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Ukraine population

Online briefing on demographic forecasting by KI Insights

Online briefing on demographic forecasting by KI Insights

by KI Insights

Join our exclusive KI Insights monthly briefing to gain critical perspectives on Ukraine's demographic shifts and refugee flows this winter and beyond. This session is tailored for analysts, policymakers, academics, and organizations seeking data-driven insights into the country's post-war population trends. Event Details: * Topic: Demographic Forecasting: Refugee Flows in Winter

More than 600,000 Ukrainians left homeland in 2021

More than 600,000 Ukrainians left homeland in 2021

by Victoria Petryk

In the first 10 months of 2021, more than 600,000 Ukrainians left the country and didn't return, according to monitoring service Opendatabot. “In total, from 2011 to 2020, 2.6 million Ukrainian citizens did not return to the country,” Opendatabot reported. “According to the indicators of 2021, we can

Ukraine’s population

According to government estimates, Ukraine had a population of 41 million in 2021. The population currently hovers around an estimated 35 million people. The U.N. estimates that 6.2 million people fled the country following the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion and around one million refugees have since returned.

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