1. PopulationUkraine

   Ukraine: 28% fewer residents than in 1993

   52.4M people lived there in 1993 and 37.7M in 2023 (UN estimates). Separately, UNHCR counted 5.96M refugees from the country abroad in 2023; this is not a share of the population decline. UN medium variant: 32M in 2050, 15.2M in 2100.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• Ukraine: more deaths than births for over 30 years in a row
• Ukraine: women outlive men by 13.3 years, 2.5 times the world average
• Ukraine: in 2020–2023 net migration was lower than all 12 UN projections assumed
• Life expectancy goals: 4 of 7 came true on time. Russia expected 75 years by 2020 and got 71.6
• Promises to cut public debt in 6 countries: 1 of 7 came true on time. France promised under 60% of GDP, got 91.7%
• Budget deficit promises in 6 countries: 3 of 8 came true by the deadline. Italy twice ended the year better than planned

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