Demografia iso argumentti nopeamman rauhan puolesta. Nyt Ukrainan vÀestö haihtuu kovaan tahtiin. Aika hÀkellyttÀvÀ tieto tÀssÀ, ettÀ yli puolet Ukrainan alle 10v lapsista on ulkomailla. YhdistettynÀ muutoinkin Euroopan alhaisimpaan syntyvyyteen ja sodassa kaatuviin/vammautuviin niin aikamoista demografista shokkihoitoa Ukrainalle, 30% vÀestöstÀ on elÀkelÀisiÀ ja rintamalta palaa henkisesti ja fyysisesti rikkinÀisiÀ ihmisiÀ, niin ei tuo hyvÀltÀ nÀytÀ. Maa pitÀis saada sellaiseen kuntoon ettÀ on turvallista asua, kasvattaa lapsia, yrityselÀmÀllÀ ja investoinneilla turva ja ihmisillÀ mahdollisuuksia menestyÀ ja pakolaisilla mahdollisuus palata jne. Olisko aika jo lÀnnen puuttua vÀhÀn jÀmÀkÀmmin? Alkuun vaikka taata turvallisuus maakunnissa missÀ venÀlÀiset eivÀt ole jalkautuneena ja siellÀ talous, investoinnit ja arkielÀmÀ pyörimÀÀn normaalisti.
"The knock-on effects of a demographic crisis will be tremendous, stunting any recovery. The Center for Economic Strategy (CES)
forecasts an annual GDP decline between 2.7%- 6.9% if the country loses between 1.3-3.3 million of its citizens.
Ukraine also faces a prodigious imbalance between old and young. The age pyramid is very top-heavy â about 30% of the population is pensioners,
according to the Ukrainian analytics website Opendatabot.
Over half of Ukrainian children under 10 years old are now living abroad, researcher Dariia Mykhailyshyna from the CES told the Kyiv Independent. With a fertility rate of 1.16, it may be difficult for Ukrainians to multiply their way out of this problem."
The threat of a demographic crisis has been building in Ukraine for a while but Russiaâs full-scale invasion has pushed it to the breaking point. The country had a population of 41 million in 2021, by the governmentâs reckoning. Now, it hovers around 35 million and experts warn that it could...
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