Ukrainian Census (2001)
The first Ukrainian Census was carried out by State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.
The total actual population recorded was 48,457,100 persons, of which urban population was 32,574,500 (67.2%), rural: 15,882,600 (32.8%), male: 22,441,400 (46.3%), female: 26,015,700 (53.7%). The total permanent population recorded was 48,241,000 persons.
There were 454 cities and towns, 9 of them with population over 500,000. The census recorded over 130 nationalities.
Read more about Ukrainian Census (2001): Actual Population By Regions, Urban and Rural Population By Regions, Gender Structure By Regions, National Structure