Ukraine lost more than 10 million inhabitants during the war

The flight of the population and the low birth rate contribute to worsening the situation

Ukraine’s population declined by more than 10 million people after Russia’s invasion in February 2022, due to factors including population flight to other countries and a reduced birth rate.

The information was released on Tuesday (22) by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), citing data from the Ukrainian authorities.

“Overall, we see that the population in Ukraine has decreased by more than 10 million since the start of the war,” said UNFPA Regional Director Florence Bauer.

According to her, “the decline is due to a combination of factors”, including the fact that the country has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe since the pre-war period. Furthermore, Ukraine, like many other Eastern European nations, “has seen many young people leave in search of greater opportunities abroad”.

Data shows that since the Russian invasion in February 2022, around 6.7 million Ukrainians have fled the country as refugees, while the birth rate in the country has fallen to an average of one child per woman. “It is one of the lowest in the world,” commented Bauer, adding that, at the same time, “there are tens of thousands of victims [da guerra]which naturally contribute to the equation.”

According to an estimate from the World Economic Outlook of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Slavic country currently has around 35 million inhabitants. In 2014, when Russia invaded, occupied and annexed Crimea, Ukraine’s population was around 45 million, reaching 43 million in February 2022.

Projections by the American newspaper New York Times indicate that in more than two years of war at least 70,000 Ukrainian civilians have died and another 100,000 have been injured. .

Source: Terra

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