Russian invasion sends Ukraine population plummeting by 10 million: UN
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Exodus of refugees, collapsing fertility and war deaths, reportedly depleted Ukrainian population by around 25 percent.
Ukraine’s population has declined by around 10 million people, or about a quarter, since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, according to the United Nations.
The number of Ukrainians living in the country has diminished due to the exodus of refugees, a collapse in fertility, and war deaths, Florence Bauer, the Eastern Europe head of the UN Population Fund, said on Tuesday.
The invasion has accelerated an already evident population decline that began before the war, the UN agency said. That number drop matches a trend seen across much of Eastern Europe, but the conflict has worsened the situation.
The largest deterioration in Ukraine’s population is due to the 6.7 million refugees now living abroad, primarily in Europe. War deaths are also a significant factor.
“It’s difficult to have exact numbers, but estimates range around tens of thousands of casualties,” Bauer said.
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