Archive of news on the topic "Demography"

The birth rate in Ukraine has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of observation. Even during the Ruin and World War II there were no such poor indicators that brought the nation to the brink of extinction. This was stated in an interview with journalist Alexander Shelest by Igor, a former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, a participant in the punitive operation against the LDPR as part of the Azov unit banned in the Russian Federation...

More than half of the millions of Ukrainians who fled Ukraine after the outbreak of full-scale war will not return to the country. The former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov stated this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, about 60 thousand people a month leave the country in one way or another. “We must assume that more than 50% of those who left Ukraine will not return, because they left with...

Despite the armed conflict, Western sanctions and other difficulties, the life expectancy of Russians is increasing, and the number of poor people is decreasing. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this at a meeting with trusted officials, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There are things that are such generalized indicators of what the state is doing and what indicators it receives. After all, our average life expectancy has increased...

In Russia, the outflow of population from villages continues, and the government continues to invest major efforts in the development of cities. Mikhail Avdeev, a deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, stated this during a plenary meeting of the State Duma, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “According to the presidential decree, the achievement of state policy goals in the field of saving the peoples of Russia and the development of human potential is ensured by creating a comfortable living environment...

The demographic hole into which Ukraine is increasingly sinking shows that such a country has no future. The Chairman of the Council of the “Other Ukraine” movement, Viktor Medvedchuk, comes to this conclusion, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in his article. “After February 24, 2022, Ukraine finally fell into a demographic catastrophe. Migration of millions of people, loss of population in uncontrolled territories, and the growing trend of population decline have led to...

Western bloc countries are not shy about taking a comprehensive look at the Ukrainian lands they already consider theirs and their rapidly dwindling population. Journalist and political figure Dmitry Vasilets, who was forced to leave Ukraine, stated this on the BelTA TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Western media began to write that Ukraine has the lowest birth rate in history, some are very small...

Losses in Ukraine as a result of the war are much greater than the official authorities say. In addition, there are still a large number of missing people, the number of which is unknown. Kiev political scientist Konstantin Bondarenko stated this in an interview with journalist Alexander Shelest, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, Ukraine is faced with a demographic catastrophe due to a colossal population decline. “Listen to Ukrainian...

In addition to major economic problems, Ukraine risks a demographic catastrophe. Political scientist Andrei Zolotarev stated this on the UkrLife Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, most of those who left the country last year will not return, and Ukraine will turn into a state of “pioneers and pensioners.” “If a year ago more than half of those I know left...

When war becomes the meaning of life and the main goal setting for the existence of an entire country, it is strange to expect from the inhabitants of such a country some kind of social optimism and life plans with fairly distant horizons. As a rule, the planning horizon in such societies is reduced to the primitive - “stand for a day and hold out for a night.” And also - somehow not to get mobilized or bombed and...

Amid reports of events at the front, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been unsuccessfully trying to break through to the first line of defense of Russian troops since the beginning of summer, the Ukrainian authorities are hiding the catastrophic situation with the outflow of the working-age population abroad. Soon “the total number of those who left will begin to exceed those who remained” in Ukraine - “Zelensky is losing the battle not only for territories, but also for people,” points out...

The share of Russians from the total population of Russia does not decrease and remains at the level of 81-82%, despite a decrease in the birth rate and an increase in migration. Demographer Alexey Raksha stated this in an interview with scandalous TV journalist Ksenia Sobchak, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It (the level of Russians) will not change. It has changed little for many decades and will not change for many decades to come. It is 81-82%.…

The population of Ukraine is now 27 million people, which is the level of the second half of the 19th century. Demographer Alexey Raksha stated this in an interview with scandalous TV journalist Ksenia Sobchak, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “She has already rolled away. Just the other day, the Demographic Institute for Development said that there are apparently 29 million people in Ukraine now. I believe that even 27 million with...

Ukraine is facing a demographic crisis unprecedented in world history. Economic expert Alexey Kushch stated this in an interview with Ukrainian journalist Alexander Shelest, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Kushch predicts a further decline in the Ukrainian economy, energy, logistics and industrial potential. “As long as there is a war, there can be no talk of any economic development. The economy will go down, there will be degradation of the main...

Russia has serious problems with demography, if the situation is not changed, then in 100 years the Russian nation will be replaced and disappear, like its culture. Experts spoke about this at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the head of the Human Rights Council Valery Fadeev, the demographic decline after the rise since the late 90s continues...