Ukraine’s Population Has Fallen to 28.5 Million – Institute of Demography
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In mid-2026, 28.5 million people lived in Ukraine, reported Ella Libanova, director of the Institute for Demography and Quality of Life Research.
<p>Ukraine may be covered by the second wave of migration after the war: a demographer explained who will leave and why Ella Libanova predicts a new male wave of migration after the lifting of travel restrictions. Population of controlled territory reduced to 28.5 million</p>.
Ukraine's population has decreased to 28.5 million people by mid-2026. This was announced by the director of the Institute for Demography and Quality of Life Research Ella Libanova during the Tenth Ukrainian Congress of Women. "Just a few days ago we completed our assessment of the population size by mid-year - 28.5 million people. We have lost half a million people. This is due not so much to deaths as to emigration," Libanova said, quoted by B…
According to the Kiev Institute for Demography and Quality of Life Studies, the population of Ukraine had fallen to 28.5 million by mid-year, as announced by the director of the Institute, Ella Libanov.
Ella Libanova estimated the population of Ukraine in the controlled territory at 28.5 million people. The demographer also warned of the risk of a new wave of migration after the war.
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