Poverty and living standards in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Police in Zhytomyr Oblast recorded 8,619 criminal offences in 2021, about 73 per 10,000 people, 11th lowest of 25 regions.
How many pensioners are there in Zhytomyr Oblast?
358,692 pensioners lived in Zhytomyr Oblast at the start of 2022, equal to 30.4% of the present population, 7th highest of 25 regions.
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- Recorded crime in Zhytomyr Oblast fell by 38% between 2015 and 2021, from 13,852 to 8,619 offences. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 3,407 grave and especially grave crimes were recorded in Zhytomyr Oblast in 2021 (28.9 per 10,000 people). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 5,504 people in Zhytomyr Oblast were victims of criminal offences in 2021, about 47 per 10,000 residents. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The housing stock of Zhytomyr Oblast was 33,699,000 square metres of floor space in 2020, about 28.2 square metres per resident (Ukraine 24.4). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 3,241 residential buildings in Zhytomyr Oblast were classed as dilapidated in 2020, with 182,416 square metres of floor space (0.54% of the housing stock). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- New homes completed in Zhytomyr Oblast in 2021 added 165 square metres of floor space per 1,000 people (Ukraine 277). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Zhytomyr Oblast compares with other oblasts
Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people (2021)
Zhytomyr Oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Recorded criminal offences per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sumy Oblast | 83 |
| 13 | Odesa Oblast | 83 |
| 14 | Rivne Oblast | 77 |
| 15 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 73 |
| 16 | Cherkasy Oblast | 72 |
| 17 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 71 |
| 18 | Lviv Oblast | 69 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2022)
Zhytomyr Oblast ranks 7 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 28.9% |
Housing floor space per resident (m2) (2020)
Zhytomyr Oblast ranks 7 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Housing floor space per resident (m2) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 30.7 |
| 5 | Cherkasy Oblast | 29.4 |
| 6 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 28.6 |
| 7 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 28.2 |
| 8 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 28.0 |
| 9 | Ternopil Oblast | 27.9 |
| 10 | Sumy Oblast | 27.1 |
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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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