Almost a quarter of a million fewer Ukrainians in 10 months

According to the State Statistics Service, the population in Ukraine as of November 1, 2020 amounted to 41 million 670.8 thousand people. Since the beginning of the year, it has decreased by 231.6 thousand people (0.55%).

These figures are shown on Facebook and the express issuance of the State Statistics Service.

In the country, the number of deaths is almost double the number of live births: 51 live births for every 100 deaths.

In the first 10 months of this year, 247.3 thousand people were born in Ukraine (for the same period last year – 262.3 thousand), 485.7 thousand people died, of which 1.6 thousand children under one year (for the same period of the last year – 486.8 thousand and 1.9 thousand, respectively).

In addition, in Ukraine during the specified period, a negative increase in migration was recorded in the population – 6.9 thousand people (in the first 10 months of 2019 – 12 thousand).

The population estimates cover all regions of Ukraine, except the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.

Earlier, “Strana” cited a forecast that in 80 years the population of Ukraine will shrink by 2.5 times.

We also write that 10,000 fewer people died in Ukraine in 2020 than a year ago, when there was no coronavirus.