The population of Ukraine will decrease – Demographic forecast – UNIAN
Demographers warn that the key influence on all scenarios is the war's intensity and duration.
According to government forecasts, by 2040 Ukraine's population could decline to 25 million people. However, in fact, this is not the worst scenario yet, Svetlana Aksenova, a leading researcher at the Institute of Demography and Quality of Life Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, said in a commentary to RBC-Ukraine.
“I always say that 25 million is a rather pessimistic, but not the most pessimistic scenario. That is, we need to be prepared for the fact that we will have significantly less than 25 million,” she said.
According to Aksenova, a lot will depend on how long the war in Ukraine lasts.
“It’s just the war, its factor is the main one here. And what…
