Countries that lose population the fastest. Ukraine on top of the list

Zdjęcie: Kraje, które tracą populację najszybciej. Ukraina na szczyci listy / Shutterstock


In 2023. Ukraine was a country losing the population the fastest in the planet due to the fact that Russia's war forces its citizens to leave their homeland, creating a powerful wave of refugees, and a large number of casualties. This shows that armed conflict can be a powerful force altering the demographics of the nation. However, war is not the only origin affecting population shrinkage.