In Ukraine, under the hour of war with the Russian Federation, it is impossible to share information about there are dead animals and waste , as well as other demographic data.
About the interview with RBC-Ukraine, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Deputy Director of the Institute of Demography and Living Problems of the National Academy of Sciences Ukraine Oleksandr Gladun.
What data do not determine demography in the hour of war
According to the expert’s words, demographers do not have access to the following information:
- about the state-century structure of the dead
- about the popularity of a mother's age (how many mothers have children)
< li>about the age-old structure of women, how to live in the country
“Previously, this gave the opportunity to understand how the processes of old motherhood are developed. These indicators are worth a lot children that one woman can give birth to “to continue living,” said Gladun.
Added that according to the State Statistics Service, starting from 2022, demographics did not deduce anything.
“Previously, the situation was very crowded, a lot of sounds were transmitted to us. Now we are focusing on the data of the Ministry of Justice, which is about to be published,” respected the scientist.
Vin explaining what is going on about the number of assets I will become a huge population with more people, mortality, love and separation.
“The data from the State Prikordon Service about crossing the cordon. Let's just go in. The cordon from the Russian Federation is closed, those who live in the other part – we don’t know anything,” the specialist added.
How the Russian Federation understands Ukraine “demographically”
Gladun said that the demographics do not make any claims, that “Derzhstat does not give data.”
“We don’t care about them, we understand them. I also respect that in the hour of war, some information must be closed. And Demographic data is strategic information, especially about the number of dead and their age-old warehouse,” he explained.
The expert noted that Russia “knows us, including demographically”:
- first direct poverty – killing both military and civilians
- other – deportation of Ukrainians on their territory
- third – the settlement of our lands by Russians
“And those that our people see beyond the border and some of them will not turn back – this is also a blow to our demography. All this Russia is reasonable. And all this work purposefully,” he says.
Following Gladun's words, many will realize that “demography is not the most important determinant of the foundation and functioning of the state.”
“Until the Great War We haven’t felt such respect before demographics. The processes seemed to go on their own. Here the number of children has changed – schools have been consolidated. There are fewer students here – the universities have merged. The axis was changing like that. “But now everyone needs it,” he said.
It seems that earlier the UN published data showing that in Ukraine, due to the war, the population decreased by 10 million people.
Read also , as the IMF assessed the size of the population of Ukraine and why it lowered the forecast until 2029.
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