Population reduced to 45 455 065 people
Population of Ukraine as of 1 October 2013 amounted to 45 million 455 thousand 065 people, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, RBC-Ukraine reports.
At 1 September 2013, the number of Ukrainian citizens was 45 million 461 thousand 627 people. Thus, within a month, the population of the country decreased by 6 thousand 562 people.
As of 1 October 2013, urban population is 31 million 329 thousand 453 people, while 14 million 125 thousand 612 people live in the villages.
Natural decrease of population in January-September 2013 amounted to 117 thousand 732 people. Rate of natural population growth amounted to -3.5 per thousand citizens of Ukraine.
