Ukraine's population has been steadily decreasing since its independence, due to widespread economic migration and a low birth rate. In 2022, the total population in Ukraine was estimated to amount to around 41 million inhabitants, however, this estimate does not account for the emigration and ...
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, thereby violating the country’s territorial sovereignty and escalating the Russo-Ukrainian war that began in 20141,2. Besides devastating effects on the Ukrainian population, the invasion has had severe global consequences; for example, the war has resu...
"Ukraine's upward change in classification resulted from a resumption of economic growth in 2023 (real GDP grew 5.3%, following a drop of 28.8% in 2022) along with a continued decline in population, which has fallen more than 15%," Ukrainian media quoted the World Bank as saying in a ...
U.S. first lady Jill Biden, first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and U.S. President Joe Biden pose for photos as Zelenska arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on July 19, 2022, in Washington, DC. Zelenska is in the United States for a series of high-level meetings and an...
Farmers are seen harvesting wheat in Druzhkivka, Ukraine on 7 August, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said that the FAO Food Price Index was in decline for six straight months, due in part ...
The live birth rate in Ukraine declined to 7.3 births per thousand population in 2021, which was the lowest figure over the past decade.
Ukraine does not face a shortage of grain despite a projected harvest decline, the country's Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. "Ukraine faces no danger of grain shortage, as it is physically impossible: production is almost five times higher than domestic consumption," the ministry said in ...
Remittance flows toEurope and Central Asiaare estimated to havedeclinedby 1.4 per cent to 78 billion US dollars in 2023, according to the World Bank. The subdued growth in 2023 is due mainly to an unusually high base level posted in 2022, driven by huge amounts of money transfers from Rus...
The International Monetary Fund estimates that the Ukrainian economy contracted by 30%, a less severe decline than previously projected. Inflation has also begun to decelerate, but ended 2022 at 26.6% year on year, according to the National Bank of Ukraine. ...
About 15% of the world’s population lives with some form of disability. Cities worldwide are using innovative approaches to make public transportation more equitable and accessible for everyone. In 2022, for example, Transport for Wales successfully tested a new onboard digital service called Heari...