Ukrainian Population Sees Major Decline Over Last Two Years, Explain Analysts

Ukraine’s population has declined to 29 million people, while the birth rate is half the figure needed to maintain this level, the Ukrainian Institute for the Future analytical center said on Monday. “As of May 2023, the permanent population of Ukraine, according to UIF estimates, is 29 million people,” the institute said in a post on its Facebook page. According to the think-tank, since the start of hostilities in Ukraine last February, 8.6 million people have left the country and have not returned. It said that 37.6 million people actually lived in Ukraine at the start of 2022, but since…