In the coming decades, the population of Ukraine will continue to decline rapidly, and by mid-century its population of just over 36 million. human, writes the Ukrainian edition Strana.ua quoting the website of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
According to researchers, to 2020 year in Ukraine will be staying around 43 million. human.
And to 2050 year, if the forecast comes true, the country will 36,4 million. - the smallest number of citizens 1950 of the year. Then the population of the republic within the USSR numbered 37,3 million.
Greatest number of residents registered in 1990 year - 51,5 million. After this number is only reduced. for example, at 2015 year was already in Ukraine 44,6 million. human.
According to the Ukrainian State Statistics, last year the country's population has decreased by 198,1 thousand. to 42,3 million. human.
According to official information, from 1993 by 2016 year the number of citizens of Ukraine decreased from fifty million to a small 42,8 million. These data allow for the entry of the Crimea into the Russian Federation, but residents actually split from the country DNR and LNR still appear in national statistics.
Also, the UN forecast says, what in 2050 , the country's urban population will increase from the current share 69% to 78%. At the same time there will be only 3 million-plus city.
With regard to basic demographic indicators, such as fertility, the proportion of the working population and life expectancy, then on them Ukraine confidently takes the last lines in the European rankings.
