People of Ukraine

Population	45,994,287 (2008 estimate)
Population density	76 persons per sq km 197 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate)
Urban population distribution	67 percent (2005 estimate)
Rural population distribution	33 percent (2005 estimate)
Largest cities, with population	Kyiv, 2,618,000 (2003 estimate) Kharkiv, 1,445,173 (2005 estimate) Dnipropetrovs’k, 1,040,000 (2007 estimate)
Official language	Ukrainian
Chief religious affiliations	Orthodox (Ukrainian) Christian, 54 percent Eastern Catholic (Byzantine rite), 11 percent Atheist, 4 percent
Life expectancy	68.1 years (2008 estimate)
Infant mortality rate	9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate)
Literacy rate	99.6 percent (2000 estimate)