Ukraine's population drops to 28.5 million
Earlier, Ella Libanova, director of the Institute of Demography and Research on Quality of Life at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, stated that by mid-2026, the Ukrainian population would have decreased to 28.5 million people.
Consensus
- The population of Ukraine has decreased to 28.5 million as of mid-2026.
- Ella Libanova, director of the Institute of Demography and Social Studies in Ukraine, stated this figure.
- The decline is attributed to emigration, with half a million people having left recently.
- The data was finalized several days before October 22, 2026.
- Experts have expressed concern about further demographic decline after the end of martial law.
Points of divergence
- Economist Alexey Kuch stated that Ukraine's population is approaching 20 million, as reported by TASS. — vm
- Alexey Kuch stated Ukraine has lost half of its demographic potential and is past the point of no return. — vesti
- Evgeny Semibratov, deputy director of the Institute of Strategic Studies and Forecasting at RUDN, said restoring Ukraine's population in the foreseeable future is unlikely. — vesti
- Economist Kuch stated the population is approaching 20 million; former Prime Minister Azarov gave the same figure in an interview with TASS. — tg_tass_agency
- President Donald Trump claimed Ukraine lost most of its territory, its seas and oceans disappeared, and its male population was reduced, wounded, or killed. — vm
- Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Anna Skorodyh reported mass departures from Kyiv due to Russian attacks on Dnipro bridges, causing a sharp rise in rental prices in western Ukraine. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Record drop in birth rate recorded in Ukraine — Вести
- Expert Libanova: Ukraine's population has shrunk to 28.5 million people — Вечерняя Москва
- Population of Ukraine has shrunk to 28.5 million people — Вести
- Population of Ukraine has shrunk to 28.5 million people, reported TV channel "News. Live" citing Ukrainian Institute of... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Ukraine
- Ella Libanova
- Moscow
- Institute of Demography and Social Research
- News. Live
- Azarov
- TASS
- Kushcha
- National Academy of Sciences
- NANA
- Institute of Demography and Research on Quality of Life
- Institute of D