CemeteryMOSCOW, 16 Nov. The loss of population due to the emigration of its active part abroad is a common feature of such former Soviet republics as Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia and Lithuania. This opinion was expressed by Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov. «In the case of the Baltic republics, these are the consequences of their development over the past 30 years,» he wrote in his Telegram channel. more than 50 million people lived in the early 1990s. As of September 1, 2021, the country's population is estimated at 41.3 million people. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine is experiencing a demographic crisis, which in recent years has been exacerbated by high rates of labor migration to the West and to Russia. Local politicians, public figures and experts have repeatedly stated about the difficult situation of the country. Thus, ex-Prime Minister Mykola Azarov pointed out that since independence, the country has been losing hundreds of thousands of people every year. Analyst Andrei Zolotarev predicted extinction and emigration for the republic, and scientist Andrei Volyansky predicted a further deterioration in the demographic situation due to the departure of the young working-age population. city is dying. Why is there a demographic gap in UkraineThe adviser to the head of the office of President Vladimir Zelensky, in turn, said that Ukrainians are leaving their homeland en masse due to the “immaturity of the state” and the lack of prospects. In total, from 2011 to 2020, about 2.6 million left the country and did not return citizens.
