A so-called electronic census found Ukraine’s population has dwindled by almost a quarter since 2001, driven by migration, death rates exceeding birth rates, but also because it was impossible to count residents in Russia-occupied Crimea and the territories in the country’s east that Kyiv doesn’t control.
RFE/RL: Ukraine’s population shrinks by nearly a quarter
People walk near the Friendship of Nations Arch in Maryinsky Park on Aug. 14, 2019, in Kyiv.
