Demographics
As of the All-Ukrainian Census conducted in 2001, the population of Kiev is 2,611,300. Please consult the table to the right for Kiev's historical populations. According to the census, the number of men accounted for 1,219,000 thousand persons, or 46.7%, and that of women – 1,393,000 thousand persons, or 53.3%.
Since the 1989 census, the children population has decreased, and the population of persons at the older than able-to-work age has increased significantly.
According to the census data, more than 130 nationalities and ethnic groups reside within the territory of Kiev. Ukrainians constitute the largest ethnic group in Kiev, and they account for 2,110,800 people, or 82.2% of the population. Russians comprise 337,300 (13.1%), Jews - 17,900 (0.7%), Belarusians - 16,500 (0.6%), Poles - 6,900 (0.3%), Armenians - 4,900 (0.2%), Azerbaijanis - 2,600 (0.1%), Tatars - 2,500 (0.1%), Georgians - 2,400 (0.1%), Moldovans - 1,900 (0.1%).
Both Ukrainian and Russian are most frequently spoken in the city, with the Russian being more commonly used despite the Ukrainian is claimed native by almost three times as many residents as those who claim Russian their native language. According to a 2006 survey, Ukrainian is used a home by 23% of Kievans, as 52% use Russian and 24% switch between both.
The number of people with higher and complete secondary education accounts for 1,069,700 people, up significantly by 21.7% since 1989.
