Donetsk Oblast
Ukraine
Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Population Density Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI) Weather Cities in Donetsk Oblast
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Donetsk Oblast

An Oblast of Eastern Ukraine

The Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechyna, is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is the most populated oblast, with around 4.5 million residents. Its administrative center is Donetsk; however, its Regional State Administration has been temporarily relocated to Kramatorsk because of the ongoing crisis in Donetsk. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Donetsk Oblast 26,498.5 km²
Population 4.3 million
Male Population 1,940,097 (45.4%)
Female Population 2,335,025 (54.6%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 -17.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 -12.4%
Median Age 42.3 years
Male Median Age 38.2 years
Female Median Age 45.7 years
Timezone Eastern European Summer Time

Map of Donetsk Oblast

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 5,206,922 5,287,783 4,878,409 4,275,130
Population Density 196.5 / km² 199.6 / km² 184.1 / km² 161.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 12.4% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Donetsk Oblast -17.9% -19.2% -12.4%
Ukraine -8.1% -12.8% -8.1%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Donetsk Oblast Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 106,579 100,025 206,605
5-9 91,684 86,512 178,196
10-14 79,607 75,105 154,713
15-19 98,632 92,445 191,077
20-24 145,068 136,808 281,877
25-29 188,563 182,266 370,830
30-34 165,952 167,718 333,670
35-39 149,095 155,948 305,044
40-44 135,945 149,715 285,660
45-49 130,733 155,982 286,716
50-54 157,881 194,805 352,686
55-59 135,941 181,663 317,604
60-64 116,322 169,582 285,904
65-69 56,645 99,345 155,991
70-74 76,217 153,678 229,896
75-79 53,486 108,349 161,836
80-84 33,923 76,935 110,859
85 Plus 17,823 48,142 65,966
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 161.3 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Donetsk Oblast 4.3 million 26,498.5 km² 161.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
900 87,535 n/a n/a
1000 93,370 0.6% 583
1100 140,055 4.1% 4,668
1200 210,083 4.1% 7,002
1300 210,116 0% 3
1400 210,116 0% 0
1500 280,110 2.9% 6,999
1600 350,138 2.3% 7,002
1700 466,529 2.9% 11,639
1800 859,589 6.3% 39,306
1900 2,608,217 11.7% 174,862
1910 3,219,870 23.5% 611,653
1920 3,276,850 1.8% 56,980
1930 3,097,863 -5.5% -178,987
1940 3,300,660 6.5% 202,797
1950 3,904,709 18.3% 604,049
1960 4,503,486 15.3% 598,777
1970 5,059,643 12.3% 556,157
1990 5,287,783 2.2% 114,070
2000 4,878,409 -7.7% -409,374
2020 4,174,566 -7.5% -351,921
2030 4,029,489 -3.5% -145,077
2040 3,932,976 -2.4% -96,513
2050 3,865,626 -1.7% -67,350
2060 3,811,272 -1.4% -54,354
2070 3,733,557 -2% -77,715
2080 3,624,232 -2.9% -109,325
2090 3,491,237 -3.7% -132,995
2100 3,338,795 -4.4% -152,442
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Donetsk Oblast

Other Oblasts in Ukraine

Name Area Population Population Density
Cherkasy Oblast 20,946.2 km² 1.2 million 153.1 / mi²
Chernihiv Oblast 31,904.4 km² 1.1 million 85.6 / mi²
Chernivtsi Oblast 8,089.1 km² 878,516 281.3 / mi²
Crimea 26,050.4 km² 1.9 million 190.5 / mi²
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 31,895.8 km² 3.3 million 265.1 / mi²
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 13,940.3 km² 1.4 million 258.2 / mi²
Kharkiv Oblast 31,437.1 km² 2.7 million 221.8 / mi²
Kherson Oblast 26,838.8 km² 1.1 million 102.9 / mi²
Khmelnytskyi Oblast 20,639.5 km² 1.3 million 161.0 / mi²
Kirovohrad Oblast 24,581.3 km² 960,727 101.2 / mi²
Kyiv Oblast 28,110.9 km² 1.8 million 163.6 / mi²
Kyiv, Ukraine 840.5 km² 2.7 million 8,444 / mi²
Luhansk Oblast 26,656.5 km² 2.2 million 212.9 / mi²
Lviv Oblast 21,838 km² 2.5 million 296.8 / mi²
Mykolaiv Oblast 24,291.4 km² 1.2 million 124.3 / mi²
Odeska oblast, Ukraine 33,339.1 km² 2.3 million 181.3 / mi²
Poltava Oblast 28,718.9 km² 1.4 million 128.6 / mi²
Rivne Oblast 20,054.2 km² 1.2 million 149.8 / mi²
Sevastopol, Ukraine 900.2 km² 371,922 1,070 / mi²
Sumy Oblast 23,833.6 km² 1.1 million 120.9 / mi²
Ternopil Oblast 13,823.4 km² 1.1 million 201.1 / mi²
Vinnytsia Oblast 26,499.1 km² 1.6 million 156.3 / mi²
Volyn Oblast 20,155.4 km² 1.0 million 131.7 / mi²
Zakarpattia Oblast 12,771.3 km² 1.3 million 254.1 / mi²
Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Ukraine 27,681.1 km² 1.8 million 164.4 / mi²
Zhytomyr Oblast 29,845.8 km² 1.2 million 107.8 / mi²
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