What will happen to the population of Ukraine after the war: the demographer was shocked by the forecast

The demographic situation in Ukraine is rapidly deteriorating. They even talked about it in the parliament, saying that the birth rate in Ukraine is already the lowest in the world, and the death rate is the highest.

TSN.ua found out whether we are really on the verge of a demographic catastrophe and what exactly needs to be done to improve the situation.

What caused the increase in mortality in Ukraine

Demographer Oleksandr Gladun notes that during the war there simply cannot be reliable demographic information, because it cannot be collected due to active hostilities.

As for the growth of mortality rates, he agrees that they may be one of the highest in the world.

“The war has been going on in Ukraine for the third year, so it is not surprising that the death rate is increasing. But this was preceded by another test that Ukraine experienced – the coronavirus. IN 2021 death rate per thousand inhabitants per year…