sumy Oblast: The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Sumy Oblast was 11,844 hryvnias in 2021, 15.5% below the national average of 14,014 hryvnias and 8th lowest of 25 regions.
Health in Sumy Oblast: Life expectancy at birth in Sumy Oblast was 70.3 years in 2021, 9th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
Education in Sumy Oblast: 80% of children of the relevant age in Sumy Oblast attended kindergartens and other pre-school institutions in 2021, the highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 65%).
Poverty and living standards in Sumy Oblast: Police in Sumy Oblast recorded 8,636 criminal offences in 2021, about 83 per 10,000 people, 12th highest of 25 regions.
Government budget and revenue in Sumy Oblast: The consolidated budget of Sumy Oblast (the oblast budget plus its district and community budgets) received 18.0 billion hryvnias of revenue in 2025, 14.2% more than the 15.7 billion hryvnias of 2024 and 2.4% of the revenue of all regional and Kyiv budgets.
Government and politics in Sumy Oblast: Oleh Hryhorov is head of the Sumy Oblast State Administration, appointed by Presidential Decree No. 245/2025 of 17 April 2025.

How many districts are in Sumy Oblast?

Sumy Oblast covers 23,832 square kilometres and on 1 January 2022 was divided into 5 districts (raions) and 51 territorial communities (hromadas), with 15 cities and 1,454 villages.

Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy

More figures

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2022 the population of Sumy Oblast fell by 7.0%, from 1,113,256 to 1,035,772 (Ukraine as a whole: -3.7%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
Of the resident population of Sumy Oblast on 1 January 2022, 13.8% were aged 0 to 15 and 26.9% 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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