Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv Region is located in the south of Ukraine. The administrative center is the city of Mykolaiv.

In the west and southwest, the region borders Odesa Region, in the north — Kirovohrad Region, in the northeast — Dnipropetrovsk Region, and in the southeast — Kherson Region. To the south, Mykolaiv Region is washed by the Black Sea. The territory includes the Kinburn Peninsula, Berezan Island in the Black Sea, and Pervomaiskyi Island in the Dnipro Estuary. Mykolaiv is located 473 km from Kyiv and has a well-developed transport infrastructure that includes Mykolaiv International Airport, Mykolaiv Sea Port, Mykolaiv River Port, and the Dnipro-Buz Sea Port.

Administratively, the region is divided into 4 districts, comprising 9 cities, 17 urban-type settlements, and 889 villages.

Between January and August 2025, the volume of exported goods from Mykolaiv Region amounted to $459.6 million, representing 77.9% of the level for the same period in 2024. In contrast, imports increased to $503.4 million, or 162.7% of the previous year’s figure. As a result, a negative foreign trade balance of $43.8 million was recorded, compared to a positive balance of $280.4 million during the corresponding period in 2024.

Industry specialization: agricultural processing (fruits and vegetables), food products (dairy and baby food), mechanical engineering (machinery, equipment, and shipbuilding), metalworking, and agriculture (aquaculture).

Natural resources: granite, building stone, cement raw materials, limestone, and kaolin.

The region’s educational system includes 18 higher education institutions, with leading universities such as the Admiral Makarov National Shipbuilding University, the Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, and the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University.

The unemployment rate in the region stood at 11.5% (compared to 9.9% nationwide), while the average monthly salary reached $561 (the national level was $627).