The greater the distance between Ukraine and the state where Ukrainians are located, the less likely they are to return to their homeland.
In ten years, no more than 35 million people will live in Ukraine, provided they return to the borders of 1991. The director of the Institute of Demography and Social Research named MV said this on Wednesday, September 20. Birds Ella Libanova, writes Ukrinform.
He stressed that this was an optimistic estimate, and there would never be 52 million of us.
“Let’s forget that we have 52 million Ukrainians. There will never be 52 million. According to the most optimistic scenario, in 2033 there will be 35 million of us, I am talking about Ukraine within the borders of 1991 , “he says.
The expert emphasized that population reduction should be expected in any case, even if Ukraine returns migrants or attracts them from other countries.
He pointed out that the number of Ukrainian citizens who left for the territories of other countries because of the mass invasion of Russia and will receive refugee status there is increasing more slowly than last year.
“At the same time, there is another trend – the number of refugees in Ukraine from the war in Poland is decreasing, but they are traveling more. Ukrainians are increasingly moving to the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Germany. Experience shows: the greater the distance between Ukraine and the state where they are Ukrainians, the less likely they will be able to return to their homeland,” he warned.
He added that Ukraine should do everything to motivate Ukrainians to return.
“There is nothing wrong with people working here and there, because labor migration is part of globalization. But let them return. This is an important task that we must realize and set for ourselves as a state,” said Libanova.
Poland’s demographic crisis is worsening, but the country is experiencing a record surge in births to foreigners.
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