The number of alimony debtors is increasing - Odesa region is among the leaders.

The Odesa region ranks second in the number of opened cases due to alimony non-payment. Only Dnipropetrovsk region surpasses it, where the number of debtors is twice as high as in our region.

Journalists from the Opentadatabot publication report this.

Where there are more debtors

In first place for the number of opened cases due to alimony non-payment is Dnipropetrovsk region (26,268). In Odesa region, the number of similar cases is half as much (13,516). Following it is Kharkiv region (13,011). The fourth place is Donetsk region (11,680), and the fifth is Kyiv region (11,050).

Situation in Ukraine

As of mid-July 2025, 187,116 cases for alimony non-payment have been registered in Ukraine. This is 14% more than before the full-scale invasion. The vast majority of debts - 91% - are owed by men. However, the record holder for the number of cases in the country is a woman from Kyiv region, against whom 8 cases have been opened.

Additionally, the largest debts for alimony are owed by Ukrainians aged 25 to 45, accounting for 86% of the cases.

Recall that recently we wrote about the fact that Odesa region leads in the number of destroyed cultural monuments. And also about the alimony provided for parents.