Ukraine’s population has fallen dramatically since the war broke out, with the country down eight million people since the start of the Russian invasion. “Overall, Ukraine’s population has declined by about ten million since 2014 and by about eight million after the start of the large-scale invasion in 2022,” said Florence Bauer, head of the Eastern Europe division of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). in notes sent to reporters. The document, which cites data from the government and UNFPA, states that Ukraine’s population stands at 35 million this year, compared to 43 million in 2022 and 45 million in 2014, when Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. At a press conference in Geneva, Bauer explained that this retreat is linked to a “combination of factors” and underlined that “even before the escalation of the war, Ukraine was facing significant demographic challenges”. “The country had one of […]
Source: News Beast
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