Ukraine's population declines to 50.09 M

by Roman Woronowycz
Kyiv Press Bureau

KYIV - Ukraine's population continued to decline in 1998, according to figures released by the State Committee on Statistics.

On December 19, 1998, the committee revealed that Ukraine's population had decreased by another 205,000 in 1998, leaving the country with 50.09 million inhabitants.

The decrease was most notable among city dwellers, whose ranks fell by 134,000. The number of people living in rural areas decreased by 71,000.

The population of Kyiv, the country's capital, suffered a 0.11 percent decline and now stands at 2.62 million residents.

It is the fifth consecutive year the statistics agency has reported a population decline. Ukraine has shown steady decreases in population, with rising mortality rates and decreased birth rates, since 1993, when the population peaked at slightly more than 52 million.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 10, 1999, No. 2, Vol. LXVII

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