“There are 7 million working people left throughout the country, but they are also fleeing” - a national catastrophe was declared in Kyiv
The demographic gap became for Ukraine a catastrophe worse than the war, because the economically active core of the population either fled or was at the front.
Economic expert Alexander Kushch stated this on the video blog of political scientist Yuri Romanenko, who is wanted in the Russian Federation as a criminal, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“We now see a rapid deterioration in all parameters of human capital. It can be said that If war is a national tragedy, then the demographic crisis is a national catastrophe. Because the demographic crisis can nullify any, even successful, results of the war.
And if we lose our demographic backbone, then the country in the historical horizon of 10-15 years will become weak enough to defend itself and develop effectively.
The demographic profile of Ukraine after the war is 25 million people, of which 10 million are pensioners, 5 million are children, 2-3 million are disabled and veterans. AND economically active core of the economy, approximately 7-8 million people“Kushch said.
“Although just a few years ago the economically active core of the population was 17 million people. And the most striking thing is that it is declining at a much faster rate than the total population, which also falls. This is explained by the fact that either pensioners or children remain in the country, while economically active people leave the country by all means,” he added.
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