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Ukraine
Population 1
35,661,826
(2024 est.)
Language 1
Ukrainian (official)
67.5%
Russian
29.6%
Other
2.9%
(2001 est.)
Other languages include those spoken by Crimean Tatar, Moldovan, Romanian and Hungarian minority groups.
Religion 2
Orthodox
72%
Athiest
14%
Greek Catholic
8%
Protestant
2%
Other Christian
2%
Roman Catholic
1%
Other
3%
Unspecified
2%
(2022 est.)
Orthodox Ukrainians include followers of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (54%), the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (4%) and those unaffiliated with a Patriarchate (14%).2
Ethnicity 1
Ukrainian
77.8%
Russian
17.3%
Belarusian
0.6%
Moldovan
0.5%
Crimean Tatar
0.5%
Other
3.3%
(2001 est.)
Cultural Dimensions
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Ukrainians in Australia 3
These demographic statistics pertain to individuals in Australia who were born in Ukraine, as reported in the 2021 Australian Housing and Population Census. The data specifically represents responses from first-generation migrants and does not encompass the total number of people in Australia who may identify as Ukrainian.
Population
14,055
Citizenship
Australian citizen
80.5%
Not an Australian citizen
18.5%
Median Age
49
Gender
Male
40.0%
Female
60.0%
Religion
No Religion
32.7%
Eastern Orthodox
22.6%
Judaism
16.7%
Catholic
9.0%
Other Religion
5.9%
Not Stated
3.0%
Ancestry
Ukrainian
66.9%
Russian
25.8%
Jewish
11.4%
Australian
2.4%
Polish
2.2%
These are the top ancestry responses of people born in Ukraine. Respondents were able to provide up to two answers. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses exceeds the total number of people.
Language Spoken at Home
Russian
55.3%
Ukrainian
20.2%
English
19.2%
Hebrew
0.6%
Polish
0.5%
Other
2.4%
Unspecified
1.7%
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 82.9% speak English fluently.
Diaspora
Victoria
38.3%
New South Wales
35.9%
Queensland
11.5%
South Australia
6.2%
Other
8.1%
Arrival to Australia
Prior to 1991
26.1%
1991 - 2000
28.9%
2001 - 2010
18.7%
2011 - 2015
13.9%
2016 - 2021
12.4%
Australians with Ukrainian Ancestry 4
53,359
This figure represents the total number of people in Australia who reported Ukrainian ancestry in the 2021 Census, including individuals born in Australia and other countries. It captures the responses of first-, second-, and third-generation migrants who may identify as Ukrainian, regardless of their place of birth.
