Poverty and living standards in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Sumy Oblast recorded 8,636 criminal offences in 2021, about 83 per 10,000 people, 12th highest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Sumy Oblast?
315,335 pensioners lived in Sumy Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 30.4% of the present population, 6th highest of 25 regions.
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Recorded crime in Sumy Oblast fell by 40% between 2015 and 2021, from 14,317 to 8,636 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 2,586 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Sumy Oblast in 2021 (25.0 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 6,014 people in Sumy Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 58 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Sumy Oblast was 28,547,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 27.1 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 3,931 residential buildings in Sumy Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 182,522 square metres of floor space (0.64% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Sumy Oblast in 2021 added 114 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Sumy Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Sumy Oblast ranks 12 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Volyn Oblast | 89 |
| 10 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 86 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 84 |
| 12 | Sumy Oblast | 83 |
| 13 | Odesa Oblast | 83 |
| 14 | Rivne Oblast | 77 |
| 15 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 73 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Sumy Oblast ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 9 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 29.1% |
Housing floor space per resident (m2) (2020)
Sumy Oblast ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 28.2 |
| 8 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 28.0 |
| 9 | Ternopil Oblast | 27.9 |
| 10 | Sumy Oblast | 27.1 |
| 11 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 26.4 |
| 12 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 26.3 |
| 13 | Kherson Oblast | 26.3 |
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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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