Ukraine is facing a "demographic collapse" due to the war, writes The Economist. Since the start of the full-scale war, the population in the territory controlled by Ukraine has dropped from about 37 million to 27-28 million people. Zelensky states that the dead of the Ukrainian armed forces amount to 50,000 people, but an independent estimate is closer to 150,000. The fertility rate fell from 1.2 children per woman in 2020 to 0.8-0.9, well below the replacement rate of 2.1 and lower than any major country except South Korea. In the first half of 2026, three times more people died than were born. But the biggest drop in population is related to mass exodus. According to the publication, this demographic collapse is an "existential threat" for Ukraine. "We are losing our future," says Alla Livanova, director of the Kyiv Institute of Demography. "Medina" website X/Twitter | Send news/photo/video | Advertising on the | channel help.

Ukraine is facing a "demographic collapse" due to the war, writes The Economist. Since the start of the full-scale war, the population in the territory controlled by Ukraine has dropped from about 37 million to 27-28 million people. Zelensky states that the dead of the Ukrainian armed forces amount to 50,000 people, but an independent estimate is closer to 150,000. The fertility rate fell from 1.2 children per woman in 2020 to 0.8-0.9, well below the replacement rate of 2.1 and lower than any major country except South Korea. In the first half of 2026, three times more people died than were born. But the biggest drop in population is related to mass exodus. According to the publication, this demographic collapse is an "existential threat" for Ukraine. "We are losing our future," says Alla Livanova, director of the Kyiv Institute of Demography. "Medina" website X/Twitter | Send news/photo/video | Advertising on the | channel help.