Geography - note: strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; second-largest country in Europe
People Ukraine
Population: 48,396,470 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.8% (male 4,147,344; female 3,970,343) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 15,881,821; female 17,366,172) 65 years and over: 14.5% (male 2,341,885; female 4,688,905) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.72% (2002 est.)
Birth rate: 9.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate: 16.4 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 21.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)