Poverty and living standards in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Zaporizhzhia Oblast recorded 13,716 criminal offences in 2021, about 84 per 10,000 people, 11th highest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Zaporizhzhia Oblast?
504,566 pensioners lived in Zaporizhzhia Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 30.8% of the present population, 4th highest of 25 regions.
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- Recorded crime in Zaporizhzhia Oblast fell by 67% between 2015 and 2021, from 41,804 to 13,716 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 4,970 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 2021 (30.3 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 9,736 people in Zaporizhzhia Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 59 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was 40,677,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 24.4 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 614 residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 91,951 square metres of floor space (0.23% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 2021 added 37 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Zaporizhzhia Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chernihiv Oblast | 91 |
| 9 | Volyn Oblast | 89 |
| 10 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 86 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 84 |
| 12 | Sumy Oblast | 83 |
| 13 | Odesa Oblast | 83 |
| 14 | Rivne Oblast | 77 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ranks 4 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34.3% |
| 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% |
Housing floor space per resident (m2) (2020)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ranks 20 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Kharkiv Oblast | 25.6 |
| 18 | Odesa Oblast | 25.0 |
| 19 | Volyn Oblast | 24.8 |
| 20 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 24.4 |
| 21 | Rivne Oblast | 24.2 |
| 22 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 22.8 |
| 23 | Kyiv | 19.8 |
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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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