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In terms of population (on 5.12.2005 — 48.5 million people) Ukraine ranks 5^th in Europe (after Germany, Italy, UK and France) and 21^st in the world. It's share makes 7 % of the European population and less than 1 % of the world population. The general census in 2001 established that 32.6 million people live in cities and towns (67.2 %) and 15.9 million (32.8 %) — in villages. There are five cities in Ukraine that have populations of over million: Kyiv (2 million and 611 thousand), Kharkiv (1 million and 470 thousand), Dnipropetrovsk (1 million and 65 thousand), Donetsk (1 million and 16 thousand) and Odesa (1 million and 29 thousand).

Average density of population in Ukraine is 80 people per square kilometer, which is less than in many other European countries. The density and quantity of Ukrainian population was influenced in the past by the war with foreign occupants. Ukraine is suffering from a demographic crisis. Its population reached its maximum at the beginning of 1993 — 52 million 244 thousand people. The maximum decrease happened in 2001 — by 521.7 thousand people but recently an opposite process seems to be taking place. In 2003 the population decreased by 381 thousand people. This is due to a slight increase in the birth rate (even though the death rate is still higher) and a decrease in emigration.

Life expectancy is one of the generalizing determinants of the living standards and it is influenced by various factors — the quality of medical services, material wealth, and way of life and genes. It varies between women and men, as women are physically predisposed to live longer and generally have less bad habits. Between 1990 and 2002 life expectancy of women fell from 74.9 years to 74.1, of men — from 65.6 years to 62.7. As a consequence the difference in average life expectancy of men and women increased from 9.3 to 11.4 years. Ukrainians are one of the largest nations in Europe and the second largest Slavic nation.

The population of Great Britain is about 58,093,000. The overall population density is 238 persons per sq km (616 per sq mi). A small percentage of Britons live in rural areas; 89 % are urban dwellers. The largest cities in Great Britain are London (population of 6,803,100), Birmingham (934,900), Leeds (674,400), and Glasgow (654,542). Most Britons (94 %) are either English, Scottish, Irish, or Welsh.

The country's official language is English. Numerically, the Church of England (or Anglican Church) has the largest number of adherents of any religion in Great Britain, accounting for 48 % of the population; most members reside in England. The second largest religion, statistically, is Roman Catholicism (16 %); Catholics reside throughout the kingdom. Other religions include Protestantism (which includes the state religions of both Wales and Scotland), Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.

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